Kohei Hirate came twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was a Toyota test driver and competed in the Super GT which was inaugurated in 2005.
In 2007 he continued as a Toyota test driver and also drove for GP2 team Trident Racing. After coming twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was made a Toyota F1 test driver in 2006 and came third in the Formula Three Euroseries. Hirate returned to Japan in 2008, where he competed in both Formula Nippon and Super GT. 2005 
