TAKESHI
KIMURA

Japanese racing driver (born 1970)

GTE Am· 15LMGT3· 10

25Race Starts

0Overall Wins

0Podiums

0Titles

0Poles

0Fastest Laps

0Class Wins

2018 — 2026Career Span

Career Note

Takeshi Kimura is a Japanese racing driver who is set to compete in the 2026 European Le Mans Series for Kessel Racing. He is an Asian Le Mans Series class champion and also won 2022 GT World Challenge Asia overall.

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Career Constellation

Each season is a star — sized by overall wins, positioned by championship rank, coloured by primary class. Gold ring marks championship-winning campaigns; silver ring marks top-three finishes.

Frequent Teammates

Esteban Masson

FRA · Shared 9 entries

Daniel Serra

BRA · Shared 7 entries

Jose Maria Lopez

ARG · Shared 7 entries

Scott Huffaker

USA · Shared 6 entries

Mikkel Jensen

DNK · Shared 5 entries

Scott Andrews

AUS · Shared 4 entries

Every Race · 25 entries

Race Log

Season	Event	Circuit	Class	Team	Car	Pos	Class Pos
2026	Round 3 - LE MANS	LE MANS	LMGT3	KESSEL RACING	296 LMGT3 Evo· Ferrari	42	10
2025	Round 4 - LE MANS	LE MANS	LMGT3	KESSEL RACING	296 LMGT3· Ferrari	40	8
2024	Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	32	16
2024	Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	24	12
2024	Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	26	11
2024	Round 5 - SAO PAULO	SAO PAULO	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	29	11
2024	Round 4 - LE MANS	LE MANS	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	37	10
2024	Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	29	14
2024	Round 2 - IMOLA	IMOLA	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	32	15
2024	Round 1 - LOSAIL	LOSAIL	LMGT3	AKKODIS ASP TEAM	RC F LMGT3· Lexus	31	16
2023	Round 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	26	5
2023	Round 6 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	25	3
2023	Round 5 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA	AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	34	11
2023	Round 4 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	41	10
2023	Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	27	8
2023	Round 2 - AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE	AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	30	10
2023	Round 1 - SEBRING	SEBRING	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	19	3
2022	Round 5 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	GTE Am	Team Project 1	911 RSR - 19· Porsche	30	8
2022	Round 3 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	45	12
2021	Round 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 8 HOURS	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 8 HOURS	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	23	5
2021	Round 5 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 6 HOURS	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 6 HOURS	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	26	9
2021	Round 4 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	52	17
2021	Round 2 - AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE	AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE	GTE Am	KESSEL RACING	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	22	5
2019-20	Round 7 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Am	MR Racing	488 GTE EVO· Ferrari	51	17
2018-19	Round 8 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Am	Car Guy Racing	488 GTE· Ferrari	35	5

Time on track

Lap Aggregate

2,946Laps Completed

2,919Valid Laps

1:36.632Personal Best

3:06.441Career Avg

Year by year

Season Splits

Season	Events	Wins	Class Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL
2026	1	—	—	—	—	—
2025	1	—	—	—	—	—
2024	8	—	—	—	—	—
2023	7	—	—	—	—	—
2022	2	—	—	—	—	—
2021	4	—	—	—	—	—
2019-20	1	—	—	—	—	—
2018-19	1	—	—	—	—	—