Team: Sauber
First F1 Race: 2009
F1 Races: 2
Best Race Finish: 6th (2009)

Picked up from the departing Toyota F1 team, Kobayashi is an inexperienced driver having completed just 2 Grands Prix but will bring enthusiasm to the Sauber outfit. The 23 year old from Japan started karting in his homeland when he was 9 and was signed up by Toyota’s Driver Academy in 2006. After progressing through the Formula Renault and Formula 3 series he became a test driver for the Toyota F1 team. After one season in GP2 Kobayashi finally got his chance in F1 in 2009 following an injury to Timo Glock. 10th and 6th placed finishes in the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix respectively represents an encouraging start in F1 that the youngster will be hoping to build on in 2010.

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