Hironori Takeuchi (born December 22, 1964, in
Kanagawa
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) is a Japanese
auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
driver.
Career
Takeuchi competed in the
Japanese Touring Car Championship
The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: 1985–1993: JTC, 1994–1998: JTCC, officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship, ) was a former touring car racing series held in Japan. The series was held under various regulations during ...
between 1996 and 1998.
[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3522/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database] He competed in the
All-Japan GT Championship between 1995 and 2004, winning it in 2001.
He continued to compete in the series after it became
Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is the top level of ...
in 2005, competing in the GT300 class until 2007.
In 2005 Takeuchi joined
Ao Chi Hong at his
Ao's Racing Team for the finale of the
World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sing ...
, the
Race of Macau, in a
Toyota Altezza
The is a compact executive car ( D-segment in Europe) sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998. The IS was originally sold under the nameplate in Japan from 1998 until 2005 (the word ''Altezza'' is Italian for 'height' or 'high ...
. He failed to qualify for the races after setting a fastest lap over the required time, almost twelve seconds off the pace.
Racing record
Super Taikyu Series Class results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
JGTC/Super GT results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete JTCC results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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Living people
1964 births
Japanese racing drivers
Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers
Super GT drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers