Rio Shimono
| Rio Shimono | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | May 25, 2000[1] Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | TCR Japan Saturday Series Bronze |
Rio Shimono (下野 璃央, Shimono Rio, born May 25, 2000) is a Japanese racing driver. She won the TCR Japan Saturday Series in the Bronze category in 2020,[2] racing for Drago Corse and was also the first female driver in the series.[3]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series | Drago Corse | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 2nd |
| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 4th | ||
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |
| Dr.Dry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | F4 Japanese Championship | Dr.Dry | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
| 2025 | Kyojo Cup | Itochu Enex Team Impul with Dr.Dry |
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Zap Speed | FUJ1 1 34 |
FUJ1 2 16 |
SUZ 1 22 |
SUZ 2 34 |
FUJ2 1 21 |
FUJ2 2 20 |
SUZ2 1 33 |
SUZ2 2 18 |
SUG 1 23 |
SUG 2 24 |
AUT 1 18 |
AUT 2 19 |
MOT 1 21 |
MOT 2 Ret |
31st | 0 | |
| 2023 | Zap Speed | FUJ1 1 7 |
FUJ1 2 18 |
SUZ 1 19 |
SUZ 2 20 |
FUJ2 1 19 |
FUJ2 2 24 |
SUZ2 1 19 |
SUZ2 2 19 |
19th | 6 | |||||||
| Dr Dry | SUG 1 16 |
SUG 2 17 |
AUT 1 17 |
AUT 2 16 |
MOT 1 17 |
MOT 2 15 |
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| 2024 | Dr Dry | FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 11 |
SUZ 1 15 |
SUZ 2 19 |
FUJ2 1 13 |
FUJ2 2 Ret |
SUG 1 12 |
SUG 2 11 |
AUT 1 C |
AUT 2 13 |
MOT 1 11 |
MOT 2 9 |
MOT 3 13 |
SUZ2 1 10 |
SUZ2 2 11 |
18th | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "34_YGF VITA01_下野 璃央_KYOJO | ドライビングアスリート". ドライビングアスリート | Just another WordPress site (in Japanese). 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "Takuro Shinohara completes double at Fuji to claim Sunday Series title". TouringCarTimes. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Drago Corse joins TCR Japan grid with Rio Shimono". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
External links
[edit]- Rio Shimono career summary at DriverDB.com
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