Ex-Formula 1 racer Kobayashi bagged an impressive fifth-place in the wet in last weekend's rain-soaked Suzuka race, leading home teammate Yuji Kunimoto to give KCMG a rare double points finish.
It continued the good form shown by Kobayashi in the second leg of the Fuji double-header, in which he qualified sixth - up a massive 14 places from the opener - and finished ninth after a tough battle with Ukyo Sasahara.
