KOB

Kamui Kobayashi

Japan

Status

Retired

Active Years

2009–2012, 2014

Biography

Driver Info

Nationality

Japan↗

Driver Number

—

Date of Birth

—

F1 Debut

2009 Brazilian Grand Prix↗

Last GP

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix↗

WDC

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest Laps

Best WDC

P12

2010, 2011, 2012

Most Wins In Season

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

Teams

Seasons

Consecutive Wins

Consecutive Podiums

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

No published race results available.

Podium Finishes

Japanese Grand Prix2012 · P3 ↗

Pole Positions

No published race results available.

Fastest Laps

Chinese Grand Prix2012 · P10 ↗

Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons

6 teammates · Click to expand

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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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Marcus Ericsson

2014 · Caterham

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Shared Grand Prix: 14

Race H2H

5 : 2

Qualifying H2H

10 : 4

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 1

View Marcus Ericsson profile ↗

2014 ↗Caterham

Shared Grand Prix: 14

Race H2H

5 : 2

Qualifying H2H

10 : 4

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

P22 : P19

Left: Kamui Kobayashi · Right: Marcus Ericsson

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Will Stevens

2014 · Caterham

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Will Stevens profile ↗

2014 ↗Caterham

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

P22 : P23

Left: Kamui Kobayashi · Right: Will Stevens

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Sergio Perez

2011, 2012 · Sauber

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Shared Grand Prix: 37

Race H2H

11 : 10

Qualifying H2H

15 : 20

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 3

Points

74 : 80

WDC H2H

1 : 1

View Sergio Perez profile ↗

2011 ↗Sauber

Shared Grand Prix: 17

Race H2H

7 : 4

Qualifying H2H

7 : 9

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

14 : 14

WDC Position

P12 : P16

2012 ↗Sauber

Shared Grand Prix: 20

Race H2H

4 : 6

Qualifying H2H

8 : 11

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 3

Points

60 : 66

WDC Position

P12 : P10

Left: Kamui Kobayashi · Right: Sergio Perez

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Pedro de la Rosa

2010, 2011 · Sauber

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Shared Grand Prix: 14

Race H2H

5 : 1

Qualifying H2H

7 : 7

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

27 : 6

WDC H2H

2 : 0

View Pedro de la Rosa profile ↗

2010 ↗Sauber

Shared Grand Prix: 13

Race H2H

4 : 1

Qualifying H2H

6 : 7

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

21 : 6

WDC Position

P12 : P17

2011 ↗Sauber

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

6 : 0

WDC Position

P12 : P20

Left: Kamui Kobayashi · Right: Pedro de la Rosa

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Nick Heidfeld

2010 · Sauber

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Shared Grand Prix: 5

Race H2H

3 : 1

Qualifying H2H

4 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

11 : 6

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Nick Heidfeld profile ↗

2010 ↗Sauber

Shared Grand Prix: 5

Race H2H

3 : 1

Qualifying H2H

4 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

11 : 6

WDC Position

P12 : P18

Left: Kamui Kobayashi · Right: Nick Heidfeld

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Jarno Trulli

2009 · Toyota

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

3 : 2

WDC H2H

0 : 1

View Jarno Trulli profile ↗

2009 ↗Toyota

Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

3 : 2

WDC Position

P18 : P8

Left: Kamui Kobayashi · Right: Jarno Trulli

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history

First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix

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First GP

2009 ↗

Brazilian Grand Prix

Toyota

First Points

2009 ↗

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Toyota

First Podium

2012 ↗

Japanese Grand Prix

Sauber

First Win

—

Not available

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First Pole Position

—

Not available

—

First Fastest Lap

2012 ↗

Chinese Grand Prix

Sauber

First WDC

—

Not available

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Last GP

2014 ↗

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Caterham

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season

Team

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Season

2014

Caterham

WDC

P22

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

2012

Sauber

WDC

P12

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

2011

Sauber

WDC

P12

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

2010

Sauber

WDC

P12

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

2009

Toyota

WDC

P18

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	Formula One	Toyota	2	0	0	3	18th
2010	Formula One	Sauber	19	0	0	32	12th
2011	Formula One	Sauber	19	0	0	30	12th
2012	Formula One	Sauber	20	1	1	60	12th
2014	Formula One	Caterham	15	0	0	0	22nd

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC	PTS
2009	Toyota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BRA10	ABU6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	3
2010	Sauber	BHR22	AUS23	MAL22	CHN22	ESP12	MON19	TUR10	CAN24	EUR7	GBR6	GER11	HUN9	BEL8	ITA24	SIN21	JPN7	KOR8	BRA10	ABU14	—	—	—	—	—	12	32
2011	Sauber	AUSDSQ	MAL7	CHN10	TUR10	ESP10	MON5	CAN7	EUR16	GBR22	GER9	HUN11	BEL12	ITA18	SIN14	JPN13	KOR15	IND24	ABU10	BRA9	—	—	—	—	—	12	30
2012	Sauber	AUS6	MAL23	CHN10	BHR13	ESP5	MON21	CAN9	EUR22	GBR11	GER4	HUN18	BEL13	ITA9	SIN13	JPN3	KOR22	IND14	ABU6	USA14	BRA9	—	—	—	—	12	60
2014	Caterham	AUS21	MAL13	BHR15	CHN18	ESP21	MON13	CAN18	AUT16	GBR15	GER16	HUN18	—	ITA17	SINDNS	JPN19	RUS20	—	—	ABU18	—	—	—	—	—	22	0

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