Shintaro Kawabata (川端 伸太朗, Kawabata Shintarō, born 14 September 1992 in Osaka Prefecture[1]) is a Japanese racing driver.
Early career
In early 2013, Kawabata was selected by Porsche Japan for their PCCJ Young Driver Development Program, which saw the Osaka-born driver compete in that year's Carrera Cup Japan season.[2]
In his only season in the category, Kawabata scored two wins, both at the final round of the season at Suzuka and ended the season sixth in points.[3][4]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | JAF Junior Kart Championship | 1st | |
| 2008 | All-Japan Karting Championship – KF2 | 4th | |
| CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championship – KF1 | Birel Pacific Motor Sport | 13th | |
| CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championship – KF2 | Tigre | 17th | |
| 2009 | All-Japan Karting Championship – KF1 | 9th | |
| SL National Championship – Super KT | 1st | ||
| Karting World Cup – SKF & KF1 | Takagi Planning | 14th | |
| 2010 | All-Japan Karting Championship – KF | 16th | |
| SL National Championship – Super KT | 4th | ||
| Karting World Cup – SKF & KF1 | Takagi Planning | 5th | |
| Sources:[1][5] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Formula Challenge Japan | FTRS Scholarship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12th |
| 2012 | Formula Challenge Japan | FTRS Scholarship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6th |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Garmin Porsche | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 103 | 6th |
| JAF Formula 4 West | Succeed Sports | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 1st | |
| JAF Formula 4 Japan Championship – FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| JAF Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | F4 Japanese Championship | Succeed Sports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13th |
| 2016 | F4 Japanese Championship | Succeed Sports | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 9th |
| 2017 | Super GT – GT300 | Team Upgarage with Bandoh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th |
| 2018 | Super GT – GT300 | Team Taisan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21st |
| Super Taikyu – ST-X | J-Fly Racing by Phoenix Racing Asia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2019 | Super Taikyu – ST-Z | Techno First | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16‡ | 5th‡ |
| 2020 | Super GT – GT300 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11th |
| Super Taikyu – ST-TCR | Floral Racing with Uematsu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 104‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2021 | Super GT – GT300 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15th |
| 2022 | Super GT – GT300 | Team LeMans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Pacific CarGuy Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Super Taikyu – ST-Q | Endless Sports | 9 | 6 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??‡ | ??‡ | |
| 2023 | Super GT – GT300 | Pacific Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Asia | Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19th | |
| GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19th | |||
| Super Taikyu – ST-X | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36‡ | 7th‡ | ||
| Super Taikyu – ST-Z | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu – ST-Z | Hitotsuyama Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75‡ | 6th‡ |
| 2025 | Super Taikyu – ST-X | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | *‡ | *‡ | |||||
| Sources:[6] | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b "川端 伸太朗 Shintaro Kawabata". superformula.net. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Yamazu, Masaaki (15 March 2013). "ポルシェ、カレラカップ ジャパンの育成プログラムのドライバー決定". news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "ポルシェカレラカップジャパン第10戦 決勝". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "ポルシェ カレラカップ ジャパン 第11戦 決勝". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 13 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Kawabata Shintaro". Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Shintaro Kawabata | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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