Kamui Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林可夢偉, Hepburn: Kobayashi Kamui, born 13 September 1986) is a Japanese racing driver and motorsport executive, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Super Formula for KCMG.

Jan 24, 2025 · DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Having made sports cars, Formula 1, Formula E and even a pair of NASCAR starts, Kamui Kobayashi is one of the most versatile racers in the world. For the first time in three years, this great international star is excited to be back on the Rolex 24 At Daytona race grid.

6 days ago · Kobayashi's Rolex 24 at Daytona hopes dashed by wreck while Deletraz was driving Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours ...

Sep 15, 2024 · Not only is Kobayashi one of the three drivers for title-contending Toyota Gazoo Racing’s No. 8 car in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), he also competes for Kids com Team KCMG in Super...

LE MANS, France (June 7, 2023) – Toyota and 23XI Racing announced today that famed Toyota Gazoo Racing driver and WEC (World Endurance Championship) team principal, Kamui Kobayashi will make his NASCAR debut in the No. 67 Toyota Genuine Parts Camry TRD at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on August 13.

Kamui Kobayashi has enjoyed a whirlwind ride since joining Panasonic Toyota Racing as third driver in 2008. The 22-year-old rising Japanese star has been on a hectic world tour, encompassing not just his third driver duties at tests and races, but also the super-competitive GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series.

Kamui Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林可夢偉, Hepburn: Kobayashi Kamui, born 13 September 1986) is a Japanese racing driver and motorsport executive, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Super Formula for KCMG.

Dec 6, 2021 · Kamui Kobayashi will have a fully operational role in his new position as team principal of the Toyota FIA World Endurance Championship squad. Kobayashi, it has emerged, is a replacement...

In 2008 Toyota signed Kamui as their third driver resulting in his debut during the 2009 season at the Brazilian GP. Untill 2014 Kamui was active as a driver in the highest level of racing in the World: the Formula 1.

After leaving F1 in 2013, Kamui Kobayashi transitioned to endurance racing by joining the World Endurance Championship with Toyota. This career shift marked a significant change, moving from the high-speed, short-duration races of Formula 1 to the strategic, long-haul demands of endurance racing.