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Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima (大嶋和也, Ōshima Kazuya; born April 30, 1987) is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series for TGR Team Rookie Racing. Oshima is one of only three drivers that have won championships in both classes of Super GT, having won the GT300 Drivers' Championship in 2007, and the GT500 Drivers' Championship in 2019.
Kazuya Oshima (大嶋和也, Ōshima Kazuya; born April 30, 1987) is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series for TGR Team Rookie Racing. Oshima is one of only three drivers that have won championships in both classes of Super GT, having won the GT300 Drivers' Championship in 2007, and the GT500 Drivers' Championship in 2019.
Until 2025, Oshima raced in the Super Formula Championship for Rookie Racing. He also won the 2009 Suzuka Summer Endurance race. Outside of Japan, he is a five-time class winner at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) as a member of Gazoo Racing/Toyota Gazoo Racing.
Oshima made his formula series debut in 2005 at Formula Toyota where he won the title. Then he jumped to Japanese Formula 3 Championship with TOM'S. He competed for two seasons, and in 2006, he clinched runners up just lose out to the champion Adrian Sutil, while he managed to get seventh in Macau GP. Then he won the 2007 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship, also finished third in the 2007 Macau Grand Prix Formula 3 race. Then for 2008, Oshima also competed in the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series with Manor Motorsports as a member of the Toyota Young Driver Program (TDP).
Oshima made his GT300 debut with APR, with Minoru Tanaka in 2006. Then he won the title in 2007 with APR alongside Hiroaki Ishiura. For 2008, he made a one-off appearance with APR.
Oshima returns to Japan in 2009, and he stepped into GT500 with Team Kraft alongside his former GT300 Champion teammate Ishiura. He racef there for 2 seasons where he won 2 races in each year. After that he moves to Team LeMans to pair with Daisuke Ito for two years, where both pairs only get one win in 2012. Then he paired with Yuji Kunimoto for over three years. From 2016 & 2017, his new teammate Andrea Caldarelli with him clinched runners up, and third place in 16 and 17. Then Oshima paired with Felix Rosenqvist for one season. In 2019 Oshina alongside Kenta Yamashita won the title against the KeePer TOM'S of Ryo Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy.
After won the title, Team LeMans left the series. And Oshima moves to the new entrant Rookie Racing with new teammate Sho Tsuboi. Then he is the mainstay of Rookie Racing, where he paired again with Kenta Yamashita for 2022 & 2023 where they won one race each season. Oshima then paired with former Honda driver Nirei Fukuzumi for 2024.
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Oshima made his Formula Nippon debut in 2009 after return from unsuccessful season in Europe, where he moves to Petronas TOM'S for two seasons. In 2010 he won a race. Then in 2011 he moves to Team LeMans for two seasons. After that he did not compete in the series for four seasons, except one-off appearance in 2015 as he replaces Kazuki Nakajima for one race. Oshima comes back to the rebranded Super Formula, as he returned to his former Team LeMans to race for 3 seasons. After Team LeMans stop their operation in Super GT & Super Formula, Oshima moves to Rookie Racing. Then Oshima stays with the team for five seasons.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |||||||||
| Formula Toyota Series | TDP Scholarship | 11 | 3 | 2 | ? | 9 | 155 | 1st | |
| 2006 | |||||||||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
| Super GT Series - GT300 | apr | 9 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 28 | 15th | |
| 2007 | |||||||||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Super GT - GT300 | apr | 9 | 2 | 1 | ? | 5 | 89 | 1st | |
| 2008 | |||||||||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th | ||
| Super GT - GT300 | apr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22nd | |
| 2009 | |||||||||
| Formula Nippon | Petronas Team TOM'S | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9th | |
| 2010 | |||||||||
| Formula Nippon | Petronas Team TOM'S | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6th | |
| 2011 | |||||||||
| Formula Nippon | Team LeMans | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 | Gazoo Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2012 | |||||||||
| Formula Nippon | Team LeMans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.5 | 7th | |
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 | Gazoo Racing | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2015 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-Pro | Team Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-Pro | Toyota Gazoo Racing with Tom's | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12th | |
| 2018 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12th | |
| 2019 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14th | |
| 2020 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | ROOKIE Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th | |
| 2021 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | NTT Communications ROOKIE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 19th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | ROOKIE Racing | N/A‡ | NC‡ | ||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | docomo Business ROOKIE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21st | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | ORC ROOKIE Racing | N/A‡ | NC‡ | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | docomo business ROOKIE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | ORC ROOKIE Racing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | N/A‡ | NC‡ | |
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Super GT - GT500 | TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 11th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | ORC ROOKIE Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A‡ | NC‡ | |
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Super Formula | docomo business ROOKIE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing | N/A‡ | NC‡ | ||||||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T | TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing | ||||||||
| 2026 | |||||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing | N/A‡ | NC‡ | ||||||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP2T |
- Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apr | Toyota MR-S | GT300 | 15th | 28 | ||||||||||
| apr | Toyota MR-S | GT300 | ||||||||||||
| apr | Toyota MR-S | GT300 | 22nd | 17 | ||||||||||
| Lexus Team Kraft | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | 9th | 44 | ||||||||||
| Lexus Team Kraft | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | 6th | 45 | ||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | 11th | 26 | ||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | 10th | 33 | ||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | 5th | 52 | ||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Lexus RC F | GT500 | 7th | 44 | ||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Lexus RC F | GT500 | 9th | 32 | ||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Lexus RC F | GT500 | 2nd | 69 | ||||||||||
| Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | 3rd | 63 | ||||||||||
| Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | 10th | 41 | ||||||||||
| Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Lexus LC 500 GT500 | GT500 | 1st | 85 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team Wako's ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | 7th | 47 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | 5th | 52 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | 5th | 49 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | 7th | 45 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | 11th | 38 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | 4th | 54.5 | ||||||||||
| TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
(Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result.
- Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | 9th | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | 6th | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Toyota | 5th | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Team LeMans | Toyota | 7th | 21.5 | |||||||||||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | 20th | 0 | |||||||||||||
| SUNOCO Team LeMans | Toyota | 12th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans | Toyota | 12th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans | Toyota | 14th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| ROOKIE Racing | Toyota | 19th | 5 | |||||||||||||
| NTT Communications ROOKIE | Toyota | 19th | 2.5 | |||||||||||||
| docomo business ROOKIE | Toyota | 21st | 0 | |||||||||||||
| docomo business ROOKIE | Toyota | 14th | 13 | |||||||||||||
| docomo business ROOKIE | Toyota | 19th | 0 | |||||||||||||
| docomo business ROOKIE | Toyota | 14th | 19 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
- Season still in progress.
- Official website
- Kazuya Oshima career summary at DriverDB.com
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