Amid a breakout rookie season that has put him in GT300 title contention, this is the SuperGT youngster every manufacturer should want:
Even seasoned observers of Japanese motorsport knew little about Okusa when he was announced as one of the drivers for the #10 Gainer entry for the 2022 season alongside Ryuichiro Tomita, but he quickly made himself known.
The upshot is that Okusa heads into the final race of the season at Motegi this/next weekend just six points away from the top spot in the standings and in with a realistic chance of becoming SUPER GT’s first solo GT300 champion since Andre Cuoto in 2015 . “I started racing in Super Taikyu when I turned 18,” Okusa told Motorsport.com’s Japanese edition. “Yasuda-san told me, ‘forget about FIA F4, you should train in Super Taikyu’.
Despite eschewing FIA F4, Okusa kept his hand in single-seaters, impressing in Formula Regional Japan In 2020, Okusa made a one-off outing in the all-new Formula Regional Japanese series at Fuji, scoring a podium, and the following year he competed in three race weekends out of five, taking two wins at Motegi and ending up third overall.
“But I think it’s thanks to Tomita-san, to [tyre supplier] Dunlop, to Gainer, and to everything matching well that I’ve been able to show such a performance. I’ve nothing but gratitude.”
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