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Who is your racing hero?

	Jono Lester:
– Chris Amon

	Michael Bilyy:
– Michael Schumacher

	James Peace:
– Ayrton Senna

	Brendon Cook:
– Gerhard Berger

	Cassey Watson:
– Dale Earnhardt

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Most buzz

1.			Cyrus Engineer
2.			Sandy Nicholas Stuvik
3.			Michael Iacovou
4.			Alice Powell
5.			Sebastian Vettel
6.			Ramón Piñeiro
7.			Lewis Hamilton
8.			Márk Királykúti
9.			Nicolaj Møller Madsen
10.			Jan Magnussen
11.			Richie Stanaway
12.			Chris Vlok
13.			Jukka Honkavuori
14.			Marc Basseng
15.			Bradley Philpot
16.			Emilio Di Guida
17.			Davide Valsecchi
18.			Chase Catania
19.			Marc Hynes
20.			Beitske Visser
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Masataka Yanagida

Date of birth:	June 4, 1979 (32 y/o)
Place of birth:	Tokyo
Races entered:	155
Wins:	12
Podiums:	30
Pole positions:	6
Fastest laps:	3
Race win percentage:	3.87%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing career highlights

Japanese Super GT champion in the GT500 class 2011.
Winner of the Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race 2011.
24H Series champion in the A5 class 2010.
Japanese Super GT champion in the GT300 class 2010.
Second in JAF Grand Prix SUPER GT & Formula NIPPON FUJI SPRINT CUP - GT300 Class 2010.
Japanese Super GT champion in the GT300 class 2003.
Third in Super GT Japan GT300 2002.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

2012	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2011	9 races.	2 wins.	6 podiums.	1 pole position.	0 fastest race laps.
2010	11 races.	2 wins.	5 podiums.	0 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
2009	9 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2008	9 races.	0 wins.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2007	18 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2006	18 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2005	8 races.	0 wins.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2004	27 races.	0 wins.	2 podiums.	2 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2003	10 races.	0 wins.	4 podiums.	1 pole position.	0 fastest race laps.
2002	8 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	2 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2001	26 races.	0 wins.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2000	? races.	5 wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1999	? races.	1 win.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

Masataka Yanagida's profile page has been viewed 1148 times.

This profile page was last modified 2012-05-09 13:25:26 by Andreas Åberg
Modification: Super GT Japan GT500 2012

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Who is your favourite 2012 WTCC driver?


	The current top five:
1.		Yvan Muller	61
2.		Gabriele Tarquini	58
3.		Alain Menu	55
4.		Robert Huff	52
5.		Tiago Monteiro	44

Top 2012 race winners

1.	Joe Ghanem	14
2.	Matthew Griffin	13
3.	Andre Heimgartner	11
4.	John English	10
	Ashley Blewett	10
	Jonathan Allard	10
	Andrew Waite	10
	Matthew Higham	10
9.	Warwick Mortimer	9
10.	Anthony Te Rito	8
	Michael Lyons	8
	Spencer Pigot	8
	James McFadden	8
	Zac Kennedy	8
	James Winslow	8
	Tom Sharp	8
	Viktor Shaitar	8
18.	Sammy Swindell	7
	Jan Magnussen	7
	Jason Johnson	7

This list also includes series that span over the new year (i.e. 2011-12 championships).

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