Kyosuke Mineo

Kyosuke Mineo
峰尾恭輔
Mineo in 2012
Nationality Japanese
Born (1974-12-16) 16 December 1974
Hachioji, Japan
Categorisation FIA Silver
Championship titles
2012
2003
1997		Super GT – GT300
Netz Cup Altezza Series
Saurus Junior East Japan Series
Awards
2009Mitsubishi Motors/Ralliart Driver of the Year

Kyosuke Mineo (峰尾 恭輔, Mineo Kyōsuke; born 16 December 1974) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in the GT300 class of Super GT for Pacific Racing with Good Speed.

He was Super GT champion in 2012 in GT300 for Team Taisan Endless, and is also a three-time Super Taikyu champion.

Career

Mineo began his racing career in 1996, racing in the Nissan Saurus Junior Kanto Series.[1] After winning the East Japan Series the following year, Mineo then spent two years in the Formula Toyota Main Series, before progressing to the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with DTM in 2000, scoring a lone podium at Fuji.[2] Three seasons in the Netz Cup Altezza Series then followed, in which he clinched the title in 2003,[3] before joining Autobacs Racing Team Aguri to race primarily in Super Taikyu for the following two seasons.[4] During those two seasons, Mineo finished third in the Class N+ standings with five podiums and then scoring four ST-5 wins in 2005 en route to runner-up honours.[5]

In 2006, Mineo joined Porsche-fielding Endless Sports to make his debut in the GT300 class of Super GT, taking a lone podium at Fuji as he ended the year 21st in points.[6] In parallel, Mineo also raced for the team in the ST-2 class of Super Taikyu, in which he scored a class podium at Okayama.[7] Two seasons with Toyota-affiliated apr then ensued,[8] in which Mineo took his second series podium at Sugo in 2008, a year in which he finished 14th in points.[9] During 2008, Mineo also raced for Endless Sports in the ST-2 class of Super Taikyu, scoring wins at Motegi and Fuji.[10]

Staying with Endless for the 2009 Super Taikyu season,[11] Mineo scored four wins and three other podiums to secure the ST-2 title and was given the Mitsubishi Motors/Ralliart Driver of the Year award at season's end.[12] Towards the end of the year, Mineo reunited with apr to compete in the final five races of the 2009 Super GT Series.[13] Remaining in ST-2 with Endless for the following two seasons, Mineo won three times in 2010 en-route to runner-up honours,[14] before repeating the same feat a year later with four wins to his name.[15] In the midst of this, Mineo finished on the podium at the 2010 Pokka GT Summer Special for ASL-affiliated Autobacs Racing Team Aguri,[16] and raced for Team Taisan on a full-time basis in the 2011 Super GT Series.[17]

Remaining with the Porsche customer team for 2012, now in a partnership with Endless,[18] Mineo won the season-ending race at Motegi and scored three other podiums to clinch the GT300 title along with Naoki Yokomizo.[19] In parallel, Mineo continued with Endless to make his debut in the ST-1 class of Super Taikyu,[20] which he won after scoring four wins and standing on the podium in all seven races.[21] Continuing with Team Taisan Endless for the following year, Mineo scored a best result of third at Sugo to finish 12th in the GT300 standings in his title defence season.[22] During 2013, Mineo also made a one-off appearance for the team in the Asian Le Mans Series at Inje,[23] and led Endless in the GT3 class of Super Taikyu.[24]

After a season spent bouncing around teams in GT300 and scoring a lone overall win in Super Taikyu for Endless en route to second in ST-X,[25][26] Mineo joined Ferrari-fielding Direction Racing for the 2015 Super GT season, in which he took a best result of fourth at Autopolis.[27] In parallel, Mineo raced with Endless in Super Taikyu for his second consecutive season in the ST-X class, in which he scored three wins and two other podiums to seal the title.[28] Remaining with Endless for another season in ST-X, Mineo won twice and finished on the podium in every race he started to secure runner-up in the ST-X standings.[29] During 2016, Mineo also raced in the GT300 class of Super GT for Team Direction, in the then-new Lamborghini Huracán GT3.[30]

In 2017, Mineo joined Porsche customer team Pacific Racing with Gulf Racing.[31] In his eighth full-time season in Super GT, Mineo took a lone podium at Okayama as he ended the year eighth in GT300.[32] One-off appearances in Super GT and Super Taikyu then followed in 2018,[33][34] before Mineo returned to Pacific Racing for his full-time return in the former the following year, in which he took a best result of ninth at Sugo.[35]

Personal life

In July 2021, Mineo opened up Supersonics, a sports car specialty story in his hometown of Hachioji.[36]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1996 Nissan Saurus Junior Kanto Series 3 0 0 0 0
Brains Super Cup Race 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 11th
1997 Nissan Saurus Junior East Japan Series 5 4 ? ? 4 1st
1998 Formula Toyota Main Series 9 0 0 0 0 10th
1999 Formula Toyota Main Series 10 0 0 0 2 5th
2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship DTM 5 0 0 0 1 4 9th
2001 Netz Cup Altezza Series 9 0 0 0 2 8th
2002 Netz Cup Altezza Series 9 0 0 0 1 9th
24 Hours of Tokachi – Class N+ 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 4th
Integra East Japan Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2003 Netz Cup Altezza Series 7 2 ? ? 4 1st
Integra One-Make Series Intercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Integra One-Make East Japan Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Tokachi – Class N+ 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 2nd
2004 Super Taikyu – Class N+ Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 8 0 1 0 5 3rd‡
2005 Super Taikyu – ST-5 ARTA with SPIRIT 8 4 2 0 6 2nd‡
2006 Super GT – GT300 Endless Sports 9 0 0 0 1 18 21st
Super Taikyu – ST-2 Endless Sports 7 0 0 0 1
2007 Super GT – GT300 apr 9 0 0 0 0 18 18th
2008 Super Taikyu – ST-2 Endless Sports 8 2 1 0 4
Super GT – GT300 apr 8 0 0 0 1 34 14th
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 1 0 0 0 0
2009 Super Taikyu – ST-2 Endless Sports 8 4 6 0 7 1st‡
Super GT – GT300 apr 5 0 0 0 0 12 15th
2010 Super Taikyu – ST-2 Endless Sports 8 3 3 0 6 2nd‡
Super GT – GT300 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2011 Super Taikyu – ST-2 Endless Sports 7 4 7 0 5 2nd‡
Super GT – GT300 Team Taisan 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 Super GT – GT300 Team Taisan Endless 8 1 1 0 4 82 1st
Super Taikyu – ST-1 Endless Sports 7 4 2 0 7 1st‡
2013 Asian Le Mans Series – GTC Team Taisan Ken Endless 1 0 0 0 1 18 11th
Super GT – GT300 9 0 0 0 1 25 12th
Super Taikyu – GT3 Endless Sports 7 0 0 0 2 49.5‡ 5th‡
2014 Super GT – GT300 Leon Racing 2 0 0 0 0 8 23rd
Porsche Team KTR 4 0 0 0 0
Team Taisan 1 0 0 0 0
Super Taikyu – ST-X Endless Sports 5 1 0 0 5 84‡ 2nd‡
2015 Super GT – GT300 Direction Racing 8 0 0 0 0 12 17th
Super Taikyu – ST-X Endless Sports 6 3 1 0 5 108‡ 1st‡
2016 Super GT – GT300 Lamborghini Team Direction Shift 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Super Taikyu – ST-X Endless Sports 6 2 0 0 6 116.5‡ 2nd‡
2017 Super GT – GT300 Pacific Racing with Gulf Racing 8 0 0 0 1 31 8th
2018 Super Taikyu – ST-X Endless Sports 1 0 0 0 0 88‡ 3rd‡
Super GT – GT300 Pacific Racing with Gulf Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 Super GT – GT300 Pacific Racing with Good Speed 8 0 0 0 0 2 27th
Sources:[37][38]

† As Mineo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2006 Endless Sports Porsche 996 GT3-R GT300 SUZ
9 		OKA
22 		FUJ
3 		SEP
6 		SUG
Ret 		SUZ
Ret 		MOT
11 		AUT
14 		FUJ
20 		21st 18
2007 apr Toyota MR-S GT300 SUZ
8 		OKA
9 		FUJ
6 		SEP
15 		SUG
7 		SUZ
7 		MOT
9 		AUT
Ret 		FUJ
Ret 		18th 18
2008 apr Toyota MR-S GT300 SUZ
10 		OKA
11 		FUJ
4 		SEP
6 		SUG
3 		MOT
17 		AUT
11 		FUJ
4 		14th 34
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri ASL ARTA Garaiya SUZ
Ret
2009 apr Toyota Corolla Axio apr GT GT300 OKA
 SUZ
 FUJ
 SEP
 SUG
10 		SUZ
18 		FUJ
15 		AUT
5 		MOT
6 		15th 12
2010 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri ASL ARTA Garaiya GT300 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
2 		FUJ MOT NC 0
2011 Team Taisan Porsche 996 GT3 GT300 OKA
11 		FUJ
12 		SEP
13 		SUG
11 		SUZ
14 		FUJ
15 		AUT
20 		NC 0
Ferrari F430 GT2 MOT
Ret
2012 Team Taisan Endless Porsche 911 GT3-R GT300 OKA
2 		FUJ
8 		SEP
2 		SUG
5 		SUZ
Ret 		FUJ
4 		AUT
2 		MOT
1 		1st 82
2013 Team Taisan Ken Endless Porsche 997 GT3 GT300 OKA
10 		FUJ
NC 		SEP
11 		SUG
3 		SUZ
7 		FUJ
19 		FUJ
4 		AUT
8 		MOT
10 		12th 25
2014 LEON Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT300 OKA
5 		FUJ
8 		23rd 8
Porsche Team KTR Porsche 911 GT3 AUT
14 		SUG FUJ
9 		BUR
16 		MOT
21
Team Taisan Nissan GT-R GT3 SUZ
Ret
2015 Direction Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GT300 OKA
11 		FUJ
13 		CHA
18 		FUJ
12 		SUZ
9 		SUG
11 		AUT
4 		MOT
10 		17th 12
2016 Lamborghini Team Direction Shift Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT300 OKA
16 		FUJ
17 		SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
19 		BUR
 MOT
27 		MOT
18 		NC 0
2017 Pacific with Gulf Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R GT300 OKA
3 		FUJ
10 		AUT
17 		SUG
10 		FUJ
5 		SUZ
8 		CHA
14 		MOT
4 		8th 31
2018 Pacific with Gulf Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R GT300 OKA
 FUJ
 SUZ
 CHA FUJ
15 		SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 NC 0
2019 Pacific Racing with Good Speed Porsche 911 GT3 R GT300 OKA
15 		FUJ
22 		SUZ
22 		CHA
16 		FUJ
19 		AUT
22 		SUG
9 		MOT
15 		27th 2

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2013 Team Taisan Ken Endless GTC Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 INJ
2 		FUJ
 ZHU
 SEP
 11th 18

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