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Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship

Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
69
birthday
1956-11-07
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Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
69
birthday
1956-11-07
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Competitors

Kaori Okamoto profile photo
Kaori
Okamoto
jp
age
61
wins
0
poles
0
races
17
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Peter McKay profile photo
Peter
McKay
au
age
75
wins
3
poles
0
races
46
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Bob Holden profile photo
Bob
Holden
au
age
91
wins
2
poles
1
races
325
podiums
7
fastest laps
0
Bryan Bate profile photo
Bryan
Bate
nz
age
79
wins
0
poles
0
races
17
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Terumitsu Fujieda profile photo
Terumitsu
Fujieda
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Maurizio Sandro Sala profile photo
Maurizio
Sandro Sala
br
age
66
wins
35
poles
7
races
257
podiums
40
fastest laps
5
Garry Jones profile photo
Garry
Jones
au
age
67
wins
0
poles
0
races
36
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Murray Carter profile photo
Murray
Carter
au
age
93
wins
5
poles
0
races
327
podiums
46
fastest laps
1
Paolo Barilla profile photo
Paolo
Barilla
it
age
63
wins
11
poles
5
races
150
podiums
31
fastest laps
5
Pierre Dieudonné profile photo
Pierre
Dieudonné
be
age
77
wins
9
poles
9
races
171
podiums
30
fastest laps
4
Graham Lusty profile photo
Graham
Lusty
au
age
82
wins
6
poles
2
races
126
podiums
28
fastest laps
6
Ken Mizokawa profile photo
Ken
Mizokawa
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tony Noske profile photo
Tony
Noske
au
age
73
wins
0
poles
0
races
26
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Akira Ishikawa profile photo
Akira
Ishikawa
jp
age
59
wins
0
poles
1
races
81
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Alf Grant profile photo
Alf
Grant
au
age
80
wins
0
poles
0
races
48
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kaoru Hoshino profile photo
Kaoru
Hoshino
jp
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
90
podiums
18
fastest laps
0
Kunimitsu Takahashi profile photo
Kunimitsu
Takahashi
jp
age
wins
19
poles
12
races
245
podiums
52
fastest laps
3
Hideo Fukuyama profile photo
Hideo
Fukuyama
jp
age
69
wins
13
poles
9
races
159
podiums
38
fastest laps
1
Sakae Obata profile photo
Sakae
Obata
jp
age
wins
4
poles
0
races
47
podiums
15
fastest laps
0
Hideshi Matsuda profile photo
Hideshi
Matsuda
jp
age
69
wins
9
poles
4
races
217
podiums
33
fastest laps
1

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1988
Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship
Rays Racing Division
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW M3
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1985
World Endurance Championship
Top Fuel Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mazda RX-7 855
Mazda 1.3 rotary
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1985
All Japan Sports-Prototype Endurance
Top Fuel Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mazda RX7 254
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
Maribu Motorsport
1
19th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ralt RH6/84 (BMW)
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
1
year
series
team
points
position
1984
All Japan Sports-Prototype Endurance
5
40th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mazda RX-7 825
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
5
year
series
team
points
position
1984
World Endurance Championship for Drivers
Taku
5
68th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
MCS Guppy
Mazda 1.3 rotary
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
5
year
series
team
points
position
1984
Formula 2 Japan
Gear Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1983
Formula 3 Japan
Norimasa Sakamoto
22
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 803
Toyota
3
0
2
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
2
0
0
22
year
series
team
points
position
1983
Formula 2 Japan
Sakamoto Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
March 832 (Ogawa BMW)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1981
Formula 3 Japan
Norimasa Sakamoto
15
10th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ralt RT1
Toyota
March 803B
Toyota
March 793
Toyota
6
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
0
15
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1988
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1985
Racing
5
0
0
0
0
1984
Racing
5
0
0
0
0
1983
Racing
4
0
2
0
0
1981
Racing
6
0
0
0
0

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