Kamui Kobayashi

Discover Kamui Kobayashi, JPN driver racing for TOYOTA RACING in Hypercar H at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2026: biography, career and key statistics.

Kamui Kobayashi, born in 1986 in Amagasaki, is one of the most iconic Japanese drivers of his generation. After a Formula 1 career between 2009 and 2014 with Toyota, Sauber and Caterham, highlighted by a memorable home podium at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, he joined Toyota's endurance programme. FIA WEC world champion in 2019-20 with the TS050 Hybrid, he won the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans aboard the Toyota GR010 Hybrid alongside Mike Conway and José María López. Now team principal of Toyota Gazoo Racing in endurance while still racing, he continues his dual role with Toyota in 2026, a figurehe

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