, professionally known as , is a semi-retired Japanese racing driver, motoring journalist, and driving instructor. He is the son of former Nissan works racing driver and Yamaha factory motorcycle racer, Yoshikazu Sunako.
Sunako competed in the Super Taikyu Series (formerly the N1 Endurance Series, and Super N1 Endurance Series) from 1990 to 2008. He won the Class 1 championship in 1996 driving a Nissan Skyline GT-R.
Sunako suffered a broken leg and minor burns in an accident at Fuji Speedway during the All-Japan Fuji GT Race on 3 May 1998, when his car spun off during the formation laps in torrential rain, and was then struck by the Ferrari F355 of Tetsuya Ota which also lost control and burst into flames. Sunako recovered from his injuries and continued to race in the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship / Super GT Series until 2006.
Sunako retired in 2008, but came back to racing in 2018 to compete in the GT World Challenge Asia series in a BMW Team Studie M4 GT4. Sunako and Takayuki Kinoshita steered BMW Team Studie to the GT4 teams' championship in 2018, and Sunako won the GT4 overall drivers' championship in 2019.
In 2012, Sunako established Tokyo Virtual Circuit, a simulator facility based in the Minato ward of Tokyo.
Complete JGTC/Super GT Results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 1997 910 Racing Porsche 911 GT300 SUZ FUJ8 SEN4 FUJ MIN 13th 13 ecurie SiFo Renault Sport Spider SUG18 1998910 RacingPorsche 911GT300 SUZ5 FUJC SEN FUJ MOT MIN SUG 23rd 8 1999 Team Taisan Jr.GT300 SUZ5 FUJ SUG MIN FUJ TAI 20th 10 910 Racing MOT9 2000 GT300 MOTRet FUJ8 SUGRet FUJ9 TAI MIN SUZ12 25th 5 2001 GT300 TAI5 FUJ6 SUG2 FUJ6 MOT10 SUZ4 MIN5 3rd 54 2002 Team Taisan Jr. GT300 TAI FUJ7 SUG SEP 21st 7 910 Racing FUJ14 MOT MIN8 SUZ 2003 GT300 TAI FUJ17 SUG FUJ21 FUJ15 MOT11 AUT SUZ16 NC 0 2004 GT300 TAI16 SUG24 SEP15TOK19 MOT12 AUT22 SUZ20 NC 0 2005 GT300 OKARet FUJ18 SEP15 SUG15 MOT17 FUJRet AUT15 SUZ20 NC 0 2006 Endless Sports GT300 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZRet MOT AUT FUJ NC 0
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