Takuro Shinohara
Japanese race car driver
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| Intro | Japanese race car driver | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Racecar driver Driver | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Profiles |  | |
| Birth | 1994 | |
| Age | 30 years |
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Biography
Takuro Shinohara (篠原 拓朗, Shinohara Takurō) (born November 20, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver from Yokohama. He won the TCR Japan Saturday and Sunday Series in 2020, racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama. Currently he is racing with K2 Leon Racing alongside Naoya Gamou.
Career
Super GT
In 2018, Shinohara was listed in the Fuji Race for Audi Team Hitotsuyama but did not race. Shinohara made his debut in the series in 2020 with X Works partnered with Hong Kong driver Shaun Thong. Shinohara only raced for the first round, then he competed with Pacific - D'station Racing AMR for 2 rounds. Shinohara competed full time for 2021 with Audi Team Hitotsuyama alongside Shintaro Kawabata. He went on to get his first Super GT win at Motegi, and finished 15th in the standings. Shinohara then moved to K2 R&D LEON Racing, replacing Togo Suganami. He stayed with Naoya Gamou for 2023, and they claimed 4th place in the standings.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | F4 Japanese Championship | VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11th |
| 2016 | F4 Japanese Championship | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 8th |
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 9th |
| 2018 | Super GT - GT300 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | TCR Japan - Saturday Series | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 2nd |
| TCR Japan - Sunday Series | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 7th | ||
| F4 Japanese Championship | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16th | |
| 2020 | TCR Japan - Saturday Series | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 1st |
| TCR Japan - Sunday Series | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 1st | ||
| Super GT - GT300 | X Works | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24th | |
| Pacific - D'station Racing AMR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Super GT - GT300 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15th |
| TCR Japan - Sunday Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 5th | ||
| TCR Japan - Saturday Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15th | ||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | D'station Racing | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 98‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | MP Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35‡ | 8th‡ | |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 4th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team ZeroOne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.5‡ | 4th‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team ZeroOne |
‡ Team standings
Super GT
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS Evo | GT300 | OKA | FUJ DNR | SUZ | CHA | FUJ | SUG | AUT | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | X Works | Audi R8 LMS Evo | FUJ 18 | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | 24th | 6 | |||||
| Pacific - D'station Racing AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | FUJ 24 | SUZ | MOT | FUJ 5 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OKA 13 | FUJ 17 | MOT 16 | SUZ 21 | SUG 25 | AUT 15 | MOT 1 | FUJ 17 | 15th | 20 | |
| 2022 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | OKA 3 | FUJ 15 | SUZ 13 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 6 | SUG 6 | AUT 3 | MOT 18 | 9th | 33 | |
| 2023 | OKA | FUJ 4 | SUZ 12 | FUJ 25 | SUZ Ret | SUG 6 | AUT 12 | MOT 2 | 4th | 44 | |||
| 2024 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT |