is a

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racing driver who won the

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title. He is also part of the

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Career

Japanese Formula 4

In 2020 Koide made his debut in single-seater racing in the

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. He was originally scheduled to compete for the

team, but

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withdrew its entry due to the

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. He ended up competing with Vegaplus from the second round onwards along with

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. He finished the season in tenth. In 2021 he continued to race in the

with the

team. He took one race win and finished the season in sixth. In 2022 he missed out on move to

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, and stayed with the team. Koide ended up winning the

title ahead of his teammate Yusuke Mitsui. On his way to the title he scored a total of nine race wins.

Super Formula Lights

For 2023 Koide competed in

with

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. In that season, he had over 4 wins, and 7 podiums to date. Koide continues to compete in the series, as he moves to

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. Koide won the Drivers' Championship with two races to spare, and took eight wins and three further podiums en route to his title, with his closest challengers Kobayashi and Nonaka only claiming three and five wins respectively.

Super GT

GT300

Koide competed in the GT300-class of the

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with Team UpGarage alongside Takashi Kobayashi. Koide won his first GT300 race in the first round of the series in

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. then he won as well in Suzuka. Koide continues partnering Takashhi Kobayashi at Tean UpGarage for 2024.

GT500

Koide then stepped up to GT500 with

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as he replaces

who moved to IMSA SportsCar Championship's GTP class.

Super Formula

Koide stepped up to

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in 2025 and race with

as he replaces Iori Kimura.

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

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

Complete Super Formula Lights results

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

Complete Super GT results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Super Formula results

^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* * https://www.syunkoide.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Koide, Syun Living people 1999 births Japanese racing drivers Japanese F4 Championship drivers Super GT drivers Sportspeople from Higashiōsaka Racing drivers from Osaka Prefecture Super Formula Lights drivers B-Max Racing drivers Super Formula drivers