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F4 Japan

Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
21
birthday
2004-12-04
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Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
21
birthday
2004-12-04
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Driver Stats

races started
37
wins
1
podiums
9
pole positions
3
fastest laps
0
race win percentage
2.7%
podium percentage
24.3%
driverdb score
1,508

DriverDB Score History

DRIVERDB SCORE
1,508
2022/05/08: 
Kotaro Shimbara: 
1497.95

Recent Results

date
series
circuit
nation
grid
position
points
04
May '25
F4 Japan
Fuji
flag
15
6
04
May '25
F4 Japan
Fuji
flag
17
13
03
May '25
F4 Japan
Fuji
flag
14
21
08
Dec '24
F4 Japan
Suzuka
flag
1
07
Dec '24
F4 Japan
Suzuka
flag
4
03
Nov '24
F4 Japan
Motegi
flag
2

Competitors

Masamune Handa profile photo
Masamune
Handa
jp
age
19
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Teppei Tsuruta profile photo
Teppei
Tsuruta
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Souryuu Tagami profile photo
Souryuu
Tagami
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
10
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ryo Shirasaki profile photo
Ryo
Shirasaki
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ryo Shimono profile photo
Ryo
Shimono
jp
age
24
wins
1
poles
3
races
36
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Ai Miura profile photo
Ai
Miura
jp
age
34
wins
5
poles
3
races
145
podiums
33
fastest laps
1
Kenta Kumagai profile photo
Kenta
Kumagai
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Aoto Nagahara profile photo
Aoto
Nagahara
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Yuki Mishima profile photo
Yuki
Mishima
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
18
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Norio Tsukamoto profile photo
Norio
Tsukamoto
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kazuma Nishimura profile photo
Kazuma
Nishimura
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
25
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Takahiro Kikuchi profile photo
Takahiro
Kikuchi
jp
age
wins
poles
races
podiums
fastest laps
Reimei Ito profile photo
Reimei
Ito
jp
age
24
wins
0
poles
0
races
37
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Ryunosuke Shibata profile photo
Ryunosuke
Shibata
jp
age
39
wins
0
poles
0
races
29
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Takumi Saigusa profile photo
Takumi
Saigusa
jp
age
27
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jiei Okuzumi profile photo
Jiei
Okuzumi
jp
age
21
wins
4
poles
1
races
46
podiums
9
fastest laps
2
Yuki Mishima profile photo
Yuki
Mishima
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
18
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ryota Horachi profile photo
Ryota
Horachi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
20
podiums
0
fastest laps
1
Isao Nakashima profile photo
Isao
Nakashima
jp
age
58
wins
0
poles
0
races
16
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Yutaka Toriba profile photo
Yutaka
Toriba
jp
age
60
wins
10
poles
6
races
36
podiums
12
fastest laps
10

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
2025
F4 Japan
Honda Formula Dream w/ B-Max
88
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Toray MSC-24
TOM's Toyota 2.0
Dunlop
10
0
4
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
4
2
0
88
year
series
team
points
position
2024
F4 Japan
YBS Verve
153
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Toray MSC4-24
TOM's Toyota 2.0
Dunlop
13
1
5
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
1
5
1
0
153
year
series
team
points
position
2022
F4 Japan
Zap Speed
5
20th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dome F110
Tom's TZR42, 160hp
Dunlop
14
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
0
0
0
5
year
series
team
points
position
2018
FIA Karting Academy Trophy
17
14th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Exprit
Vortex
LeCont
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
17
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
2025
Racing
10
0
4
2
0
2024
Racing
13
1
5
1
0
2022
Racing
14
0
0
0
0
2018
Karting

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
2024
F4 Japan
3rd

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