is a Japanese racing driver set to compete in Super GT for Saitama Green Brave, and in Super Formula for team KCMG. He previously raced in Super Formula Lights, and was most notably the 2021 Japanese F4 champion. Nonaka is part of the TGR Driver Challenge program.
Nonaka started racing in 2019, competing in F4 Japanese Championship with TOM'S Spirit and managed to claim 8th in his rookie season. He stayed in the same series, but joined TGR-DC Racing School. In that season, he claimed 3rd place in the final standings. Nonaka once again continues to compete in the same series for the third season for 2021 with the same team from 2020. That season he clinches the title from Rin Arakawa & Iori Kimura in the last round at Fuji Speedway.
In the same year of 2021, he competed in Super Formula Lights where he replaces Kazuto Kotaka who originally should compete in the series, but have to race in Super Formula with KCMG covered Kamui Kobayashi who can't compete in Japan due to travel restrictions. Nonaka competed all but 1 from 6 rounds.
For the next two seasons Nonaka continued racing Super Formula Lights with the same team, claiming a win and 9 podiums. He finished the year in 4th place in 2022, and finished 7th with 4 podiums in 2023. He continues the series for the third season with TOM'S again. Nonaka stayed for his fourth season in 2024, staying with TOM'S once again.
For 2026, Nonaka was due to stay in Super Formula Lights for yet another season, however, he was promoted to the KCMG team in the Super Formula Championship, following the withdrawal of Kalle Rovanperä for the season due to a medical issue. Nonaka will drive car #9, and his team-mate will be Kenta Yamashita.
Nonaka makes his Super GT GT300 debut with Team Tsuchiya with Takashi Matsui partnering him. He continues racing with the same team, but with new partner Togo Suganami. Unfortunately he only managed ot race for 4 rounds as the last round he did at Fuji Speedway, his car caught on fire and burned badly and Nonaka safely out from the incident. Nonaka joined Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave as a third driver. He wins the race but did not take a single lap thus did not classified for points. Nonaka promoted to full time seat with 2023 GT300 champion team Saitama Green Brave as he replaces Kohta Kawaai.
On 2023, Nonaka raced in GT World Challenge Asia with Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia. He claimed 5 wins from 6 races. Nonaka stayed with the team for SRO Japan Cup for two seasons in 2024 and 2025.
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() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
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() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.