is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as

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 ...

and the

All-Japan Formula Three Championship was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis. As a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA, on 13 August 2019, series pr ...

Racing career

Denso SARD SC430 2011 Super GT Fuji 250km

Takuto Iguchi began his motorsports career in 2000 with

kart racing Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on kart circuit, scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on fu ...

in his hometown of

Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...

. Iguchi raced karts in various Japanese series, winning the FA class of the All Japan Kart Championship in 2005. in 2006 and 2007 Iguchi raced in the Formula Toyota and

Formula Challenge Japan Formula Challenge Japan was an open wheel racing series based in Japan. The first season was in 2006 and carried on from the defunct Formula Dream series. It is promoted as a young driver development project jointly by Honda, Toyota and Nissan a ...

series. Iguchi moved to All Japan Formula Three in 2008, racing for

TOM'S is an automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, as well as a factory-backed racing team. The TOM'S head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. TOM'S most prominently produces aftermarket parts for current ...

. He finished sixth place in the 2009

Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix (; ) is an annual motorsport road racing event for automobiles and motorcycles held on the Guia Circuit in Macau. The event includes the Formula Regional and Motorcycle Grand Prix title races, with other races for Touri ...

, The highest place finish of any Japanese driver that year. Iguchi raced one season of

Formula Nippon The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series held primarily in Japan. It is considered to be the pinnacle of single-seater racing in Japan or Asia as a whole, making it one of the top motorsport series in the region. The s ...

in 2010 for Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging finishing thirteenth in the drivers' championship. Takuto Iguchi began racing in

in 2008. He currently drives for R&D Sport in a

Subaru BRZ The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 (car body style), 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally aspirated boxer engine, Front-engine, rea ...

Nurburgring 24 hours

Iguchi first took competed in the 24 Hours Nurburgring in 2012 taking the SP3 class victory with Gazoo Racing in a

Toyota 86 The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally aspirated boxer engine, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive ...

. Takuto Iguchi raced in the 2014 and 2015 24 Hours Nurburgring also for Gazoo, racing a Lexus LFA CodeX in both races and won the SP-PRO class victory both years.

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super GT results

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Nippon results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iguchi, Takuto 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture Japanese racing drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Super GT drivers Formula Nippon drivers Formula Challenge Japan drivers TOM'S drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city)