Kobayashi's Ferrari 458 GT during the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. On 11 March 2013 it was confirmed that Kobayashi would drive for AF Corse in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season. He competed in the LMGTE-Pro class in the Ferrari 458 GT for what is expected to be all of the season's eight rounds, including the 2013 24 Hours of Le ...

Mar 31, 2021 · Kamui Kobayashi, former Japanese F1 driver talks about his limited time with Ferrari and explains why he decided to move on to Caterham.

Jan 22, 2014 · Kamui Kobayashi has admitted that Ferrari "are not really happy" with his decision to turn down another season of sportscar racing and resurrect his F1 career at Caterham.

After being dropped by Sauber at the end of 2012, fan favourite Kamui Kobayashi spent a year away racing sportscars with Ferrari. Now, thanks in no small part to the financial generosity of his loyal supporters, he’s back on the grid with Caterham.

Feb 11, 2024 · · James Calado fends off a charging Kamui Kobayashi as Ferrari and Toyota go head to head as mid-distance arrives in the BAPCO Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain. · Just 1.2 s covers the pair after four hours as Kobayashi looks for a …

Kamui Kobayashi testing at Ferrari The following year he was quickly signed by Sauber after Toyota pulled out of the sport. With big things expected of him after his impactful debut, things turned quickly sour when he retired from the first four races, completing less than 20 laps.

In 2013, he was a test driver for the Scuderia Ferrari team. When he demonstrated a Ferrari in Russia, he crashed into a barrier which later caught fire from his car (seen from spectator view). He was OK. He was then once seen again in the Ferrari pit …

Sep 25, 2020 · Toyota LMP1 star Kamui Kobayashi will make his return to the Spa 24 Hours next month driving a Ferrari 488 GT3 for the HubAuto Corsa team. Kobayashi will team up with …

Sep 2, 2024 · Kamui Kobayashi pushed hard to recover the time lost, not helped by a full course yellow, but fell just short and he crossed the line in second, just 1.780secs behind the winning #83 Ferrari. 📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lone Star Le Mans.

Like most racing drivers Kamui started his career in karting in Japan. After winning many titles in karting Kamui stepped up into single seaters. First in Japan and later in Europe all leading up to being picked up by Toyota as a Formula 1 driver.