Nobuharu Matsushita

Nobuharu Matsushita (松下信治, Matsushita Nobuharu, born 13 October 1993) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport.

Nobuharu Matsushita
Matsushita in 2015
Nationality Japanese
Born (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993
Saitama, Japan
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number14
Former teamsART Grand Prix, Carlin
Starts56 (58 entries)
Wins5
Podiums10
Poles3[lower-alpha 1]
Fastest laps7[2]
Best finish6th in 2017, 2019
Previous series
2015-2016
2015-16
2013–14
2012
2011		GP2 Series
MRF Challenge
All-Japan Formula Three
Formula Challenge Japan
Formula Pilota China
Championship titles
2014
2012		All-Japan Formula Three
Formula Challenge Japan

Career

Karting

Born in Saitama, Matsushita began his racing career in karting in 2005, competing the All-Japan Junior Kart Championship. In 2008, he clinched the championship title in the Open Masters Kart ARTA Challenge. He ended his karting participations in 2010, finishing third in the KF1 category of the All Japan Kart Championship.[3]

Formula Pilota China and Formula Challenge Japan

In 2011, Matsushita graduated to single–seaters into the Formula Pilota China with the Super License team.[4] He missed the Ordos round, but after his returning he showed better performance than in the first part of the season. He won the final race of the season at Sepang and finished the season fourth.[5]

For 2012, he switched to the Formula Challenge Japan mono-series. He scored ten podiums in twelve races, including five wins and took the championship title.[6]

All-Japan Formula Three

In 2013, Matsushita stepped up to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the HFDP Racing.[7] He collected five podiums and another seven point-scoring finishes, to end the season on the fifth position in the series standings, it was the best result for the Honda driver.[8]

For the next season he decided to stay in the series with the same team.[9] He was victorious at Motegi, Fuji and Sugo, grabbing the championship title from Kenta Yamashita with a twelve-point gap.[10]

GP2 Series

Matsushita made his début in the GP2 Series in 2015 with ART Grand Prix.[11] In the first race at Bahrain, he qualified second on the grid opposite teammate Stoffel Vandoorne and finished in the points in both races, setting the fastest lap in the sprint race. At the Red Bull Ring, Matsushita took his first GP2 podium by finishing third in the sprint race. He took his first victory in the sport in the sprint race at the Hungaroring as part of an ART 1-2. He finished 9th in the overall standings.

In February 2016, it was announced Matsushita would reunite with ART for a second season, alongside fellow 2015 rookie Sergey Sirotkin.

Matsushita was suspended for the 4th round of the season in Austria due to erratic driving at the previous event in Baku.[12]

Formula One

On 20 February 2016, Matsushita was signed as a development driver for McLaren.[13]

Super Formula

In 2018, Matsushita returned to Japan to compete in Super Formula for Honda team Dandelion.

FIA Formula 2

In 2017, Matsushita competed in the inaugural Formula 2 championship, driving for ART Grand Prix alongside Alexander Albon. He scored his first win in the sprint race in Spain, and his second one during the sprint race in Hungary. He scored two more podiums, in Monaco and in Monza and finished sixth in the final standings, beating Albon by 45 points. Matsushita returned to Formula 2 in 2019 with the Carlin team, partnering Louis Delétraz. He won the feature races at the Red Bull Ring and in Monza. He, again, finished 6th in the championship, two positions above his teammate. He was announced to drive for MP Motorsport in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship together with Brazilian Felipe Drugovich.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Pilota China Super License 10 1 1 2 4 89 4th
2012 Formula Challenge Japan N/A 12 5 1 5 10 91 1st
2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship HFDP Racing 15 0 0 0 5 43 5th
2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship 15 6 5 5 9 102 1st
2015 GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 22 1 0 1 3 68.5 9th
2015-16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 4 2 1 3 2 80 6th
2016 GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 20 1 0 4 2 92 11th
Formula One McLaren Honda Development driver
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship ART Grand Prix 22 2 2[lower-alpha 2] 2 4 131 6th
2018 Super Formula Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 6 0 0 0 0 7 11th
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Carlin 22 2 1 4 5 144 6th
Euroformula Open Championship 2 0 1 1 1 20 18th
Euroformula Open Winter Series 2 1 1 1 1 27 4th
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 12 1 1 1 42* 12th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2015 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA
10		 BHR
SPR
6		 CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
18		 MON
FEA
Ret		 MON
SPR
19		 RBR
FEA
4		 RBR
SPR
3		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
19		 HUN
FEA
8		 HUN
SPR
1		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
15		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
15		 SOC
FEA
10		 SOC
SPR
7		 BHR
FEA
2		 BHR
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
11		 YMC
SPR
C		 9th 68.5
2016 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
8		 MON
FEA
8		 MON
SPR
1		 BAK
FEA
6		 BAK
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 SIL
FEA
6		 SIL
SPR
5		 HUN
FEA
6		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 HOC
FEA
9		 HOC
SPR
12		 SPA
FEA
11		 SPA
SPR
11		 MNZ
FEA
11		 MNZ
SPR
6		 SEP
FEA
Ret		 SEP
SPR
7		 YMC
FEA
2		 YMC
SPR
4		 11th 92

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2017 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA
8		 BHR
SPR
14		 CAT
FEA
4		 CAT
SPR
1		 MON
FEA
3		 MON
SPR
7		 BAK
FEA
12		 BAK
SPR
6		 RBR
FEA
6		 RBR
SPR
14		 SIL
FEA
10		 SIL
SPR
8		 HUN
FEA
5		 HUN
SPR
1		 SPA
FEA
16		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
2		 MNZ
SPR
7		 JER
FEA
18		 JER
SPR
11		 YMC
FEA
6		 YMC
SPR
4		 6th 131
2019 Carlin BHR
FEA
9		 BHR
SPR
12		 BAK
FEA
13		 BAK
SPR
12		 CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 MON
FEA
2		 MON
SPR
9		 LEC
FEA
9		 LEC
SPR
9		 RBR
FEA
1		 RBR
SPR
5		 SIL
FEA
9		 SIL
SPR
7		 HUN
FEA
7		 HUN
SPR
2		 SPA
FEA
C		 SPA
SPR
C		 MNZ
FEA
1		 MNZ
SPR
5		 SOC
FEA
6		 SOC
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
2		 YMC
SPR
7		 6th 144
2020 MP Motorsport RBR
FEA
9		 RBR
SPR
6		 RBR
FEA
17		 RBR
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
12		 HUN
SPR
11		 SIL
FEA
10		 SIL
SPR
7		 SIL
FEA
11		 SIL
SPR
18		 CAT
FEA
1		 CAT
SPR
5		 SPA
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 SOC
FEA
 SOC
SPR
 12th* 42*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Super Formula Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2018 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing SUZ
12		 AUT
C		 SUG
10		 FUJ
9		 MOT
4		 OKA
9		 SUZ
7		 11th 7

Notes
  1. 2 poles achieved during qualifying, and 1 pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[1]
  2. 1 pole achieved during qualifying, and 1 pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[14]
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References
  1. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Nobuharu Matsushita Fastest laps". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Profile" (in Japanese). nobunobuf1.wix.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. "Teams & drivers 2011". Formula Pilota China. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. "Formula Pilota China 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. "Formula Challenge Japan 2012". Driver Database. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. "Honda 2013 Motorsports Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  8. "Japanese Formula 3 Championship – Championship Class 2013". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  9. "2014 Honda Global Motor Sports Activities Automobile[PDF]" (PDF). Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  10. Allen, Peter (13 October 2014). "PaddockScout Roundup: GP2/GP3 Sochi, F3/F4 Imola". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. "Honda 2015 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  12. "Matsushita suspended for next event". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. "Matsushita named as McLaren F1 test driver". 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  14. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Takamoto Katsuta		 Formula Challenge Japan
Champion
2012		 Succeeded by
Kenta Yamashita
Preceded by
Yuichi Nakayama		 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Champion
2014		 Succeeded by
Nick Cassidy

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