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🇯🇵 Takashi Kobayashi
Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Team UpGarage.
Driver facts
Full name
Takashi Kobayashi
Born
8 November 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Team UpGarage
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
11
Career podiums
18
Career starts
122
Career DNFs
15
Racer Rating
4,295
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,295Rank 2474 of 40,349 indexed, -333 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Takashi Kobayashi is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Team UpGarage. Kobayashi has recorded 11 wins and 18 podiums from 122 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,295 ranks Kobayashi 2474th 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 | P28 | −143 |
| 2026-05-03 | Fuji | P41 | −106 |
| 2026-04-11 | Okayama GT300 | P18 | −42 |
| 2026-04-11 | Okayama | P31 | −42 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +187 | Fuji 2017 | Super GT | P1 |
| +168 | Sepang International Circuit 2025 | Super GT | P1 |
| +154 | Suzuka 2010 | Super GT | P1 |
| +152 | Autopolis 2014 | Super GT | P1 |
| +151 | Suzuka 2023 | Super GT | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
TI Aida8 starts+39
Sepang International Circuit4 starts+39
Okayama7 starts+26
Twin Ring Motegi5 starts+16
Struggles
Motegi11 starts-23
Buriram6 starts-21
Sportsland SUGO5 starts-6
Suzuka18 starts-6
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −333 | 4,295 |
| 2025 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +229 | 4,628 |
| 2024 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +54 | 4,399 |
| 2023 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −122 | 4,344 |
| 2022 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +284 | 4,466 |
| 2021 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −105 | 4,182 |
| 2020 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −341 | 4,451 |
| 2019 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +18 | 4,496 |
| 2018 | ▸Super GT | Team UpGarage | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −302 | 4,490 |
| 2017 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P10 | +186 | 4,932 |
| 2016 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −8 | 4,736 |
| 2015 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +469 | 4,859 |
| 2014 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −72 | 4,405 |
| 2013 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −306 | 4,337 |
| 2012 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −244 | 4,643 |
| 2011 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −467 | 4,886 |
| 2010 | ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P12 | +4,004 | 5,354 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kobayashi finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold | 5,151 | 104 | 34 | 70 | 33% |
| 🇯🇵 Takuto IguchiFIA Silver | 4,419 | 98 | 41 | 57 | 42% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshimotoFIA Gold | 4,452 | 97 | 44 | 53 | 45% |
| 🇯🇵 Hideki YamauchiFIA Gold | 4,352 | 97 | 41 | 56 | 42% |
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver | 5,252 | 96 | 31 | 65 | 32% |
| 🇯🇵 Morio NittaFIA Silver | 4,618 | 96 | 45 | 51 | 47% |
| 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold | 3,820 | 95 | 40 | 55 | 42% |
| 🇯🇵 Manabu OridoFIA Silver | 3,709 | 88 | 51 | 37 | 58% |
| 🇯🇵 Takayuki AokiFIA Silver | 3,990 | 85 | 57 | 28 | 67% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshidaFIA Silver | 5,094 | 84 | 36 | 48 | 43% |
| 🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 7,220 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 6,799 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,741 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,464 | 🇵🇹 Michel Neugarten | FIA GT Championship | 4,299 |
| 2,465 | 🇩🇪 Jusuf Owega | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,298 |
| 2,466 | 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Patrese | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,298 |
| 2,467 | 🇩🇰 Valdemar Eriksen | European Le Mans Series | 4,298 |
| 2,468 | 🇮🇹 Adrien De Leener | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,297 |
| 2,469 | 🇯🇵 Seiji Ara | GT World Challenge Asia | 4,297 |
| 2,470 | 🇺🇸 Jack Jeffers | USF Pro 2000 | 4,296 |
| 2,471 | 🇺🇸 Jake Bollman | ARCA Menards Series | 4,296 |
| 2,472 | 🇲🇾 Jordan Love | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,296 |
| 2,473 | 🇬🇧 Remo Ruscitti | SKUSA SuperNationals | 4,295 |
| 2,474 | 🇯🇵 Takashi Kobayashi | Super GT | 4,295 |
| 2,475 | 🇲🇨 Hubert Haupt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,294 |
| 2,476 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Grubb | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,294 |
| 2,477 | 🏳️ Michael Zehe | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,293 |
| 2,478 | 🏳️ Raphael Abbate | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,293 |
| 2,479 | 🇬🇧 Tom Chilton | BTCC | 4,292 |
| 2,480 | 🇩🇪 Florian Naumann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,291 |
| 2,481 | 🇺🇸 Giano Taurino | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,291 |
| 2,482 | 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Rocco di Torrepadula | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,291 |
| 2,483 | 🇫🇮 Markus Palttala | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,291 |
| 2,484 | 🇨🇴 Paul Petit | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,291 |
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