1. Sho Tsuboi is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing and TOM'S Racing, who currently competes in the Super GT Series GT500 class and Super Formula Championship.
26 Facts About Sho Tsuboi
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Sho Tsuboi won Super Formula Championship in 2024, as well as the champion in the 2015 F4 Japanese Championship and 2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.
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Sho Tsuboi began his single-seater racing career in 2012 and drove for two years in Formula Challenge Japan.
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Sho Tsuboi finished seventh in the standings in 2012, and fifth in 2013, with two race victories.
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Sho Tsuboi won seven races, and won the championship by just three points ahead of Tadasuke Makino.
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Sho Tsuboi won the championship title in 2018, his third season.
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Sho Tsuboi set a Japanese F3 record with 17 victories in 19 races, finishing second in the other two races that he did not win.
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Sho Tsuboi made three starts in the Macau Grand Prix FIA Formula 3 World Cup between 2016 and 2018.
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Sho Tsuboi finished 16th in 2016, and 14th in 2017.
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Sho Tsuboi escaped serious injury after Florsch's car became airborne from contact with Jehan Daruvala.
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Sho Tsuboi drove in the GT300 class of the Japanese Super GT Series from 2017 to 2018.
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In 2019, Sho Tsuboi secured his full-time GT500 debut with Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh.
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In 2020, Sho Tsuboi moved to the brand new ROOKIE Racing team, driving the new Toyota GR Supra GT500.
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Alongside reigning GT500 champion Kazuya Oshima, Sho Tsuboi scored back to back podium finishes to open the 2020 season.
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Sho Tsuboi changed teams in 2021, joining TGR Team au TOM'S, alongside Yuhi Sekiguchi.
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Sho Tsuboi finished second in the opening round at Okayama International Circuit, battling Kenta Yamashita for the lead for several laps.
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Sho Tsuboi went on to win the race for his first career GT500 class victory.
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Sho Tsuboi raced with his sixth different co-driver in as many seasons in 2024 after Kenta Yamashita replaced Miyata for 2024.
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Sho Tsuboi became the first driver in GT500 history to win three consecutive championship races after winning the first round at Okayama.
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Sho Tsuboi won again the GT500 title along with Super Formula title would make him the sixth driver to win both series.
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Sho Tsuboi recorded a best finish of second in a wet race at Fuji Speedway.
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Sho Tsuboi finished 12th in the championship, and was third in the Rookie of the Year cup behind Alex Palou.
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Sho Tsuboi won his first race in the second round at Okayama, and then went on to win the final race of the season at Fuji.
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Sho Tsuboi finished the season with 50 points, just twelve points behind eventual series champion Naoki Yamamoto.
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However, Sho Tsuboi slumped to 15th in the standings in 2021, only managing to score six points with a best finish of seventh at Suzuka.
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Sho Tsuboi won his first driver title championship, with 3 race wins and 7 podiums to his name as he beats both Tadasuke Makino and former champion Tomoki Nojiri.