{"id":10554,"date":"2022-04-06T02:16:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T02:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/?p=10554"},"modified":"2022-04-06T02:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T02:17:05","slug":"team-kcmg-prepared-to-take-on-2022-season-opener-at-fuji-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/?p=10554","title":{"rendered":"TEAM KCMG PREPARED TO TAKE ON 2022 SEASON OPENER AT FUJI SPEEDWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KCMG is ready to take on the upcoming 2022 Super Formula season, welcoming back 2016 champion Yuji Kunimoto and ex-Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi to the team ahead of the season opener at Fuji Speedway on 9-10 April.<\/strong><\/p>\n

KCMG has competed in Japan\u2019s premier single-seater championship since 2010, with Kunimoto joining the team in 2020. Heading into his third season with the squad, Kunimoto boasts a decade of Super Formula experience, having previously taken titles in the Formula Challenge Japan and Japanese Formula 3 championships.<\/p>\n

Kobayashi starts his sixth consecutive year with KCMG in Super Formula, following a highly successful 2021. Racing for Toyota in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), Kobayashi took victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and claimed a second WEC title.<\/p>\n

The 2022 campaign will be the 50th year of Japan\u2019s top open-wheel racing class, as well as the 10th under the Super Formula name. Beginning at Fuji Speedway, the series will travel to some of the best circuits in the country, prior to the season finale at Suzuka on 29-30 October.<\/p>\n

The upcoming season will see the debut of the team\u2019s new major partnership, as childcare organisation Kids com joins the squad. The deal sees KCMG\u2019s two Dallara SF19 cars take on a striking yellow and green livery for 2022.<\/p>\n

#18 YUJI KUNIMOTO<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been preparing well as a team and now we\u2019re focused on getting a strong result in the opening race at Fuji Speedway. We had good pace in testing, so I think we are well prepared for the year ahead. I\u2019ve done a lot of physical training in the off-season to be ready, while also working with the crew to make sure we start strongly. The atmosphere within KCMG is very positive and Fuji Speedway is a circuit where the team has been successful in the past, so we\u2019re hoping to kick off the year on a promising note.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#7 KAMUI KOBAYASHI<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to returning to Super Formula this year. I\u2019m planning to compete in every event, following last season\u2019s calendar clashes and quarantine requirements. We had plenty of strong running during testing and the team is excited ahead of the new season, they\u2019ve been pushing hard over the winter to be ready. I can\u2019t wait to get out on track and fight at the front of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

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TSUGIO MATSUDA\u00a0<\/strong>TEAM MANAGER<\/h4>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s finally time to start the new Super Formula season, and the team is looking forward to returning to one of the most competitive series in the world. We have a very strong line-up with Kamui and Yuji and we\u2019re in a great position to be competitive. Our goal is to win the Teams\u2019 championship for the first time, and with the addition of Kids com as our title sponsor for this year, we are working hard to fight at the front. Thanks to our fans for their support and we hope to reward them with some great results.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calendar<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Fuji Speedway \u2013 9-10 April
\nSuzuka Circuit \u2013 23-24 April
\nAutopolis \u2013 21-22 May
\nSportsland Sugo \u2013 18-19 June
\nFuji Speedway \u2013 16-17 July
\nMobility Resort Motegi \u2013 20-21 August
\nSuzuka Circuit \u2013 29-30 October<\/h5>\n

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For more information about\u00a0KCMG\u00a0please visit\u00a0www.kcmg.com.hk<\/a>. To keep track of all the latest updates, please like\u00a0KCMG\u2019s\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page or follow on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is\u00a0KCMG?<\/strong>
\nKC Motorgroup Ltd (KCMG) is an international motorsport services group established in 2007 by Paul Ip. The group, with its headquarters located in Hong Kong, has operations reaching across the Asia Pacific region.\u00a0KCMG\u00a0operates closely with many partner companies and racing organisations around the world to provide unrivalled motorsport services, equipment, team management and quality distribution in the automotive industry.\u00a0This includes the FIA Motorsport Games, where KCMG is the official supplier of hybrid F4 cars,\u00a0and the KCMG Driver Development Project.\u00a0For more information on all of the team’s activities please visit\u00a0www.kcmg.com.hk<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0info@kcmg.com.hk<\/a><\/p>\n

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KCMG is ready to take on the upcoming 2022 Super Formula season, welcoming back 2016 champion Yuji Kunimoto and ex-Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi to the team ahead of the season opener at Fuji Speedway on 9-10 April. KCMG has competed in Japan\u2019s premier single-seater championship since 2010, with Kunimoto joining the team in 2020. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10554"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10566,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10554\/revisions\/10566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcmg.com.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}