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🇯🇵 Kazuto Kotaka

Racing driver from Japan. Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Toyo Tires with Ring Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Kazuto Kotaka
Born
1 January 1999(b. 1999)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Toyo Tires with Ring Racing
Series
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
Status
Active
Championships
12022
Career wins
9
Career podiums
22
Career starts
105
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
4,303
Kazuto Kotaka
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,303
Rank 2436 of 38,983 indexed, +48 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kazuto Kotaka is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Toyo Tires with Ring Racing. Kotaka is a one-time champion (2022), with 9 wins and 22 podiums from 105 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,303 ranks Kotaka 2436th of 38,983 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFGERGERDEUJPNJPNJPNGERJPNJPNJPNJPNJPNGERJPNGERJPNDEUGER
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-20Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2−16
2026-05-14Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10Nürburgring 24 HoursP5−49
2026-05-03Fuji GT300Super GTP3+139
2026-04-19Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1+51
2026-04-11Okayama GT300Super GTP3+154
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+154Okayama 2026Super GTP3
+148Autopolis 2025Super GTP5
+145Suzuka 300km 2020Super GTP2
+139Fuji 2026Super GTP3
+128Fuji GT 300km 2020Super GTP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sugo7 starts+28
Okayama6 starts+25
Motegi13 starts+19
Fuji23 starts+13
Struggles
Nürburgring Nordschleife11 starts-73
Autopolis10 starts-8
Suzuka22 starts-5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieToyo Tires with Ring Racing312100P7−1954,303
▸Super GTAPR202000—+293
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursToyo Tires with Ring Racing100000—−50
2025▸Super FormulaKDDI TGMGP TGR-DC1200200P18+304,255
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieKCMG401000P11−527
▸GT World Challenge EuropeNordique Racing300000P37−238
▸Super GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh200000P15+72
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursToyo Tires with Ring Racing100000—−107
2024▸Super FormulaKondo Racing900200P14−3135,025
▸Super GTAPR801000P6+286
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieToyota Gazoo Racing200000P27−412
2023▸Super FormulaKondo Racing900000P14+365,464
▸Super GTAPR801000P9+21
2022▸Super Formula LightsTOM'S18811060P1+3095,407
▸Super GTAPR200000P28−232
2021▸Super FormulaKCMG600000P20↑1,527−6125,330
▸Super Formula LightsTOM'S302000P10+32
▸Super GTK-Tunes Racing200000P19−15
2020▸Super GTAdvics Muta Racing Inging802000P9+5085,463
2019▸Super GTAPR200000P25+2,6774,027
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kotaka finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Hibiki TairaFIA Silver4,87354342063%
🇯🇵 Kakunoshin OhtaFIA Gold6,10650183236%
🇯🇵 Seita NonakaFIA Gold5,05149311863%
🇯🇵 Sena SakaguchiFIA Silver5,44247113623%
🇯🇵 Toshiki OyuFIA Gold5,68345113424%
🇯🇵 Atsushi MiyakeFIA Silver4,85944291566%
🇯🇵 Nirei FukuzumiFIA Gold5,44842132931%
🇯🇵 Togo Suganami4,79842271564%
🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum6,5764063415%
🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum6,2674063415%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,65921150%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,30091811%
🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion6,639383358%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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2,428🇲🇽 Salvador de AlbaIndy NXT4,306
2,429🇨🇦 Tobi LutkeIMSA WeatherTech4,306
2,430🇮🇹 Alex CiompiFormula V8 3.54,305
2,431🇮🇹 Naoki Yokomizo24H Series4,305
2,432🇬🇧 Jake DaltonGB34,304
2,433🇬🇧 Kiyoshi UmegakiSuper Formula Lights4,304
2,434🇫🇷 Philippe AlliotFIA GT Championship4,304
2,435🇬🇧 Chris ShortAsian Le Mans Series4,303
2,436🇯🇵 Kazuto KotakaNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,303
2,437🇯🇵 Akihiro TsuzukiFerrari Challenge4,302
2,438🇫🇷 Enzo GuibbertIMSA WeatherTech4,302
2,439🇬🇧 Lukas Lichtner-HoyerFIA GT Championship4,302
2,440🇯🇵 Marko AsmerSuper GT4,302
2,441🇺🇸 Aaron TelitzIMSA WeatherTech4,301
2,442🇬🇧 Michael WainwrightEuropean Le Mans Series4,301
2,443🇮🇹 Michela CerrutiNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,300
2,444🇺🇸 Bobby AllisonNASCAR Xfinity4,299
2,445🇩🇪 Jusuf OwegaGT World Challenge Europe4,299
2,446🇵🇹 Michel NeugartenFIA GT Championship4,299
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Kazuto Kotaka is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Toyo Tires with Ring Racing. Kotaka is a one-time champion (2022), with 9 wins and 22 podiums from 105 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,303 ranks Kotaka 2436th of 38,983 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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