Ryo Hirakawa

JPN

#015

Driver Profile

RYO
HIRAKAWA

Japanese racing driver (born 1994)

Hypercar· 32LMP2· 1
33Race Starts
7Overall Wins
16Podiums
0Titles
4Poles
4Fastest Laps
7Class Wins
2017 — 2026Career Span

Career Note

Ryo Hirakawa is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He was Super GT GT500 champion in 2017, and finished runner-up in Super Formula in 2020. He has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar class since 2022, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in his debut season and the championship title in 2022 and 2023 alongside co-drivers Sébastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley. Hirakawa is also signed to Haas F1 Team as a reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season.

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Career Constellation

Each season is a star — sized by overall wins, positioned by championship rank, coloured by primary class. Gold ring marks championship-winning campaigns; silver ring marks top-three finishes.

BEST RANKWORST RANK201720222023202420252026G-Drive RacingLMP2 · ORECA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTATOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA1Toyota RacingHYPERCAR · TOYOTA

Most Shared Cars

Frequent Teammates

Brendon Hartley

Brendon Hartley

NZL · Shared 32 entries

Sébastien Buemi

Sébastien Buemi

CHE · Shared 31 entries

Mike Conway

Mike Conway

GBR · Shared 2 entries

JG

José Gutierrez

MEX · Shared 1 entries

Esteban Masson

Esteban Masson

FRA · Shared 1 entries

Jose Maria Lopez

Jose Maria Lopez

ARG · Shared 1 entries

Every Race · 33 entries

Race Log

SeasonEventCircuitClassTeamCarPosClass Pos
2026Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota33
2026Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota1010
2026Round 1 - IMOLAIMOLAHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota11
2025Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2025Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1616
2025Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota99
2025Round 5 - SAO PAULOSAO PAULOHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1515
2025Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1515
2025Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2025Round 2 - IMOLAIMOLAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2025Round 1 - LOSAILLOSAILHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2024Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2024Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1010
2024Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1515
2024Round 5 - SAO PAULOSAO PAULOHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2024Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2024Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota66
2024Round 2 - IMOLAIMOLAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2024Round 1 - LOSAILLOSAILHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota88
2023Round 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2023Round 6 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2023Round 5 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAAUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota66
2023Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2023Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2023Round 2 - AUTODROMO DO ALGARVEAUTODROMO DO ALGARVEHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2023Round 1 - SEBRINGSEBRINGHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2022Round 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2022Round 5 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2022Round 4 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAAUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2022Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2022Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota——
2022Round 1 - SEBRINGSEBRINGHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2017Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP2G-Drive Racing07 - Gibson· Oreca4018

Time on track

Lap Aggregate

3,965Laps Completed
3,904Valid Laps
1:23.496Personal Best
2:31.236Career Avg

Year by year

Season Splits

SeasonEventsWinsClass WinsPodiumsPolesFL
20263112—1
20258——1——
2024822211
2023722621
2022622511
20171—————

FIA Categorisation

Rating Timeline

FIA driver categorisation per event — Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Member. Sourced from Al Kamel entry-list PDFs.

P2024 · R3P2024 · R2P2024 · R1P2023 · R7P2023 · R6P2023 · R5P2023 · R2

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From the answers archive

Questions about this driver

Drivers · 4 min read

Who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar era?

Five teams have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans since the Hypercar class arrived in 2021. Toyota Gazoo Racing took the first two runnings with the GR010 Hybrid. Ferrari has won every Le Mans since, taking three consecutive overall victories with the 499P from 2023 to 2025. Every winning crew so far has been all new to Le Mans victory at the time of the win.