Takashi Kogure

Takashi Kogure (Japanese小暮卓史, Takashi Kogure; born August 1, 1980 in Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a Japanese racing driver. He was 2002 Japanese Formula 3 champion and 2010 Masters of Super GT. He went from 2003 to 2011 in Formula Nippon at the start.

Career

Kogure began his motorsport career in karting in 1996 and remained active until 1998 in this sport. In 1999, he made his Formula racing debut in the Japanese Formula Junior in 1600. 2000 he raced in the Japanese Formula Toyota and finished fifth. In 2001, he joined the Japanese Formula 3 Championship and ended his first season in eleventh place overall. 2002, it remained in the Japanese Formula 3 and won for Dome starting 11 of 20 races, which he secured the championship title against Paolo Montin. He also finished third at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix.

In 2003 he moved to Nakajima Racing in the Formula Nippon. With a second place as best result he finished tenth overall. He also took part in three races of the Japanese GT Championship for Nakajima Racing. In 2004, he was only in Formula Nippon at the start. At the season opener at Suzuka he won his first race. In the overall standings, he was seventh.

In 2005, he improved in Formula Nippon in fifth place overall. A victory was the Japanese who had scored this season a second place as best result, denied. In addition, Kogure for Dome started in the Super GT, the former Japanese GT Championship. He once stood on the podium and finished 19th overall. 2006 left Kogure Nakajima Racing in Formula Nippon and switched to ARTA. He came only once in the points to the finish and finished the season in twelfth place in the championship. Successful racers this season was in the Super GT in which he was third championship with a win. In 2007 he returned to the Formula Nippon to Nakajima Racing back. Kogure decided for three races and finished third overall, which represents his best overall placement in the Formula Nippon. In the Super GT he stayed with Dome and was with a win fourth. In January 2008, allowed Kogure Formula 1 test driving for Honda completed.

In 2008 he scored in the Formula Nippon second place as best result and was fifth in the overall standings. In the Super GT he was with a win sixth. 2009 Kogure denied his seventh season in Formula Nippon for Nakajima Racing. While his team-mate Loic Duval won the championship title, Kogure decided two races for themselves and finished fourth in the championship. Duval and Kogure were the only drivers to have won more than one race. In the Super GT Kogure was again sixth. Kogure 2010 won the season opener at Suzuka. With three other podium finishes at the end of the season, he finished fourth overall. In the Super GT he left dome and switched to Weider Honda Racing. Together with Duval, who was his teammate this season, he decided the championship. The two have won a race.

2011 remained Kogure in Formula Nippon at Nakajima Racing. With a second place as best result he finished the season in seventh place in the drivers' standings. In the Super GT he reached together his teammate Duval third overall. The two won two races.

Career stations

2005: Formula Nippon ( 5th place)
2005: Super GT ( # 19 )
2006: Formula Nippon ( 12th place)
2006: Super GT ( 3rd place)
2007: Formula Nippon ( 3rd place)
2007: Super GT (4th place )
2008: Formula Nippon ( 5th place)
2008: Super GT ( 6th place)

2009: Formula Nippon (4th place )
2009: Super GT ( 6th place)
2010: Formula Nippon (4th place )
2010: Super GT (Master)
2011: Formula Nippon ( 7th place)
2011: Super GT ( 3rd place)

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