(born August 7, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in
Super GT GT300 for Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave.
Racing career
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 till
2019
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where he claimed 3rd in the standings behind
Ren Sato, and
Atsushi Miyake.
Super GT - GT300
Kawaii moves up to
Super GT - GT300 with Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave, paired up with
Hiroki Yoshida.
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
Kiyoto Fujinami (藤波清斗 - Fujinami Kiyoto; born April 13, 1995) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently drives for Kondo Racing in Super GT. He was the 2020 Super GT GT300 Champion.
Career
Following success in karting, Fuj ...
&
João Paulo de Oliveira. Kawaai continue to race with the same team, claimed 9th in the standings and missed 1 race after he tested positive for COVID-19 where he replaced by Taku Bamba.
in 2022, with the same team Kawaai managed to clinch a win at
Autopolis with also another podium, and gets 4th in the standings.
2023 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave retains both Kawaai & Hiroki Yoshida.
and both of them claimed 2 wins and 3 podiums.
Super Formula Lights
Kawaai returned to formula racing in 2022, competed in
Super Formula Lights for Rn-Sports.
He claimed his first pole in the series, and competed only 3 rounds where he claimed 8th in the final standings.
Racing record
Career summary
‡ Team standings
Complete Super Formula Lights results
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Complete Super GT results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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* http://www.kohtakawaai.com
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Living people
Japanese racing drivers
1994 births
Japanese F4 Championship drivers
Super GT drivers
Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture
Super Formula Lights drivers