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Masanobu
Kato
TCR Japan
Driver Information
nationality
Japanese
age
45
birthday
3 Jan 1979
hometown
Ibaragi
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Driver Information
nationality
Japanese
age
45
birthday
3 Jan 1979
hometown
Ibaragi
Driver Stats
races started
59
races entered
60
wins
5
podiums
27
pole positions
4
fastest laps
9
race win percentage
8.5%
podium percentage
45.8%
driverdb score
1,524
DriverDB Score History
DRIVERDB SCORE
1,524
2021/04/04:
Masanobu Kato:
1495.35
Recent Results
date
series
circuit
nation
grid
position
points
20
Oct '24
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Motegi
2
1
19
Oct '24
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Motegi
1
2
06
Oct '24
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Suzuka
3
-2
05
Oct '24
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Suzuka
3
2
11
Aug '24
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Motegi
2
2
11
Aug '24
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Motegi
2
2
Competitors
Masayoshi
Oyama
age
59
wins
0
poles
1
races
71
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Takuya
Shirasaka
age
40
wins
4
poles
7
races
60
podiums
10
fastest laps
4
Compare to Kato
Jeongweon
Choi
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
6
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Masayuki
Ueda
age
63
wins
1
poles
4
races
200
podiums
16
fastest laps
1
Compare to Kato
Junichi
Agematsu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
1
Compare to Kato
Tobio
Otani
age
33
wins
1
poles
1
races
27
podiums
1
fastest laps
1
Compare to Kato
Hirobon
age
43
wins
16
poles
13
races
86
podiums
40
fastest laps
9
Compare to Kato
Keiichi
Inoue
age
52
wins
1
poles
0
races
8
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Anna
Inotsume
age
29
wins
7
poles
5
races
43
podiums
18
fastest laps
8
Compare to Kato
Hirobon
age
43
wins
16
poles
13
races
86
podiums
40
fastest laps
9
Compare to Kato
Anna
Inotsume
age
29
wins
7
poles
5
races
43
podiums
18
fastest laps
8
Compare to Kato
Resshu
Shioya
age
wins
2
poles
3
races
35
podiums
8
fastest laps
2
Compare to Kato
Yuki
Fujii
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
4
podiums
1
fastest laps
1
Compare to Kato
Resshu
Shioya
age
wins
2
poles
3
races
35
podiums
8
fastest laps
2
Compare to Kato
Hideyoshi
Nishizawa
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Jeongweon
Choi
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
6
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Kenji
Suzuki
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Kenji
Suzuki
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Junichi
Umemoto
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
30
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Jun
Sato
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
15
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Kato
Career Overview
year
series
team
points
position
2024
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
KMSA Motorsport N
97
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
Dunlop
6
2
6
1
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
2
6
1
3
97
year
series
team
points
position
2023
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Audi Team Mars
105
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Audi RS3 LMS TCR
10
0
6
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
6
0
0
105
year
series
team
points
position
2022
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Audi Teams Mars
148
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Audi RS3 LMS DSG
Volkswagen 2.0 turbo
Dunlop
12
3
8
3
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
12
3
8
3
3
148
year
series
team
points
position
2021
TCR Japan - Saturday Series
Audi Team Mars
80
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Audi RS3 LMS
5
0
4
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
4
0
0
80
year
series
team
points
position
2021
TCR Japan - Sunday Series
Audi Team Mars
100
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Audi RS3 LMS
6
0
3
0
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
3
0
3
100
year
series
team
points
position
2015
Super GT Japan - GT300
Racing Team Audi R8
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Audi R8 LMS Ultra / CJJ
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
2013
Super GT Japan - GT300
Leon Racing
8
21st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
8
year
series
team
points
position
2005
Formula Nippon
Team Mohn
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lola B3/51 (Mugen Honda)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
2004
JAF Japan Formula 4 - East
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
2004
All-Japan GT Championship GT300
Auto Staff Racing
1
23rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nissan Silvia
6
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
1
year
series
team
points
position
2003
Super GT Japan - GT300
Auto Staff Racing
11
19th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nissan Silvia
7
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
0
0
0
11
year
series
team
points
position
2002
Super GT Japan - GT300
Auto Staff Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nissan Silvia
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
2024
Racing
6
2
6
1
3
2023
Racing
10
0
6
0
0
2022
Racing
12
3
8
3
3
2021
Racing
11
0
7
0
3
2015
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
2013
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
2005
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
2004
Racing
6
0
0
0
?
2003
Racing
7
0
0
0
?
2002
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
Racing Highlights
year
series
position
2024
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
2nd
2023
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
2nd
2022
TCR Japan Touring Car Series
3rd
2021
TCR Japan - Saturday Series
2nd
2021
TCR Japan - Sunday Series
2nd
2004
JAF Japan Formula 4 - East
1st
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