Nationality Japanese Wins 1 Debut season 2010 (GT500) Name Takashi Kobayashi | Car no. 8 Role Racing driver Starts 1 | |
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Born November 8, 1987 (age 36)
Hiroshima ( 1987-11-08 ) 2009–2010 All-Japan Formula Three Current team Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | ||
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.
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.