Kojima Engineering
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| Full Name | Kojima Engineering |
| Base | Japan |
| Founder(s) | Matsuhisa Kojima |
| Team Principal(s) | Matsuhisa Kojima |
| Technical Director | Masao Ono |
| Current Drivers | #51 - Masahiro Hasemi #52 - Hans-Joachim Stuck |
| Other Noted Drivers | Masahiro Hasemi, Gilles Villeneuve, Hans-Joachim Stuck |
| Debut | 1976 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Races | 1 (1 start) |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Points | 1 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
Kojima Engineering were a Japanese Formula One constructor who built and entered cars in the late 1970s.
Matsuhisa Kojima was a successful motocross rider in Japan and in the late 1960s, with the profits from a banana-importation business, he funded the establishment of a small engineering firm to build single-seater racing cars.
They famously scored a point on their Formula One debut with Masahiro Hasemi at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, a moment credited with increasing the popularity of Grand Prix racing in the region.