Rikuto Kobayashi
Japanese racing driver
Rikuto Kobayashi (小林利徠斗, Kobayashi Rikuto; born 1 July 2005) is a Japanese racing driver who competes in the Super Formula Championship for TGM Grand Prix and in Super GT for Cerumo. A member of the TGR Driver Challenge Program, Kobayashi won the F4 Japanese Championship in 2023. Alongside his motorsport ventures, he also competes in sim racing, having previously competed in the Gran Turismo World Series.
He is not related to the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and fellow Super Formula driver Kamui Kobayashi.
Single-seater career
Formula 4
Kobayashi started his formula racing in 2022 at F4 Japanese Championship with TGR-DC Racing School as a part from he got TGR-DC RS Scholarship Driver. He finished sixth in the standings. Kobayashi continued to compete for the 2023 season. In a close F4 title battle with Jin Nakamura, Kobayashi claimed the title by winning the season finale at Motegi. On 30 May 2023, Toyota Gazoo Racing announced that Kobayashi would take part in the WEC Challenge Program training session for young drivers who are deemed to have a future in the Le Mans 24 Hours. He participated and experienced firsthand how WEC drivers and engineers take on the challenge of Le Mans.
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