Takayuki Kinoshita
Takayuki Kinoshita (木下 隆之, Kinoshita Takayuki) is a Japanese racing car driver, author, and automotive journalist. Kinoshita is affiliated with Toyota Motorsport's GAZOO Racing arm,[1] with whom he scored SP8 class wins in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 24 Hours Nürburgring driving the Lexus LFA.[2] He also won A8 class in the 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring driving a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) for Falken Motorsports.[2]
| Takayuki Kinoshita | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | May 5, 1960 |
| Debut season | 1989 |
| Current team | GAZOO Racing |
| Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
| Former teams | Team LF-A, Sport Auto, Falken Motorsports, Team Taisan |
Among Japanese drivers, Kinoshita has raced the most times in the 24 Hours Nürburgring.[1] He has also raced in All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, Japanese Touring Car Championship, Japanese Formula Three, and Super Taikyu N1 Endurance Series.[2][3]
Kinoshita is a member of the Automotive Journalists Association of Japan and is on the selection committee for Car of the Year Japan.[3] He was also a presenter on the Japanese Best Motoring TV series.
Results edit
Season Series / Class Standing Team / Car / Races
GT 201324h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 201224h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race)1st Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » Class Win
GT 201124h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race)11th Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 201024h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race)1st Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » Class Win
GT 200924h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP8 »(single race)4th Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 200824h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP8 »(single race)7th Team LF-A » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 200724h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP6 »(single race)6th Sport Auto » / Honda NSX Type-R »
GT 200624h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP6 »(single race) Sport Auto » / Honda NSX Type-R »
GT 200524h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class A8 »(single race) Falken Motorsports » / Skyline GT-R (R34) »
GT 200424h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class A8 »(single race)1st Falken Motorsports » / Skyline GT-R (R34) » Class Win
GT 2003All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 19th Team Taisan » / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(8 of 8 races, 1 Win)
GT 2002All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 18th Team Taisan » / Porsche 911 GT3-RS (996) »(1 of 8 races)
GT 2002All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » Team Taisan » / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(2 of 8 races)
GT 2002All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » Amemiya Racing » / Mazda RX-7 (FD) »(1 of 8 races)
GT 2001All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 27th Team Taisan » / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(5 of 7 races)
2000 Japanese GT Series, 24th
1999Japanese GT Series, 18th
1998Japanese GT Series, GT300-19th
1997Japanese GT Series, GT300-13th
1996Japanese GT Series, GT300-3rd
1995Japanese GT Series, GT300-11th
1993Japanese Touringcars
1992Japanese Touringcars
1991Japanese Touringcars
1990Japanese Touringcars
19** Japanese N1 Endurance Series
1989Japanese Touringcars
19** Japanese Formula 3
Complete Spa 24 Hour results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Team Zexel | Kenji Tohira Dirk Schoysman | Nissan Skyline GT-R | N/class5 | 409 | 13th | 3rd |
| 1991 | Team Zexel | Dirk Schoysman Kieth O'dor | Nissan Skyline GT-R | N/Div.4 | 457 | 6th | 1st |
| 1992 | Nismo | Dirk Schoysman Luis Pérez-Sala | Nissan Skyline GT-R | N3.0 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (-1993) results edit
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | JTC-1 | NIS Ret | SEN 4 | TSU 8 | SUG 5 | SUZ 3 | FUJ Ret | ? | ? | ||
| 1992 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | AID 9 | AUT 1 | SUG 2 | SUZ 4 | MIN NC | TSU 3 | SEN 2 | FUJ 1 | 6th | 100 |
Complete JGTC results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Makiguchi Engineering | BMW M3 | GT2 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN Ret | FUJ 1 | SUG Ret | MIN 2 | 11th | 35 | ||
| 1996 | Makiguchi Engineering | BMW M3 | GT300 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 4 | SEN 1 | FUJ Ret | SUG 10 | MIN 4 | 3rd | 53 | ||
| 1997 | Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW 318i | GT300 | SUZ Ret | 14th | 13 | |||||||
| Team Daishin | Nissan Silvia | FUJ 7 | SEN 6 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | SUG 8 | |||||||
| 1998 | Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 | GT300 | SUZ | FUJ C | SEN | FUJ | 19th | 12 | ||||
| 910 Racing | Porsche 993 RSR | MOT 3 | MIN Ret | SUG 14 | |||||||||
| 1999 | CdmaOne Toyota Team Cerumo with Key's | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 6 | SUG 8 | MIN Ret | FUJ Ret | TAI 11 | MOT 15 | 16th | 12 | |
| 2000 | CdmaOne Toyota Team Cerumo with Key's | Toyota Supra | GT500 | MOT 11 | FUJ Ret | SUG 16 | FUJ 19 | TAI 13 | MIN Ret | SUZ 10 | 23rd | 1 | |
| 2001 | Team Taisan Advan Jr. | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT300 | TAI 8 | FUJ 9 | SUG | FUJ 9 | MOT 14 | SUZ | MIN 3 | 15th | 19 | |
| 2002 | Team Taisan Advan | Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT300 | TAI | FUJ 3 | 11th | 34 | ||||||
| Team Taisan Advan Jr. | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | SUG 5 | SEP 9 | FUJ | MOT | MIN | |||||||
| RE Amemiya Racing | Mazda RX-7 | SUZ 3 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Team Taisan Advan | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT300 | TAI 16 | FUJ 16 | SUG Ret | FUJ 1 | FUJ 5 | MOT Ret | AUT 7 | SUZ Ret | 12th | 34 |
References edit
- ^ a b "TEAMS - 24HR NÜRBURGRING - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing". toyotagazooracing.com. Toyota Motorsport. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Takayuki Kinoshita: Racedriver biography - career and success". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b "PROFILE - Takayuki Kinoshita". cardome.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
External links edit
- Official website
- Takayuki Kinoshita career summary at DriverDB.com
- Speedsport Magazine career summary