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{{Short description|Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver (1940–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name             = Kunimitsu Takahashi
| image            = Kunimitsu Takahashi 1963.jpg
| caption          = Takahashi in 1963
| nationality      = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese
| birth_date       = {{birth date|df=yes|1940|01|29}}
| birth_place      = [[Tokyo]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|03|16|1940|01|29}}
| death_place      = 
| GP Active years  = [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]–[[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]]
| GP Last season   = 
| GP Teams         = [[Honda]]
| GP Championships = 
| GP Race Starts   = 129
| GP Race Wins     = 4
| GP Podiums       = 15
| GP Total Points  = 107
| GP Poles         = N/A
| GP Fastest laps  = 3
| GP First win     = [[1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1961]] 250cc [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]]
| GP Last win      = [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] 125cc [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]]
| GP First race    = [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] 250cc [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]]
| GP Last race     = [[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]] 125cc [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]]
| career template1   =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| birth_date    = 
| Years         = {{F1|1977}}
| Team(s)       = non-works [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]
| Races         = 1
| Championships = 0
| Wins          = 0
| Podiums       = 0
| Points        = 0
| Poles         = 0
| Fastest laps  = 0
| First race    = [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix]]
}}
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes
| name        = 
| image       = 
| nationality = 
| Years       = {{24hLM|1986}}–{{24hLM|1990}}, {{24hLM|1994}}–{{24hLM|1996}}
| Team(s)     = Team Kunimitsu [[Honda]], Kremer Racing
| Best Finish = 8th <small>({{24hLM|1995}})</small>
| Class Wins  = 1 <small>({{24hLM|1995}})</small>
}}
}}

{{nihongo|'''Kunimitsu Takahashi''' |[[Shinjitai]]: 高橋 国光|Takahashi Kunimitsu|29 January 1940 – 16 March 2022}} was a Japanese professional motorcycle [[road racing|road racer]], [[racing driver]], and team manager. Nicknamed "'''Kuni-san'''", he is known as the "[[List of people considered father or mother of a field|father]] of [[drifting (motorsport)|drifting]]".

His racing career lasted from 1958 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kunimitsu Takahashi Honoured By Japanese Government For Lifelong Sporting Achievements – dailysportscar.com|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/07/30/kunimitsu-takahashi-honoured-by-japanese-government-for-lifelong-sporting-achievements.html|access-date=10 December 2020|website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> He competed on motorcycles between 1958 and 1963, during which he became the first Japanese rider to win a [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|World Grand Prix]], taking four world-level wins in total. Injuries sustained in a crash in 1962 led to him switching to four-wheels in 1965, after which he won the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in class, become a four-time [[All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship|All-Japan Sports Prototype Champion]], and won in [[Super Formula Championship|Japanese Top Formula]], [[Japanese Touring Car Championship|JTC]], and [[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|JGTC]]. His final victory as a driver came in 1999 at the age of 59.

His racing team, Team Kunimitsu, has won multiple championships in [[Super GT]]. He was the chairman of the GT Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.

==Motorcycle racing==
In [[1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1961]], Takahashi became the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle Grand Prix riding a 250cc [[Honda]] to victory at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]]. His best World Championship finishes were a fourth place in the [[1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1961]] 250 world championship and a fourth place in the [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] 125 world championship, both times on a Honda.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Kuninitsu+Takahashi |title=Kunimitsu Takahashi career statistics at MotoGP.com |access-date=6 September 2008 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204549/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Kuninitsu+Takahashi |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was seriously injured in the [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] [[Isle of Man TT]] and switched to car racing in 1965. He won four Grand Prix races during his motorcycle racing career.

==Car racing==
Takahashi participated in one [[Formula One]] race, the [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix]] on 23 October 1977, driving the non-works [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] that [[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]] had used in the [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix]]. Takahashi finished 9th in his single Grand Prix outing, thus he scored no championship points. From [[1987 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1987]] to [[1992 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1992]], he competed in the [[Formula Nippon|Japanese Formula 3000]] championship. He also competed in eight [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] races between [[1986 24 Hours of Le Mans|1986]] and [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]]. In the [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans]], his team competed with a [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX]], winning the GT2 Class and finishing eighth overall.

In [[1994 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1994]], he formed Team Kunimitsu to compete in the inaugural [[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|JGTC]] season, running a [[Porsche 993|Porsche 911 RSR Turbo]] in the GT1 class alongside [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]]. In 1996, with the advent of the GT500 class, Team Kunimitsu switched manufacturers from Porsche to Honda. The next year, Team Kunimitsu cars wore the [[Stanley Electric|Raybrig]] colors for the first time. Takahashi drove for his own team until 1999. He retired at the end of the season to focus on team management. Team Kunimitsu won their first Drivers Championship in [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] with [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] and [[2009 Formula One World Championship|2009]] [[Formula One]] champion [[Jenson Button]] behind the wheel of the #100 Raybrig Honda.<ref>{{cite web|title=Motegi Super GT: Jenson Button holds off late threat for title|url=https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/139969/button-holds-off-late-threat-for-super-gt-title|website=[[Autosport|Autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Autosport]]|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

==Death==
Takahashi died from [[lymphoma]] on 16 March 2022, at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/kunimitsu-takahashi-obituary-honda/9042793/|title=Japanese racing legend Kunimitsu Takahashi dies aged 82|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=16 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/kunimitsu-takahashi-grandfather-of-drifting-rip-1940-2022/|title=Kunimitsu Takahashi, legendary racing driver and grandfather of drifting, dies at 82|date=17 March 2022 |publisher=Japanese Nostalgiccar|accessdate=18 March 2022}}</ref>

==Career motorsports results==

===Motorcycle Grand Prix results===
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Class
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! Points
! Rank
! Wins
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]
! 125cc
! [[Honda]] 
| [[1960 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[1960 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[1960 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[1960 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[1960 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1
! 10th
| 0
|-
! 250cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[1960 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[1960 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[1960 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[1960 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[1960 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[1960 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{small|4}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6
! 7th
| 0
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1961]]
! 125cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[1961 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| ''[[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]''<br />{{small|3}}
| style = "background: #FFFFBF"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|1}}
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| style = "background: #DFDFDF"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|3}}
|
| 24
! 5th
| 1
|-
! 250cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| style = "background: #FFFFBF"| ''[[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]''<br />{{small|1}}
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[1961 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style = "background: #DFDFDF"| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|2}}
|
| 29
! 4th
| 1
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]]
! 50cc
! [[Honda]]
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style = "background: #DFDFDF"| [[1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[1962 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| 
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]
| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]
|
| 7
! 9th
| 0
|-
! 125cc
! [[Honda]]
| style = "background: #FFFFBF"| [[1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style = "background: #FFFFBF"| ''[[1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]''<br />{{small|1}}
| style = "background: #EFCFFF"| [[1962 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]
| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]
|
| 16
! 4th
| 2
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1963]]
! 50cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1963 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|
| 
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]
| 
| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]
| style = "background: #CFCFFF"| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|11}}
| 0
! -
| 0
|-
! 125cc
! [[Honda]]
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style = "background: #CFCFFF"| [[1963 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]
| style = "background: #FFDF9F"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| 14
! 7th
| 0
|-
! 250cc
! [[Honda]]
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style = "background: #EFCFFF"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|
| style = "background: #EFCFFF"| [[1963 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]
|
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| 7
! 9th
| 0
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]]
! 50cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]
| style = "background: #EFCFFF"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1964 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| 
| 
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]
| 
| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| 0
! -
| 0
|-
! 125cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| style = "background: #DFFFDF"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[1964 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| 
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|DDR]]
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| 3
! 14th
| 0
|-
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1977 Formula One season|1977]]
! Meiritsu Racing Team
! [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 007|007]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| style = "background: #CFCFFF"| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|9}}
! NC
! 0
|-
! colspan="23" |{{small|Source:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/1977/383.html |title=Kunimitsu Takahashi Formula One statistics at formula1.com |access-date=8 July 2009 |archive-date=30 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630162432/http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/1977/383.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|}

=== Super Formula Championship results ===
{{expand section|date=March 2021}}
([[Template:A1GP results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Entrant
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!DC
!Points
|-
| rowspan="2" |1975
! rowspan="1" |Sakai Racing Shop
| style="background:#ffffff;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! rowspan="2" |'''NC'''
! rowspan="2" |'''0'''
|-
! rowspan="1" |Racing Shop Yatsuka
| colspan="1" |
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1976
!Sakai Racing Shop
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
!6th
!22
|-
|1977
![[SSR Wheels|Speed Star Racing]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mine Circuit|'''MIN''']]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|3}}
|
|
|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |'''2nd'''
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |'''87 (117)'''
|-
|1978
![[SSR Wheels|Speed Star Wheel Racing]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|1}}
|
|
|
|
!6th
!40
|-
|1979
![[SSR Wheels|Speed Star Wheel Racing]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
|
|
|
! 4th
! 57 (64)
|-
|1980
!Royce Racing Team<br />Suzuki Racing
| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|7}}
|
|
|
|
|
! 15th
! 4
|-
|1981
!Suzuki Racing
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 8th
! 23
|-
|1982
!Shift
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|13}}
|
|
|
|
|
! 15th
! 9
|-
|1983
!Nova Engineering
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
! 6th
! 46
|-
|1984
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|13}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|7}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|11}}
|
|
|
! 13th
! 11
|-
|1985
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|7}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
|
|
|
! 13th
! 17
|-
|[[1986 Japanese Formula Two season|1986]]
!Team JPS Advan
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
! 10th
! 22
|-
|[[1987 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1987]]
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
! 9th
! 33
|-
|[[1988 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1988]]
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
|
|
! 7th
! 12
|-
|[[1989 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1989]]
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|15}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|14}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
|
|
|
! 15th
! 3
|-
|[[1990 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1990]]
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|14}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|20}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! 9th
! 7
|-
|[[1991 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1991]]
!Advan Sports Nova
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br />{{small|20}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|22}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|14}}
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|16}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|21}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|20}}
| style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|C}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 32nd
! 0
|-
|[[1992 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1992]]
!Advan Sport Pal
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|15}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br />{{small|15}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|22}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|7}}
!22nd
!0
|-
|[[1993 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1993]]
!Advan Sport Pal
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br />{{small|C}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|C}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|18}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 20th
! 0
|-
|[[1994 Japanese Formula 3000 season|1994]]
!Advan Sport Pal
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|14}}
|
! 10th
! 4
|}

=== All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship results ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[1984 All Japan Endurance Championship|1984]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 956]]
! C1
|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]
|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
|
|
|
! 9th
! 20
|-
| [[1985 All Japan Endurance Championship|1985]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|'''[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]'''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|'''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>1</small>
|
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''72'''
|-
| [[1986 All Japan Endurance Championship|1986]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''70'''
|-
| [[1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship|1987]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>1</small>
|
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''59'''
|-
| [[1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship|1988]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>6</small>
|
! 4th
! 48
|-
| [[1989 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship|1989]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>4</small>
|
|
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|'''56'''
|-
| [[1990 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship|1990]]
! Advan Nova
! [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
| bgcolor="#DFFFDF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>8</small>
| bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>C</small>
| bgcolor="#DFFFDF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>5</small>
| bgcolor="#EFCFFF" |[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| bgcolor="#DFFFDF" |[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br /><small>6</small>
| bgcolor="#EFCFFF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
! 22nd
! 9
|-
| [[1991 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship|1991]]
! [[Team Taisan]]
![[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
! C1
| bgcolor="#DFFFDF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>5</small>
| bgcolor="#EFCFFF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />
|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br />
|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />
|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />
! 27th
! 8
|}

=== 24 Hours of Le Mans results ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1986 24 Hours of Le Mans|1986]]
| rowspan="5" align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kremer Racing]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jo Gartner]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sarel van der Merwe]]
| rowspan="5" align="left" | [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]]
| C1
| 169
| NC
| NC
|-
! [[1987 24 Hours of Le Mans|1987]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Kris Nissen]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Volker Weidler]]
| C1
| 6
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1988 24 Hours of Le Mans|1988]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Okada]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
| C1
| 370
| 9th
| 9th
|-
! [[1989 24 Hours of Le Mans|1989]]
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]<br>{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Lavaggi]]
| C1
| 303
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1990 24 Hours of Le Mans|1990]]
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sarel van der Merwe]]<br>{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Okada]]
| C1
| 279
| 24th
| 21st
|-
! [[1994 24 Hours of Le Mans|1994]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kremer Racing|Kremer Honda Racing]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
|rowspan="3" align="left"| [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX GT2]]
| GT2
| 222
| 18th
| 9th
|-
! [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans|1995]]
|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Team Kunimitsu]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
| GT2
| 275
| 8th
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
| GT2
| 305
| 16th
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''3rd'''
|}

===Complete JGTC results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[1994 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1994]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Porsche 964|Porsche 911 RSR-T]]
! GT1
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|
|
! 7th
! 35
|-
| [[1995 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1995]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Porsche 964|Porsche 911 RSR-T]]
! GT1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! 10th
! 28
|-
| [[1996 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1996]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX]]
! GT500
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|11}}
|
! 17th
! 8
|-
| [[1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1997]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX]]
! GT500
|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|''[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|
! 9th
! 30
|-
| [[1998 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1998]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX]]
! GT500
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]'''<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|C}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]'''''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|''[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]''<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 10th
! 25
|-
| [[1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1999]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX]]
! GT500
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br />{{small|9}}
! 11th
! 34
|}

===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! DC
! Pts
! Class
|-
| [[1985 British Saloon Car Championship season|1985]]
! [[David Brodie (racing driver)|Mitsubishi Colt Racing]]
! [[Mitsubishi Starion|Mitsubishi Starion Turbo]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">{{Tooltip|A|Class A}}</span>
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>ovr:9<br>cls:8</small>
! NC
! 0
! NC
|-
!colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results===
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;font-size;90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! DC
! Pts
|-
| 1986
! [[Ralliart|STP Ralliart]]
! [[Mitsubishi Starion|Mitsubishi Starion Turbo]]
! Div.3
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Mine Circuit|NIS]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|1}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|2}}
|
|
|
! ?
! ?
|-
| 1987
! [[Ralliart|STP Ralliart]]
! [[Mitsubishi Starion|Mitsubishi Starion Turbo]]
! Div.3
|Style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Mine Circuit|NIS]]<br>{{small|1}}
|Style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|1}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|18}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|10}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
! ?
! ?
|-
| 1988
! [[Ralliart|STP Ralliart]]
! [[Mitsubishi Starion|Mitsubishi Starion Turbo]]
! JTC-1
|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Mine Circuit|NIS]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|15}}
|
|
|
! ?
! ?
|-
| [[1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1992]]
! [[Team Taisan]]
! [[Nissan Skyline GT-R]]
! JTC-1
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|AID]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|3}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|3}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br>{{small|17}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|17}}
|
! 9th
! 74
|-
| [[1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1993]]
! [[Team Taisan]]
! [[Nissan Skyline GT-R]]
! JTC-1
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br>{{small|1}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|AID]]<br>{{small|5}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK]]<br>{{small|6}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
! 11th
! 59
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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