CarGuy Racing

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Flag of Japan.svg Car Guy Racing
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans (52174874617).png
Founded2016
Team principal(s)Takeshi Kimura
Current series Super GT
GT World Challenge Asia
European Le Mans Series
Asian Le Mans Series
24 Hours of Le Mans
Former series FIA World Endurance Championship
Super Taikyu
Current drivers Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Schandorff
Teams'
Championships		 Asian Le Mans Series:
1 (2018–19)

Car Guy Racing is an auto racing team based in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, established by Takeshi Kimura in 2016. 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. 57 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo in the LMGTE class respectively. [1] [2] Car Guy is also scheduled to compete in GT World Challenge Asia with a Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo in the GT3 class. [3]

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The team qualified for the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans race [4] in the GTE Am category using a Ferrari 488.

History

Car Guy Racing first entered into motorsport in 2016 when the team 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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [7] The team finished 26th out of 29 entrants in the team standings with a best finish of 15th in the opening round at Okayama. [8] 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. [9] [10] [11]

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 [12] to Asian Le Mans Series and a "likely" entry [12] to European Le Mans Series.

Results

The Car Guy Racing Ferrari 488 in the final race of the Asian Le Mans Series at Sepang Car Guy in Asia Le Mans Sepang.jpg
The Car Guy Racing Ferrari 488 in the final race of the Asian Le Mans Series at Sepang

Asian Le Mans Series results

YearSeriesEntrantRaceCarDriversGroupPos.
2018 Asian Le Mans Flag of Japan.svg Car Guy Racing1. Shanghai Ferrari 488 Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado 		GT1st
Flag of Japan.svg Car Guy Racing2. Fuji Ferrari 488 Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado 		GT1st
2019 Asian Le Mans Flag of Japan.svg Car Guy Racing3. Buriram Ferrari 488 Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado 		GT1st
Flag of Japan.svg Car Guy Racing4. Sepang Ferrari 488 Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado 		GT1st

Complete Super GT results

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

YearEntrantCarClassNo.Drivers12345678Pos.Points
2018 Car Guy Racing Honda NSX GT3 GT300777 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo 		OKA
15		 FUJ
26		 SUZ
21		 CHA FUJ
17		 SUG AUT
Ret		 MOT
23		26th11
2021 Pacific - Car Guy Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo GT3009 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo 		OKA
23		 FUJ
25		 MOT
6		 SUZ
4		 SUG
15		 AUT
9		 MOT
19		 FUJ
13		16th35
2022 Pacific hololive Car Guy Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo GT3009 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo 		OKA
4		 FUJ
23

SUZ
17

 FUJ
12		 SUZ
11		 SUG
Ret		 AUT
13		 MOT
15		19th26.5

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