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is a Japanese race car driver. Hirate has won the Super GT series twice.
In 2003, he moved to Formula Renault, at the Prema Power team. In his two-year spell here he won 7 races and came second in the 2004 season. In 2004 he also raced for Prema Power's
Kohei Hirate official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirate, Kohei Living people 1986 births People from Komaki, Aichi Japanese racing drivers GP2 Series drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Dutch Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers Super Formula drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Team Rosberg drivers Manor Motorsport drivers Trident Racing drivers Nismo drivers Kondō Racing drivers
Career
Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came second with four wins to his name.
In 2003, he moved to Formula Renault, at the Prema Power team. In his two-year spell here he won 7 races and came second in the 2004 season. In 2004 he also raced for Prema Power's Formula Three Euroseries
The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...
team twice, and in 2005 made the decision to race here. After coming twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was made a Toyota F1 test driver in 2006 and came third in the Formula Three Euroseries. In 2007 he continued as a Toyota test driver and also drove for GP2 team Trident Racing
Trident Racing is a motor racing team that competes in single-seater formula racing. It was founded in 2006 in order to compete in the GP2 championship, which was Europe's second highest-ranking single-seater formula below Formula One. Trident is ...
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Hirate returned to Japan in 2008, where he competed in both Formula Nippon and Super GT. He finished fourth in the 2008 Formula Nippon season and fifth in 2009, both times driving for Team Impul.
Racing record
Career summary
* * Season still in progress.Complete GP2 Series results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)Complete Super GT results
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.References
External links
Kohei Hirate official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirate, Kohei Living people 1986 births People from Komaki, Aichi Japanese racing drivers GP2 Series drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Dutch Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers Super Formula drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Team Rosberg drivers Manor Motorsport drivers Trident Racing drivers Nismo drivers Kondō Racing drivers