(born November 20, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver from
Yokohama
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. He won the
TCR Japan Saturday and Sunday Series in
2020
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, racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama.
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
is a racing driver from Japan who currently competes in Super GT.
Career Formula career
Suganami started his first Formula racing in 2017 in F4 Japanese Championship until 2018 season which was his highest standing in 5th with 2 wins and 3 p ...
.
He stayed with
Naoya Gamou for 2023, and they claimed 4th place in the standings. Shinohara achieved his highest finished in his GT300 career where he finished second behind the eventual champion
JLOC
The Japan Lamborghini Owners' Club (JLOC) is an organization of Lamborghini car owners in Japan, whose members would later form Team JLOC, currently competing in the GT300 class of Super GT, in 1994.
Team JLOC first entered Super GT in 1994 and ...
's number 88 with
Takashi Kogure and
Yuya Motojima
is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for JLOC and in the Super Taikyū Series for TKRI. He is the reigning champion of Super GT's GT300 class alongside longtime teammate Takashi Kogure, as well as a two-time class c ...
.
Shinohara left LEON Racing as he moves to
Ponos Racing.
GT World Challenge
Shinohara will make his GT World Challenge race with Porsche Racing Okazaki in
2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge
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Suzuka 1000 km
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with
Kazuto Kotaka
is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing who currently competes in Super Formula for Kondo Racing and Super GT for apr. He won the Super Formula Lights championship in 2022. He is part of the TGR Driver Challenge Program.
Career ...
and Hiroaki Nagai.
Racing record
Career summary
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super GT results
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Racing drivers from Yokohama
Japanese racing drivers
Super GT drivers
Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers
Euronova Racing drivers
Japanese F4 Championship drivers
Long stubs with short prose
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TCR Japan Touring Car Series drivers