Yuji Tachikawa
Yuji Tachikawa | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan | 5 July 1975
Super GT career | |
Years active | 1996–2023 |
Teams | Team LeMans, Bros Factory, Team Cerumo |
Car number | 38 |
Starts | 125 |
Wins | 19 |
Poles | 24 |
Fastest laps | 6 |
Previous series | |
1995–1997 1998 1997-2009 | All-Japan F3 JTCC Formula Nippon |
Championship titles | |
2001 2005, 2013 | JGTC - GT500 Super GT - GT500 |
Yuji Tachikawa (立川祐路, Tachikawa Yūji, born 5 July 1975), is a retired Japanese racing driver who competed in Super GT between 1996 and 2023, and in Formula Nippon between 1997 and 2009. He is a three-time Super GT champion in the GT500 class, having won the championship in its previous guise as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2001, and after its rebranding in 2005 and 2013. A longtime Toyota factory driver, he competed for the Cerumo team for the majority of his racing career.[citation needed]
Racing record
[edit]Complete Japanese Formula 3 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
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1995 | Morisawa Racing | Toyota | SUZ | FUJ C |
TSU Ret |
MIN 10 |
SUZ 7 |
TAI 6 |
SUG 8 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ | SEN 7 |
8th | 1 |
1996 | Morisawa Racing | Toyota | SUZ Ret |
TSU Ret |
MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | SEN | SUZ | FUJ | NC | 0 | |
1997 | Toda Racing | Mugen | SUZ 2 |
TSU 4 |
MIN Ret |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG 1 |
SEN Ret |
MOT 2 |
FUJ C |
SUZ 2 |
2nd | 40 |
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Nippon results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2008 | Dome Racing Team | Tatsuya Kataoka Daisuke Itō |
Dome S102-Judd | LMP1 | 272 | 33rd | 13th |