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🇯🇵 Kosuke Matsuura
Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, JLOC.
Driver facts
Full name
Kosuke Matsuura
Born
4 September 1979(b. 1979)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
JLOC
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
2
Career podiums
8
Career starts
201
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
4,512
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,512Rank 1944 of 40,349 indexed, +39 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Kosuke Matsuura is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for JLOC. Matsuura has recorded 2 wins and 8 podiums from 201 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,512 ranks Matsuura 1944th of 40,349 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)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-05-03 | Fuji GT300 | P12 | +41 |
| 2026-05-03 | Fuji | P24 | +15 |
| 2026-04-11 | Okayama GT300 | P15 | −3 |
| 2026-04-11 | Okayama | P28 | −14 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +208 | Suzuka 2017 | Super GT | P1 |
| +176 | Sugo 2013 | Super GT | P1 |
| +146 | Michigan 2007 | IndyCar | P4 |
| +142 | Motegi GT 300km Race 2022 | Super GT | P2 |
| +141 | Sportsland SUGO 2021 | Super GT | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sugo10 starts+22
Okayama7 starts+20
Sepang International Circuit5 starts+19
Sportsland SUGO5 starts+5
Struggles
Twin Ring Motegi6 starts-25
Motegi12 starts-20
Autopolis13 starts-17
Buriram6 starts-13
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Super GT | JLOC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +39 | 4,512 |
| 2025 | ▸Super GT | JLOC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +33 | 4,473 |
| 2024 | ▸Super GT | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +243 | 4,440 |
| 2023 | ▸Super GT | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −270 | 4,197 |
| 2022 | ▸Super GT | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +438 | 4,468 |
| 2021 | ▸Super GT | JLOC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −187 | 4,030 |
| 2020 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −291 | 4,042 |
| 2019 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +102 | 4,391 |
| 2018 | ▸Super GT | Epson Nakajima Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −262 | 4,334 |
| 2017 | ▸Super GT | Nakajima Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +150 | 4,514 |
| 2016 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +141 | 4,448 |
| 2015 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −176 | 4,401 |
| 2014 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −206 | 4,565 |
| 2013 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −48 | 4,759 |
| 2012 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +12 | 4,807 |
| 2011 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −213 | 4,795 |
| 2010 | ▸Super GT | APR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −413 | 5,008 |
| 2009 | ▸Super GT | Team Kunimitsu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −64 | 5,422 |
| ▸IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −36 | |||
| 2008 | ▸Super GT | Team Kunimitsu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +90 | 5,521 |
| 2007 | ▸IndyCar | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −83 | 5,431 | |
| 2006 | ▸IndyCar | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −33 | 5,515 | |
| 2005 | ▸IndyCar | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +173 | 5,547 |
| 2004 | ▸IndyCar | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | ↑652−326 | 5,374 |
| 2002 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +48 | 5,048 |
| 2001 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Prema Powerteam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,650 | 5,000 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Matsuura finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Takashi KogureFIA Gold | 5,006 | 110 | 39 | 71 | 35% |
| 🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum | 5,260 | 108 | 31 | 77 | 29% |
| 🇯🇵 Hironobu YasudaFIA Gold | 4,368 | 92 | 41 | 51 | 45% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshimotoFIA Gold | 4,452 | 83 | 39 | 44 | 47% |
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver | 5,252 | 82 | 24 | 58 | 29% |
| 🇯🇵 Morio NittaFIA Silver | 4,618 | 82 | 35 | 47 | 43% |
| 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold | 3,820 | 81 | 37 | 44 | 46% |
| 🇯🇵 Manabu OridoFIA Silver | 3,709 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 62% |
| 🇯🇵 Takuto IguchiFIA Silver | 4,419 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 44% |
| 🇯🇵 Hideki YamauchiFIA Gold | 4,352 | 75 | 34 | 41 | 45% |
| 🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 7,220 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,741 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,403 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,934 | 🇦🇪 Ed Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,515 |
| 1,935 | 🇺🇸 Matt Hirschman | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,515 |
| 1,936 | 🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,514 |
| 1,937 | 🇨🇦 Wei Lu | GT World Challenge Asia | 4,514 |
| 1,938 | 🇫🇮 William Alatalo | Formula 3 | 4,514 |
| 1,939 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Burkett | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,513 |
| 1,940 | 🇬🇧 Richard Robarts | Formula 1 | 4,513 |
| 1,941 | 🇵🇹 Rui Pinto de Andrade | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,513 |
| 1,942 | 🇺🇸 Bill Cheesbourg | Formula 1 | 4,512 |
| 1,943 | 🇺🇸 Bob Earl | Formula 3 Macau | 4,512 |
| 1,944 | 🇯🇵 Kosuke Matsuura | Super GT | 4,512 |
| 1,945 | 🇺🇸 Oswaldo Negri Jr. | WEC | 4,512 |
| 1,946 | 🇫🇷 Gillian HENRION | Le Mans Cup | 4,511 |
| 1,947 | 🇬🇧 Enaam Ahmed | Indy NXT | 4,510 |
| 1,948 | 🇫🇷 Justin Bell | FIA GT Championship | 4,510 |
| 1,949 | 🇦🇺 Tim Blanchard | Supercars Championship | 4,509 |
| 1,950 | 🏳️ Tim Tews | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,509 |
| 1,951 | 🇧🇪 Anthony Kumpen | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,508 |
| 1,952 | 🇦🇺 Jack Perkins | Supercars Championship | 4,508 |
| 1,953 | 🇬🇧 Jody Fannin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,508 |
| 1,954 | 🇺🇸 Stacy Compton | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,507 |
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