is a Japanese motorsport executive and former racing driver. He competed in Super GT between 1996 and 2023, and in Formula Nippon between 1997 and 2009. He is a three-time Super GT champion in the GT500 class, having won the championship in its previous guise as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2001, and after its rebranding in 2005 and 2013. A longtime Toyota factory driver, he competed for the Cerumo team for the majority of his racing career.
Racing record
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts 1995 Morisawa Racing Toyota SUZ FUJ TSU MIN SUZ TAI SUG FUJ SUZ SEN 8th 1 1996 Morisawa Racing ToyotaSUZ TSU MIN FUJ SUZ SUG SEN SUZ FUJ NC 0 1997 Toda Racing Mugen SUZ TSU MIN FUJ SUZ SUG SEN MOT FUJ SUZ 2nd 40
Complete JGTC/Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 1996Bros FactoryBMW M3GT500SUZFUJ25th2Nissan 300ZXSENFUJSUGMIN 1997Team LeMansNissan 300ZXGT500SUZFUJSENFUJMINSUG29th1 1999Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500SUZFUJSUGMINFUJTAIMOT14th31 2000Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500MOTFUJSUGFUJTAIMINSUZ4th58 2001Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAIFUJSUGFUJMOTSUZMIN1st58 2002Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAIFUJSUGSEPFUJMOTMINSUZ3rd65 2003Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAIFUJSUGFUJFUJMOTAUTSUZ9th46 2004Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAISUGSEPTOKMOTAUTSUZ5th45 2005Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500OKAFUJSEPSUGMOTFUJAUTSUZ1st67 2006Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ5th71 2007Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ7th53 2008Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ2nd72 2009Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKASUZFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT10th41 2010Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJMOT9th37 2011Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT6th47 2012Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT2nd74 2013Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKAFUJSEPSUGSUZFUJAUTMOT1st69 2014Lexus Team CerumoLexus RC FGT500OKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZBURMOT8th43 2015Lexus Team CerumoLexus RC FGT500OKAFUJCHAFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT4th59 2016 Lexus Team Cerumo Lexus RC F GT500 OKA FUJ SUG FUJ SUZ CHA MOT MOT6th52 2017Lexus Team CerumoLexus LC500GT500 OKA FUJ AUT SUG FUJ SUZ CHA MOT4th62 2018 Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo Lexus LC500GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ CHA FUJ SUG AUT MOT4th59 2019 Lexus Team ZENT CerumoLexus LC500GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ CHA FUJ AUT SUG MOT 4th 46.5 2020 TGR Team Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ 10th 40 2021 TGR Team Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ MOT SUZ SUG AUT MOT FUJ 12th 34 2022 TGR Team Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 14th 16.5 2023 TGR Team Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 13th 26
Complete Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 1997 Team LeMansSUZMINFUJSUZSUGFUJMINMOT FUJ SUZ24th0 1998 Team TMSSUZMIN FUJ MOT SUZ SUGFUJ MIN FUJ SUZ13th2 1999 Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ13th6 2000 Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SUG MOT FUJ MIN SUZ10th9 2001 Olympic Kondo Racing Team SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ3rd30 2002 Cosmo Oil Racing Team CerumoSUZFUJMINSUZMOT SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ20th0 2003 Olympic Kondo Racing Team SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ18th0 2004 Olympic Kondo Racing Team SUZ SUG MOT SUZ SUG MIN SEP MOT SUZ14th3 2006 Team Cerumo FUJ SUZ MOT SUZ AUT FUJ SUG MOT SUZ8th10 2007 Team Reckless Cerumo FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ FUJ SUG MOT SUZ12th11 2008 Cerumo/INGING Motorsport FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 FUJ1 FUJ2 SUG7th31 2009 Cerumo/INGING Motorsport FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG12th9
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2008 Dome Racing Team Tatsuya Kataoka Daisuke Itō Dome S102-Judd LMP1 272 33rd 13th
References
External links
Speedsport magazine profile