is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series for TGR Team Rookie Racing. Oshima is one of only three drivers that have won championships in both classes of Super GT, having won the GT300 Drivers' Championship in 2007, and the GT500 Drivers' Championship in 2019.
Until 2025, Oshima raced in the Super Formula Championship for Rookie Racing. He also won the 2009 Suzuka Summer Endurance race. Outside of Japan, he is a five-time class winner at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) as a member of Gazoo Racing/Toyota Gazoo Racing.
Career Junior career Oshima made his formula series debut in 2005 at Formula Toyota where he won the title. Then he jumped to Japanese Formula 3 Championship with TOM'S. He competed for two seasons, and in 2006, he clinched runners up just lose out to the champion Adrian Sutil, while he managed to get seventh in Macau GP. Then he won the 2007 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship, also finished third in the 2007 Macau Grand Prix Formula 3 race. Then for 2008, Oshima also competed in the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series with Manor Motorsports as a member of the Toyota Young Driver Program (TDP).
Super GT GT300 Oshima made his GT300 debut with APR, with Minoru Tanaka in 2006. He then won the title in 2007 with APR alongside Hiroaki Ishiura. For 2008, he made a one-off appearance with APR.
GT500 Oshima returns to Japan in 2009, and he stepped into GT500 with Team Kraft alongside his former GT300 Champion teammate Ishiura. He racef there for two seasons where he won two races in each year. After that he moves to Team LeMans to pair with Daisuke Ito for two years, where both pairs only get one win in 2012. Then he paired with Yuji Kunimoto for over three years. From 2016 & 2017, his new teammate Andrea Caldarelli with him clinched runners up, and third place in 16 and 17. Then Oshima paired with Felix Rosenqvist for one season. In 2019 Oshina alongside Kenta Yamashita won the title against the KeePer TOM'S of Ryo Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy.
After won the title, Team LeMans left the series. And Oshima moves to the new entrant Rookie Racing with new teammate Sho Tsuboi. Then he is the mainstay of Rookie Racing, where he paired again with Kenta Yamashita for 2022 & 2023 where they won one race each season. Oshima then paired with former Honda driver Nirei Fukuzumi for 2024.
Super Formula
Oshima made his Formula Nippon debut in 2009 after return from unsuccessful season in Europe, where he moves to Petronas TOM'S for two seasons. In 2010, he won a race. Then in 2011, he moved to Team LeMans for two seasons. After that, he did not compete in the series for four seasons, except one-off appearance in 2015 as he replaced Kazuki Nakajima for one race. Oshima came back to the rebranded Super Formula, as he returned to his former Team LeMans to race for three seasons. After Team LeMans stopped their operation in Super GT & Super Formula, Oshima moved to Rookie Racing. Oshima then stayed with the team for five seasons.
Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2005 Asian Formula Renault Challenge Asia Racing Team100010NC† Formula Toyota Series TDP Scholarship1132?9155 1st 2006 Japanese Formula 3 Championship TOM'S183558185 2nd Macau Grand Prix10000N/A7th Super GT Series - GT300 apr901?02815th 2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship TOM'S20681014262 1st Macau Grand Prix10001N/A 3rd Super GT - GT300 apr921?589 1st 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series Manor Motorsport 20 1 0 0 1 7 19th Masters of Formula 310000N/A20th Macau Grand Prix10000N/A16th Super GT - GT300 apr100011722nd 2009 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team Kraft 9 1 1 0 1 44 9th Formula Nippon Petronas Team TOM'S 8 0 0 0 1 13 9th 2010 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team Kraft 7 1 1 1 1 45 6th Formula Nippon Petronas Team TOM'S 7 1 1 0 1 24 6th 2011 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 0 0 0 1 28 11th Formula Nippon Team LeMans 7 0 1 0 1 19 5th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 Gazoo Racing10000N/A4th 2012 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 1 0 0 2 33 10th Formula Nippon Team LeMans 8 0 0 0 1 21.5 7th2013 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 1 1 1 2 52 5th2014 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 0 1 0 2 44 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 Gazoo Racing11??1N/A 1st 2015 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 0 0 0 1 32 9th Super Formula Petronas Team TOM'S 1 0 0 0 0 0 20th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-Pro Team Toyota Gazoo Racing11??1N/A 1st 2016 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's 8 0 1 0 2 69 2nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-Pro Toyota Gazoo Racing with Tom's11??1N/A 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 Toyota Gazoo Racing10??0N/ADNF 2017 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's 8 0 0 1 4 63 3rd Super Formula Sunoco Team LeMans 7 0 0 0 1 6 12th 2018 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's 8 0 0 0 1 41 10th Super Formula UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans 6 0 0 0 0 6 12th 2019 Super GT - GT500 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's 8 2 1 0 4 85 1st Super Formula UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans 7 0 0 0 1 7 14th 2020 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team Wako's ROOKIE 8 0 0 0 3 47 7th Super Formula ROOKIE Racing 7 0 0 0 0 5 19th 2021 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE 8 1 1 1 3 52 5th Super Formula NTT Communications ROOKIE 7 0 0 0 0 2.5 19th Super Taikyu - ST-Q ROOKIE RacingN/A‡NC‡2022 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE 8 1 1 0 2 49 5th Super Formula docomo Business ROOKIE 10 0 0 1 0 0 21st Super Taikyu - ST-Q ORC ROOKIE RacingN/A‡NC‡2023 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE 7 0 0 0 1 45 7th Super Formula docomo business ROOKIE 9 0 0 0 0 13 14th Super Taikyu - ST-Q ORC ROOKIE Racing51225N/A‡NC‡2024 Super Formula docomo business ROOKIE 9 0 0 0 0 0 19th Super GT - GT500 TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE 8 0 0 0 1 38 11th Super Taikyu - ST-Q ORC ROOKIE Racing50101N/A‡NC‡ 2025 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE 8 1 2 1 3 54.5 4th Super Formula docomo business ROOKIE 12 0 0 0 0 19 14th Super Taikyu - ST-Q Toyota Gazoo Rookie RacingN/A‡NC‡ Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing 2026 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Super Taikyu - ST-Q Toyota Gazoo Rookie RacingN/A‡NC‡ Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP2T * Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts 2006 TDP Team TOM'S Toyota FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 OKA1 OKA2 SUZ1 SUZ2 AUT1 AUT2 FUJ1 FUJ2 SUG1 SUG2 MOT1 2nd 185 2007 TDP Team TOM'S Toyota FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 OKA1 OKA2 SUZ1 SUZ2 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 FUJ1 FUJ2 SEN1 SEN2 SEN3 MOT1 MOT2 1st 262
Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 2006 apr Toyota MR-S GT300SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ15th28 2007 apr Toyota MR-S GT300SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ1st89 2008 apr Toyota MR-S GT300SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ22nd17 2009 Lexus Team Kraft Lexus SC430 GT500OKASUZFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT9th44 2010 Lexus Team Kraft Lexus SC430 GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJMOT6th45 2011 Team LeMans Lexus SC430 GT500 OKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT11th26 2012 Team LeMans Lexus SC430 GT500OKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT10th33 2013 Team LeMans Lexus SC430 GT500OKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT5th52 2014 Team LeMans Lexus RC F GT500 OKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZBURMOT7th44 2015 Team LeMans Lexus RC F GT500OKAFUJBURFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT9th32 2016 Team LeMans Lexus RC F GT500OKAFUJSUGFUJSUZBURMOTMOT 2nd69 2017 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's Lexus LC 500 GT500OKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZBURMOT 3rd63 2018 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's Lexus LC 500 GT500OKAFUJSUZBURFUJAUTSUGMOT10th41 2019 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's Lexus LC 500 GT500 GT500 OKAFUJSUZBURFUJAUTSUGMOT 1st85 2020 TGR Team Wako's ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ7th47 2021 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ MOT SUZ SUG AUT MOT FUJ 5th 52 2022 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 5th 49 2023 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 7th 45 2024 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUG AUT MOT SUZ 11th 38 2025 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT4th54.5 2026 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SEP FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT † Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. (Number) 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 YearTeamEngine123456789101112DCPts 2009 Petronas Team TOM'S Toyota FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG9th13 2010 Petronas Team TOM'S Toyota SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ SUZ6th24 2011 Team LeMans Toyota SUZAUT FUJ MOT SUZSUG MOT MOT5th19 2012 Team LeMans Toyota SUZ MOT AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ SUZ7th21.5 2015 Petronas Team TOM'S ToyotaSUZOKAFUJMOTAUTSUGSUZSUZ20th0 2017 SUNOCO Team LeMans ToyotaSUZOKAOKAFUJMOTAUTSUGSUZSUZ12th6 2018 UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans ToyotaSUZAUTSUGFUJMOTOKASUZ12th6 2019 UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans ToyotaSUZAUTSUGFUJMOTOKASUZ14th7 2020 ROOKIE Racing ToyotaMOTOKASUGAUTSUZSUZFUJ19th5 2021 NTT Communications ROOKIE Toyota FUJ SUZ1 AUT SUG MOT1 MOT2 SUZ2 19th 2.5 2022 docomo business ROOKIE Toyota FUJ FUJ SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT MOT SUZ SUZ 21st 0 2023 docomo business ROOKIE Toyota FUJ FUJ SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT SUZ SUZ 14th 13 2024 docomo business ROOKIE Toyota SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT FUJ FUJ SUZ SUZ 19th 0 2025 docomo business ROOKIE Toyota SUZ SUZ MOT MOT AUT FUJ FUJ SUG FUJ SUZ SUZ SUZ 14th 19 ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.
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