Rio Shimono Explained

Rio Shimono
Birth Date:	May 25, 2000^[1]
Birth Place:	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Titles:	TCR Japan Saturday Series Bronze
Title Years:	2020

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]

Racing record

Career summary

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*

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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 . 2021-05-28 . 2021-12-17 . ja .
2. Web site: Takuro Shinohara completes double at Fuji to claim Sunday Series title. 2020-12-20. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-12-20.
3. Web site: Drago Corse joins TCR Japan grid with Rio Shimono. 2019-12-22. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-12-24.