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Rio Shimono

{{short description|Japanese racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Rio Shimono

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| nationality = {{JPN}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|25|mf=yes}}{{cite web |url=https://drivingathlete.com/driver/3336/ |title=34_YGF VITA01_下野 璃央_KYOJO {{!}} ドライビングアスリート |work=ドライビングアスリート {{!}} Just another WordPress site |date=2021-05-28 |accessdate=2021-12-17 |language=ja }}

| birth_place = Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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| titles = TCR Japan Saturday Series Bronze

| title years = 2020

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{{nihongo|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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020/12/20/takuro-shinohara-completes-double-fuji-claim-sunday-series-title/|title=Takuro Shinohara completes double at Fuji to claim Sunday Series title|date=2020-12-20|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-20}} racing for Drago Corse and was also the first female driver in the series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/12/22/drago-corse-joins-tcr-japan-grid-rio-shimono/|title=Drago Corse joins TCR Japan grid with Rio Shimono|date=2019-12-22|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-24}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

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!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="2" | 2019

| align=left| Super-FJ Suzuka Series

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Drago Corse

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

| 11th

align=left| Super-FJ Autopolis Series

|3

|1

|0

|0

|1

|30

|5th

rowspan="3" | 2020

|align=left nowrap| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series

| rowspan="3" align=left| Drago Corse

|5

|1

|1

|0

|2

|81

|style="background:#DFDFDF|2nd

align=left| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series

|4

|0

|2

|0

|2

|55

|4th

align=left| Super-FJ Suzuka Series

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 34

| style="background:#DFDFDF|2nd

2021

|align=left| Kyojo Cup

|align=left| Drago Corse

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 55

| style="background:#ffdf9f|3rd

rowspan="2"|2022

|align=left| F4 Japanese Championship

|align=left| Zap Speed

|14

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|31st

align=left| Kyojo Cup

|align=left| Fujita Pharmacy Racing

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 39

| 4th

rowspan="2" | 2023

| rowspan="2" align="left" | F4 Japanese Championship

|align=left| Zap Speed

|8

|0

|0

|0

|0

| rowspan="2" |6

| rowspan="2" |19th

align=left| Dr.Dry

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

rowspan="2"|2024

|align=left| F4 Japanese Championship

|align=left rowspan="2"| Dr.Dry

|14

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|18th

align=left| Kyojo Cup

| 6

| 0

| 3

| 1

| 5

| 75

| style="background:#ffdf9f|3rd

rowspan="3" |2025

|align=left| Kyojo Cup

|align=left nowrap| Itochu Enex Wecars Team Impul with Dr.Dry

| 2

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 2

| 33*

| style="background:#ffffbf;"|1st*

align=left| F110 Cup

|align=left| Dr.Dry Racing Team

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 26*

| style="background:#ffdf9f|3rd*

align=left| F4 Japanese Championship

|align=left| Dr.Dry

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0*

| 23rd*

= Complete F4 Japanese Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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! Year

! Team

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! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

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2022

! nowrap| Zap Speed

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ1
1
{{small|34}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ1
2
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ
1
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ
2
{{small|34}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ2
1
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ2
2
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ2
1
{{small|33}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ2
2
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUG
1
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUG
2
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | AUT
1
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | AUT
2
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | MOT
1
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" | MOT
2
{{small|Ret}}

! 31st

! 0

rowspan=2| 2023

! Zap Speed

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | FUJ1
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ1
2
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ
2
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ2
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ2
2
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ2
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ2
2
{{small|19}}

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! rowspan=2| 19th

! rowspan=2| 6

Dr Dry

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| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUG
1
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUG
2
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | AUT
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | AUT
2
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | MOT
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | MOT
2
{{small|15}}

2024

! Dr Dry

| style="background:#efcfff;" | FUJ1
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ1
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ
2
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | FUJ2
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#efcfff;" | FUJ2
2
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUG
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUG
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | AUT
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | MOT
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | MOT
2
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | MOT
3
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | SUZ2
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | SUZ2
2
{{small|11}}

! 18th

! 3

2025

! Dr Dry Racing Team

| style="background:#;" | FUJ1
1
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| style="background:#;" | FUJ1
2
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| style="background:#;" | FUJ1
3
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| style="background:#;" | FUJ2
1
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| style="background:#;" | FUJ2
2
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| style="background:#;" | SUG
1
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| style="background:#;" | SUG
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" | SUG
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" | AUT
1
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| style="background:#;" | AUT
2
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| style="background:#;" | MOT
1
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| style="background:#;" | MOT
2
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| style="background:#;" | SUZ2
1
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| style="background:#;" | SUZ2
2
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References

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External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|rio-shimono}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimono, Rio}}

Category:2000 births

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Category:Japanese female racing drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Osaka Prefecture

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