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Formula 3 Japan

Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
65
birthday
1960-09-24
hometown
Hyogo
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Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
65
birthday
1960-09-24
hometown
Hyogo
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Competitors

Taki Inoue profile photo
Taki
Inoue
jp
age
61
wins
0
poles
0
races
82
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Makoto Nakayama profile photo
Makoto
Nakayama
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kiyoshi Ito profile photo
Kiyoshi
Ito
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Masako Fujikawa profile photo
Masako
Fujikawa
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Makoto Nakayama profile photo
Makoto
Nakayama
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Takamasa Nakagawa profile photo
Takamasa
Nakagawa
jp
age
65
wins
5
poles
0
races
67
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Osamu Nakajima profile photo
Osamu
Nakajima
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
82
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Katsutomo Kaneishi profile photo
Katsutomo
Kaneishi
jp
age
55
wins
16
poles
12
races
296
podiums
52
fastest laps
10
Shuji Hyoudo profile photo
Shuji
Hyoudo
jp
age
63
wins
0
poles
0
races
40
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Masashi Hosaka profile photo
Masashi
Hosaka
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Kazuaki Takamura profile photo
Kazuaki
Takamura
jp
age
58
wins
2
poles
4
races
50
podiums
11
fastest laps
4
Taro Oomi profile photo
Taro
Oomi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tetsuya Tanaka profile photo
Tetsuya
Tanaka
jp
age
58
wins
8
poles
7
races
293
podiums
37
fastest laps
5
Hisashi Yokoshima profile photo
Hisashi
Yokoshima
jp
age
66
wins
1
poles
1
races
19
podiums
3
fastest laps
1
Kiyoshi Misaki profile photo
Kiyoshi
Misaki
jp
age
78
wins
1
poles
0
races
142
podiums
16
fastest laps
0
Eisaku Kitaguchi profile photo
Eisaku
Kitaguchi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
Hideki Okada profile photo
Hideki
Okada
jp
age
65
wins
21
poles
5
races
195
podiums
35
fastest laps
3
Tadao Yamauchi profile photo
Tadao
Yamauchi
jp
age
wins
poles
races
podiums
fastest laps
Koichi Akagi profile photo
Koichi
Akagi
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
2
fastest laps
Tomoyuki Hosono profile photo
Tomoyuki
Hosono
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
28
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1991
Formula 3 Japan
Itoham Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ralt RT35 (Honda)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1990
Formula 3 Japan
Itoham Racing With Team Le Mans
4
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Reynard 903 (Honda)
10
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
1
0
0
4
year
series
team
points
position
1989
All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
Cabin Racing
16
16th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 88S (Nissan)
5
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
0
0
0
16
year
series
team
points
position
1989
Formula 3 Japan
Cabin Racing Team with Le Mans
3
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ralt RT31 (Nissan)
Reynard 893 (Nissan)
10
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
0
0
0
3
year
series
team
points
position
1989
24 Hours of Le Mans - C1
Courage Competition (LeMans Comany)
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nissan R 88C
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1989
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
LeMans Company (Nissan Motorsports International)
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nissan R88V
Nissan 3.0 turbo
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1989
All-Japan Formula 3000
Italya Nikkei Team Le Mans
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Reynard 89D (Mugen Tomei)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1988
All Japan Sports-Prototype Endurance
Person's Racing Team
3
42nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 88S (Nissan)
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
3
year
series
team
points
position
1988
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
Team Le Mans
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nissan R88V
Nissan 3.2 turbo
Yokohama
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1988
All-Japan Formula 3000
Cabin Racing Team With Heroes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 88B (Mugen)
8
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1987
Macau Grand Prix - Formula 3
Team Kitamura
0
17th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Reynard 873 (Toyota)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1987
All-Japan Formula 3000
Cabin Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 87B (Cosworth)
2
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1986
All Japan Sports-Prototype Endurance
Cara International Racing
1
47th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
LM 06C (Toyota)
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
1
year
series
team
points
position
1986
Formula 3 Japan
LeMans Company
105
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ralt RT30
Toyota
8
3
7
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
3
7
1
-
105
year
series
team
points
position
1986
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
LeMans Company
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
LM 06C
Toyota 2.1 turbo
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1986
Formula 2 Japan
Cabin Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 86J (Yamaha)
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1985
Formula 3 Japan
Akio Morimoto
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Reynard 863
Toyota
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1985
World Endurance Championship
Panasport
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
LeMans LM05C
Nissan 3.0 turbo
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1985
All Japan Sports-Prototype Endurance
Panasport Japan
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
LM 05C (Toyota)
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1985
Formula 2 Japan
Gear Racing
10
14th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 842 (BMW)
6
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
-
10
year
series
team
points
position
1984
Formula 3 Japan
SRS
47
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ralt RT3
Toyota
8
1
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
1
2
0
-
47
year
series
team
points
position
1984
World Endurance Championship for Drivers
Meiju Sports
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mazda RX7 254i
Mazda 1.3 rotary
Bridgestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1991
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1990
Racing
10
0
1
0
0
1989
Racing
18
0
0
0
0
1988
Racing
12
0
0
0
0
1987
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
1986
Racing
12
3
7
1
0
1985
Racing
11
0
1
0
0
1984
Racing
9
1
2
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1986
Formula 3 Japan
1st

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