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 races in the 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 from the third round onwards. He finished fourteenth in the standings.[2]
He made his 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 returned to the serie, racing with Kageyama Racing. He claimed pole in the first race, and a win after Ryota Horachi was disqualified in the last race at Suzuka. For 2025, he will stay in the series, moving to HFDP with B-Max Racing Team after winning 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 | HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 153 | 3rd |
| 2025 | F4 Japanese Championship | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team |
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RSS | FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
MOT1 1 13 |
MOT1 2 Ret |
MOT1 3 11 |
SUG 1 DNS |
SUG 2 11 |
SUG 3 24 |
MOT2 1 10 |
MOT2 2 14 |
FUJ2 1 DSQ |
FUJ2 2 9 |
14th | 3 | |
| 2022 | Zap Speed | FUJ1 1 13 |
FUJ1 2 11 |
SUZ 1 14 |
SUZ 2 12 |
FUJ2 1 15 |
FUJ2 2 10 |
SUZ2 1 12 |
SUZ2 2 8 |
SUG 1 15 |
SUG 2 17 |
AUT 1 13 |
AUT 2 13 |
MOT 1 12 |
MOT 2 33† |
20th | 5 | |
| 2024 | HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing | FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 4 |
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 4 |
FUJ2 1 7 |
FUJ2 2 4 |
SUG 1 9 |
SUG 2 8 |
AUT 1 C |
AUT 2 3 |
MOT 1 7 |
MOT 2 2 |
MOT 3 2 |
SUZ2 1 4 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
3rd | 153 |
| 2025 | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ2 1 |
FUJ2 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
SUZ2 1 |
SUZ2 2 |
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). 9 August 2021. 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). 20 April 2022. 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). 19 May 2022. 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). 31 July 2022. 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). 20 August 2022. 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