is a Japanese racing driver set to compete in the GT300 class of Super GT for Pacific Racing Team.

A Super FJ champion in his early career, Kubo has been a mainstay in the Japanese sportscar scene since 2015, and a factory driver for Subaru since 2024. A podium finisher in Super GT's GT300 class, he was also Super Taikyu and TGR GR86/BRZ Cup champion in 2020, the first driver to do so in a Subaru BRZ.

Career Kubo made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in the Super FJ Motegi Series, which he won after scoring three wins. During 2013, Kubo also made one-off appearances in the Super FJ Suzuka and Fuji Series, as well as Formula Challenge Japan for Le Beausset Racing Academy.

The following year, Kubo remained with Le Beausset Motorsports to step up to the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Racing in the National class in his only season in the series, Kubo took five class wins en route to runner-up honors in the standings, 27 points behind Hiroshi Koizumi. Switching to sportscars for 2015, Kubo joined Team KTouch to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan, in which he scored a lone win at Suzuka, as well as eight other podiums to end the year third in points.

In 2016, Kubo made his debut in Super GT, as he joined Arnage Racing to compete in the GT300 class alongside Hideto Yasuoka. After scoring a best result of 12th at Fuji, Kubo returned to the series for the following year, as he switched to apr alongside Koki Saga. In his only season with the team, Kubo scored points at Okayama and Sugo, before taking his only podium of the year at Fuji en route to a 16th-place points finish. Continuing in Super GT for 2018, Kubo joined Pacific with Gulf Racing for his third season in the series, in which he scored a best result of sixth at Autopolis to end the year 17th in points.

Switching to Super Taikyu for 2019, Kubo joined C.S.I Racing to race in the ST-4 class alongside Shinya Hosokawa. In his first season in the series, Kubo scored a class win at Suzuka and two other podiums to help the team end the year third in points. Returning to Super GT for 2020, Kubo joined Tsuchiya Engineering-ran Max Racing alongside Atsushi Miyake, with whom he scored a best result of 13th at Fuji. In parallel, Kubo returned to Super Taikyu and C.S.I Racing, taking three class wins and one other podium to secure the ST-4 title at season's end. Kubo also raced in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup, in which he became the first driver in series history to win the title driving a Subaru BRZ.

Remaining with the team to continue in Super Taikyu the following year, Kubo mainly raced in the ST-Z class, scoring a lone win at Okayama as he helped the team end the year fifth in points. Kubo then primarily raced in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup the following year as he continued his affiliation with Subaru, as well as racing part-time in Super Taikyu for Tracy Sports, winning at Okayama and Suzuka in ST-3. Remaining in the former for 2023 with team Team Takuty, Kubo scored a lone win at Motegi and rounded out the season sixth in points. During 2023, Kubo also raced part-time in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Team HAL.

Continuing in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup for Team Takuty in 2024, Kubo also raced with Subaru Tecnica International in select rounds of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, as well as the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. In parallel, Kubo raced with Porsche Team Ebi to race in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu, taking a lone win at Suzuka and helping the team secure third in the ST-Z standings. The following year, Kubo remained with Team Takuty to once again race in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup, as well as continuing his part-time program with Subaru in the NLS and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Alongside that, Kubo remained with Porsche Team Ebi to continue racing in Super Taikyu in the ST-Z class. Kubo scored his first podium by finishing third at Suzuka, before following it up with a third-place finish at the Fuji 24 Hours and a second-place finish at the season-ending race at Fuji to end the year fifth in class.

For 2026, Kubo remained in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup with Team Takuty, as well as racing in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu for Kokusai Group Sports Team. In addition, Kubo also remained with Subaru Tecnica International to race in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, as well as select races in the GT300 class of Super GT for Pacific Racing Team.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2009CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF2Sugiyama RacingNC2010CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF2Sugiyama Racing17thMacau International Karting Grand Prix — SKFRobot Racing17th 2011Karting World Championship — KF1Sugiyama Racing34th 2012Karting World Championship — KF1Sugiyama Racing42ndSources:

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2013 Super FJ Motegi Series Robot Tochigi Le Beausset PFC 6 3 1 0 6 821st Super FJ Suzuka Series Robot Le Beausset Formula Academy 1 1 0 0 1 20 9th Super FJ Fuji Series 1 1 1 Formula Challenge Japan Le Beausset Racing Academy 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship – National Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 15 5 7 5 10 972nd 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Team KTouch Porsche 10 1 0 1 9 1663rd 2016 Super GT – GT300 Arnage Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2017 Super GT – GT300 apr 8 0 0 0 1 17 16th 2018 Super GT – GT300 Pacific with Gulf Racing 8 0 0 0 0 5 17th 2019 Super Taikyu – ST-4 C.S.I Racing 6 1 0 1 3 90.5‡3rd‡2020 Super GT – GT300 Max Racing 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 1st Super Taikyu – ST-4 C.S.I Racing 5 3 4 3 4 129‡1st‡2021 Super Taikyu – ST-Z C.S.I Racing 4 1 3 0 2 73.5‡ 5th‡ Super Taikyu – ST-4 1 0 0 1 1 129.5‡2nd‡2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup Recaro Racing Team 3 0 0 0 0124th Team Takuty 3 0 0 0 0 Super Taikyu – ST-1 Tracy Sports 1 0 0 0 0 128‡3rd‡ Super Taikyu – ST-3 2 2 2 0 2 99‡3rd‡2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup Team Takuty 7 1 0 0 1 36 6th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP3 Team HAL 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – VT2-R+4WD 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup Team Takuty 8 0 0 0 0 11 16th Super Taikyu – ST-Z Porsche Team EBI 7 1 0 0 1 82‡3rd‡ Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP4T Subaru Tecnica International 2 1 0 0 2 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T 1 1 0 0 1 1st2025 Super Taikyu – ST-Z Porsche Team EBI 6 0 0 0 3 76.5‡ 5th‡ Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup Team Takuty 6 0 0 0 0 19 11th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP4T Subaru Tecnica International 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T 1 0 0 0 1 2nd2026 Super Taikyu – ST-Z Kokusai Group Sports Team ‡ ‡ Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup Team Takuty Super GT – GT300 Pacific Racing Team 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T Subaru Tecnica International Sources:

† As Kubo was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete Formula Challenge Japan results (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 DC Pts 2013 Le Beausset Racing AcademyFUJ11FUJ12MOT1MOT2FUJ21FUJ22FUJ23FUJ31FUJ32SUZ1SUZ2SUZ3 NC 0

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Pts 2014 Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports Toyota N SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 MOT1 MOT2 SUG1 SUG2 FUJ21 FUJ22 2nd 97

Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 2016 Arnage Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT300OKAFUJSUGFUJSUZCHAMOTMOT NC 0 2017 apr Toyota Prius apr GT GT300 OKA FUJ AUT SUG FUJ SUZ CHA MOT 16th 17 2018 Pacific with Gulf Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R GT300 OKA FUJ1 SUZ BUR FUJ2 AUT SUG MOT 17th 5 2020 Max Racing Lexus RC F GT3 GT300FUJFUJSUZMOTFUJSUZMOT FUJ NC 0 2026 Pacific Racing Team BMW M4 GT3 Evo GT300 OKA FUJ SEP FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT

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