The Stats
AGE: 24 | GPS: 87 | CHAMP. BEST: 12th | RACE BEST: 4th | Grid BEST: 3rd
| Full Name | Yuki Tsunoda |
| Date of Birth | 11/05/00 |
| Place of Birth | Sagamihara, Japan |
| Team | Scuderia AlphaTauri |
| First Entry | Bahrain 21 |
| First Podium | n/a |
| First Win | n/a |
| Last Win | n/a |
| Last Podium | n/a |
| Most Successful Track | Yas Marina Circuit, UAE | 1 x 4th |
The Bio
In the entire history of Formula 1, no Japanese driver has ever won a world championship grand prix. Could Yuki Tsunoda be the first? Red Bull certainly think so, with the youngster very much on the path to their senior team if he continues to impress as he has done over the past few years.
Tsunoda’s ascent to the top tier of motorsport was astonishingly rapid: he went from racing in Japanese F4 to a Formula 1 seat with AlphaTauri in just over three years, having arrived in Europe in 2019 with no knowledge of the circuits.
But after a slow start in Formula 3, followed by a hugely impressive debut Formula 2 campaign that saw him finish third in the championship and pick up three wins along the way, Tsunoda proved he had the speed and the racecraft to force his way onto the F1 grid.
He may not have adapted to grand prix racing as quickly as he did to F2, but having now firmly established himself in Formula 1, he could yet find himself battling at the very sharp end in a Red Bull.
The Photos
