Lee Jungwoo

Lee Jungwoo
Born (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995
Daegu, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korea South Korean
Super GT career
Debut season2026
Current teamAnest Iwata Racing
Car number26
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Korean name
Hangul
이정우
RRI Jeongu
MRI Chŏngu

Lee Jungwoo (Korean: 이정우; born 24 January 1995) is a South Korean racing driver who competes in the GT300 class of Super GT for Anest Iwata Racing.

Career

Born and raised in Daegu, Lee competed in karting and studied at Keimyung University, where he majored in Japanese studies.[1][2] While studying at Aoyama University as an exchange student, Lee entered the GT Academy shootout 'for fun' in 2015, winning the Japanese final in July, but missing out on the Asian finals a month later at Silverstone.[3]

In 2016, Lee made his single-seater debut at the Suzuka round of the F4 Japanese Championship for Silver Star Racing, taking a best result of 20th in race one.[4] Moving to Super FJ and Media Do Kageyama Racing for 2017, Lee took a lone podium in the Fuji Series and participated in the end-of-year All-Japan Masters Race at Suzuka.[5][6] Continuing in the category the following year, Lee primarily raced in the Sugo Series, in which he secured a third-place points finish.[7] During 2018, Lee also made his debut in the ASA GT class of the Superrace Championship for Luxon Mall,[8] and winning the Fuji 24 Hours in the ST-1 class for D'station Racing.[9]

The following year, Lee's full-time campaign was in the ASA 6000 class of Superrace with CJ Logistics Racing,[10] taking a best result of third at Everland to take 14th in points.[11] During 2019, Lee returned to Super Taikyu for a part-time campaign in the ST-TCR class with Waimarama Kizuna Racing Team.[12] Switching to ECSTA Racing for the 2020 Superrace season,[13] Lee took a pair second-place finishes at Inje and Everland en route to a sixth in the overall standings.[14][15] Continuing with ECSTA for 2021,[16] Lee dropped to ninth in points, taking a lone podium at Everland and his maiden series pole at Yeongam.[17] Remaining with ECSTA for the following year,[18] Lee once again was ninth in the overall standings, with a pair of podiums at Inje and Everland to his name.[19]

After serving his compulsory military service in 2023, Lee returned to racing the following year by joining O-NE Racing to compete in the Super 6000 class of the Superrace Championship.[20] On his comeback season, Lee kicked off the season with a second-place finish at Yeongam,[21] a pole at Inje and a third-place finish at Everland to take ninth in points.[22][23] In parallel, Lee also raced with M&K Racing in the ST-TCR class of Super Taikyu, taking wins at Suzuka and Fuji to help the team clinch the class title.[24]

In late 2024, Lee signed a two-year contract extension with O-NE Racing to continue competing in the Superrace Championship.[25] In his seventh season in the series, Lee had a breakout year, taking a pair of second-place finishes at Yeongam and Inje,[26][27] as well as a third-place finish at the Everland finale to close out the year third overall.[28] In parallel, Lee competed for Waimarama Racing in Super Taikyu, taking wins at SUGO and Okayama to help the team secure ST-TCR class honours.[29] During 2025, Lee also competed for Racegraph in the majority of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia season, most notably taking a Pro class win in race one at Fuji.[30]

In 2026, Lee joined Anest Iwata Racing to make his Super GT debut in GT300,[31] as well as returning to ECSTA Racing to remain in the Superrace Championship.[32]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 F4 Japanese Championship Silver Star Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
2017 Super FJ – Fuji Series Media Do Kageyama Racing 4 0 0 0 1 31 5th
Super FJ – Suzuka Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Super FJ – All-Japan Masters Race 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 15th
2018 Superrace Championship – ASA GT Luxon Mall 8 0 0 0 0 0 14th
Super FJ – Sugo Series Team Korea with leprix 3rd
Super FJ – Suzuka Series 1 0 0 0 0 3 20th
Super Taikyu Series – ST-1 D'station Racing 1 1 0 0 1 127‡ 1st‡
2019 Superrace Championship – ASA 6000 CJ Logistics Racing 9 0 0 0 1 34 14th
Super Taikyu Series – ST-TCR Waimarama Kizuna Racing Team 3 0 0 0 2 78.5‡ 5th‡
2020 Superrace Championship – ASA 6000 ECSTA Racing 8 0 0 0 2 92 6th
2021 Superrace Championship – Super 6000 ECSTA Racing 8 0 1 0 1 59 9th
2022 Superrace Championship – Super 6000 ECSTA Racing 8 0 0 0 2 66 9th
Super Taikyu Series – ST-Z Porsche Team EBI Waimarama 1 0 0 0 0 80‡ 5th‡
2024 Superrace Championship – Super 6000 O-NE Racing 9 0 1 0 2 83 9th
Super Taikyu – ST-TCR M&K Racing 5 2 1 0 5 122‡ 1st‡
2025 Superrace Championship – TGR 6000 O-NE Racing 9 0 0 0 3 109 3rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-Am Racegraph 2 0 0 0 0 11 12th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro 8 1 1 0 6 86 8th
Super Taikyu – ST-TCR Waimarama Racing 6 2 1 0 5 122‡ 1st‡
2026 Super GT – GT300 Anest Iwata Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
Superrace Championship – TGR 6000 ECSTA Racing * *
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – VT2-RWD SRS Team Sorg Rennsport
Sources:[33]

‡ 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 13 14 DC Pts
2016 Silver Star Racing OKA
1
 OKA
2
 FUJ1
1
 FUJ1
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 FUJ2
1
 FUJ2
2
 FUJ2
3
 SUZ
1
20		 SUZ
2
26		 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 MOT
3
 43rd 0

Complete Super GT results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2026 Anest Iwata Racing Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) GT300 OKA
21		 FUJ1
26		 FUJ2
 SUZ
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 NC* 0*

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ Ebisu, Kenichiro (16 February 2026). "「子供の頃から、日本のレース界に憧れていました」韓国人ドライバー、リ・ジョンウがスーパーGTデビューへ。日本語は独学ながら超ネイティブ". motorsport.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "계명대 이정우 학생, 프로레이서의 꿈을 향한 도전!!!". hongbo.kmu.ac.kr (in Korean). 23 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Kang, Seung-tak (23 July 2015). "계명대 이정우 학생, 프로레이서 도전의 꿈 "계속된다"". newdaily.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "LEE JUNG WOO". silverstarracing.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Fuji Champion Race Series Rd.1 - 2017" (PDF). fsw.tv (in Japanese). 15 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "SFJ:日本一決定戦鈴鹿決勝結果". fmotor.jp (in Japanese). 10 December 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "2018 SUGOチャンピオンカップレースシリーズ Round4". sportsland-sugo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Park, Ki-hyun (29 May 2018). "일본 슈퍼 포뮬러 주니어에 출전하는 이정우". raceweek.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  9. ↑ O'Connell, RJ (3 June 2018). "GTNET Motor Sports GT-R Wins The Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Jung, Chan-soo (21 February 2019). "CJ대한통운 'CJ로지스틱스 레이싱팀'에 이정우 선수 영입". biz.heraldcorp.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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  12. ↑ O'Connell, RJ (17 September 2019). "X Works Wins Motegi 5 Hours, GTNET Motor Sports Clinch ST-X Championship". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Kim, Tae-jong (21 February 2020). "[2020 CJ대한통운 슈퍼레이스 슈퍼6000]엑스타레이싱 김진표 감독, "노동기와 이정우, 팀의 장기적 플랜 실행 기회"". autoracing.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Lee, Young-ho (24 October 2020). "노동기, 슈퍼레이스 6000 클래스 5라운드에서 '데뷔 첫 우승'". yna.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Kim, Tae-woo (29 October 2020). "[슈퍼레이스 포토]7R 빛낸 금호타이어 후원 엑스타레이싱 노동기·이정우". mediapen.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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  19. ↑ Cheon, Won-gi (23 October 2022). "금호타이어 '엑스타 레이싱팀'…CJ 슈퍼레이스 7라운드 포디움 '석권'". asiatime.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Yang, Yong-eun (20 February 2024). "CJ로지스틱스 레이싱, 김동은-이정우 영입…슈퍼레이스 시즌 챔피언 도전". straightnews.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "오네 레이싱 이정우 KIC 3라운드 포디엄 피니시". raceweek.co.kr (in Korean). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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  30. ↑ Kwang, Sun-lee (30 June 2025). "이정우, 후지에서 LSTA 통합 우승 차지". wvzine.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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  32. ↑ Jeon, Hyeon-cheol (4 March 2026). "이정우 영입·이창욱 재계약한 금호 SLM, 2026 슈퍼6000 '디펜딩 체제' 구축". autoracing.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "Lee Jung Woo | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
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