IgorFraga

Igor Omura Fraga (born 26 September 1998 in Kanazawa, Japan) is a Brazilian-Japanese racing driver whose career uniquely bridges sim racing and real single-seaters. Born to a Brazilian father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother, he holds both nationalities and is one of the most successful esports-to-motorsport crossover stories.

Esports

Fraga became a global name in virtual racing before reaching FIA F3. He won the McLaren Shadow Project in 2018 and claimed multiple Gran Turismo World Series titles across several disciplines, including the inaugural FIA-certified Nations Cup in 2018 and Manufacturers Cup crowns. He later added Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup (2022) and Honda Racing eMS class honours, cementing his status as a sim-racing champion whose virtual results helped fund and raise the profile of his real-world career.

Single-seater path

In parallel he built a genuine racing CV: he won the Formula 3 Brasil Academy class in 2017, was NACAM Formula 4 runner-up, and finished third in the 2019 Formula Regional European Championship with four wins. The 2020 season was his peak on track, taking the Toyota Racing Series title in New Zealand ahead of fellow Red Bull junior Liam Lawson.

Formula 3

That momentum earned him a 2020 FIA Formula 3 seat with Charouz Racing System alongside Roman Stanek and David Schumacher. The campaign was a struggle: he scored just one point all year and finished 24th. A planned late-season switch to Hitech for the Mugello finale fell through when Charouz declined to release him, leaving him on the sidelines for the final round. He briefly joined the Red Bull Junior Team in 2020 but was released after a year over funding.

After F3

Fraga rebuilt in Japan, racing in Super Formula Lights (fourth in 2023 with a win), Super GT's GT300 class with Anest Iwata Racing, and graduating to Super Formula in 2025, where he took a maiden win at Suzuka and was named Rookie of the Year.