Kamui Kobayashi F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Amagaski, Japan |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 37 |
| First race | 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 2009-12, 2014 |
| Best championship finish | 12th (, , ) |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Kamui Kobayashi’s F1 stats
| Free practice appearances | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix entries | 76 | |
| Grand Prix starts | 75 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 1 | 1.3% |
| Pole positions | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 1 | 1.3% |
| Points | 125 | 1.67 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 27 | 36.0% |
| Front row starts | 1 | 1.3% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 2nd | x1 |
| Best finish | 3rd | x1 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Reached Q3 | 14 | |
| Q2 eliminations | 39 | |
| Q1 eliminations | 23 | |
| Retirements | 22 | 29.3% |
| First lap retirements | 5 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 1 | 1.3% |
| No. of events | 23 | |
| No. of circuits | 24 |
Stats by season
A look at Kobayashi’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | FP | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18th | |
| BMW Sauber | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 12th | |
| Sauber | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 12th | |
| Sauber | – | 20 | 20 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 12th | |
| Caterham | – | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 14 | 13 | – | – | 22nd | |
| 1 | 76 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 125 |
Table definitions
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- FP: Free practice appearances
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
Stats by constructor
A look at Kobayashi’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | FP | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota (2009) | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| BMW Sauber (2010) | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| Sauber (2011-12) | – | 39 | 39 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 90 |
| Caterham (2014) | – | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 14 | 13 | – | – |
| 1 | 76 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 125 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- FP: Free practice appearances
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of Kobayashi’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (ITA) Jarno Trulli (2009) | 2 | 0-2 |
| (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (2010-11) | 15 | 8-7 |
| (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (2010) | 5 | 4-1 |
| (MEX) Sergio Perez (2011-12) | 38 | 16-22 |
| (SWE) Marcus Ericsson (2014) | 15 | 11-4 |
| (GBR) Will Stevens (2014) | 1 | 1-0 |
| 76 | 40-36 |