Takeshi Kimura

Discover Takeshi Kimura, JPN driver racing for KESSEL RACING in LMGT3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2026: biography, career and key statistics.

Takeshi Kimura is a Japanese racing driver born on 22 October 1970, an FIA Bronze-rated driver and the founder of the CarGuy Racing team. He won the Asian Le Mans Series GT class title in 2018-2019 and was crowned GT World Challenge Asia overall champion in 2022. A regular at the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2019, he has competed in LMGTE Am and then in LMGT3, notably finishing 8th in class in 2025 and 10th in 2024 at the wheel of a Ferrari. In 2026, he contests the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Kessel Racing aboard the number 57 Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo in the LMGT3 category.

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