CarGuy Racing
CarGuy Racing is an auto racing team based in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, established by Takeshi Kimura in 2015. The team currently competes in the European Le Mans Series under collaboration with Kessel Racing, fielding the No. 9 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo in the GT300 class and the No.
Career Stats
Key Personnel
Drivers
Season Results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo | 26.5 | 19th |
| 2021 | — | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo | 35 | 16th |
| 2018 | — | Honda NSX GT3 | 11 | 26th |
Team History
History
In 2016, Car Guy Racing entered a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 driven by team owner Takeshi Kimura, Manabu Orido and Malaysian driver Afiq Yazid in the fifth round of that year's Super Taikyu championship, achieving a third place finish on the team's debut. Car Guy later moved to the Super Car Race championship the following year with Car Guy acting as one of the series' primary partners for the season. The team also competed as a wildcard in the Blancpain GT Asia round at Fuji Speedway that year, securing an overall victory with drivers Naoki Yokomizo and Kei Cozzolino.
In 2018, the team first entered into the Super GT championship, where they became one of the first teams to compete with the new Honda NSX GT3 in the GT300 class with Kimura and Cozzolino acting as the team's primary drivers. The team finished 26th out of 29 entrants in the team standings with a best finish of 15th in the opening round at Okayama. Later that year, the team competed in the Asian Le Mans Series with a Ferrari 488 GT3 in the GT class with Kimura, Cozzolino, and British driver James Calado driving for the team. Car Guy went on to dominate the GT class that year, scoring a total of 101 points after winning all four races and gaining an additional point for pole position at their home circuit Fuji Speedway.
In 2023, Car Guy have switched to a new Ferrari 296 GT3 for GT World Challenge Asia, but will continue to campaign various versions of the Ferrari 488 with confirmed entry to Asian Le Mans Series and a "likely" entry to European Le Mans Series.
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History adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
About CarGuy Racing
CarGuy Racing is a Japan professional-level racing team based in Kikugawa. The team competes in Asian Le Mans, European Le Mans, Super Gt.CarGuy Racing is listed on Race Team Wiki, the world's first comprehensive racing team index.
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