Kosuke Matsuura
| Kosuke Matsuura 松浦孝亮 |
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In 2010, Matsuura as a Super GT driver.
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born |
September 4, 1979 Aichi, Japan |
| IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 2004-2007, 2009 |
| Teams |
Conquest Aguri Panther Aguri Fernandez |
| Starts | 65 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2006 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003 2001-2002 2000 |
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup German Formula 3 Formula Dream |
| Championship titles | |
| 2000 | Formula Dream |
| Awards | |
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2004 2004 |
IndyCar Rookie of the Year Indy 500 Rookie of the Year |
Kosuke Matsuura (松浦 孝亮 Matsuura Kōsuke?, born September 4, 1979 in Aichi, Japan) is a race car driver currently competing in the Super GT series. He previously competed in the Formula Nippon and IRL IndyCar Series.
After winning the Japanese Formula Dream Championship in 2001, Kosuke attracted the attention of former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki as a teenager and was placed into Suzuki's driver development program, the ARTA Project. He went on to finish 2nd in the 2002 German Formula Three Championship winning 2 races and finished 3rd in the 2003 European Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, winning 3 races before replacing Roger Yasukawa at Super Aguri Fernandez Racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 2004.
In 2004, he was the Bombardier Rookie of the Year, finishing 14th in points. He was also the 2004 Bank One Rookie of the Year for the 2004 Indianapolis 500.
In 2005, he again drove for Super Aguri Fernandez Racing, and again finished 14th in the Championship with a best place finish of 6th in the two road course races. He continued with the team in 2006 and finished a career best 13th in points with a best finish of 6th.
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