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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

Hitoshi Ogawa profile photo
Hitoshi
Ogawa
jp
age
wins
10
poles
14
races
126
podiums
40
fastest laps
10
Graeme Crosby profile photo
Graeme
Crosby
nz
age
79
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Peter Brock profile photo
Peter
Brock
au
age
wins
86
poles
68
races
532
podiums
227
fastest laps
26
John Billington profile photo
John
Billington
nz
age
76
wins
0
poles
0
races
19
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Pierre Dieudonné profile photo
Pierre
Dieudonné
be
age
77
wins
9
poles
9
races
171
podiums
30
fastest laps
4
George Fury profile photo
George
Fury
au
age
79
wins
19
poles
14
races
97
podiums
39
fastest laps
5
Ken Mizokawa profile photo
Ken
Mizokawa
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jim Faneco profile photo
Jim
Faneco
au
age
77
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
3
fastest laps
1
Takayuki Kinoshita profile photo
Takayuki
Kinoshita
jp
age
64
wins
19
poles
7
races
144
podiums
45
fastest laps
3
Garry Rogers profile photo
Garry
Rogers
au
age
79
wins
2
poles
0
races
107
podiums
15
fastest laps
1
Eiichi Tajima profile photo
Eiichi
Tajima
jp
age
56
wins
6
poles
3
races
136
podiums
11
fastest laps
1
Mark Skaife profile photo
Mark
Skaife
au
age
57
wins
119
poles
45
races
641
podiums
282
fastest laps
59
Andrew Bagnall profile photo
Andrew
Bagnall
nz
age
77
wins
3
poles
0
races
177
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Kenji Tohira profile photo
Kenji
Tohira
jp
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
33
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Marc Ducquet profile photo
Marc
Ducquet
au
age
77
wins
0
poles
0
races
15
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Stanley Dickens profile photo
Stanley
Dickens
se
age
72
wins
13
poles
2
races
111
podiums
23
fastest laps
0
Graeme Bowkett profile photo
Graeme
Bowkett
nz
age
73
wins
0
poles
0
races
24
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
David Ratcliffe profile photo
David
Ratcliffe
au
age
73
wins
2
poles
0
races
109
podiums
6
fastest laps
1
Kenny Acheson profile photo
Kenny
Acheson
gb
age
66
wins
13
poles
17
races
171
podiums
51
fastest laps
13
John Bowe profile photo
John
Bowe
au
age
70
wins
258
poles
118
races
1248
podiums
569
fastest laps
217

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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