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Birth date : 13/09/1986
Birth place : Hyogo
Country : Japan
Marital status : Single

Height : 168 cm
Weight : 57 kg
Wins : 0
Points scored : 0
Number of GP : 0
Pole Position : 0
Podiums : 0
First GP : ---- (----)
Best result : 0
2007 championship position : --
2008 championship position : --
Team : TOYOTA
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Long time Toyota protégé Kamui Kobayashi got his Formula One testing break with the Japanese team in 2008. Kobayashi started his race career in karting in Japan before joining the Toyota Young Drivers Programme and moving to the Italian and German Formula Renault championships.

Success followed in 2005 in Formula Renault Eurocup and the Italian Formula Renault championship. A move to the Formula 3 Euroseries saw Kobayashi finish in eighth position in 2006 and then fourth the following season with one victory.

After years of investment from Toyota, Kobayashi continued his learning curve, this time with Formula One machinery in 2008 while also competing in GP2.

The Asia series saw the Japanese racer finish in sixth position after recording two wins; he remained with the Dams team for the main series and finished in 16th position overall.

Rapid on occasion but erratic more frequently, Kobayashi remains in GP2 in 2009 with Dams and continues his test role with the Toyota team in Formula One.



1996 SL Takarazuka, Cadet, 3°
1997 SL All Japan Cadet, 1°
1998 JAF Cup West Cadet, 1°
1999 SL All Japan Tournament (S stock, D class), 1°
2000 All Japan Junior Championship
2001 All Japan Kart ICA, 1° / F. Toyota Racing School
2002 Kart Euro Championship / F. Toyota Series
2003 Formula Toyota Series, 2°
2004 Formula Renault Italian Championship, 4°
2005 F. Renault Italia, 1° / F. Renault Euro, 1°
2006 F3 Euro Series, 8°
2007 F3 Euro Series, 4°
2008 F1 (Toyota), test driver




  




[15/01 - 13:48]  
Kamui Kobayashi Q&A
A dual role in GP2 and with Toyota F1


[09/10 - 07:54]  
Kobayashi must earn F1 seat - Toyota
GP2 racer has work to do to make the grade

[31/07 - 20:44]  
Kovalainen happy with McLaren
Seeking a long-term deal alongside Hamilton

[11/01 - 00:20]  
Kamui Kobayashi Q&A
Toyota protégé ready to test…

2009 drivers



McLaren

Lewis Hamilton
Heikki Kovalainen
Pedro De la Rosa
Gary Paffett

Ferrari

Felipe Massa
Kimi Raikkonen
Luca Badoer
Marc Gene

BMW Sauber

Robert Kubica
Nick Heidfeld
Christian Klien

Renault

Fernando Alonso
Nelson Piquet Jr
Romain Grosjean

Toyota

Jarno Trulli
Timo Glock
Kamui Kobayashi

Toro Rosso

Sébastien Bourdais
Sébastien Buemi

Red Bull

Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel

Williams

Nico Rosberg
Kazuki Nakajima
Nico Hulkenberg

Force India F1

Adrian Sutil
Giancarlo Fisichella
Vitantonio Liuzzi

Brawn GP

Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello
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