Education
He finished third in the 2008 series before moving into the National Class of the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2009.
He finished third in the 2008 series before moving into the National Class of the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2009.
He is a part of Nissan"s GT Academy program Open-wheel racing
Chiyo began racing cars in 2007, competing in the Formula Challenge Japan series. However, he returned to the championship in 2013, finishing third in the outright class and winning two races.
Chiyo took part in the 2013 Macau Grand Prix, finishing in 15th place.
GT racing
He took victory at Sportsland SUGO with Yuhi Sekiguchi and went on to finish the season in fourth place. Chiyo moved to Dijon Racing for the 2013 series and finished 28th in the standings after taking just one points-scoring finish.
He didn"t race in the series in 2014, but returned in 2015, driving for Gainer in the GT300 class. Chiyo will step up to the GT500 class in 2016, driving the South Road MOLA Nissan GT-R alongside Satoshi Motoyama.
Chiyo began racing in the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2014, driving a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 for RJN Motorsport.
He scored a podium finish at Circuit Paul Ricard. Chiyo competed in the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour as part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange, driving a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 with Buncombe, Reip and V8 Supercar driver Rick Kelly. Chiyo was involved in a crash in the early stages of the race, ending the team"s chances after 58 laps.
Chiyo returned to the race in 2015, this time paired with Reip and Florian Strauss.
In the 2016 race, Chiyo finished a close second driving with Kelly and Strauss. Career summary
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.