Koudai Tsukakoshi


Koudai Tsukakoshi is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing Corporation who competes in Super GT for Astemo Real Racing since 2008.
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Career

Formula Three

After competing in Formula Dream in 2004 and 2005, winning the championship in his second year, Tsukakoshi moved into the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for the final three rounds of the 2005 season, finishing fourteenth in the standings competing for M-TEC. He remained with the team for the 2006 season, finishing fifth in the standings, taking a victory at Suzuka. Another fifth place championship finish followed in 2007, as Tsukakoshi took two wins for Honda Team Real at Okayama and Suzuka. He also finished in second place at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix for Manor Motorsport; finishing behind Oliver Jarvis. Tsukakoshi moved to Manor Motorsport and the Formula Three Euroseries for the 2008 season. He finished seventh in the championship standings, with a best result of second place on four occasions.

Super Formula

[file:Koudai Tsukakoshi 2010 Motorsport Japan.jpg|thumb|220px|Tsukakoshi in 2010]
After a season in Europe, Tsukakoshi made his debut in Formula Nippon in 2009 with HFDP Racing which run by Real Racing. He raced with them before move to Dandelion Racing. He competed with the team, and he managed to close to win the title, just lose out to Kazuki Nakajima by three points. In 2013, he returns to Real Racing, and he raced with them for six seasons. Tsukakoshi initially not compete for 2019 season, bu he replaces Tristan Charpentier after the first round because he had qualified two seconds off the pace in the first round and crashed heavily in the race. Tsukakoshi then race for the rest of the season. Real Racing announced it has withdrawn from the 2020 season thus left Tsukakoshi without a seat. He then moves to new team Drago Corse to cover for Tatiana Calderon who unable to enter Japan due to visa issues. Calderon missed Autopolis, Sugo, and the fifth round at Motegi and Tsukakoshi was her replacement.
Tsukakoshi thn picked by the series to develop the new Dallara-built SF23 chassis as the test driver of Honda representative. Also he is part of new Threebond Racing formerly Drago Corse as an advisory.

Super GT

Tsukakoshi made one race debut with Real Racing in 2008. After that he is the main driver for Real Racing from 2009 till now. He won many races in his Super GT career, and managed to get runners up in 2013.

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

YearTeamEngine1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
2005Honda Team M-TECMugenMOT
1		MOT
2		SUZ
1		SUZ
2		SUG
1		SUG
2		FUJ
1		FUJ
2		OKA
1		OKA
2		SUZ
1		SUZ
2		MIN
1		MIN
2		FUJ
1
11		FUJ
2
7		MIN
1
7		MIN
2
8		MOT
1
12		MOT
2
5		14th19
2006Honda Team M-TECMugenFUJ
1
2		FUJ
2
5		SUZ
1
12		SUZ
2
9		MOT
1
7		MOT
2
3		OKA
1
2		OKA
2
4		SUZ
1
1		SUZ
2
2		AUT
1
7		AUT
2
4		FUJ
1
13		FUJ
2
11		SUG
1
5		SUG
2
5		MOT
1
2		MOT
2
11		5th153
2007Honda Team RealMugenFUJ
1
7		FUJ
2
5		SUZ
1
5		SUZ
2
6		MOT
1
3		MOT
2
4		OKA
1
3		OKA
2
1		SUZ
1
3		SUZ
2
1		AUT
1
5		AUT
2
5		AUT
3
Ret		FUJ
1
2		FUJ
2
2		SEN
1
6		SEN
2
8		SEN
3
4		MOT
1
5		MOT
2
8		5th182

Complete Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2008Real RacingHonda NSXGT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZ
Ret		MOTAUTFUJ25th1
2009Real RacingHonda NSXGT500OKA
5		SUZ
6		FUJ
12		SEP
2		SUG
6		SUZ
10		FUJ
4		AUT
Ret		MOT
3		5th51
2010Real RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500SUZ
7		OKA
7		FUJ
5		SEP
12		SUG
1		SUZ
4		FUJ
C		MOT
3		3rd53
2011Real RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500OKA
3		FUJ
8		SEP
3		SUG
6		SUZ
12		FUJ
3		AUT
6		MOT
7		4th50
2012Real RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500OKA
3		FUJ
6		SEP
7		SUG
9		SUZ
10		FUJ
5		AUT
14		MOT
Ret		12th30
2013Real RacingHonda HSV-010 GTGT500OKA
2		FUJ
Ret		SEP
5		SUG
Ret		SUZ
7		FUJ
2		AUT
3		MOT
2		2nd67
2014Real RacingHonda NSX Concept-GTGT500OKA
6		FUJ
Ret		AUT
Ret		SUG
3		FUJ
4		SUZ
Ret		BUR
12		MOT
15		12th24
2015Real RacingHonda NSX Concept-GTGT500OKA
12		FUJ
4		CHA
3		FUJ
8		SUZ
Ret		SUG
8		AUT
3		MOT
8		8th39
2016Keihin Real RacingHonda NSX Concept-GTGT500OKA
11		FUJ
12		SUG
6		FUJ
2		SUZ
10		CHA
6		MOT
Ret		MOT
11		11th27
2017Keihin Real RacingHonda NSX Concept-GTGT500OKA
11		FUJ
8		AUT
2		SUG
Ret		FUJ
Ret		SUZ
15		CHA
3		MOT
4		10th37
2018Keihin Real RacingHonda NSX-GTGT500OKA
1		FUJ
11		SUZ
11		CHA
7		FUJ
3		SUG
9		AUT
6		MOT
15		7th45
2019Keihin Real RacingHonda NSX-GTGT500OKA
14		FUJ
5		SUZ
Ret		CHA
13		FUJ
8		AUT
2		SUG
5		MOT
5		6th39
2020Keihin Real RacingHonda NSX-GTGT500FUJ
Ret		FUJ
1		SUZ
8		MOT
1		FUJ
10		SUZ
10		MOT
5		FUJ
4		3rd59
2021Astemo Real RacingHonda NSX-GTGT500OKA
5		FUJ
1		SUZ
14		MOT
7		SUG
3		AUT
8		MOT
4		FUJ
Ret		6th52
2022Astemo Real RacingHonda NSX-GTGT500OKA
9		FUJ
9		SUZ
2		FUJ
10		SUZ
2		SUG
12		AUT
1		MOT
5		4th60
2023Astemo Real RacingHonda NSX-GTGT500OKA
7		FUJ
3		SUZ
9		FUJ
7		SUZ
4		[Sportsland Sugo|]
DSQ		AUT
6		MOT
3		6th45
2024Astemo Real RacingHonda Civic Type R-GT GT500GT500OKA
Ret		FUJ
31		SUZ
6		FUJ
8		SUZ
7		SUG
Ret		AUT
14†		MOT
22		10th43
2025Astemo Real RacingHonda Civic Type R-GT GT500GT500OKA
8		FUJ
12		SEP
4		FS1
FS2
13		SUZ
Ret		SUG
3		AUT
8		MOT
13		11th26
2026Astemo Real RacingHonda Prelude-GTGT500OKA
FUJ
SEP
FUJ
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results

YearHondaEngine123456789DCPoints
2009HFDP RacingHondaFUJ
6		SUZ
5		MOT
4		FUJ
6		SUZ
9		MOT
10		AUT
Ret		SUG
4		7th20
2010HFDP RacingHondaSUZ
8		MOT
2		FUJ
11		MOT
10		SUG
Ret		AUT
Ret		SUZ
10		SUZ
12		9th9
2011Docomo Team Dandelion RacingHondaSUZ
7		AUT
3		FUJ
5		MOT
4		SUZ
C		SUG
4		MOT
3		MOT
8		4th26.5
2012Docomo Team Dandelion RacingHondaSUZ
2		MOT
5		AUT
1		FUJ
9		MOT
3		SUG
2		SUZ
3		SUZ
3		2nd43
2013HP Real RacingHondaSUZ
9		AUT
6		FUJ
9		MOT
9		SUG
Ret		SUZ
Ret		SUZ
Ret		15th3
2014HP Real RacingHondaSUZ
14		FUJ
DNS		FUJ
9		FUJ
Ret		MOT
6		AUT
4		SUG
Ret		SUZ
8		SUZ
13		11th8.5
2015Real RacingHondaSUZ
DNS		OKA
14		FUJ
13		MOT
Ret		AUT
17		SUG
9		SUZ
9		SUZ
11		17th0
2016Real RacingHondaSUZ
5		OKA
2		FUJ
8		MOT
12		OKA
5		OKA
11		SUG
11		SUZ
11		SUZ
12		11th11
2017Real RacingHondaSUZ
6		OKA
11		OKA
16		FUJ
9		MOT
9		AUT
9		SUG
16		SUZ
C		SUZ
C		15th3
2018Real RacingHondaSUZ
6		AUT
C		SUG
12		FUJ
13		MOT
10		OKA
12		SUZ
6		13th6
2019Real RacingHondaSUZAUT
15		SUG
9		FUJ
18		MOT
18		OKA
14		SUZ
7		19th2
2020Drago Corse with ThreeBondHondaMOTOKA
12		SUG
Ret		AUTSUZSUZFUJ24th0
2021Drago Corse with ThreeBondHondaFUJ
SUZ
AUT
13		SUG
16		MOT
Ret		MOT
SUZ
22nd0