Kamui Kobayashi

Kamui Kobayashi is a racing driver Japan board born the September 13rd 1986 with Hyogo (Japan).

Biography

Kobayashi began its career in the automobile sport in 2003. Second of the championship of Toyota Formula in Japan (behind Kazuki Nakajima), it is integrated into the Toyota Young Drivers Program , the structure by which Toyota tries to accompany by young pilots until the Formule 1. Kobayashi is then sent in Europe to dispute there the Championnat of Italy de Formule Renault. After a first year of training (4th of the championship), it bursts in 2005 since it gains the championship of Italy as well as the championship of Europe (the Eurocup).

Always with the support of Toyota, it reaches in 2006 the championship of Formule 3 Euroseries, within prestigious French stable ASM with as engineer of track Christophe Perrin. It finishes the championship in the 8th final place, which also makes him to it better beginning from the season. It gains this same year the first sleeve, known as qualificative, of the Grand Prix of Macao de Formule 3. Party first, it will carry out to the flag to checkerwork. The race of the following day was less happy since it will be finished in the wall with Asmer and Di Resta at the time of the first turn. It will finish in the 19th place. In 2007, always in F3 Euroseries at ASM, he is announced as a candidate with the title but disappoints a little by finishing 4th championship with only one victory. In parallel, it makes its beginnings Formulates of them 1 as a pilot tester of the Toyota F1 TEAM, at the sides of Franck Montagny. At the end of 2007, it is officially promoted third pilot of the Japanese stable.

Career

2003 : Formulate Toyota (2nd championship)
2004: Formulate Renault Italian (4th championship)
2005: Formulate Renault Italian (Champion) and Eurocup Formule Renault (Champion)
2006: F3 Euroseries (8th of the championship)
2007: F3 Euroseries (4th from the championship, 1 victory) - Pilot tester of the Toyota F1 TEAM

Prize list

Champion of Italy de Formule Renault in 2005
Vainqueur of Eurocup Formulates Renault in 2005

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