is a Japanese racing driver and team principal.
Racing career Wada began competing in professional motorsports in 1984 in the Suzuka Silver Cup, driving a Toyota AE86; he converted a pole to a win and finished second in the series standings. He would later compete in open-wheeled racing, competing in FJ1600 Championship, Japanese Formula 3 and Japanese Formula 3000 with some success.
Wada first competed in what is now known as Super GT in 1995 as a part-time competitor for two teams, participating in two races. Wada would later move to RE Amemiya Racing and then JLOC, where he would spend much of his career. A move to 910 Racing in 2000 netted him a win and third in the championship two years in a row before moving back to JLOC. While at JLOC, Wada was noted for his aggressive driving style. In 2010, Wada started his own team, R'Qs Motor Sports, where he acts as team principal and the team's representative director.
Wada went by the pseudonym of WADA-Q from 2003 to 2005.
Racing record
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points1985 Okuno SpeedMarch 783 Toyota 2T-G 2.0 I4 SUZRet FUJ SUZ22 TSU NIS SUZ7 SUZ14 17th 4 1986 Okuno & Safety Sports SUZ11 FUJSUZ TSU NIS TSU SEN SUZ SUZ NC 0 Special ¥150m Support Car SUZ FUJDSQ TSU NIS TSU SEN SUZ SUZ 1988 Choro-Q Racing Team Meiju Reynard 873 Volkswagen GX 2.0 I4 SUZ TSU FUJ SUZ SUG TSU SENRet SUZ NISRet SUZ10 NC 0 1989Le Garage Cox RacingRalt RT32SUZ23FUJDNSSUZ11TSUSUGTSUSUZNISSUZSUZ8th7 Capcom Racing Team Ralt RT33SUZFUJSUZ TSUDNQSUGTSUSUZNISSUZSUZ Mugen MF204 2.0 I4 SUZ FUJ SUZ TSU SUG TSURet SUZ7 NISRet SUZ6 SUZ2 1990 Ralt RT34 SUZ1 FUJRet SUZRet TSU4 SEN2DSQ TSU3 SUZ7 NIS2 SUZ4 3rd 31
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 1991 Capcom Racing with Funaki Racing Lola T90/50Mugen MF308 3.0 V8 SUZDNS AUTDNQ FUJDNQ MINDNQ SUZ8 SUGDNQ FUJDNQ SUZDNQ FUJC SUZ FUJDNS NC 0 1992 Capcom Racing Team Lola T91/50Lola T92/50 SUZRet FUJ5 MIN9 SUZRet AUT12 SUG16 FUJ16 FUJ13 SUZ11 FUJ21 SUZ11 16th 2 1993 Capcom Racing Team Hagiwara RacingLola T93/50 SUZRet FUJRet MINRet SUZRet AUTC SUG24 FUJC FUJ13 SUZ19 FUJRet SUZ10 NC 0 1994 Stella International SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ SUZ FUJ FUJRet SUZ12 NC 0
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points1991Object TToyota Corolla LevinJTC-3SUG3SUZRetTSURetSEN6AUT7FUJ ? 421992JTC-3TIA3AUT2SUG3SUZ1MINRetTSU3SENRetFUJRet8th571995 Team Dome-KoseiFord Mondeo JTCCFUJ1FUJ2SUG1SUG2TOK1TOK2SUZ1SUZ2MIN1MIN2TAI1TAI2SEN1RetSEN2RetFUJ1RetFUJ217NC0 1996 Kosei J.P. Team Pures JTCC FUJ1 FUJ2 SUG1 SUG2 SUZ116 SUZ2Ret MIN19 MIN2Ret SEN1Ret SEN2Ret TOK1 TOK2 FUJ1 FUJ2 18th 2
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 Points 1995 Team Razo Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) GT1SUZFUJRetSENFUJSUGMIN NC 0 Prova Motorsport Porsche 964 RSSUZFUJSENFUJSUGDNSMIN 1996 RE Amemiya Racing Mazda RX-7 GT300SUZFUJ9SEN3FUJSUGMIN 17th 14 1997 JLOC Corsa Lamborghini Diablo GTR GT500SUZFUJRetSENRetFUJ14MINRetSUG13 NC 0 1998 Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 GT500SUZRetFUJCSEN9FUJ18MOT10MIN13SUG11 20th 3 1999 JLOC GT500SUZ15FUJRetSUG14MINRetFUJ17TAIRetMOT14 NC 0 2000 910 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS GT300MOT4FUJ2SUGRetFUJ4TAI1MIN2SUZ43rd80 2001 GT300TAI5FUJ6SUG2FUJ6MOT10SUZ4MIN53rd54 2002 JLOC Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 GT500TAIDNQFUJRetSUG15SEPRetFUJRetMOT18MINRetSUZRet NC 0 2003 GT500TAI15FUJRetSUGRetFUJ16FUJ15MOT15AUTRetSUZRet NC 0 2004 Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT GT500TAISUGDNQSEPRetTOKMOTRetAUTRetSUZ15 NC 0TAISUGSEPTOKDNQMOTAUTSUZ 2005 GT500OKA13FUJDNSSEPSUGMOTFUJAUTSUZ NC 0 Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1 GT300OKAFUJSEPSUGRetMOT11FUJ8AUTSUZRet 18th 3 2006 GT300SUZ5OKARetFUJ5SEPSUG12SUZ17MOT13AUT18FUJ9 19th 20 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 GT300SUZDNQOKADNQFUJDNQSEPDNQSUGDNQSUZ17MOT19AUTRetFUJ25 NC 0 2008 GT300SUZDNQOKA19FUJRetSEP20SUG18SUZ14MOT23AUT21FUJRet NC 0 2009 GT300OKA11SUZRetFUJRetSEP15SUG19SUZ12FUJ11AUT17MOTRet NC 0 2010 R'Qs Motor Sports Vemac RD350R GT300SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZ13FUJCMOT18 NC 0 2011 GT300OKA13FUJ13SEP16SUGRetSUZ19FUJAUT14MOT NC 0 2012 GT300OKA16FUJ12SEP18SUGDNQSUZ12FUJ16AUT18MOT NC 0 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT300OKARetFUJ13SEPRetSUG19SUZ12FUJ17FSWAUT14MOT16 NC 0 2014 GT300OKA20FUJ11AUT17SUG20FUJ11SUZ15CHA9MOT14 34th 2 2015 GT300OKADNSFUJCHA15FUJ10SUZ16SUG10AUT22MOT24 32nd 2 2016 GT300OKA19FUJRetSUG20FUJRetSUZ23CHA18MOT21MOT21 NC 0 2017 GT300OKA24FUJAUT26SUGFUJ26SUZ21CHAMOT25 NC 0 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT300OKA19FUJ25SUZ25CHAFUJ21SUGDNQAUT25MOT28 NC 0 2019 GT300OKA17FUJ20SUZ26CHAFUJ23AUTRetSUGMOT26 NC 0 2020 GT300FUJ24FUJ28SUZ23MOTRetFUJSUZ26 MOT28FUJ27 NC 0 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO 2020 GT300OKA20FUJRetSUZ28MOT21SUGAUTRetMOTFUJ NC 0 2022 GT300OKA25FUJRetSUZFUJ20SUZ21SUG24AUT24MOT22 NC 0 2023 GT300OKA20FUJ21SUZ26FUJ24SUZ20SUG16AUT21MOT22 NC 0 Season still in progress.
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