is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in the British Touring Car Championship for Team VERTU.
Kawashima previously tested for Speedworks Motorsport in 2016, driving their Toyota Avensis touring car.
Career Ginetta G55 Supercup For the final round of 2013, Kawashima entered the Ginetta GT Supercup in the G55 class. Kawashima scored a pair of P16 finishes, along with a P13.
Ginetta GT5 Challenge Kawashima would stay with Century Motorsport for 2014, this time in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge.
British Touring Car Championship In 2016, Kawashima got a BTCC test with Speedworks Motorsport. Coached by Tom Ingram, he labelled being helped by the future champion as helpful due to Ingram's previous career in Ginettas.
For 2026, Kawashima debuted in the British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone, replacing Ricky Collard at Team VERTU. However, he stepped down after the event, handing the car back to Collard.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2013 Ginetta GT Supercup – G55 Century Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 29 21st 2014 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Century Motorsport 19 0 0 0 0 77 18th2015Ginetta GT4 Supercup – AmCentury Motorsport2755116582 2nd 2026British Touring Car ChampionshipTeam VERTU 2 0 0 0 0 0 27th* * Season still in progress.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Points 2026 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 FastbackN Performance DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 27th* 0* * Season still in progress.
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