is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in Super GT for Anest Iwata Racing and in Super Formula Lights for TOM'S. He was the champion of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship in 2021.

Career F4 Japanese & Formula Regional Japanese Championship Furutani started his formula racing career in 2020, where he competed in both F4 Japanese Championship, and Formula Regional Japanese Championship with TOM'S Youth respectively for both series. Even though his debut in F4 Japan did not go well, with five points, and 16th in the standings, his results in Formula Regional Japanese were better, as he racked up runners up in the standings, just losing out to Sena Sakaguchi, who won all but three races. He took no wins, but grabbed 11 podiums throughout the season. In 2021, Furutani continued to compete in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with the same team. He clinched the title ahead of the only other full time driver in the series, apart from the masterclass group, Ai Miura. He managed to win four races and get ten podiums that season.

Super Formula Lights & Super GT - GT300 In 2022, Furutani stepped up to Super Formula Lights with TOM'S again, with Kazuto Kotaka, Hibiki Taira, and Seita Nonaka. Furutani achieved a couple of podiums in his debut season, and grabbed sixth in the standings ahead of Togo Suganami. In 2023, Furutani once again stayed in the series with the same team, and also made his debut in the GT3000 class of the Super GT Series with Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage, where he partnered with Igor Fraga & Miki Koyama as the third driver. In Super Formula Lights, even though he managed to clinch three podiums in a row in Autopolis. After that, he did not achieve as much, as he only managed to score a couple of points and eighth in the standings, just barely beating David Vidales, who missed the last round to mechanical failure. Furutani stayed for another year again. Furutani stayed again with TOM'S for his fourth season in the series.

Personal life Furutani currently attends Waseda University. His father, Hideaki, is the owner and team principal of Hiroshima Toyopet Racing, which Furutani drove for in Super Taikyū between 2020 and 2022.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2020 F4 Japanese Championship TOM'S Youth 12 0 0 0 0 5 16th Formula Regional Japanese Championship 14 0 2 4 11 223 2nd Super Taikyū - ST-5 Hiroshima Toyopet Racing5000021‡10th‡ 2021 Formula Regional Japanese Championship TOM'S Youth 13 4 3 7 10 240 1st Super Taikyū - ST-Z Hiroshima Toyopet Racing5000135‡10th‡ 2022 Super Formula Lights TOM'S 18 0 0 0 5 45 6th Super Taikyū - ST-Z Hiroshima Toyopet Racing6000378‡6th‡ Super Taikyū - ST-5100008.5‡12th‡2023 Super Formula Lights TOM'S 18 0 0 0 3 24 8th Super GT - GT300 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage80002348th2024 Super Formula Lights TOM'S 18 0 0 0 4 34 8th Super GT - GT300 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC Super Taikyu - ST-5 Maple Hiroshima Racing Team4000238‡6th‡ Ferrari Challenge Japan Ferrari Japan 2025 Super Formula Lights TOM'S 18 0 0 1 5 36 4th Super Taikyu - ST-5R Maple Hiroshima Racing Team5100485.5‡5th‡2026Super Taikyu - ST-5RMaple Hiroshima Racing Team * Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts 2020 TOM'S Youth FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ13SUZ1SUZ2SUZ3MOT1MOT2MOT3FUJ21FUJ22FUJ23 16th 5

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship 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 Pos Points 2020 TOM'S Youth FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ13 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 FUJ21 FUJ22 MOT1 MOT2 OKA1 OKA2 AUT1 AUT2 2nd 223 2021 TOM'S Youth OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 SUG1 SUG2 SUZ1 SUZ2 1st 240

Complete Super Formula Lights 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 Pos Points 2022 TOM'S FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 6th 45 2023 TOM'S AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 8th 24 2024 TOM'S AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 8th 34 2025 TOM'S SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 AUT1AUT2 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 SUG4 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 4th 36 * Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass12345678DCPts 2023 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage Lexus RC F GT3 GT300OKA12FUJ14SUZ17 FUJ19 SUZ10 SUG7 AUT11 MOT17 23rd 5 2024 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUG AUT MOT SUZ NC 0

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