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]
| Rio Shimono | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | May 25, 2000[1] Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | TCR Japan Saturday Series Bronze |
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 17th* |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Rio Shimono career summary at DriverDB.com
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