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]

Syun Koide
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24)
Higashiōsaka, Japan
Super GT - GT300 career
Debut season2023
Current teamTeam UpGarage
Car number18
Starts8
Wins2
Podiums2
Poles0
Best finish5th in 2023
Super Formula Lights career
Debut season2023
Current teamB-Max Racing Team
Car number50
Former teamsToda Racing
Starts18
Wins4
Podiums8
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Previous series
2020-2022F4 Japanese Championship
Championship titles
2022F4 Japanese Championship

Career edit

Japanese Formula 4 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Career summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

(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 edit

(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 edit

  1. ^ a b Wood, Ida. "Honda junior Syun Koide crowned Japanese F4 champion". Formula Scout.
  2. ^ "Shun Koide". Honda Racing.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Klein, Jamie (2022-12-05). "How Honda has revolutionised its young driver programme". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Honda 2023 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Okayama SUPER GT: Nissan wins bonkers wet/dry season opener". motorsports.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Honda 2024 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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