| Birth date | November 20, 1994 (age 31) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Current series | Super GT GT300 |
| First year | 2018 |
| Car number | 45 |
| Current team | Ponos Racing |
| Former teams | LEON Racing, Hitotsuyama Racing, X Works, Pacific – D'station Racing |
| Best finish | 2nd |
| Year | 2024 |
| Starts | 36 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Prev series | Formula Regional Japanese Championship TCR Japan Touring Car Series F4 Japanese Championship Super FJ |
| Prev series years | 2020 2019-21 2015-17 2013-14 |
| Titles | TCR Japan Sunday Series TCR Japan Saturday Series Super FJ |
| Title years | 2020 2020 2014 |
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,[1] racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama.[2]
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.[3] Shinohara only raced for the first round, then he competed with Pacific – D'station Racing AMR for two 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.[4] He stayed with Naoya Gamou for 2023, and they claimed fourth place in the standings.[5] Shinohara achieved his highest finished in his GT300 career where he finished second behind the eventual champion JLOC's No. 88 with Takashi Kogure and Yuya Motojima.[6][7]
Shinohara left LEON Racing as he moved to Ponos Racing.[8]
GT World Challenge
Shinohara would make his GT World Challenge race with Porsche Racing Okazaki in 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge Suzuka 1000 km with Kazuto Kotaka and Hiroaki Nagai.[9]
Racing record
Career summary
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr | OKA 1 17 | OKA 2 18 | FUJ1 1 Ret | FUJ1 2 4 | FUJ2 1 18 | FUJ2 2 8 | SUZ 1 18 | SUZ 2 8 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 4 | AUT 1 7 | AUT 2 9 | MOT 1 10 | MOT 2 22 | 11th | 35 |
| 2016 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | OKA 1 12 | OKA 2 9 | FUJ1 1 4 | FUJ1 2 15 | SUG 1 10 | SUG 2 12 | FUJ2 1 7 | FUJ2 2 3 | FUJ2 3 2 | SUZ 1 15 | SUZ 2 12 | MOT 1 Ret | MOT 2 6 | MOT 3 2 | 8th | 80 |
| 2017 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | OKA 1 8 | OKA 2 Ret | FUJ1 1 5 | FUJ1 2 12 | AUT 1 6 | AUT 2 14 | SUG 1 6 | SUG 2 Ret | FUJ2 1 8 | FUJ2 2 6 | SUZ 1 9 | SUZ 2 9 | MOT 1 2 | MOT 2 6 | 9th | 72 |
| 2019 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 6 | FUJ1 2 17 | SUZ 1 12 | SUZ 2 12 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | 16th | 8 |
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 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 | GT300 | 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 | GT300 | 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 | GT300 | OKA 3 | FUJ 15 | SUZ 13 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 6 | SUG 6 | AUT 3 | MOT 18 | 9th | 33 | |
| 2023 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA 2 | FUJ 4 | SUZ 12 | FUJ 25 | SUZ Ret | SUG 6 | AUT 12 | MOT 2 | 4th | 44 | |
| 2024 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA 21 | FUJ 26 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 11 | SUG 1 | AUT 6 | MOT 2 | SUZ 4 | 2nd | 92 | |
| 2025 | PONOS Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 12 | FUJ 6 | SEP 14 | FS1 13 | FS2 (9) | SUZ 4 | SUG 21 | AUT 16 | MOT 21 | 17th | 34 |
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sutekina Racing Team | FUJ1 1 3 | FUJ1 2 2 | FUJ1 3 5 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | 9th | 43 |
References
- ^ "Takuro Shinohara completes double at Fuji to claim Sunday Series title". TouringCarTimes. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Takuro Shinohara confirms return with Hitotsuyama Racing". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "44 Cars On Entry List For Season-Opening Super GT Fuji 300km". dailysportscar.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Gamou & Shinohara For K2 R&D LEON Racing in 2022". dailysportscar.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "How SUPER GT's 2023 GT300 field is shaping up". motorsport.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "How SUPER GT's 2023 GT300 field is shaping up". motorsport.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "TOM’S & JLOC Crowned SUPER GT Champions In Suzuka". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (8 April 2025). "PONOS Racing Parts Ways With Wadoux". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 ENTRIES: Super GT rivals Kotaka and Shinohara join Okazaki". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.