Takashi Kobayashi

is a Japanese racing driver. He currently drives in the Formula Nippon, and the Super GT series in the GT500 category. He is not related to fellow Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi.

In 2010, Kobayashi won the All-Japan Formula Three championship, National Class.

In 2010, Kobayashi made his debut in the Super GT series (GT500) at the Pokka GT Summer Special (Suzuka Circuit) as the third driver of the ARTA. Despite the team mistakenly declaring him to qualify instead of Ralph Firman in the final session, he claimed the pole position, being the first to do so on a debut. the ARTA team won the race the following day.

Kobayashi's performance led to him becoming part of the new lineup of ARTA in the 2011 Super GT season, partnered with former IndyCar Series driver Hideki Mutoh.

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Pts 2009 HFDP Racing Toyota N FUJ19 FUJ211 OKA16 OKA27 SUZ111 SUZ210 FUJ19 FUJ29 SUZ19 SUZ29 MOT113 MOT214 AUT111 AUT210 SUG113 SUG27 4th 62 2010 N SUZ17 SUZ26 MOT18 MOT25 FUJ16 FUJ26 FUJ18 FUJ27 MOT18 MOT211 OKA17 OKA28 SUG17 SUG210 AUT16 AUT2Ret 1st 124

Complete Super GT results

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. (Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result. Season still in progress.