| Shunsuke Kohno | |
| Nationality: |  Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Current Series: | Super GT - GT300 |
| First Year: | 2020 |
| Current Team: | LM corsa |
| Car Number: | 60 |
| Starts: | 32 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Podiums: | 2 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 2 |
| Best Finish: | 3rd |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Prev Series: | Super Formula Lights Japanese Formula 3 Championship Asian Le Mans Series - GT F4 Japanese Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2020-21 2018-19 2016 2015-17 |
is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for LM Corsa alongside Hiroki Yoshimoto.
Kohno started his racing career in Japanese Formula 4 Championship from 2015 the inaugural season of the series. He raced in the series until 2017, and claimed three podiums, and finished on eighth, tenth, and seventh place from 2015 to 2017 respectively.
Kohno stepped up to Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 2018 with RS Fine.[1] For two seasons, he managed to get one podium and reached eighth & tenth respectively from 2018 to 2019. He continued to race in the rebranded series Super Formula Lights with the same team from 2020 to 2021.[2] [3] He gained four podiums with three in 2021, he claimed fifth & sixth in the points respectively.
Kohno competed in Super GT in 2020, where he partnered up with Hiroki Yoshimoto at LM corsa.[4] For 2021, he stayed with the same team, and same partner.[5] That season was the highest place for all the LM Corsa team, and Kohno himself as both claimed two wins, and placed third in the standings. Kohno partnering with LM Corsa and Yoshimoto again till 2023.[6] [7]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | nowrap | RS Fine | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | 8th | 42 | |
| 2016 | nowrap | Field Motorsport | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | FUJ2 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | 10th | 64 | |
| 2017 | nowrap | HubAuto Racing | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | 7th | 85 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RS Fine | Mercedes-Benz | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUG1 1 | SUG1 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | OKA1 1 | OKA1 2 | OKA1 3 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | OKA2 1 | OKA2 2 | OKA2 3 | SUG2 1 | SUG2 2 | SUG2 3 | SUG2 4 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | 8th | 13 | |||
| 2019 | nowrap | RS Fine | nowrap | Mercedes-Benz | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | AUT 3 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | OKA 3 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | 10th | 10 |
(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | RS Fine | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | AUT 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | 5th | 38 | ||
| 2021 | RS Fine | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | AUT 3 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | MOT1 1 | MOT1 2 | MOT1 3 | MOT2 1 | MOT2 2 | MOT2 3 | 6th | 29.5 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LM corsa | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | 27th | 2 | ||
| 2021 | LM corsa | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA 8 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 12 | MOT 14 | SUG 5 | AUT 19 | MOT 11 | FUJ 1 | 3rd | 49 | ||
| 2022 | LM corsa | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA 12 | FUJ 17 | SUZ 9 | FUJ 4 | SUZ 10 | SUG 15 | AUT 22 | MOT 11 | 23rd | 11 | ||
| 2023 | LM corsa | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA 8 | FUJ 23†| SUZ 7 | FUJ 10 | SUZ 12 | SUG 21 | AUT 20 | MOT 15 | 22nd | 8 | ||
| 2024 | LM corsa | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | SUG | AUT | MOT | SUZ | 18th | 4 | ||
| 2025 | LM corsa | Lexus LC 500 GT | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FS1 | FS2 | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 19th | 29 | |
| 2026 | LM corsa | Lexus LC 500 GT | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT |
