- Career
- Racing record Career summary Complete GP2 Series results Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results Complete Super GT results
- External links
{{Infobox racing driver | name = Kohei Hirate | image = Kohei Hirate 2010 Super GT Fuji 400km.jpg | imagesize = 220px | caption = Hirate at the 2010 Fuji 400km Super GT race. | nationality = Japanese | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|03|24|df=y}} | birth_place = | current series = Super GT | first year = 2008 | current team = Lexus Team SARD | car number = 39 | former teams = Lexus Team Cerumo, apr | starts = 60 | wins = 6 | poles = | fastest laps = 1 | best finish = 1st | year = 2013 | prev series = Super Formula GP2 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Asian Formula Renault FR2000 Germany FR2000 Italia FR2000 Netherlands FR2000 Masters Formula Toyota | prev series years = 2008–13 2007 2004–06 2004 2003–04 2003–04 2003 2003 2002 | titles = | title years = | awards = | award years = }}{{Japanese name|Hirate}}{{nihongo|Kohei Hirate|平手晃平|Hirate Kohei|extra=born 24 March 1986 in Komaki, Aichi}} is a Japanese race car driver.CareerHirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came second with four wins to his name. In 2003, he moved to Formula Renault, at the Prema Power team. In his two-year spell here he won 7 races and came second in the 2004 season. In 2004 he also raced for Prema Power's Formula Three Euroseries team twice, and in 2005 made the decision to race here. After coming twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was made a Toyota F1 test driver in 2006 and came third in the Formula Three Euroseries. In 2007 he continued as a Toyota test driver and also drove for GP2 team Trident Racing. Hirate returned to Japan in 2008, where he competed in both Formula Nippon and Super GT. He finished fourth in the 2008 Formula Nippon season and fifth in 2009, both times driving for Team Impul. Racing recordCareer summary Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | 2002 | Formula Toyota | TOM'S Spirit | ? | 4 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | 2nd |
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2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Prema Powerteam | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 8th |
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Formula Renault 2000 Masters | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21st | Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Franken Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24th | Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 15 | 21st | 2004 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Prema Powerteam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
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Bahrain Superprix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | Formula Renault 2000 Italia | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 266 | 2nd | Formula Renault 2000 Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25th | Asian Formula Renault Challenge | Asia Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | 2005 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Team Rosberg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11th |
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Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Manor Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 3rd |
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Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 27th | Formula One | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Test driver | 2007 | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19th |
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Formula One | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Test driver | 2008 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 4th |
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Super GT - GT300 | apr | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 15th | 2009 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 5th |
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Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team SARD | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14th | 2010 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25.5 | 5th |
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Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team SARD | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12th | 2011 | Formula Nippon | Team Impul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8th |
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Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 6th | 2012 | Formula Nippon | Project μ/cerumo・INGING | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9th |
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Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team Cerumo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 2nd | 2013 | Formula Nippon | Project μ/cerumo・INGING | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9th |
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Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 1st | 2014 | Super GT - GT500 | Lexus Team Cerumo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35* | 3rd* |
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Complete GP2 Series results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points | 2007 | Trident Racing | BHR FEA {{small|18}} | BHR SPR {{small|Ret}} | CAT FEA {{small|13}} | CAT SPR {{small|10}} | MON FEA {{small|12}} | MAG FEA {{small|Ret}} | MAG SPR {{small|11}} | SIL FEA {{small|18}} | SIL SPR {{small|Ret}} | NÜR FEA {{small|5}} | NÜR SPR {{small|2}} | HUN FEA {{small|11}} | HUN SPR {{small|10}} | IST FEA {{small|Ret}} | IST SPR {{small|Ret}} | MNZ FEA {{small|Ret}} | MNZ SPR {{small|10}} | SPA FEA {{small|Ret}} | SPA SPR {{small|13}} | VAL FEA {{small|Ret}} | VAL SPR {{small|16}} | 19th | 9 |
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Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points | 2008 | Team Impul | FUJ {{small|Ret}} | SUZ {{small|2}} | MOT {{small|6}} | OKA {{small|3}} | SUZ1 {{small|5}} | SUZ2 {{small|1}} | MOT1 {{small|Ret}} | MOT2 {{small|DNS}} | FUJ1 | FUJ2 | SUG {{small|5}} | 4th | 42 |
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2009 | Team Impul | FUJ {{small|3}} | SUZ {{small|4}} | MOT {{small|Ret}} | FUJ {{small|5}} | SUZ {{small|5}} | MOT {{small|8}} | AUT {{small|4}} | SUG {{small|3}} | 5th | 32 |
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2010 | Team Impul | SUZ {{small|4}} | MOT {{small|7}} | FUJ {{small|1}} | MOT {{small|3}} | SUG {{small|12}} | AUT {{small|8}} | SUZ1 {{small|9}} | SUZ2 {{small|6}} | 5th | 25.5 |
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2011 | Team Impul | SUZ {{small|9}} | AUT {{small|8}} | FUJ {{small|2}} | MOT {{small|5}} | SUZ {{small|C}} | SUG {{small|8}} | MOT1 {{small|7}} | MOT2 {{small|Ret}} | 8th | 15 |
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2012 | Project μ/cerumo・INGING | SUZ {{small|10}} | MOT {{small|NC}} | AUT {{small|7}} | FUJ {{small|7}} | MOT {{small|8}} | SUG {{small|8}} | SUZ1 {{small|9}} | SUZ2 {{small|5}} | 9th | 8 |
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2013 | P.mu/cerumo・INGING | SUZ {{small|12}} | AUT {{small|Ret}} | FUJ {{small|2}} | MOT {{small|15}} | SUG {{small|Ret}} | SUZ1 {{small|5}} | SUZ2 {{small|7}} | 9th | 11 |
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Complete Super GT results Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
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2008 | apr | Toyota MR-S | GT300 | SUZ {{small|13}} | OKA {{small|12}} | FUJ {{small|1}} | SEP {{small|9}} | SUG {{small|6}} | SUZ | MOT | AUT {{small|9}} | FUJ {{small|Ret}} | 15th | 33 |
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2009 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA {{small|15}} | SUZ {{small|10}} | FUJ {{small|10}} | SEP {{small|13}} | SUG {{small|2}} | SUZ {{small|7}} | FUJ {{small|11}} | AUT {{small|12}} | MOT {{small|5}} | 14th | 27 |
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2010 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ {{small|5}} | OKA {{small|10}} | FUJ {{small|Ret}} | SEP {{small|10}} | SUG {{small|10}} | SUZ {{small|8}} | FUJ {{small|C}} | MOT {{small|11}} | 12th | 12 |
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2011 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA {{small|8}} | FUJ {{small|5}} | SEP {{small|5}} | SUG {{small|11}} | SUZ {{small|14}} | FUJ {{small|1}} | AUT {{small|3}} | MOT {{small|10}} | 6th | 47 |
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2012 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA {{small|1}} | FUJ {{small|8}} | SEP {{small|2}} | SUG {{small|5}} | SUZ {{small|9}} | FUJ {{small|8}} | AUT {{small|7}} | MOT {{small|1}} | 2nd | 74 |
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2013 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA {{small|4}} | FUJ {{small|2}} | SEP {{small|14}} | SUG {{small|11}} | SUZ {{small|11}} | FUJ {{small|1}} | AUT {{small|2}} | MOT {{small|3}} | 1st | 69 |
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2014 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA {{small|14}} | FUJ {{small|2}} | AUT {{small|12}} | SUG {{small|1}} | FUJ {{small|14}} | SUZ {{small|8}} | BUR {{small|11}} | MOT {{small|7}} | 8th | 43 |
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2015 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA {{small|5}} | FUJ {{small|5}} | CHA {{small|7}} | FUJ {{small|9}} | SUZ {{small|11}} | SUG {{small|Ret}} | AUT {{small|13}} | MOT {{small|6}} | 13th | 23 |
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2016 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA {{small|7}} | FUJ {{small|2}} | SUG {{small|2}} | FUJ {{small|8}} | SUZ {{small|8}} | CHA {{small|7}} | MOT {{small|2}} | MOT {{small|1}} | 1st | 82 |
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2017 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus LC500 | GT500 | OKA {{small|3}} | FUJ {{small|7}} | AUT {{small|14}} | SUG {{small|1}} | SUZ {{small|10}} | FUJ {{small|13}} | CHA {{small|6}} | MOT {{small|8}} | 8th | 44 |
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2018 | apr | Toyota Prius | GT300 | OKA {{small|ret}} | FUJ {{small|2}} | SUZ{{small|}} | CHA{{small|}} | FUJ{{small|}} | SUG{{small|}} | AUT {{small|}} | MOT{{small|}} | 4th* | 15* |
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External links- Kohei Hirate official website
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