Kazuyoshi Hoshino is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Formula 1 for Kojima. Hoshino has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,407 ranks Hoshino 1923th of 15,348 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1977-10-23 | Fuji Speedway | P11 | +29 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Kojima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +29 | 3,407 |
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −62 | 3,395 |
Kazuyoshi Hoshino is a retired Japanese racing driver whose Formula 1 career was brief. He competed in two races for Kojima between 1976 and 1977, neither producing a points finish. His sole classified result came in 1977, when he finished 22nd. The record shows he once finished ahead of Alex Ribeiro, a significantly stronger professional-level driver, but this single result offers limited insight into relative performance across a career of only two starts.[1]
Hoshino's racing record is too limited to characterise his standing in competitive terms. His Racer Rating of 3,407 places him in the range of national and feeder championship competitors, but with only two Formula 1 entries to draw from, the sample is insufficient to establish meaningful patterns of strength or weakness. His participation in Formula 1 appears to have been a brief episode in what became a wider motorsport involvement; his subsequent activity and reputation lie outside the scope of this record.[2]