Takuro Shinohara

Takuro Shinohara
Nationality Japan
Born (1994-11-20) November 20, 1994 (age 30)
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT GT300 career
Debut season2018
Current teamK2 R&D LEON Racing
Car number65
Former teamsAudi Sport Team Hitotsuyama, X Works, Pacific - D'station Racing AMR
Starts28
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles2
Fastest laps2
Best finish4th in 2023
Previous series
2007-2012
2013-2014
2015-2017
2019 -		JAF All Japan Kart Championship
Super FJ
F4 Japanese Championship
Super Taikyu Series, TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Championship titles
2014
2020
2020		Super FJ
TCR Japan Saturday Series
TCR Japan Sunday Series

Takuro Shinohara (篠原 拓朗, Shinohara Takurō) (born November 20, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver from Yokohama. He won the TCR Japan Saturday and Sunday Series in 2020,[1] racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama.[2] Currently he is racing with K2 Leon Racing alongside Naoya Gamou.[3]

Career

Super GT

In 2018, Shinohara was listed in the Fuji Race for Audi Team Hitotsuyama but did not race. Shinohara made his debut in the series in 2020 with X Works partnered with Hong Kong driver Shaun Thong.[4] Shinohara only raced for the first round, then he competed with Pacific - D'station Racing AMR for 2 rounds. Shinohara competed full time for 2021 with Audi Team Hitotsuyama alongside Shintaro Kawabata. He went on to get his first Super GT win at Motegi, and finished 15th in the standings. Shinohara then moved to K2 R&D LEON Racing, replacing Togo Suganami.[5] He stayed with Naoya Gamou for 2023, and they claimed 4th place in the standings.[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2015 F4 Japanese Championship VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr 14 0 0 0 0 35 11th
2016 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 13 0 0 1 3 80 8th
2017 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 14 0 0 0 1 72 9th
2018 Super GT - GT300 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 TCR Japan - Saturday Series Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama 4 1 3 2 3 82 2nd
TCR Japan - Sunday Series 4 1 3 2 1 46 7th
F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 4 0 0 0 0 8 16th
2020 TCR Japan - Saturday Series Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama 5 4 0 0 4 119 1st
TCR Japan - Sunday Series 5 3 0 0 4 120 1st
Super GT - GT300 X Works 1 0 0 0 0 6 24th
Pacific - D'station Racing AMR 2 0 0 0 0
2021 Super GT - GT300 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama 8 1 0 0 1 20 15th
TCR Japan - Sunday Series 2 0 0 1 2 41 5th
TCR Japan - Saturday Series 1 0 0 0 0 16 15th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z D'station Racing 6 2 0 1 4 98‡ 2nd‡
2022 Super GT - GT300 K2 R&D LEON Racing 8 0 1 1 2 33 9th
Super Taikyu - ST-X MP Racing 3 0 0 0 0 35‡ 8th‡
2023 Super GT - GT300 K2 R&D LEON Racing 8 0 1 1 2 44 4th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team ZeroOne 5 0 0 0 2 77.5‡ 4th‡
2024 Super GT - GT300 K2 R&D LEON Racing 8 2 2 1 4 92 2nd
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team ZeroOne 7 0 4 0 3 75‡ 6th‡

‡ Team standings

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts
2015 VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr OKA
1
17 		OKA
2
18 		FUJ1
1
Ret 		FUJ1
2
4 		FUJ2
1
18 		FUJ2
2
8 		SUZ
1
18 		SUZ
2
8 		SUG
1
9 		SUG
2
4 		AUT
1
7 		AUT
2
9 		MOT
1
10 		MOT
2
22 		11th 35
2016 Media Do Kageyama Racing OKA
1
12 		OKA
2
9 		FUJ1
1
4 		FUJ1
2
15 		SUG
1
10 		SUG
2
12 		FUJ2
1
7 		FUJ2
2
3 		FUJ2
3
2 		SUZ
1
15 		SUZ
2
12 		MOT
1
Ret 		MOT
2
6 		MOT
3
2 		8th 80
2017 Media Do Kageyama Racing OKA
1
8 		OKA
2
Ret 		FUJ1
1
5 		FUJ1
2
12 		AUT
1
6 		AUT
2
14 		SUG
1
6 		SUG
2
Ret 		FUJ2
1
8 		FUJ2
2
6 		SUZ
1
9 		SUZ
2
9 		MOT
1
2 		MOT
2
6 		9th 72
2019 Media Do Kageyama Racing OKA
1
 OKA
2
 FUJ1
1
6 		FUJ1
2
17 		SUZ
1
12 		SUZ
2
12 		FUJ2
1
 FUJ2
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 16th 8

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
2018 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS Evo GT300 OKA FUJ
DNR 		SUZ CHA FUJ SUG AUT MOT NC 0
2020 X Works Audi R8 LMS Evo GT300 FUJ
18 		FUJ SUZ MOT 24th 6
Pacific - D'station Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 FUJ
24 		SUZ MOT FUJ
5
2021 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS Evo GT300 OKA
13 		FUJ
17 		MOT
16 		SUZ
21 		SUG
25 		AUT
15 		MOT
1 		FUJ
17 		15th 20
2022 K2 R&D LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
3 		FUJ
15 		SUZ
13 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
6 		SUG
6 		AUT
3 		MOT
18 		9th 33
2023 K2 R&D LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
2 		FUJ
4 		SUZ
12 		FUJ
25 		SUZ
Ret 		SUG
6 		AUT
12 		MOT
2 		4th 44
2024 K2 R&D LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
21 		FUJ
26 		SUZ
8 		FUJ
11 		SUG
1 		AUT
6 		MOT
2 		SUZ
4 		2nd 92

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship 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 Pos Points
2020 Sutekina Racing Team FUJ1
1
3 		FUJ1
2
2 		FUJ1
3
5 		SUG
1
 SUG
2
 SUG
3
 FUJ2
1
 FUJ2
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 9th 43

References

  1. ^ "Takuro Shinohara completes double at Fuji to claim Sunday Series title". TouringCarTimes. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. ^ "Takuro Shinohara confirms return with Hitotsuyama Racing". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. ^ "How SUPER GT's 2023 GT300 field is shaping up". motorsport.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "44 Cars On Entry List For Season-Opening Super GT Fuji 300km". dailysportscar.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Gamou & Shinohara For K2 R&D LEON Racing in 2022". dailysportscar.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "How SUPER GT's 2023 GT300 field is shaping up". motorsport.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.


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