Kazuyoshi Hoshino
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Motorsport career
Hoshino's nickname was Template:Nihongo. He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hoshino participated in two Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 24 October 1976 at the Japanese Grand Prix, making him – along with compatriots Noritake Takahara and Masahiro Hasemi – the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Driving a Tyrrell-Ford for Heros Racing, he ran as high as fourth, but retired having used up his tyre supply. He returned in 1977 and once again entered the Japanese Grand Prix driving for Heros Racing. He finished in eleventh place driving a year-old Kojima-Ford.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He scored no championship points in his Formula 1 career.<ref name="Kazuyoshi Hoshino Formula 1 career profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
His only major world championship win was in the 1985 World Sportscar Championship round at the Fuji 1000 race, which was boycotted by many competing teams due to torrential rain.<ref name="Kazuyoshi Hoshino career profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hoshino won the Japanese Formula 2000 championship in 1975 and 1977, before winning the Japanese Formula Two championship in 1978.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He then competed in the Japanese Formula 3000 championship, winning that title in 1987, 1990 and 1993.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His 6 championships and 39 race wins still stand as series records.
Hoshino also dominated the Fuji Grand Champion Series in the 1970s and 1980s. He won five titles in 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1987, collecting 28 wins and 42 podiums.
Like his compatriot, Masahiro Hasemi, he continued his career racing for Nissan, driving a Skyline GT-R to win the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1990. Hoshino drove a Nissan R90C with Toshio Suzuki to win the 1990 Suzuka 1000 race.<ref name="Kazuyoshi Hoshino career profile"/> Hoshino and Suzuki also won the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship in 1991 and 1992.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Along with Nissan Motorsports teammates Aguri Suzuki and Masahiko Kageyama, Hoshino drove a Nissan R390 GT1 to a third-place finish at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hoshino retired from racing in 2002 and now continues to run his own Super GT team and his own Nissan specialised aftermarket parts company, Impul. Since 2003, his racing team has won the Formula Nippon championship seven times in eight years. His son, Kazuki Hoshino, also became a racing driver before succeeding his father as Impul's team director in both Super GT and Super Formula in 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Racing record
All Japan FJ1300 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Tomei Automobile | March 733 | Nissan | SUZ Template:Small |
FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ Template:Small |
SUZ | SUZ Template:Small |
7th | 20 | |
| 1975 | Tomei Automobile | March 733 | Nissan | SUZ Template:Small |
SUZ | TSU Template:Small |
SUZ | FUJ Template:Small |
FUJ Template:Small |
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SUZ Template:Small |
SUZ Template:Small |
3rd | 67 |
| 1976 | Tomei Automobile | March 733 | Nissan | SUZ Template:Small |
FUJ Template:Small |
SUZ | SUZ Template:Small |
SUZ Template:Small |
1st | 67 |
Complete All Japan F2000/All Japan F2/All Japan F3000/Formula Nippon results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Fuji Grand Championship results
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Heros Racing | Tyrrell 007 | Cosworth V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN Template:Small |
NC | 0 | |
| 1977 | Heros Racing | Kojima KE009 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN Template:Small |
NC | 0 |
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Template:Tooltip | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:F2 | Heros Racing | Nova 532 | BMW | THR Template:Small |
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MUG Template:Small |
VAL Template:Small |
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DON Template:Small |
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PER Template:Small |
MIS Template:Small |
HOC Template:Small |
NC | 0 |
| Template:F2 | James Gresham Racing | March 832 | BMW | SIL |
THR |
HOC |
NÜR |
VAL |
PAU |
JAR |
DON 4 |
MIS |
PER |
ZOL |
MUG |
16th | 3 |
Complete JTC/JTCC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete JGTC results
(key)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Template:Flagicon Nissan Motor Co. | Template:Flagicon Masahiro Hasemi | Nissan Bluebird (910) Turbo | 4 Cylinder | 66 | DNF | DNF |
| 1982 | Template:Flagicon Nissan Motor Co. | Template:Flagicon Masahiro Hasemi | Nissan Bluebird (910) Turbo | B | 153 | 8th | 1st |
References
External links
- Kazuyoshi Hoshino profile at the Japan Automobile Federation
- Calsonic Template:Webarchive Sponsor's site Template:In lang
- Impul Own aftermarket company and team site Template:In lang
- Calsonic racing team Template:In lang
- Nismo.com: Hoshino History 1969-2002 Template:Webarchive Template:In lang – charting the motorsport career of Hoshino
- Template:DriverDB driver
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Shizuoka (city)
- Japanese racing drivers
- Japanese Formula One drivers
- Japanese Formula Two Championship drivers
- European Formula Two Championship drivers
- Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers
- Formula Nippon drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers
- Japanese motocross riders
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- Sports car racing team owners
- Carlin racing drivers
- Grand Champion Series drivers
- Long Distance Series drivers
- Japanese Sportscar Championship drivers
- Australian Endurance Championship drivers
- Nismo drivers