Kazuki Hoshino (racing driver)

Kazuki Hoshino (星野一樹 - Hoshino Kazuki; born October 13, 1977) is a semi-retired Japanese professional racing driver and current team principal (team director) of Team Impul in the Super GT Series and Super Formula Championship.[1][2][3] He is the son of former racing driver and Impul co-founder, Kazuyoshi Hoshino.

He is a two-time Super GT GT300 class champion (2008, 2010), a four-time Super Taikyu Series champion (2004 ST-3 class, 2014, 2018, and 2019 ST-X class), and a former Nissan factory GT500 driver with his father's team from 2006 to 2007 where he won the 2006 Suzuka 1000km. He also raced in the Formula Nippon (now Super Formula) Championship for Impul in 2006.

Hoshino announced his retirement from racing in Super GT after the 2021 season, and became the Technical Director at Team Impul in 2022. That season, Impul won its first GT500 class championship in 27 years. In 2023, Hoshino succeeded his father as the team director of Impul's Super GT and Super Formula teams.[4] Hoshino also announced the creation of a new team in Super Taikyu, which would compete in the ST-Z (GT4) class with a new Nissan Z GT4.[5][6]

Outside of Japan, Hoshino competed in the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race on several occasions, finishing ninth overall in 2015 alongside Michael Krumm, Lucas Ordoñez, and Alex Buncombe. In 2013, Hoshino participated in the Blancpain Endurance Series (now GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with JRM Motorsport alongside Steven Kane and Peter Dumbreck.[7][8]

Complete JGTC/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 9 DC Pts
2003 Team Daishin Nissan Silvia GT300 TAI
7
FSW
6
SUG
7
FSW
4
FSW
2
TRM
4
AUT
10
SUZ
4
6th 61
2004 Nissan Z GT300 TAI
8
SUG
11
SEP
7
TOK
9
TRM
17
AUT
4
SUZ
6
7th 29
2005 MOLA GT300 OKA
8
FSW
7
SEP
6
SUG
Ret
TRM
1
FSW
4
AUT
6
SUZ
4
5th 59
2006 Team Impul GT500 SUZ
13
OKA
6
FSW
5
SEP
3
SUG
6
SUZ
1
TRM
13
AUT
4
FSW
12
8th 67
2007 GT500 SUZ
11
OKA
8
FSW
10
SEP
3
SUG
7
SUZ
Ret
TRM
Ret
AUT
Ret
FSW
2
11th 34
2008 MOLA GT300 SUZ
Ret
OKA
4
FSW
2
SEP
2
SUG
5
SUZ
1
TRM
7
AUT
4
FSW
6
1st 78
2009 Team Nishizawa Mola GT300 OKA
7
SUZ
3
FSW
6
SEP
4
SUG
6
SUZ
1
FSW
9
AUT
8
TRM
7
7th 62
2010 Hasemi Motor Sport GT300 SUZ
5
OKA
3
FSW
5
SEP
5
SUG
2
SUZ
Ret
FSW
C
TRM
1
1st 64
2011 A speed Aston Martin Vantage GT2 GT300 OKA
1
FSW
Ret
SEP
Ret
SUG
8
SUZ
12
FSW
9
AUT
11
TRM
4
8th 33
2012 GT300 OKA
11
3rd 73
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 FSW
3
SEP
3
SUG
Ret
SUZ
1
FSW
Ret
AUT
1
TRM
5
2013 NDDP Racing Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 GT300 OKA
Ret
FSW
Ret
SEP
10
SUG
9
SUZ
9
FSW
5
FSW AUT
Ret
TRM
9
17th 14
2014 GT300 OKA
4
FSW
5
AUT
4
SUG
9
FSW
10
SUZ
19
CHA
1
TRM
8
4th 48
2015 GT300 OKA
8
FSW
2
CHA
1
FSW
Ret
SUZ
14
SUG
8
AUT
1
TRM
Ret
4th 61
2016 GT300 OKA
10
FSW
1
SUG
5
FSW
6
SUZ
10
CHA
2
TRM
13
TRM
6
4th 54
2017 GT300 OKA
7
FSW
6
AUT
9
SUG
8
FSW
Ret
SUZ
14
CHA
9
TRM
10
17th 17
2018 GAINER GT300 OKA
13
FSW
11
SUZ
10
CHA
Ret
FSW
8
SUG
2
AUT
9
TRM
15
16th 22
2019 GT300 OKA
Ret
FSW
10
SUZ
12
CHA
1
FSW
14
AUT
10
SUG
15
TRM
16
14th 22
2020 GT300 FSW
5
FSW
10
SUZ
5
TRM
11
FSW
12
SUZ
21
TRM
7
FSW
6
12th 22
2021 GT300 OKA
10
FSW
5
SUZ TRM SUG AUT TRM FSW 8th 7

References

  1. ^ "Nissan/NISMO announces 2023 motorsports programs". Global Nissan Newsroom. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. ^ "2023 ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL|SUPER FORMULA 公式WEBサイト". スーパーフォーミュラ|SUPER FORMULA 公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ^ "Tandds | SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE". supergt.net. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. ^ "IMPUL Corporate Profile". www.impul.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. ^ "Notice of Participation in the 2023 Super Taikyu". www.impul.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  6. ^ "Super Taikyu Series Publishes Provisional 62 Car Entry For 2023 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  7. ^ "Kazuki Hoshino | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  8. ^ "NISMO | SUPER GT インフォメーション". NISMOホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-20.