is a Japanese racing car driver, author, and automotive journalist. Kinoshita is affiliated with Toyota Motorsport's GAZOO Racing arm, with whom he scored SP8 class wins in the 2010, 2012, and 2014

24 Hours Nürburgring 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the H ...

driving the

Lexus LFA The is a two-door sports car produced between 2010 and 2012 by the Japanese carmaker Toyota under its luxury marque, Lexus. Lexus built 500 units over its production span of two years. The development of the LFA, codenamed TXS, began in early ...

. He also won A8 class in the 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring driving a

Nissan Skyline GT-R The is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range. The first cars named "Skyline GT-R" were produced between 1969 and 1972 under the model code KPGC10, and were successful in Japanese touring car racing events. This model was fol ...

(R34) for

Falken Motorsports Falken is a brand of passenger car, light truck, and medium truck tires owned by the Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI). It was launched in its native country of Japan in 1983, and was introduced to the North American market two ...

. Among Japanese drivers, Kinoshita has raced the most times in the

. He has also raced in

All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Originally titled as the , the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It was the top level of sports car racing in Japan. The series was s ...

Japanese Touring Car Championship The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: 1985–1993: JTC, 1994–1998: JTCC, officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship, ) was a former touring car racing series held in Japan. The series was held under various regulations during ...

, Japanese Formula Three, and . Kinoshita is a member of the and is on the selection committee for

Car of the Year Japan The annual Car of the Year Japan Award (日本カー・オブ・ザ・イヤー, nihon kā obu za iyā), also known as Japan Car of the Year (or JCOTY), is an annual Car of the Year award given for newly released or redesigned vehicles released in ...

. He was also a presenter on the Japanese

Best Motoring was Japan's preeminent automobile magazine, video, and DVD series, before becoming a web video series. Alongside ''Best Motoring'', there were ''Hot Version'' and ''Video Option.'' History With the first edition debuting in 1987 and the last ...

TV series.

Results

Season Series / Class Standing Team / Car / Races GT 2013 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » GT 2012 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) 1st Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » Class Win GT 2011 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) 11th Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » GT 2010 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP 8 »(single race) 1st Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » Class Win GT 2009 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP8 »(single race) 4th Gazoo Racing » / Lexus LF-A » GT 2008 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP8 »(single race) 7th Team LF-A » / Lexus LF-A » GT 2007 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP6 »(single race) 6th Sport Auto » / Honda NSX Type-R » GT 2006 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class SP6 »(single race) Sport Auto » / Honda NSX Type-R » GT 2005 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class A8 »(single race) Falken Motorsports » / Skyline GT-R (R34) » GT 2004 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife, Class A8 »(single race) 1st Falken Motorsports » / Skyline GT-R (R34) » Class Win GT 2003 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 19th

Team Taisan Team Taisan (チーム・タイサン, stylized as Team TAISAN) is a Japanese auto racing team founded in 1983 by Yasutsune "Ricky" Chiba (3 April 1945 - 7 June 2024) and owned by the Taisan Industrial Company. Most active in the Super GT Seri ...

» / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(8 of 8 races, 1 Win) GT 2002 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 18th

» / Porsche 911 GT3-RS (996) »(1 of 8 races) GT 2002 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 »

» / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(2 of 8 races) GT 2002 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » Amemiya Racing » / Mazda RX-7 (FD) »(1 of 8 races) GT 2001 All-Japan GT Championship, Class GT300 » 27th

» / Chrysler Viper GTS-R »(5 of 7 races) 2000 Japanese GT Series, 24th 1999 Japanese GT Series, 18th 1998 Japanese GT Series, GT300-19th 1997 Japanese GT Series, GT300-13th 1996 Japanese GT Series, GT300-3rd 1995 Japanese GT Series, GT300-11th 1993 Japanese Touringcars 1992 Japanese Touringcars 1991 Japanese Touringcars 1990 Japanese Touringcars 19** Japanese N1 Endurance Series 1989 Japanese Touringcars 19** Japanese Formula 3

Complete Spa 24 Hour results

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (-1993) results

Complete JGTC results

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

References

External links

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Speedsport Magazine
career summary {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinoshita, Takayuki 1960 births Living people Racing drivers from Tokyo Japanese racing drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Asian Touring Car Championship drivers Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers Super GT drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Nismo drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers