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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

Masana Muto profile photo
Masana
Muto
jp
age
wins
poles
races
podiums
fastest laps
Yuta Fujiwara profile photo
Yuta
Fujiwara
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
30
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Aoto Nagahara profile photo
Aoto
Nagahara
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Hikaru Jitosho profile photo
Hikaru
Jitosho
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
13
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rin Arakawa profile photo
Rin
Arakawa
jp
age
25
wins
0
poles
2
races
55
podiums
16
fastest laps
5
Yuki Sano profile photo
Yuki
Sano
jp
age
wins
2
poles
2
races
18
podiums
4
fastest laps
1
Hibiki Komatsu profile photo
Hibiki
Komatsu
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
18
podiums
0
fastest laps
1
Ryo Shimono profile photo
Ryo
Shimono
jp
age
24
wins
1
poles
3
races
36
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Yuichi Sasaki profile photo
Yuichi
Sasaki
jp
age
60
wins
0
poles
0
races
33
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Daisuke Takaguchi profile photo
Daisuke
Takaguchi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kazuma Nishimura profile photo
Kazuma
Nishimura
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
25
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Shinnosuke Ito profile photo
Shinnosuke
Ito
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
10
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Yuto Nomura profile photo
Yuto
Nomura
jp
age
18
wins
3
poles
3
races
33
podiums
10
fastest laps
5
Takahiro Kikuchi profile photo
Takahiro
Kikuchi
jp
age
wins
poles
races
podiums
fastest laps
Yugo Iwasawa profile photo
Yugo
Iwasawa
jp
age
22
wins
0
poles
0
races
66
podiums
4
fastest laps
2
Ryota Horachi profile photo
Ryota
Horachi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
20
podiums
0
fastest laps
1
Kaoru Yoshida profile photo
Kaoru
Yoshida
jp
age
wins
poles
races
podiums
fastest laps
Shoichiro Akamatsu profile photo
Shoichiro
Akamatsu
jp
age
53
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Miki Onaga profile photo
Miki
Onaga
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Hironobu Shimizu profile photo
Hironobu
Shimizu
jp
age
19
wins
0
poles
0
races
13
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

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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