Kotaro Shimbara
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| Kotaro Shimbara | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 12 April 2004 Japan |
| F4 Japanese Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team |
| Former teams | Kageyama Racing, Zap Speed |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 1 |
Kotaro Shimbara (新原 光太郎, Shinbara Kōtarō, born 12 April 2004) is a Japanese racing driver who currently race in F4 Japanese Championship.[1]
Career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]Shimbara made his racing debut in 2021 race in F4 Japan with TOM'S backed RSS team for round three and the rest, he finished fourteenth in the standings.[2] made his formula full season debut in Japanese F4 with Zap Speed in 2022. He finished twentieth [3][4][5][6]in the standings with one podium. In 2024, he returns to the series and race with Kageyama Racing. He claimed pole in the first race, and a win after Ryota Horachi disqualification in the last race at Suzuka. For 2025, he stays again in the series, but he moves to HFDP with B-Max Racing Team after won the Honda Racing School scholarship with Rintaro Sato.[7][8]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | RSS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14th |
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20th |
| 2024 | F4 Japanese Championship | Kageyama Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 153 | 3rd |
| 2025 | F4 Japanese Championship | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team |
References
[edit]- ^ "エントリーリスト：2024-第1戦・第2戦-富士" (PDF). fiaf4.wordpress.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "RESULTS:2021 第3戦・第4戦 鈴鹿サーキット". Japanese FIA-F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "2022 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 第3戦・第4戦 鈴鹿サーキット". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 第5戦・第6戦 富士スピードウェイ". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 第7戦・第8戦 鈴鹿サーキット". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "French F4 champion Taito Kato to race in FRegional with ART GP". fFormula Scout. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kotaro Shimbara career summary at DriverDB.com