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Super GT Japan - GT300

Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
44
birthday
1981-06-12
hometown
Tokyo
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Driver Information

nationality
Japanese
age
44
birthday
1981-06-12
hometown
Tokyo
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Competitors

Hisashi Wada profile photo
Hisashi
Wada
jp
age
62
wins
5
poles
1
races
241
podiums
15
fastest laps
2
Tsubasa Abe profile photo
Tsubasa
Abe
jp
age
42
wins
6
poles
4
races
38
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Carlo van Dam profile photo
Carlo
van Dam
nl
age
38
wins
33
poles
31
races
247
podiums
88
fastest laps
26
Keita Sawa profile photo
Keita
Sawa
jp
age
48
wins
21
poles
12
races
210
podiums
79
fastest laps
4
Ryo Orime profile photo
Ryo
Orime
jp
age
42
wins
5
poles
0
races
76
podiums
16
fastest laps
1
Hideshi Matsuda profile photo
Hideshi
Matsuda
jp
age
69
wins
9
poles
4
races
217
podiums
33
fastest laps
1
Hiroyuki Iiri profile photo
Hiroyuki
Iiri
jp
age
55
wins
5
poles
2
races
74
podiums
11
fastest laps
1
Takehide Maeda profile photo
Takehide
Maeda
jp
age
45
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Shinsuke Shibahara profile photo
Shinsuke
Shibahara
jp
age
57
wins
6
poles
7
races
124
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Kota Sasaki profile photo
Kota
Sasaki
jp
age
50
wins
13
poles
12
races
183
podiums
28
fastest laps
9
Takashi Ohi profile photo
Takashi
Ohi
jp
age
64
wins
0
poles
0
races
23
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Shinichi Yamaji profile photo
Shinichi
Yamaji
jp
age
wins
9
poles
4
races
127
podiums
28
fastest laps
2
Keisuke Kunimoto profile photo
Keisuke
Kunimoto
jp
age
35
wins
10
poles
6
races
87
podiums
25
fastest laps
8
Mitsuhiro Kinoshita profile photo
Mitsuhiro
Kinoshita
jp
age
59
wins
4
poles
2
races
148
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Junichiro Yamashita profile photo
Junichiro
Yamashita
jp
age
54
wins
0
poles
0
races
70
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Muneyuki Kurihara profile photo
Muneyuki
Kurihara
jp
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
14
podiums
1
fastest laps
1
Tetsuya Yamano profile photo
Tetsuya
Yamano
jp
age
59
wins
11
poles
7
races
103
podiums
33
fastest laps
3
Hiroyuki Matsumura profile photo
Hiroyuki
Matsumura
jp
age
38
wins
1
poles
0
races
33
podiums
4
fastest laps
1
Takuto Iguchi profile photo
Takuto
Iguchi
jp
age
36
wins
23
poles
9
races
198
podiums
63
fastest laps
12
Yuhi Sekiguchi profile photo
Yuhi
Sekiguchi
jp
age
36
wins
26
poles
31
races
311
podiums
73
fastest laps
30

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
2008
Super GT Japan - GT300
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Aktio (Gallardo RG-3)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
2005
Formula Renault Asian Challenge
Person's Racing Team FRD+Winds
145
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
9
0
2
-
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
9
0
2
-
0
145
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
2008
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
2005
Racing
9
0
2
?
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
2005
Formula Renault Asian Challenge
3rd

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