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
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Super-FJ Suzuka Series | Drago Corse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11th |
| Super-FJ Autopolis Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5th | ||
| 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 | ||
| Super-FJ Suzuka Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 2nd | ||
| 2021 | Kyojo Cup | Drago Corse | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 3rd |
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Kyojo Cup | Fujita Pharmacy Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 4th | |
| 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 |
| Kyojo Cup | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 3rd | ||
| 2025 | Kyojo Cup | Itochu Enex Wecars Team Impul with Dr.Dry | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33* | 1st* |
| F110 Cup | Dr.Dry Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26* | 3rd* | |
| F4 Japanese Championship | Dr.Dry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 23rd* |
Complete F4 Japanese Championship 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 | 13 | 14 | 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 2 13 | MOT 1 11 | MOT 2 9 | MOT 3 13 | SUZ2 1 10 | SUZ2 2 11 | 18th | 3 |
| 2025 | Dr Dry Racing Team | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | FUJ1 3 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | SUZ2 1 | SUZ2 2 | ||
References
- ^ "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
- Rio Shimono career summary at DriverDB.com