Syun Koide (小出 峻, Koide Shun, born 26 October 1999) is a Japanese racing driver who won the 2022 F4 Japanese Championship title.[1] He is also part of the Honda Formula Dream Project.[2]
Career
Japanese Formula 4
In 2020 Koide made his debut in single-seater racing in the F4 Japanese Championship. He was originally scheduled to compete for the Honda Formula Dream Project team, but Honda withdrew its entry due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. He ended up competing with Vegaplus from the second round onwards along with Kakunoshin Ohta. He finished the season in tenth.[3]
In 2021 he continued to race in the F4 Japanese Championship with the Honda Formula Dream Project team. He took one race win and finished the season in sixth.[3]
In 2022 he missed out on move to Super Formula Lights, and stayed with the team.[4] Koide ended up winning the F4 Japanese Championship title ahead of his teammate Yusuke Mitsui.[1] On his way to the title he scored a total of nine race wins.[3]
Super Formula Lights
For 2023 Koide competed in Super Formula Lights with Toda Racing.[3][5] In that season, he had over 4 wins, and 7 podiums to date. Koide continues to compete in the series, as he moves to B-Max Racing Team.[6]
Super GT
He is also set to compete in the GT300-class of the 2023 Super GT Series with Team UpGarage alongside Takashi Kobayashi.[3][7] Koide won his first GT300 race in the first round of the series in Okayama International Circuit.[8] then he won as well in Suzuka. Koide continues partnering Takashhi Kobayashi at Tean UpGarage for 2024.[9]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | Vegaplus | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | Racer Dome Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 77.5‡ | 4th‡ | |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 6th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | Racer M&K Racing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 107‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 279 | 1st |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Honda Cars Okegawa Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 116‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | Team UpGarage | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 5th |
| Super Formula Lights | Toda Racing | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 3rd | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Team HRC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Team UpGarage | |||||||
| Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing team | ||||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Team Spoon |
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vegaplus | FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
FUJ1 3 |
SUZ 1 12 |
SUZ 2 11 |
SUZ 3 6 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 8 |
MOT 3 13 |
FUJ2 1 4 |
FUJ2 2 8 |
FUJ2 3 6 |
10th | 36 | ||
| 2021 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 1 2 |
FUJ1 2 7 |
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
MOT1 1 7 |
MOT1 2 6 |
MOT1 3 Ret |
SUG 1 1 |
SUG 2 3 |
SUG 3 3 |
MOT2 1 Ret |
MOT2 2 8 |
FUJ2 1 6 |
FUJ2 2 8 |
6th | 124 |
| 2022 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 1 |
SUZ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 2 1 |
FUJ2 1 1 |
FUJ2 2 1 |
SUZ2 1 2 |
SUZ2 2 2 |
SUG 1 1 |
SUG 2 26 |
AUT 1 1 |
AUT 2 1 |
MOT 1 2 |
MOT 2 1 |
1st | 279 |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Toda Racing | AUT 1 5 |
AUT 2 2 |
AUT 3 5 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 3 |
SUG 3 3 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 5 |
SUZ 3 6 |
FUJ 1 4 |
FUJ 2 1 |
FUJ 3 7 |
OKA 1 1 |
OKA 2 1 |
OKA 3 1 |
MOT 1 7 |
MOT 2 3 |
MOT 3 8 |
3rd | 81 |
| 2024 | B-Max Racing Team | MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
AUT 3 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUG 3 |
FUJ 1 |
FUJ 2 |
FUJ 3 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
OKA 3 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
SUZ 3 |
Complete Super GT results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team UpGarage | Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA 1 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 17 |
SUZ 1 |
SUG DSQ |
AUT 17 |
MOT 8 |
5th | 43 |
| 2024 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
* | * |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b Wood, Ida. "Honda junior Syun Koide crowned Japanese F4 champion". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Shun Koide". Honda Racing.
- ^ a b c d e Wood, Ida (2022-12-12). "Honda places F4 champion Syun Koide in SF Lights and Super GT". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (2022-12-05). "How Honda has revolutionised its young driver programme". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "2023年も全日本スーパーフォーミュラ・ライツ選手権にHFDPから2名が参戦。木村偉織が2年目、小出峻が初年度のシーズンに挑む ("In 2023, two HFDP members will participate in the All Japan Super Formula Lights Championship. Iori Kimura takes on his second season, and Syun Koide takes on his first")". Yahoo! (in Japanese). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Honda 2023 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Okayama SUPER GT: Nissan wins bonkers wet/dry season opener". motorsports.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Honda 2024 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links
- Syun Koide career summary at DriverDB.com
- https://www.syunkoide.com/
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