Kohei Hirate
| Kohei Hirate | |
|---|---|
 Hirate at the 2010 Fuji 400km Super GT race. | |
| Nationality |
 Japanese |
| Born | 24 March 1986 |
| 2014 Formula Nippon | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Team Impul |
| Car no. | 20 |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–10 2007 2004–06 2004 2003–04 2003–04 2003 2003 2002 |
Super GT GP2 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Asian Formula Renault FR2000 Germany FR2000 Italia FR2000 Netherlands FR2000 Masters Formula Toyota |
Kohei Hirate (平手晃平 Hirate Kohei, born 24 March 1986 in Komaki, Aichi) is a Japanese race car driver.
Career
Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came second with four wins to his name.
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In 2003, he moved to Formula Renault, at the Prema Power team. In his two year spell here he won 7 races and came second in the 2004 season. In 2004 he also raced for Prema Power's Formula Three Euroseries team twice, and in 2005 made the decision to race here. After coming twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was made a Toyota F1 test driver in 2006 and came third in the Formula Three Euroseries. In 2007 he continued as a Toyota test driver and also drove for GP2 team Trident Racing.
Hirate returned to Japan in 2008, where he competed in both Formula Nippon and Super GT. He finished fourth in the 2008 Formula Nippon season and fifth in 2009, both times driving for Team Impul.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Formula Toyota | TOM'S Spirit | ? | 4 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | 2nd |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Prema Powerteam | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 8th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Masters | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21st | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Franken Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24th | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 15 | 21st | |
| 2004 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Prema Powerteam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| Bahrain Superprix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 266 | 2nd | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25th | ||
| Asian Formula Renault Challenge | Asia Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Team Rosberg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Manor Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 3rd |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 27th | ||
| Formula One | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| 2007 | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19th |
| Formula One | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| 2008 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 4th |
| Super GT - GT300 | apr | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 15th | |
| 2009 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 5th |
| Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team SARD | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14th | |
| 2010 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5* | 4th* |
| Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team SARD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7* | 9th* | |
- * Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Series 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Trident Racing | BHR FEA 18 |
BHR SPR Ret |
ESP FEA 13 |
ESP SPR 10 |
MON FEA 12 |
FRA FEA Ret |
FRA SPR 11 |
GBR FEA 18 |
GBR SPR Ret |
EUR FEA 5 |
EUR SPR 2 |
HUN FEA 11 |
HUN SPR 10 |
TUR FEA Ret |
TUR SPR Ret |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 10 |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR 13 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 16 |
19th | 9 |
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | apr | Toyota MR-S | GT300 | SUZ 13 |
OKA 12 |
FUJ 1 |
SEP 9 |
SUG 6 |
SUZ |
MOT |
AUT 9 |
FUJ Ret |
15th | 33 |
| 2009 | SARD | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 15 |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ 10 |
SEP 13 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ 7 |
FUJ 11 |
AUT 12 |
MOT 5 |
14th | 27 |
| 2010 | SARD | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 5 |
OKA 10 |
FUJ Ret |
SEP 10 |
SUG 10 |
SUZ 8 |
FUJ C |
MOT 11 |
12th | 12 | |
| 2011 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 8 |
FUJ 5 |
SEP 5 |
SUG 11 |
SUZ 14 |
FUJ 1 |
AUT 3 |
MOT 10 |
6th | 47 | |
| 2012 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 1 |
FUJ 8 |
SEP 2 |
SUG 5 |
SUZ 9 |
FUJ 8 |
AUT 7 |
MOT 1 |
2nd | 74 | |
| 2013 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 4 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 14 |
SUG 11 |
SUZ 11 |
FUJ 1 |
AUT 2 |
MOT 3 |
1st | 69 |
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ronnie Quintarelli Masataka Yanagida |
Super GT (GT500) Champion 2013 with: Yuji Tachikawa |
Succeeded by Incumbent |