Kohta Kawaai
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Japanese| Kohta Kawaai | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | August 7, 1994 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-23 2022 2016-2019 | Super GT GT300 Super Formula Lights F4 Japanese Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2023 | Super GT GT300 Super Taikyu ST-Z |
Kohta Kawaai (川合 孝汰, Kawaai Kōta) (born August 7, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes for Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave in both the Super GT and Super Taikyu racing series.[1]
Kawaai won the 2023 Super GT Championship in the GT300 class and the 2023 Super Taikyu Championship in the ST-Z class.
Early racing career
In 2016, Kawaai started his formula racing career in F4 Japanese Championship racing with Le Beausset Motorsports. He raced in the same series until 2019, where he claimed third in the standings behind Ren Sato, and Atsushi Miyake.
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Kawaii moves up to Super GT - GT300 with Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave, paired up with Hiroki Yoshida.[2] In his debut season, he managed to get a win and podiums which claimed him and Yoshida to second in the standings behind to Kondo Racing of Kiyoto Fujinami & João Paulo de Oliveira. Kawaai continued to race with the same team, claimed ninth in the standings despite missing one race after he tested positive for COVID-19, where he replaced by Taku Bamba.[3][4] in 2022, with the same team Kawaai managed to clinch a win at Autopolis with also another podium, and gets fourtth in the standings.[5]
In 2023, Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave retained both Kawaai & Hiroki Yoshida and they claimed two wins and four podiums.[1] Kawaai went on to win the 2023 Super GT Championship in the GT300 class alongside Yoshida.
Super Formula Lights
Kawaai returned to formula racing in 2022, competed in Super Formula Lights for Rn-Sports.[6] He claimed his first pole in the series, and competed only three rounds where he claimed eighth in the final standings.