| Takayuki Kinoshita | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | (1960-05-05) 5 May 1960 (age 64) |
| Debut season | 1989 |
| Current team | GAZOO Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Former teams | Team LF-A, Sport Auto, Falken Motorsports, Team Taisan |
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, with whom he scored SP8 class wins in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 24 Hours Nürburgring driving the Lexus LFA. He also won A8 class in the 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring driving a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) for Falken Motorsports.
Among Japanese drivers, Kinoshita has raced the most times in the 24 Hours Nürburgring. He has also raced in All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, Japanese Touring Car Championship, Japanese Formula Three, and Super Taikyu N1 Endurance Series [ja].
Kinoshita is a member of the Automotive Journalists Association of Japan [ja] and is on the selection committee for Car of the Year Japan. He was also a presenter on the Japanese Best Motoring TV series.
Results
Season Series / Class Standing Team / Car / Races
GT 2013 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 2012 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) 1st Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » Class Win
GT 2011 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) 11th Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 2010 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) 1st Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » Class Win
GT 2009 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP8 »(single race) 4th Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 2008 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP8 »(single race) 7th Team LF-A » / Lexus LF-A »
GT 2007 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP6 »(single race) 6th Sport Auto » / Honda NSX Type-R »
GT 2006 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP6 »(single race) Sport Auto » / Honda NSX Type-R »
GT 2005 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class A8 »(single race) Falken Motorsports » / Skyline GT-R (R34) »
GT 2004 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class A8 »(single race) 1st Falken Motorsports » / Skyline GT-R (R34) » Class Win
GT 2003 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 19th Team Taisan » / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(8 of 8 races, 1 Win)
GT 2002 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 18th Team Taisan » / Porsche 911 GT3-RS (996) »(1 of 8 races)
GT 2002 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » Team Taisan » / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(2 of 8 races)
GT 2002 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » Amemiya Racing » / Mazda RX-7 (FD) »(1 of 8 races)
GT 2001 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 27th Team Taisan » / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(5 of 7 races)
2000 Japanese GT Series, 24th
1999 Japanese GT Series, 18th
1998 Japanese GT Series, GT300-19th
1997 Japanese GT Series, GT300-13th
1996 Japanese GT Series, GT300-3rd
1995 Japanese GT Series, GT300-11th
1993 Japanese Touringcars
1992 Japanese Touringcars
1991 Japanese Touringcars
1990 Japanese Touringcars
19** Japanese N1 Endurance Series
1989 Japanese Touringcars
19** Japanese Formula 3
Complete Spa 24 Hour results
| 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
| 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
(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
- ^ "TEAMS - 24HR NÜRBURGRING - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing". toyotagazooracing.com. Toyota Motorsport. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Takayuki Kinoshita: Racedriver biography - career and success". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "PROFILE - Takayuki Kinoshita". cardome.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Takayuki Kinoshita career summary at DriverDB.com
- Speedsport Magazine career summary