Kamui Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
小林 可夢偉 | |
Kobayashi at the 2024 6 Hours of Fuji | |
| Born | 13 September 1986 |
| Employers | |
| Title | Team Principal |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Toyota |
| Racing licence | |
| Former teams | AF Corse |
| Starts | 78 |
| Championships | 2 (2019–20, 2021) |
| Wins | 18 |
| Podiums | 48 |
| Poles | 21 |
| Fastest laps | 14 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2019–20 (LMP1), 2021 (LMH) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | |
| Active years | 2009–2012, 2014 |
| Teams | Toyota, BMW Sauber, Sauber, Caterham |
| Car number | 10 |
| Entries | 76 (75 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 125 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Super Formula career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | TGMGP |
| Car number | 7 |
| Former teams | KCMG, Le Mans |
| Starts | 79 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 7 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2015, 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
Kamui Kobayashi (born 13 September 1986 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Japan) is a Japanese racing driver and an executive. He has competed in the GP2 Series, won the GP2 Asia Series, and drove in the FIA Formula One World Championship with the Toyota Formula One team in 2009. He last drove for Caterham in 2014.
Kobayashi was born in Amagasaki, near Kobe.
Kobayashi currently participates in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in the Super Formula league
* Season still in progress.
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Prema Powerteam | VLL 1 Ret |
VLL 2 10 |
VAR 7 |
MAG 3 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 9 |
MNZ1 1 18 |
MNZ1 2 10 |
MNZ1 3 6 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 1 |
MIS 3 13 |
ADR 8 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 24 |
MNZ2 1 4 |
MNZ2 2 12 |
7th | 134 |
| 2005 | Prema Powerteam | VLL 1 Ret |
VLL 2 1 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 2 |
MNZ1 1 1 |
MNZ1 2 3 |
MNZ1 3 1 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 2 |
MIS 3 5 |
VAR 4 |
MNZ2 1 1 |
MNZ2 2 2 |
1st | 254 |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Prema Powerteam | ZOL 1 Ret |
ZOL 2 14 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 4 |
LMS 1 1 |
LMS 2 5 |
BIL 1 5 |
BIL 2 Ret |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 4 |
DON 1 1 |
DON 2 1 |
EST 1 1 |
EST 2 4 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 3 |
1st | 157 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ASM Formule 3 | Dallara F305/012 | Mercedes | HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 5 |
LAU 1 11 |
LAU 2 10 |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 7 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 3 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 2 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 3 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 Ret |
BUG 1 DNS |
BUG 2 14 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 9 |
8th | 34 |
| 2007 | ASM Formule 3 | Dallara F305/012 | Mercedes | HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 10 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 3 |
NOR 1 8 |
NOR 2 Ret |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 9 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 4 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 17 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 Ret |
NOG 1 2 |
NOG 2 2 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 Ret |
4th | 59 |
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dallara F305 | 1st | 1st | 19th | |
| 2007 | Dallara F305 | 7th | DNF | 13th |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | DAMS | CAT FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 1 |
IST FEA Ret |
IST SPR 9 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR 9 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 7 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 18 |
HUN FEA 11 |
HUN SPR 8 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 9 |
SPA SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 13 |
16th | 10 |
| 2009 | DAMS | CAT FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 5 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 12 |
IST FEA Ret |
IST SPR NC |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 17 |
NÜR FEA 9 |
NÜR SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 8 |
VAL FEA 8 |
VAL SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 17 |
MNZ SPR 17† |
ALG FEA 6 |
ALG SPR 19 |
16th | 13 |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | DAMS | DUB1 FEA 13 |
DUB1 SPR Ret |
SEN FEA DNS |
SEN SPR 15 |
SEP FEA 5 |
SEP SPR 1 |
BHR FEA 3 |
BHR SPR 1 |
DUB2 FEA 20 |
DUB2 SPR 14 |
6th | 22 | ||
| 2008–09 | DAMS | SHI FEA 2 |
SHI SPR Ret |
DUB FEA 1 |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA 1 |
BHR1 SPR 6 |
LSL FEA 4 |
LSL SPR 18 |
SEP FEA 2 |
SEP SPR 7 |
BHR2 FEA 4 |
BHR2 SPR 5 |
1st | 56 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota TF109 | Toyota RVX-09 2.4 V8 | AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN PO |
BRA 9 |
ABU 6 |
18th | 3 | |||
| 2010 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
CHN Ret |
ESP 12 |
MON Ret |
TUR 10 |
CAN Ret |
EUR 7 |
GBR 6 |
GER 11 |
HUN 9 |
BEL 8 |
ITA Ret |
SIN Ret |
JPN 7 |
KOR 8 |
BRA 10 |
ABU 14 |
12th | 32 | |
| 2011 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS DSQ |
MAL 7 |
CHN 10 |
TUR 10 |
ESP 10 |
MON 5 |
CAN 7 |
EUR 16 |
GBR Ret |
GER 9 |
HUN 11 |
BEL 12 |
ITA Ret |
SIN 14 |
JPN 13 |
KOR 15 |
IND Ret |
ABU 10 |
BRA 9 |
12th | 30 | |
| 2012 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 6 |
MAL Ret |
CHN 10 |
BHR 13 |
ESP 5 |
MON Ret |
CAN 9 |
EUR Ret |
GBR 11 |
GER 4 |
HUN 18† |
BEL 13 |
ITA 9 |
SIN 13 |
JPN 3 |
KOR Ret |
IND 14 |
ABU 6 |
USA 14 |
BRA 9 |
12th | 60 |
| 2014 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT05 | Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6 V6 t | AUS Ret |
MAL 13 |
BHR 15 |
CHN 18 |
ESP Ret |
MON 13 |
CAN Ret |
AUT 16 |
GBR 15 |
GER 16 |
HUN Ret |
BEL | ITA 17 |
SIN DNS |
JPN 19 |
RUS Ret |
USA | BRA | ABU Ret |
22nd | 0 | |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 4 |
CHA | MOT | 17th | 10 |
| 2018 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 12 |
FUJ | SUZ Ret |
CHA 1 |
FUJ 11 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 8 |
MOT 8 |
13th | 27 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | MS&AD Andretti Formula E | Spark SRT01-e | Andretti ATEC-03 | HKG 15 |
HKG 17 |
MRK | SCL | MEX | PDE | RME | PAR | BER | ZUR | NYC | NYC | 24th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | No. | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Konica Minolta Cadillac | 10 | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 27th | 35 | ||
| 2020 | Konica Minolta Cadillac | 10 | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 1 |
DAY | SEB | ELK | ATL | MDO | PET | LGA | SEB | 23rd | 35 | |||
| 2021 | Ally Cadillac Racing | 48 | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 7 |
MDO | DET | WGL 5 |
WGL | ELK | LGA | LBH | PET 4 |
12th | 1203 | ||
| 2022 | Ally Cadillac | 48 | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB 6 |
LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL 6 |
PET 3 |
11th | 1146 | ||||
| VasserSullivan | 14 | GTD Pro | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | MOS 6 |
LIM | ELK | VIR | 28th | 276 | |||||||||
| 2025 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | 40 | GTP | Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | 40th | 223 | |||
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 593 | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2020 | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 833 | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2021 | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 807 | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 2022 | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 739 | 11th | 5th | ||
| 2025 | Cadillac V-Series.R | GTP | 245 | DNF | DNF |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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