Kobayashi, Kamui (J)
b 13/09/1986 (Hyogo)
1996 - Japanese SL Takarazuka Kart Tournament, Cadets: 3rd
1997 - SL All Japan Cadet Karts: 1st
1998 - JAF Cup West Cadet Karts: 1st
1999 - SL All Japan Kart Tournament (S stock, D class): 1st
2000 - All Japan Junior Kart Championship. Suzuka Kart Championship: 1st
2001 - All Japan Kart Championship, ICA: 1st. Asia Pacific Kart Championship, ICA.
Esso Formula Toyota Racing School scholarship
2002 - Japanese F.Toyota, 1 race. Euro Kart Championship.
2003 - Japanese F.Toyota: 2nd, 120 pts, 2 wins.
2004 - Italian F.Renault (Prema Powerteam): 7th, 134 pts, 2 wins.
German F.Renault (Prema Powerteam): 31st, 16 pts, 2 races.
Dutch F.Renault (Prema Powerteam): 15th, 32 pts, selected races.
Asian F.Renault Challenge (Asia Racing Team): 31st, 16 pts, 1 race.
2005 - Italian F.Renault (Prema Powerteam): Champion, 312 pts, 6 wins. European
F.Renault (Prema Powerteam): Champion, 157 pts, 6 wins.
2006 - F3 EuroSeries (ASM Dallara-Mercedes F305): 8th, 34 pts
Apr 9 Hockenheim 6th, 40m50.861
Apr 9 Hockenheim 5th, 28m45.733
Apr 30 Lausitzring 11th, 40m43.777
Apr 30 Lausitzring 10th, 31m12.073
May 21 Oschersleben 11th, 41m04.667
May 21 Oschersleben 7th, 30m01.430
Jul 2 Brands Hatch Indy 6th, 40m44.308
Jul 2 Brands Hatch Indy 3rd, 30m30.477
Jul 7 Norisring 5th, 40m20.580
Jul 7 Norisring 2nd, 26m56.947
Aug 19 Nurburgring 8th, 41m22.858
Aug 19 Nurburgring 3rd, 30m14.802
Sep 3 Zandvoort 5th, 41m09.922
Sep 3 Zandvoort ret/1 lap
Sep 24 Barcelona 5th, 33m52.963
Sep 24 Barcelona ret/1 lap
Oct 15 Le Mans Bugatti ret
Oct 15 Le Mans Bugatti 14th, 28m01.833
Oct 29 Hockenheim ret/8 laps
Oct 29 Hockenheim 9th, 29m10.232
Macau F3 GP (ASM Dallara-Mercedes F305): 19th. F3 Masters (ASM
Dallara-Mercedes F305): 11th.
2007 - F3 Euroseries (ASM Dallara-Mercedes Benz F305): 4th, 59 pts
Apr 22 Hockenheim 10th, 40m11.989
Apr 22 Hockenheim 10th, 41m00.332
Jun 10 Brands Hatch 3rd, 40m48.634
Jun 10 Brands Hatch 3rd, 40m27.087
Jun 24 Norisring 9th, 40m44.149
Jun 24 Norisring ret/6 laps/accident
Jul 1 Magny-Cours 1st, 25m01.620
Jul 1 Magny-Cours 9th, 25m50.144
Jul 15 Mugello 2nd, 37m02.236
Jul 15 Mugello 4th, 39m56.572
Jul 29 Zandvoort 2nd, 41m00.339
Jul 29 Zandvoort 17th, 42m54.444
Sep 2 Nurburgring 11th, 41m39.014
Sep 2 Nurburgring ret/0 laps/accident
Sep 23 Barcelona 19th, 41m46.284
Sep 23 Barcelona ret/1 lap/accident damage
Sep 30 Nogaro 2nd, 40m43.628
Sep 30 Nogaro 2nd, 40m48.971
Oct 14 Hockenheim 4th, 38m03.754
Oct 14 Hockenheim ret/16 laps/accident
Macau F3 GP (ASM Dallara-Mercedes Benz F305): 13th.
F3 Masters (ASM Dallara-Mercedes Benz F305): ret.
2008 - F1 Toyota 3rd driver.
GP2 Asia Series (DAMS): 6th, 22 pts.
Jan 26 Dubai 13th, 1h00m27.943
Jan 26 Dubai ret/0 laps/accident
Feb 16 Sentul ret/0 laps/overheating
Feb 16 Sentul 15th, 45m37.157
Mar 23 Sepang 5th, 1h27m50.706
Mar 23 Sepang 1st, 39m31.347
Apr 6 Bahrain 3rd, 1h04m22.678
Apr 6 Bahrain 1st, 40m59.270
Apr 12 Dubai ret/31 laps/accident
Apr 12 Dubai 14th, 45m34.739
GP2 (DAMS): 16th, 10 pts.
Apr 27 Barcelona 8th, 1h01m37.847
Apr 27 Barcelona 1st, 40m27.229
May 11 Istanbul ret/1 lap/suspension
May 11 Istanbul 9th, 42m10.910
May 24 Monaco ret/0 laps/accident
May 24 Monaco ret/14 laps/gearbox
Jun 22 Magny-Cours ret/0 laps/stalled
Jun 22 Magny-Cours 9th, 43m54.062
Jul 6 Silverstone ret/20 laps/electrics
Jul 6 Silverstone 7th, 45m35.754
Jul 20 Hockenheim ret/0 laps/clutch
Jul 20 Hockenheim 18th, 39m15.509
Aug 3 Hungaroring 11th, 1h05m24.662
Aug 3 Hungaroring 8th, 42m58.246
Aug 24 Valencia ret/0 laps/accident
Aug 24 Valencia 6th, 43m24.332
Sep 7 Spa-Francorchamps 9th, 1h02m46.500
Sep 7 Spa-Francorchamps 14th, 40m08.579
Sep 14 Monza ret/15 laps/accident
Sep 14 Monza 13th, 38m56.707
2009 - F1 (Toyota TF109): 18th, 3 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
18/10 11 9 Brazil 1:33:26.405
1/11 12 6 Abu Dhabi 1:34:31.757
GP2 Asia (DAMS): Champion, 56 pts
Oct 19 Shanghai 2nd, 1h06m23.935
Oct 19 Shanghai ret/16 laps
Dec 5 Dubai 1st, 1h00m26.439
Jan 24 Bahrain 1st, 1h00m10.318
Jan 24 Bahrain 6th, 40m25.758
Feb 14 Losail 4th, 1h10m53.069
Feb 14 Losail 18th, 40m00.966
Apr 5 Sepang 2nd, 1h00m55.029
Apr 5 Sepang 7th
Apr 26 Bahrain 4th, 1h00m14.307
Apr 26 Bahrain 5th, 44m01.582
GP2 (DAMS): 16th, 13 pts
May 10 Barcelona 8th, 1h02m36.772
May 10 Barcelona 5th, 40m12.405
May 23 Monaco ret/18 laps/accident
May 23 Monaco 12th, 40m02.468
Jun 7 Istanbul ret/1 lap/accident
Jun 7 Istanbul NC, 19 laps
Jun 21 Silverstone ret/0 laps/accident
Jun 21 Silverstone 17th
Jul 12 Nurburgring 9th, 1h01m15.289
Jul 12 Nurburgring 3rd, 47m23.123
Jul 26 Hungaroring 13th, 1h05m37.348
Jul 26 Hungaroring 8th, 44m21.641
Aug 23 Valencia Street 8th, 57m23.621
Aug 23 Valencia Street 11th, 45m15.500
Aug 30 Spa-Francorchamps 7th, 54m18.466
Aug 30 Spa-Francorchamps 11th, 38m19.572
Sep 13 Monza 17th, 1h03m48.015
Sep 13 Monza 17th, 18 laps/electrics
Sep 20 Algarve 6th, 1h04m07.934
Sep 20 Algarve 19th, 1h02m47.550
2010 - F1 (Sauber-Ferrari C29): 12th, 32 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
14/3 16 - Bahrain ret/11 laps/hydraulics
28/3 16 - Australia ret/0 laps/accident
4/4 9 - Malaysia ret/8 laps/engine
18/4 15 - China ret/0 laps/accident
9/5 10 12 Spain -1 lap
16/5 16 - Monaco ret/26 laps/gearbox
30/5 10 10 Turkey 1:29:53.270
13/6 18 - Canada ret/1 lap/accident
27/6 18 7 Europe 1:41:00.536
11/7 12 6 Britain 1:25:10.371
25/7 12 11 Germany -1 lap
1/8 23 9 Hungary -1 lap
29/8 17 8 Belgium 1:29:20.946
12/9 13 - Italy ret/0 laps/gearbox
26/9 10 - Singapore ret/30 laps/accident
10/10 14 7 Japan 1:31:31.361
24/10 12 8 Korea 2:49:38.699
7/11 12 10 Brazil -1 lap
14/11 12 14 Abu Dhabi 1:40:36.395
2011 - F1 (Sauber-Ferrari C30): 12th, 30 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
27/03 9 DQ Australia DSQ - illegal rear wing curvature (was 8th)
9/04 10 7 Malaysia 1:38:46.271
16/04 13 10 China 1:38:01.499
8/05 24 10 Turkey 1:31:35.579
22/05 14 10 Spain -1 lap
29/05 13 5 Monaco 2:10:05.289
12/06 13 7 Canada 4:05:12.807
26/06 14 16 Valencia -1 lap
10/07 8 - Britain ret/23 laps/oil leak
24/07 17 9 Germany -1 lap
31/07 13 11 Hungary -1 lap
28/08 12 12 Belgium 1:28:16.869
11/09 17 - Italy ret/21 laps/gearbox
25/09 17 14 Singapore -2 laps
09/10 7 13 Japan 1:31:57.132
16/10 14 15 Korea -1 lap
30/10 17 - India ret/0 laps/accident
13/11 16 10 Abu Dhabi -1 lap
27/11 16 9 Brazil -1 lap
2012 - F1 (Sauber-Ferrari C31): 12th, 60 pts
Date Q R Race Time
18/3 13 6 Australia 1:34:46.331
25/3 17 - Malaysia ret/46 laps/brakes
15/4 3 10 China 1:37:05.649/FL 1m39.960
22/4 12 13 Bahrain 1:36:41.324
13/5 9 5 Spain 1:40:13.786
27/5 11 - Monaco ret/5 laps/suspension
10/6 11 9 Canada 1:32:54.018
24/6 7 - Europe ret/33 laps/accident damage
8/7 17 11 Britain 1:25:56.658
22/7 12 4 Germany 1:31:27.787
29/7 15 18 Hungary -1 lap/hydraulics
2/9 2 13 Belgium 1:31:04.649
9/9 8 9 Italy 1:20:25.119
23/9 18 13 Singapore 2:01:03.285
7/10 3 3 Japan 1:29:20.780
14/10 13 - Korea ret/16 laps/accident damage
28/10 12 14 India 1:32:37.239
4/11 15 6 Abu Dhabi 1:46:18.743
18/11 16 14 United States -1 lap
25/11 14 9 Brazil 1:45:53.906
2013 – WEC (AF Corse Ferraru 458 Italia): 7th, 98 pts
Apr 14 Silverstone 15th, -27 laps (2nd GT Pro) T.Vilander
May 4 Spa-Francorchamps 17th, -19 laps (3rd GT Pro) T.Vilander
Jun 23 Le Mans 24 Hrs 20th, -36 laps (5th GT Pro) T.Vilander, O.Beretta
Sep 1 Interlagos ret/51 laps/fuel leak/fire T.Vilander
Sep 22 Austin 14th, 167 laps (3rd GT Pro) T.Vilander
Oct 20 Fuji 6 Hrs 21st, 2h57m21.329 (5th GT Pro) T.Vilander
Nov 9 Shanghai 16th, 6h93m32.228 (5th GT Pro) T.Vilander
Nov 30 Bahrain 11th, 174 laps (3rd GT Pro) G.Fisichella
2014 - F1 (Caterham-Renault CT05): 22nd, 0 pts
Date Q R Venue Time
16/3 14 - Australia ret/0 laps/brakes/accident
30/3 20 13 Malaysia -1 lap
6/4 18 15 Bahrain 1:41:10.643
20/4 18 18 China -1 lap
11/5 20 - Spain ret/34 laps/brakes
25/5 20 13 Monaco -3 laps
8/6 21 - Canada ret/23 laps/suspension
22/6 19 16 Austria -2 laps
6/7 22 15 Great Britain -2 laps
20/7 19 16 Germany -2 laps
27/7 17 - Hungary ret/24 laps/fuel system
7/9 18 17 Italy -1 lap
21/9 20 NS Singapore ret/0 laps/power unit
5/10 19 19 Japan -1 lap
12/10 19 - Russia ret/21 laps/brakes
23/11 16 - Abu Dhabi ret/42 laps/vibration
2015 – Japanese Super Formula (Team Lemans Dallara-Toyota): 6th, 20 pts
Apr 19 Suzuka 9th, 1h14m57.804
May 24 TI Aida 2nd, 2h29m50.238
Jul 19 Fuji 10th, 1h29m31.912
Aug 23 Motegi 17th, -1 lap
Sep 13 Autopolis 3rd, 1h23m02.734
Oct 18 Sugo 6th, 1h18m40.097
Nov 8 Suzuka 3rd, 42m10.417
Nov 8 Suzuka 9th, 53m24.212
2016 - FIA WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID): 3rd, 145 pts,
with M.Conway, S.Sarrazin
Apr 16 Silverstone 2nd, -1 lap
May 7 Spa-Francorchamps ret/87 laps/electronics/engine
Jun18-19 Le Mans 24 Hrs 2nd, -3 laps
Jul 24 Nurburgring 6th, -4 laps
Sep 3 Mexico City 3rd, 6h02m53.411
Sep 17 Austin 3rd, 6h01m56.277
Oct 16 Fuji 1st, 6h00m37.284
Nov 6 Shanghai 2nd, 6h01m27.686
Nov 19 Bahrain 5th, -1 lap
Japanese Super Formula (Sunoco Team Lemans Dallara-Toyota SF14): 17th, 1 pt
Apr 24 Suzuka 16th, -2 laps
May 29 Okayama 18th, 22m32.335
Jul 17 Fuji 10th, 1h26m30.721
Aug 21 Motegi 9th, 1h26m02.177
Sep 10 Okayama 18th, 37m21.358
Sep 11 Okayama 17th, 1h12m34.882
Oct 30 Suzuka 9th, 32m35.348
Oct 30 Suzuka 7th, 1h08m46.523
2017 – WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid): 5th,, 103 pts
Apr 16 Silverstone 23rd, -38 laps with M.Conway, J.M.Lopez
May 6 Spa-Francorchamps 2nd, 6h00m13.482 M.Conway
Jun17-18 Le Mans 24 Hrs ret/154 laps/clutch M.Conway, S.Sarrazin
Jul 9 Nurburgring 3rd, 6h01m14.375 M.Conway, J.M.Lopez
Sep 3 Mexico City 4th, -1 lap M.Conway, J.M.Lopez
Sep 16 Austin 4th, 6h01m37.470 M.Conway, J.M.Lopez
Oct 15 Fuji 2nd, 4h24m52.448
Nov 5 Shanghai 4th, -7 laps
Nov 18 Bahrain 4th, -3 laps
Japanese Super Formula (Dallara-Toyota): 7th, 16.5 pts
Apr 23 Suzuka 9th, 1h03m37.390
May 27 Okayama 4th, 38m10.340
May 28 Okayama 5th, 1h09m08.897
Jul 9 Fuji 15th, 1h21m30.220
Aug 20 Motegi 2nd, 1h24m45.400
Sep 10 Autopolis 7th, 1h24m43.082
Formula E (Andretti Andretti ATEC-03):
Dec 2 Hong Kong 15th, 1h17m58.908
Dec 3 Hong Kong 17th, -1 lap
2018 – Japanese Super GT (Lexus Team Sard): 13th, 27 pts, with H.Kovalainen
Apr 8 Okayama 12th, 1h56m24.491
May 20 Suzuka ret/12 laps
Jul 1 Buriram 1st, 1h36m42.825
Aug 5 Fuji 500 11th, -1 lap
Sep 16 Sugo 10th, 1h52m20.439
Oct 21 Autopolis 8th, 1h56m47.758
Nov 11 Motegi 8th, 1h31m49.983
Japanese Super Formula (Carrozzeria Team KCMG Dallara-Toyota): 10th, 7 pts
Apr 22 Suzuka 10th, 1h30m12.987
May 27 Sugo 6th, 1h26m48.926
Jul 8 Fuji 12th, 1h22m25.650
Sep 9 Okayama 2nd, 2h08m21.501
Oct 28 Suzuka 13th, 1h15m56.380
WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID): with M.Conway, J-M.Lopez
May 3 Spa-Fracorchamps 2nd, 6h00m52.146
Jun16-17 Le Mans 24 Hrs 2nd, -2 laps
Aug 19 Silverstone DSQ/excessive floor deflection (was 2nd)
Oct 14 Fuji 1st, 6h00m21.800
Nov 18 Shanghai 1st, 6h01m46.414
2019 – IMSA Sportscars (Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R): with J.Taylor, R.van der Zande, F.Alonso
Jan26-27 Daytona 24 Hrs 1st, 21h59m13.350
WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID): 2nd, 157 pts, with J-M.Lopez, M.Conway
Mar 15 Sebring 2nd, 252 laps
Jun 16 Le Mans 24 Hrs 2nd, 24h00m27.546
Japanese Super Formula (carrozzeria Team KCMG Dallara-Toyota): 6th, 19 pts
Apr 21 Suzuka 9th, 1h28m52.547
May 4 Spa-Francorchamps 6th, -4 laps
May 19 Autopolis 10th, 1h31m04.468
Jun 23 Sugo 2nd, 1h27m40.720
Jul 14 Fuji 6th, 1h37m19.598
Aug 18 Motegi 2nd, 1h22m54.383
Sep 29 Okayama 18th, -1 lap
Oct 27 Suzuka 12th, 1h15m10.211
WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID): with M.Conway, J-M.Lopez
Sep 1 Silverstone 1st, 4h00m57.709
Oct 6 Fuji 2nd, 6h01m03.980
Nov 10 Shanghai 3rd, -1 lap
Dec 14 Bahrain 1st, 8h01m23.599
Super GT DTM Dream Race (BMW M4 DTM):
Nov 23 Fuji 14th, 58m04.255
Nov 24 Fuji 5th, 57m42.105
2020 – Daytona 24 Hrs (Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-VR): 1st, 24h00m33.494, with R.Briscoe,
R.van der Zande, S.Dixon. Spa 24 Hrs (HubAuto Ferrari 488 GT3): 23rd, 515 laps/drivetrain,
with T.Blomqvist, M.Gomes.
WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID): Champion, 207 pts, with J-M.Lopez, M.Conway
Feb 23 Austin 3rd, -2 laps
Aug 15 Spa-Francorchamps 1st, 6h00m02.534
Sep19-20 Le Mans 24 Hrs 3rd, -6 laps
Nov 14 Bahrain 1st, 8h00m13.867
Japanese Super Formula (carrozzeria Team KCMG Dallara-Toyota SF19):
Aug 30 Motegi 14th, 57m38.800
Oct 18 Sugo 14th, 1h09m03.800
2021 – IMSA Sportscars (Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-VR): 12th, 1203 pts
Jan30-31 Daytona 24 Hrs 2nd, 24h00m19.077 J.Johnson, S.Pagenaud, M.Rockenfeller
Mar 20 Sebring 12 Hrs 28th (was 3rd, 12h01m03.059 – drive time penalty) J.Johnson, S.Pagenaud
Jun 27 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs 5th, 6h00m57.738s J.Johnson, S.Pagenaud
Nov 13 Petit Le Mans 4th, 10h01m09.262 J.Johnson, S.Pagenaud
WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 HYBRID): Champion, 173 pts, with M.Conway, J-M.Lopez
May 1 Spa 6 Hrs 3rd, -1 lap
Jun 13 Portimao 8 Hrs 2nd, 8h00m17.214
Jul 18 Monza 6 Hrs 1st, 6h0m12.290
Aug21-22 Le Mans 24 Hrs 1st, 24h00m50.768
Oct 30 Bahrain 1st, 6h00m33.356
Nov 6 Bahrain 2nd, 8h01m32.792
Japanese Super Formula (KCMG Dallara-Toyota SF19): 20th, 1 pt
Oct 17 Motegi 10th, 1h09m54.562
2022 – IMSA (Action Express Racing Cadillac DPI VR): 11th, 1165 pts
Jan29-30 Daytona 24 Hrs 11th, -22 laps M.Rockenfeller, J.Johnson, J-M.Lopez
Mar 19 Sebring 12 Hrs 6th, -5 laps M.Rockenfeller, J-M.Lopez
(Ally Cadillac Racing Cadillac DPI VR): with M.Rockenfeller, J.Johnson
Jun 26 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs 6th, -1 lap
Oct 1 Petit Le Mans 3rd, -1 lap
(Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3): with B.Barnicoat
Jul 3 Mosport Park 19th (6th GTD Pro), -12 laps
WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GT010 HYBRID): 3rd, 133 pts, with M.Conway, J-M.Lopez
Mar 18 Sebring 1000 Miles ret/110 laps/accident
May 7 Spa-Francorchamps 1st, 6h00m31.052
Jun21-22 Le Mans 24 Hrs 2nd, 24h04m09.218
Jul 10 Monza 3rd, -2 laps
Sep 11 Fuji 2nd, 6h02m31.723
Nov 12 Sakhir 1st, 8h00m40.920
Japanese Super Formula (KCMG Dallara-Toyota SF19): 17th, 9 pts
Apr 9 Fuji 18th, -1 lap
Apr 10 Fuji 9th, 1h01m46.822
Apr 24 Suzuka 5th, 1h01m40.575
May 22 Autopolis ret/4 laps
Jun 19 Sugo 17th, 1h11m05.717
Jul 17 Fuji 14th, 1h11m22.748
Aug 20 Motegi 14th, 1h15m11.739
Aug 21 Motegi 17th, 1h00m40.844
Oct 29 Suzuka 18th, 53m48.826
Oct 30 Suzuka 10th, 1h01m53.647
2023 – WEC (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid): 2nd, 145 pts, with M.Conway, J-M.Lopez
Mar 17 Sebring 1st, 8h00m19.877
Apr 16 Algarve 9th, -7 laps
Apr 29 Spa-Francorchamps 1st, 6h00m24.798
Jun10-11 Le Mans 24 Hours ret/103 laps/accident
Jul 9 Monza 1st, 6h00m31.922
Sep 10 Fuji 1st, 6h01m17.551
Nov 4 Bahrain 2nd, 8h02m12.824
Japanese Super Formula (Team KCMG Dallara-Toyota SF23): 11th, 17.5 pts
Apr 23 Suzuka 14th, 56m23.074
May 21 Autopolis 11th, 1h07m06.402
Jun 18 Sugo 6th, 1h02m49.361
Jul 16 Fuji 9th, 59m30.310
Aug 20 Motegi 7th, 1h31m50.471
Oct 28 Suzuka 8th, 5m12.388
Oct 29 Suzuka 17th, 54m35.820
NASCAR (23XI Racing Toyota Camry):
Aug 13 Indianapolis GP 33rd, -1 lap