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My Take
Kosuke Matsuura is one of those people where the hometown basically writes the career for you — born in Nagoya in 1979, the beating heart of Japan's car industry, and he ended up a racing driver. Of course he did. He came up through the Suzuka racing school, won Formula Dream, and was IndyCar Rookie of the Year in 2004 before settling into Super GT, and that steady path makes him feel legit to me. Not chasing clout, just strapping in and doing the work. Racing is one of those worlds that looks glamorous from the outside but is really about thousands of hours of physical punishment and obsessive technical tweaking, and you don't survive in it by being showy. I respect the quiet grinder energy here.
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Overview
Kosuke Matsuura is a Japanese racing driver born on September 4, 1979, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He competes in motorsport and is associated with the car-racing world, a fitting path given Nagoya's deep roots in Japan's automotive industry. A graduate of the Suzuka Circuit Racing School, he won the 2000 Formula Dream title, raced in German F3, and drove in the IRL IndyCar Series from 2004, when he was both IndyCar and Indy 500 Rookie of the Year; he now competes in Super GT.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kosuke Matsuura
- Name (Japanese)
- 松浦孝亮
- Reading
- まつうら こうすけ
- Born
- September 4, 1979 (age 47)
- Origin
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Racing Driver
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
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3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kosuke Matsuura born?
Kosuke Matsuura was born on September 4, 1979 and is 47 years old.
Where is Kosuke Matsuura from?
Kosuke Matsuura is from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kosuke Matsuura do?
Kosuke Matsuura works as Racing Driver.
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