Takashi Kobayashi (racing driver)

Takashi Kobayashi
Nationality Japanese
Born (1987-11-08) November 8, 1987
Hiroshima
Super GT
Formula Nippon career
Debut season 2010 (GT500)
Current team Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Car no. 8
Starts 1
Wins 1
Previous series
20092010 All-Japan Formula Three

Takashi Kobayashi (小林 崇志 Kobayashi Takashi, born November 8, 1987 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently drives in the Formula Nippon, and the Super GT series in the GT500 category. He is not related to fellow Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi.

In 2010 he won the All-Japan Formula Three championship, National Class.

In 2010 he made his debut in the Super GT series (GT500) at the Pokka GT Summer Special (Suzuka Circuit) as the 3rd driver of the ARTA. Despite the team mistakenly declaring him to qualify instead of Ralph Firman in the final session, he claimed the pole position, being the first to do so on a debut. the ARTA team won the race the following day.

Kobayashi driving the Honda HSV-010 GT for ARTA in 2011.

His performance lead to him becoming part of the new lineup of ARTA in the 2011 Super GT season, partnered with former IndyCar series driver Hideki Mutoh.

Racing record

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2010 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda HSV-010 GT GT500 SUZ
OKA
FUJ
SEP
SUG
SUZ
1
FUJ
MOT
NC 0
2011 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda HSV-010 GT GT500 OKA
12
FUJ
9
SEP
9
SUG
10
SUZ
9
FUJ
14
AUT
12
MOT
13
15th 7
2012 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda HSV-010 GT GT500 OKA
6
FUJ
Ret
SEP
12
SUG
Ret
SUZ
7
FUJ
9
AUT
11
MOT
13
16th 12
2013 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda CR-Z GT300 OKA
12
FUJ
19
SEP
1
SUG
1
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
16
FUJ
Ret
AUT
16
MOT
15
7th 40
2014 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda CR-Z GT300 OKA
6
FUJ
18
AUT
1
SUG
16
FUJ
22
SUZ
16
BUR
13
MOT
12
11th 25
2015 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda CR-Z GT300 OKA
2
FUJ
17
CHA
10
FUJ
1
SUZ
12
SUG
12
AUT
6
MOT
4
6th 49

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