🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi

Racing driver from Japan. WEC, Toyota Racing.

Driver facts

Full name

Kamui Kobayashi

Born

13 September 1986(b. 1986)

Nationality

Japan

Current team

Toyota Racing

Series

WEC

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

6,267

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

6,267

RANK 57 / 12,285 INDEXED · +227 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 8H AGO

Kamui Kobayashi is a Japanese driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Racing. Before moving into endurance racing, he built his early reputation in single-seaters, including a spell in Formula One from 2009 to 2014 that established him as a recognized name in international motorsport. He later transitioned to sports car racing, where he has become one of the sport's more experienced campaigners, and he has also taken on a leadership role as Toyota's WEC team principal alongside his driving duties.[1]

Across 39 career starts in the series, Kobayashi has recorded 12 wins and 22 podiums, though he has yet to secure an individual championship. His 2026 season has produced 1 win and 2 podiums from 3 rounds, placing him eighth in the standings. He carries a Racer Rating of 6,886, ranking him 95th among active drivers on that scale. Kobayashi remains an active competitor with Toyota Racing, continuing a long-standing association with the manufacturer in the World Endurance Championship.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Kamui Kobayashi is a racing driver from Japan who competes in WEC for Toyota Racing. Kobayashi has recorded 12 wins and 24 podiums from 56 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,267 ranks Kobayashi 57th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 1H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	WEC	Toyota Racing	3	1	2	0	P8	+227	6,267
2025	WEC	Toyota Gazoo Racing	8	1	1	0	P17	+35	6,040
	Super Formula	Kids com Team KCMG TOYOTA/TRD 01F	2	0	0	0	P7	−207
	IMSA WeatherTech	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	1	0	0	0	P39	−157
2024	WEC	Toyota Gazoo Racing	8	1	3	2	P16	+98	6,370
	Super Formula	Kids com Team KCMG TOYOTA/TRD 01F	5	0	0	0	P19	−538
	NASCAR Cup Series	Toyota Racing	1	0	0	0	P46	−193
2023	WEC	Toyota Gazoo Racing	7	4	5	1	P2	+160	7,002
	NASCAR Cup Series	Toyota Racing	1	0	0	0	P62	−225
2022	WEC	Toyota Gazoo Racing	6	2	5	1	P11	+50	7,067
2021	WEC	Toyota Gazoo Racing	6	3	6	0	P8	+102	7,017
2019	Super Formula	carrozzeria Team KCMG TOYOTA/TRD Biz-01F	3	0	1	0	P10	+7	6,916
2017	Super Formula	KCMG Elyse SF14 TOYOTA RI4A	5	0	1	0	P4	−91	6,909

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES KOBAYASHI FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley	6,415	34	18	16	53%
🇨🇭 Sébastien Buemi	6,819	32	17	15	53%
🇯🇵 Ryo Hirakawa	6,659	30	17	13	57%
🇲🇨 Paul di Resta	5,083	23	19	4	83%
🇫🇷 Frédéric Makowiecki	6,048	22	17	5	77%
🇫🇷 Loïc Duval	5,482	22	19	3	86%
🇮🇹 Antonio Giovinazzi	6,439	21	12	9	57%
🇬🇧 James Calado	6,040	21	12	9	57%
🇮🇹 Alessandro Pier Guidi	5,817	21	12	9	57%
🇧🇪 Laurens Vanthoor	6,537	20	11	9	55%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 8H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia