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Kazuya Oshima

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.

Oshima at the first Motegi round of the 2010 Formula Nippon season.

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.

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2005
Formula Toyota SeriesTDP Scholarship1132?91551st
2006
Macau Grand Prix10000N/A7th
Super GT Series - GT300apr901?02815th
2007
Macau Grand Prix10001N/A3rd
Super GT - GT300apr921?5891st
2008
Masters of Formula 310000N/A20th
Macau Grand Prix10000N/A16th
Super GT - GT300apr100011722nd
2009
Formula NipponPetronas Team TOM'S80001139th
2010
Formula NipponPetronas Team TOM'S71101246th
2011
Formula NipponTeam LeMans70101195th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8Gazoo Racing10000N/A4th
2012
Formula NipponTeam LeMans8000121.57th
2013
2014
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8Gazoo Racing11??1N/A1st
2015
Super FormulaPetronas Team TOM'S10000020th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-ProTeam Toyota Gazoo Racing11??1N/A1st
2016
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-ProToyota Gazoo Racing with Tom's11??1N/A1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8Toyota Gazoo Racing10??0N/ADNF
2017
Super FormulaSunoco Team LeMans70001612th
2018
Super FormulaUOMO Sunoco Team LeMans60000612th
2019
Super FormulaUOMO Sunoco Team LeMans70001714th
2020
Super FormulaROOKIE Racing70000519th
2021
Super FormulaNTT Communications ROOKIE700002.519th
Super Taikyu - ST-QROOKIE RacingN/A‡NC‡
2022
Super Formuladocomo Business ROOKIE100010021st
Super Taikyu - ST-QORC ROOKIE RacingN/A‡NC‡
2023
Super Formuladocomo business ROOKIE900001314th
Super Taikyu - ST-QORC ROOKIE Racing51225N/A‡NC‡
2024
Super GT - GT500TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE800013811th
Super Taikyu - ST-QORC ROOKIE Racing50101N/A‡NC‡
2025
Super Formuladocomo business ROOKIE1200001914th
Super Taikyu - ST-QToyota Gazoo Rookie RacingN/A‡NC‡
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8TTOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing
2026
Super Taikyu - ST-QToyota Gazoo Rookie RacingN/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)

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPts
aprToyota MR-SGT30015th28
aprToyota MR-SGT300
aprToyota MR-SGT30022nd17
Lexus Team KraftLexus SC430GT5009th44
Lexus Team KraftLexus SC430GT5006th45
Team LeMansLexus SC430GT50011th26
Team LeMansLexus SC430GT50010th33
Team LeMansLexus SC430GT5005th52
Team LeMansLexus RC FGT5007th44
Team LeMansLexus RC FGT5009th32
Team LeMansLexus RC FGT5002nd69
Lexus Team LeMans Wako'sLexus LC 500GT5003rd63
Lexus Team LeMans Wako'sLexus LC 500GT50010th41
Lexus Team LeMans Wako'sLexus LC 500 GT500GT5001st85
TGR Team Wako's ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT5007th47
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT5005th52
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT5005th49
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT5007th45
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT50011th38
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT5004th54.5
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIEToyota GR Supra GT500GT500

† 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.
YearTeamEngine123456789101112DCPts
Petronas Team TOM'SToyota9th13
Petronas Team TOM'SToyota6th24
Team LeMansToyota5th19
Team LeMansToyota7th21.5
Petronas Team TOM'SToyota20th0
SUNOCO Team LeMansToyota12th6
UOMO Sunoco Team LeMansToyota12th6
UOMO Sunoco Team LeMansToyota14th7
ROOKIE RacingToyota19th5
NTT Communications ROOKIEToyota19th2.5
docomo business ROOKIEToyota21st0
docomo business ROOKIEToyota14th13
docomo business ROOKIEToyota19th0
docomo business ROOKIEToyota14th19

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

  • Season still in progress.
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