DRIVER PROFILE · Japanese

Kamui Kobayashi

2009–2014 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts76

Wins0

Podiums1

Poles0

Points125

Titles0

By circuit type

Qualifying and race results across different circuit types.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	-1.03	-0.15	15.38	11	16 / 10
low-downforce	+1.35	-0.95	13	11.8	7 / 5
mixed	+0.14	+0.16	14.21	10.68	52 / 38

How this is calculated

Career average: qualifying 14.35 · classified finish 10.85. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

At a glance

Career milestones, results and team history.

Best finish / grid3 / 2

DNF rate30.3%

Average grid → finish14.25 → 10.85

Positions gained / race3.19

First raceBrazilian Grand Prix 2009 · 2009-10-18

Latest raceAbu Dhabi Grand Prix 2014 · 2014-11-23

TEAM HISTORYToyota Sauber Caterham

How this is calculated

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: André Lotterer (2014, 0 rounds); Timo Glock (2009, 0 rounds).

23 non-finishes: 10 mechanical, 9 accident/collision, 1 disqualified, 3 other. Reliability exposure: 2 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Championship results and teammate comparisons across each season.

Season	Standing	Starts	Teammates · quali / race	Points
2014 ↗	22	16	Will Stevens· 1 rounds Marcus EricssonQ 11–4 · R 5–2	0
2012 ↗	12	20	Sergio PérezQ 8–11 · R 4–6	60
2011 ↗	12	19	Pedro de la Rosa· 1 rounds Sergio PérezQ 7–10 · R 7–4	30
2010 ↗	12	19	Pedro de la RosaQ 7–7 · R 4–1 Nick HeidfeldQ 4–1 · R 3–1	32
2009 ↗	18	2	Jarno Trulli· 2 rounds	3

How this is calculated

H2H reads Kobayashi–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Historical finishing rates

Season finishing rates, qualifying and recent results.

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Season

Circuit type

Window


Kamui KobayashiCaterham	16	0.0% (0/16)	0.0% (0/16)	0.0% (0/16)	0.0% (0/16)	43.8% (7/16)	3.44	18.75	19.38	15.78	17DNF19DNFDNF

How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Every race 76 RESULT ROWS

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201416 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
2014 · ROUND 19Abu Dhabi	RET	Abu Dhabi Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	16	42	Retired
2014 · ROUND 16Russian	RET	Russian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	19	21	Brakes
2014 · ROUND 15Japanese	19	Japanese Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	19	43	+1 Lap
2014 · ROUND 14Singapore	W	Singapore Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	20	0	Power Unit
2014 · ROUND 13Italian	17	Italian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	18	52	+1 Lap
2014 · ROUND 11Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	17	26	Retired
2014 · ROUND 10German	16	German Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	19	65	+2 Laps
2014 · ROUND 9British	15	British Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	22	50	+2 Laps
2014 · ROUND 8Austrian	16	Austrian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	19	69	+2 Laps
2014 · ROUND 7Canadian	RET	Canadian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	21	23	Suspension
2014 · ROUND 6Monaco	13	Monaco Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	20	75	+2 Laps
2014 · ROUND 5Spanish	RET	Spanish Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	20	34	Brakes
2014 · ROUND 4Chinese	18	Chinese Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	18	53	+1 Lap
2014 · ROUND 3Bahrain	15	Bahrain Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	18	57	+1:27.900
2014 · ROUND 2Malaysian	13	Malaysian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	20	55	+1 Lap
2014 · ROUND 1Australian	RET	Australian Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	14	0	Collision

201220 starts · 0 wins60 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
2012 · ROUND 20Brazilian	9	Brazilian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	14	71	+31.250	2
2012 · ROUND 19United States	14	United States Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	55	+1 Lap	0
2012 · ROUND 18Abu Dhabi	6	Abu Dhabi Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	15	55	+20.076	8
2012 · ROUND 17Indian	14	Indian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	60	+1:26.495	0
2012 · ROUND 16Korean	RET	Korean Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	16	Collision damage	0
2012 · ROUND 15Japanese	3	Japanese Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	3	53	+24.538	15
2012 · ROUND 14Singapore	13	Singapore Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	59	+1:37.141	0
2012 · ROUND 13Italian	9	Italian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	8	53	+43.898	2
2012 · ROUND 12Belgian	13	Belgian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	2	44	+1:56.119	0
2012 · ROUND 11Hungarian	18	Hungarian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	15	67	+2 Laps	0
2012 · ROUND 10German	4	German Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	67	+21.925	12
2012 · ROUND 9British	11	British Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	52	+45.370	0
2012 · ROUND 8European	RET	European Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	7	33	Collision	0
2012 · ROUND 7Canadian	9	Canadian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	11	70	+24.432	2
2012 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	11	5	Accident	0
2012 · ROUND 5Spanish	5	Spanish Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	9	66	+1:04.641	10
2012 · ROUND 4Bahrain	13	Bahrain Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	57	+1:30.334	0
2012 · ROUND 3Chinese	10	Chinese Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	3	56	+38.720	1
2012 · ROUND 2Malaysian	RET	Malaysian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	46	Retired	0
2012 · ROUND 1Australian	6	Australian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	58	+36.766	8

201119 starts · 0 wins30 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
2011 · ROUND 19Brazilian	9	Brazilian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	70	+1 Lap	2
2011 · ROUND 18Abu Dhabi	10	Abu Dhabi Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	54	+1 Lap	1
2011 · ROUND 17Indian	RET	Indian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	0	Collision	0
2011 · ROUND 16Korean	15	Korean Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	14	54	+1 Lap	0
2011 · ROUND 15Japanese	13	Japanese Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	7	53	+1:03.705	0
2011 · ROUND 14Singapore	14	Singapore Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	59	+2 Laps	0
2011 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	21	Gearbox	0
2011 · ROUND 12Belgian	12	Belgian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	44	+1:31.976	0
2011 · ROUND 11Hungarian	11	Hungarian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	69	+1 Lap	0
2011 · ROUND 10German	9	German Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	59	+1 Lap	2
2011 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	8	23	Engine	0
2011 · ROUND 8European	16	European Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	14	56	+1 Lap	0
2011 · ROUND 7Canadian	7	Canadian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	70	+33.270	6
2011 · ROUND 6Monaco	5	Monaco Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	78	+26.916	10
2011 · ROUND 5Spanish	10	Spanish Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	14	65	+1 Lap	1
2011 · ROUND 4Turkish	10	Turkish Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	24	58	+1:18.021	1
2011 · ROUND 3Chinese	10	Chinese Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	56	+1:03.273	1
2011 · ROUND 2Malaysian	7	Malaysian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	10	56	+1:06.439	6
2011 · ROUND 1Australian	D	Australian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	9	58	Disqualified	0

201019 starts · 0 wins32 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
2010 · ROUND 19Abu Dhabi	14	Abu Dhabi Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	55	+59.558	0
2010 · ROUND 18Brazilian	10	Brazilian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	70	+1 Lap	1
2010 · ROUND 17Korean	8	Korean Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	55	+1:17.889	4
2010 · ROUND 16Japanese	7	Japanese Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	14	53	+1:04.038	6
2010 · ROUND 15Singapore	RET	Singapore Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	10	30	Accident	0
2010 · ROUND 14Italian	RET	Italian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	0	Gearbox	0
2010 · ROUND 13Belgian	8	Belgian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	44	+16.678	4
2010 · ROUND 12Hungarian	9	Hungarian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	23	69	+1 Lap	2
2010 · ROUND 11German	11	German Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	66	+1 Lap	0
2010 · ROUND 10British	6	British Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	12	52	+32.171	8
2010 · ROUND 9European	7	European Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	18	57	+30.965	6
2010 · ROUND 8Canadian	RET	Canadian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	18	1	Accident	0
2010 · ROUND 7Turkish	10	Turkish Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	10	58	+1:05.650	1
2010 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	26	Gearbox	0
2010 · ROUND 5Spanish	12	Spanish Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	10	65	+1 Lap	0
2010 · ROUND 4Chinese	RET	Chinese Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	15	0	Accident	0
2010 · ROUND 3Malaysian	RET	Malaysian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	9	8	Engine	0
2010 · ROUND 2Australian	RET	Australian Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	0	Collision	0
2010 · ROUND 1Bahrain	RET	Bahrain Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	11	Hydraulics	0

20092 starts · 0 wins3 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
2009 · ROUND 17Abu Dhabi	6	Abu Dhabi Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota	12	55	+28.343	3
2009 · ROUND 16Brazilian	10	Brazilian Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota	11	71	+1:03.324	0

Data coverage

The seasons represented in these career statistics.

How this is calculated

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.