Kamui Kobayashi

**Kamui Kobayashi** (born 13 September 1986 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Japan) is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in the GP2 Series, won the GP2 Asia Series, and drove in the FIA Formula One World Championship with the Toyota Formula One team in 2009. He is currently driving for Sauber.

Kobayashi was born in Amagasaki, near Kobe.

### Career summary

|Season|Series|Team|Races|Wins|Poles|F/Laps|Podiums|Points|Position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Formula Toyota|align=left|N/A|10|2|4|?|?|120|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|**2nd**|
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Italy|rowspan=3 align=left|Prema Powerteam|17|2|3|1|3|134|7th||
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Germany|2|0|0|0|0|16|31st||||
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands|?|?|?|?|?|32|15th||||
|align=left|Asian Formula Renault Challenge|align=left|Asia Racing Team|1|0|0|?|0|16|31st||
|align=left|Formula Renault Eurocup|align=left rowspan=2|Prema Powerteam|16|6|4|4|8|157|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|**1st**|
|align=left|Formula Renault 2.0 Italy|15|6|9|8|11|312|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|**1st**|||
|align=left|Formula Three Euroseries|align=left rowspan=3|ASM Formule 3|19|0|0|1|3|34|8th||
|align=left|Macau Grand Prix|1|0|1|0|0|N/A|19th||||
|align=left|Masters of Formula 3|1|0|0|0|0|N/A|11th||||
|align=left|Formula Three Euroseries|align=left rowspan=3|ASM Formule 3|20|1|1|0|7|59|4th||
|align=left|Macau Grand Prix|1|0|0|0|0|N/A|13th||||
|align=left|Masters of Formula 3|1|0|0|0|0|N/A|NC||||
|align=left|GP2 Asia Series|rowspan=2 align=left|DAMS|10|2|0|0|3|22|6th||
|align=left|GP2 Series|20|1|0|2|1|10|16th||||
|align=left|GP2 Asia Series|align=left|DAMS|11|2|2|3|4|56|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|**1st**|
|align=left|GP2 Series|align=left|DAMS|20|0|0|0|1|13|16th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|Panasonic Toyota Racing|2|0|0|0|0|3|18th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|BMW Sauber|19|0|0|0|0|32|12th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|Sauber F1 Team|11|0|0|0|0|27|11th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|Sauber F1 Team|20|0|0|0|1|60|12th||

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in _italics_ indicate fastest lap)
|Year|Entrant|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|DC|Points|||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2008||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ESP FEA <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|_ESP SPR_ <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|TUR FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|TUR SPR <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MON SPR <small>18</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|FRA FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|_FRA SPR_ <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GBR FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GBR SPR <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GER FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GER SPR <small>18</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN FEA <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN SPR <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|EUR FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|EUR SPR <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL FEA <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL SPR <small>14</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ITA FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ITA SPR <small>13</small>|
|2009||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ESP FEA <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ESP SPR <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MON SPR <small>12</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|TUR FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|TUR SPR <small>NC</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GBR FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GBR SPR <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GER FEA <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|GER SPR <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN FEA <small>13</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN SPR <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|VAL FEA <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|VAL SPR <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BEL FEA <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL SPR <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ITA FEA <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ITA SPR <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|POR FEA <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|POR SPR <small>19</small>|

#### Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in _italics_ indicate fastest lap)
|Year|Entrant|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|DC|Points||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2008|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|DUB1 FEA <small>13</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|DUB1 SPR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|IDN FEA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|IDN SPR <small>15</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MYS FEA <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|MYS SPR <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|BHR FEA <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|BHR SPR <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|DUB2 FEA <small>20</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|DUB2 SPR <small>14</small>||||||||
|2008–09|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|_CHN FEA_ <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|CHN SPR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|***DUB FEA*** <small>1</small>|DUB SPR <small>C</small>|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|_BHR1 FEA_ <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BHR1 SPR <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|QAT FEA <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|QAT SPR <small>18</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|MYS FEA <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MYS SPR <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|**BHR2 FEA** <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BHR2 SPR <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|**1st**|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|**56**|

### Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position; races in _italics_ indicate fastest lap)
|Year|Entrant|Chassis|Engine|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|WDC|Points||||||||||||||||||
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|2009|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|AUS|MAL|CHN|BHR|ESP|MON|TUR|GBR|GER|HUN|EUR|BEL|ITA|SIN|bgcolor="#F1F8FF"|JPN <small>PO</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BRA <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ABU <small>6</small>||||bgcolor="#f3f3f3"|**18th**|bgcolor="#f3f3f3"|**3**|||||||||||||||||
|2010|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BHR <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|AUS <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MAL <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|CHN <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ESP <small>12</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|TUR <small>10</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|CAN <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|EUR <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|GBR <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GER <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HUN <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BEL <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ITA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|SIN <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|JPN <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|KOR <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BRA <small>10</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ABU <small>14</small>||bgcolor="#f3f3f3"|**12th**|bgcolor="#f3f3f3"|**32**|
|2011|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||BEL|ITA|SIN|JPN|KOR|IND|ABU|BRA||bgcolor="#f3f3f3"|**11th***|bgcolor="#f3f3f3"|**27***||||||||||||||||||||
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## Infobox (f1 driver)

- **name**: Kamui Kobayashi(小林 可夢偉)
- **image**: Kamui Kobayashi 2010 Malaysia.jpg
- **caption**: Kobayashi at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
- **nationality**: Japanese
- **races**: 32
- **championships**: 0
- **wins**: 0
- **podiums**: 0
- **points**: 62
- **poles**: 0
- **fastest laps**: 0
- **first race**: Brazilian Grand Prix
- **last season**: 2010
- **last position**: 12th (32 points)