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🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi

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Racing driver from Japan. WEC, Toyota Racing. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Kamui Kobayashi
Born
13 September 1986(b. 1986)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Toyota Racing
Series
WEC
Status
Active
Championships
22005, 2021
Career wins
31
Career podiums
80
Career starts
325
Career DNFs
33
Racer Rating
5,569
Kamui Kobayashi
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,569
Rank 552 of 39,251 indexed, +131 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kamui Kobayashi is a racing driver from Japan who competes in WEC for Toyota Racing. Kobayashi is a two-time champion (2005, 2021), with 31 wins and 80 podiums from 325 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,569 ranks Kobayashi 552th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFJPNJPNJPNJPNJPNJPNJPNJPNJPNGERGERJPN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09SugoSuper FormulaP12+15
2026-07-12SAO PAULO HYPERCARWECP12−59
2026-06-20Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9 ProNürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP5−150
2026-06-13LE MANS HYPERCARWECP1+146
2026-05-09SPA FRANCORCHAMPS HYPERCARWECP5+77
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+186BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 2020WECP1
+175Imola 2024WECP1
+170BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 2022WECP1
+160BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 2025WECP1
+160Fuji 2018WECP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Brands Hatch4 starts+30
LE MANS15 starts+28
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT12 starts+27
Yas Marina Circuit5 starts+27
Struggles
Nürburgring Nordschleife4 starts-81
Monza5 starts-33
Sebring International Raceway5 starts-28
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit4 starts-23
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸WECToyota Racing412000—+2885,569
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieKCMG200000—−195
▸Super FormulaKDDI TGMGP TGR-DC TOYOTA/TGR-D TRD01F200000—+38
2025▸Super FormulaKids com Team KCMG1200000P12−2365,438
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing811000P5+231
▸GT World Challenge EuropeGoodsmile Racing100000P37−218
▸IMSA WeatherTechCadillac Wayne Taylor Racing100000P35−133
2024▸Super FormulaKids com Team KCMG1401000P12−905,794
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing813200P2+424
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieToyota Gazoo Racing200000P27−432
▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P37−59
2023▸Super FormulaKids com Team KCMG900100P9−225,952
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing745100P2+452
▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P37−86
2022▸Super FormulaKCMG1000100P15−4715,608
▸IMSA WeatherTechAlly Cadillac602000P9−397
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing625100P3+321
2021▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing636000P1+2516,154
▸IMSA WeatherTechAlly Cadillac Racing401000P11−166
▸Super FormulaKCMG100000P19−24
2020▸Super Formulacarrozzeria Team KCMG500000P14−2675,970
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing424000—+113
▸GT World Challenge EuropeHub Auto Racing100000P41−105
▸IMSA WeatherTechKonica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R111000P18+121
2019▸Super Formulacarrozzeria Team KCMG702000P6+2026,189
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing726000P2+305
▸IMSA WeatherTechKonica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R.111000P17+146
2018▸Super GTLexus Team Sard711100P11−2286,056
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing524000P2+404
2017▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing903100P5−6025,543
▸Formula EAndretti Autosport200000P21−177
▸Super GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh100000P18+43
2016▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing916100P4+3765,973
2014▸Formula 1Caterham1600700P15−4925,761
2013▸WECAF Corse804100P6−6116,253
2012▸Formula 1Sauber20014060P12+2796,865
2011▸Formula 1Sauber19004030P12+1996,586
2010▸Formula 1Sauber19008032P11+3646,387
2009▸GP2 SeriesDAMS1601020P16−3496,023
▸Formula 1Toyota200003P17↑500+192
2008▸GP2 SeriesDAMS1211010P14↑229−2205,680
2007▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesASM Formule 31617010P4+1145,671
▸Formula 3 MacauASM Formule 3100000—−61
2006▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesASM Formule 31603010P8+2665,618
▸Formula 3 MacauASM Formule 3211020—−10
2005▸Formula Renault EurocupPrema Powerteam1468040P1+4,0135,363
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kobayashi finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇨🇭 Sébastien BuemiFIA Platinum6,284156738347%
🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum5,653104277726%
🇫🇷 Romain GrosjeanFIA Platinum5,15694365838%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum6,88492157716%
🇷🇺 Vitaly PetrovFIA Platinum5,23588464252%
🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum6,66785325338%
🇬🇧 Paul Di RestaFIA Platinum5,17685463954%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,64884127214%
🇯🇵 Kazuki NakajimaFIA Platinum5,79378384049%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum8,63876156120%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,90076205626%
🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,657106460%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,30091811%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Kamui Kobayashi is a racing driver from Japan who competes in WEC for Toyota Racing. Kobayashi is a two-time champion (2005, 2021), with 31 wins and 80 podiums from 325 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,569 ranks Kobayashi 552th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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