🇯🇵 Takeshi Kimura

Racing driver from Japan. WEC, Kessel Racing.

Driver facts

Full name

Takeshi Kimura

Born

22 October 1970(b. 1970)

Nationality

Japan

Current team

Kessel Racing

Series

WEC

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,590

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,590

RANK 700 / 12,418 INDEXED · +216 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Bronze

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

Takeshi Kimura is a Japanese racing driver competing in the World Endurance Championship with Kessel Racing. Over the course of his career he has made 46 starts, taking 4 wins and 11 podium finishes, though he has yet to secure a championship title. His background includes a class championship in the Asian Le Mans Series and an overall win in the 2022 GT World Challenge Asia, experience that helped pave his way into international endurance racing with Kessel Racing.[1]

In the 2026 season, Kimura has completed 1 round without a win or podium so far, placing him P174 in the standings. His current Racer Rating stands at 3,571, ranking him 696th among active drivers on a scale where the world's elite sit between 10,000 and 11,500. Kimura remains an active competitor in the WEC, continuing to build on his experience gained through Asian sports car racing as he pursues further results at the top level of endurance competition.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Takeshi Kimura is a racing driver from Japan who competes in WEC for Kessel Racing. Kimura has recorded 4 wins and 11 podiums from 46 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,590 ranks Kimura 700th of 12,418 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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 3H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	European Le Mans Series	Kessel Racing	2	1	2	0	P105	+183	3,590
	WEC	Kessel Racing	1	0	0	0	P174	+32
2025	European Le Mans Series	Kessel Racing	6	0	2	1	P96	−15	3,374
	WEC	Kessel Racing	1	0	0	0	P177	+68
2024	WEC	Akkodis ASP Team	8	0	0	1	P103	−201	3,322
	European Le Mans Series	Kessel Racing	6	2	2	1	P119	+194
2023	WEC	Kessel Racing	7	0	2	2	P76	+353	3,329
	European Le Mans Series	Kessel Racing	4	1	1	0	P106	+278
2022	European Le Mans Series	Kessel Racing	5	0	2	1	P100	+456	2,698
	WEC	Team Project 1	2	0	0	0	P176	+113
2021	WEC	Kessel Racing	4	0	0	1	P108	+329	2,129

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES KIMURA FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇮🇹 Matteo Cressoni	2,951	32	22	10	69%
🇮🇹 Claudio Schiavoni	3,246	27	18	9	67%
🇧🇪 Sarah Bovy	3,488	26	9	17	35%
🇮🇹 Davide Rigon	3,321	25	14	11	56%
🇩🇰 Michelle Gatting	3,387	24	8	16	33%
🇮🇹 Riccardo Pera	3,951	23	15	8	65%
🇬🇧 Michael Wainwright	3,086	22	17	5	77%
🇨🇭 Rahel Frey	3,331	20	8	12	40%
🇨🇦 Zacharie Robichon	4,215	18	7	11	39%
🇬🇧 Benjamin Barker	3,581	18	11	7	61%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia