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F4 Japan

Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
21
birthday
2004-12-04
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Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
21
birthday
2004-12-04
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Driver Stats

races started
37
wins
1
podiums
9
pole positions
3
fastest laps
0
race win percentage
2.7%
podium percentage
24.3%
driverdb score
1,508

DriverDB Score History

DRIVERDB SCORE
1,508
2022/05/08: 
Kotaro Shimbara: 
1497.95

Recent Results

date
series
circuit
nation
grid
position
points
04
May '25
F4 Japan
Fuji
flag
17
13
04
May '25
F4 Japan
Fuji
flag
15
6
03
May '25
F4 Japan
Fuji
flag
14
21

Competitors

Hironobu Shimizu profile photo
Hironobu
Shimizu
jp
age
19
wins
0
poles
0
races
13
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Yuta Fujiwara profile photo
Yuta
Fujiwara
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
30
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Cheng Hua Lin profile photo
Cheng Hua
Lin
cn
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
11
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tadakazu Kojima profile photo
Tadakazu
Kojima
jp
age
57
wins
3
poles
3
races
48
podiums
7
fastest laps
2
Norio Tsukamoto profile photo
Norio
Tsukamoto
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ayato Iwasaki profile photo
Ayato
Iwasaki
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Masamune Handa profile photo
Masamune
Handa
jp
age
19
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jiei Okuzumi profile photo
Jiei
Okuzumi
jp
age
21
wins
4
poles
1
races
46
podiums
9
fastest laps
2
Yoshitsugo Kondo profile photo
Yoshitsugo
Kondo
jp
age
51
wins
0
poles
0
races
24
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Tsuyoshi Usui profile photo
Tsuyoshi
Usui
jp
age
53
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kiyoshi Umegaki profile photo
Kiyoshi
Umegaki
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Yusuke Mitsui profile photo
Yusuke
Mitsui
jp
age
22
wins
7
poles
6
races
29
podiums
18
fastest laps
4
Kazuyuki Nozawa profile photo
Kazuyuki
Nozawa
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ryota Horachi profile photo
Ryota
Horachi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
20
podiums
0
fastest laps
1
Yuki Mishima profile photo
Yuki
Mishima
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
18
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ayato Iwasaki profile photo
Ayato
Iwasaki
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Bunsei Okawa profile photo
Bunsei
Okawa
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rikuto Toyoshima profile photo
Rikuto
Toyoshima
jp
age
wins
poles
races
podiums
fastest laps
Taiga Imoto profile photo
Taiga
Imoto
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Syun Koide profile photo
Super Formula Lights
Syun
Koide
jp
age
24
wins
21
poles
13
races
64
podiums
30
fastest laps
15

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
2025
F4 Japan
Honda Formula Dream w/ B-Max
88
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Toray MSC-24
TOM's Toyota 2.0
Dunlop
10
0
4
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
4
2
0
88
year
series
team
points
position
2024
F4 Japan
YBS Verve
153
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Toray MSC4-24
TOM's Toyota 2.0
Dunlop
13
1
5
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
1
5
1
0
153
year
series
team
points
position
2022
F4 Japan
Zap Speed
5
20th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dome F110
Tom's TZR42, 160hp
Dunlop
14
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
0
0
0
5
year
series
team
points
position
2018
FIA Karting Academy Trophy
17
14th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Exprit
Vortex
LeCont
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
17
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
2025
Racing
10
0
4
2
0
2024
Racing
13
1
5
1
0
2022
Racing
14
0
0
0
0
2018
Karting

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
2024
F4 Japan
3rd

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