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Yuji Tachikawa

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Yuji Tachikawa
Tachikawa in 2015
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975 (age 49)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT career
Years active19962023
TeamsTeam LeMans, Bros Factory, Team Cerumo
Car number38
Starts125
Wins19
Poles24
Fastest laps6
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]

Tachikawa driving the Lexus SC430 GT500 for Cerumo in 2011.

Racing record

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Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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(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
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

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
1996 Bros Factory BMW M3 GT500 SUZ FUJ
Ret
25th 2
Nissan 300ZX SEN
Ret
FUJ SUG
Ret
MIN
9
1997 Team LeMans Nissan 300ZX GT500 SUZ
10
FUJ
DNS
SEN FUJ MIN SUG 29th 1
1999 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 SUZ
7
FUJ
2
SUG
Ret
MIN
8
FUJ
6
TAI
8
MOT
12
14th 31
2000 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 MOT
4
FUJ
3
SUG
12
FUJ
Ret
TAI
1
MIN
6
SUZ
11
4th 58
2001 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
Ret
FUJ
2
SUG
3
FUJ
4
MOT
2
SUZ
6
MIN
16
1st 58
2002 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
4
FUJ
1
SUG
16
SEP
9
FUJ
1
MOT
13
MIN
9
SUZ
6
3rd 65
2003 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUG
10
FUJ
4
FUJ
3
MOT
9
AUT
3
SUZ
13
9th 46
2004 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
5
SUG
1
SEP
7
TOK
14
MOT
10
AUT
11
SUZ
4
5th 45
2005 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 OKA
14
FUJ
1
SEP
11
SUG
11
MOT
12
FUJ
1
AUT
7
SUZ
1
1st 67
2006 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 SUZ
5
OKA
5
FUJ
Ret
SEP
12
SUG
1
SUZ
7
MOT
3
AUT
5
FUJ
Ret
5th 71
2007 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 SUZ
1
OKA
11
FUJ
6
SEP
4
SUG
11
SUZ
7
MOT
14
AUT
Ret
FUJ
4
7th 53
2008 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 SUZ
4
OKA
7
FUJ
1
SEP
Ret
SUG
3
SUZ
9
MOT
9
AUT
4
FUJ
2
2nd 72
2009 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 OKA
6
SUZ
1
FUJ
9
SEP
10
SUG
10
SUZ
3
FUJ
10
AUT
11
MOT
12
10th 41
2010 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 SUZ
9
OKA
2
FUJ
4
SEP
6
SUG
9
SUZ
6
FUJ
C
MOT
Ret
9th 37
2011 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 OKA
8
FUJ
5
SEP
5
SUG
11
SUZ
14
FUJ
1
AUT
3
MOT
10
6th 47
2012 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 OKA
1
FUJ
8
SEP
2
SUG
5
SUZ
8
FUJ
8
AUT
7
MOT
1
2nd 74
2013 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 GT500 OKA
4
FUJ
2
SEP
14
SUG
11
SUZ
11
FUJ
1
AUT
2
MOT
3
1st 69
2014 Lexus Team Cerumo Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
14
FUJ
2
AUT
12
SUG
1
FUJ
14
SUZ
8
BUR
11
MOT
7
8th 43
2015 Lexus Team Cerumo Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
3
FUJ
Ret
CHA
Ret
FUJ
2
SUZ
2
SUG
10
AUT
4
MOT
5
4th 59
2016 Lexus Team Cerumo Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
6
FUJ
14
SUG
3
FUJ
7
SUZ
1
CHA
15
MOT
6
MOT
9
6th 52
2017 Lexus Team Cerumo Lexus LC500 GT500 OKA
4
FUJ
1
AUT
10
SUG
13
FUJ
3
SUZ
10
CHA
4
MOT
3
4th 62
2018 Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo Lexus LC500 GT500 OKA
8
FUJ
3
SUZ
8
CHA
4
FUJ
8
SUG
8
AUT
4
MOT
2
4th 59
2019 Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo Lexus LC500 GT500 OKA
8
FUJ
1
SUZ
6
CHA
7
FUJ
Ret
AUT
4
SUG
11
MOT
4
4th 46.5
2020 TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ
4
FUJ
7
SUZ
ret
MOT
2
FUJ
9
SUZ
5
MOT
10
FUJ
8
10th 40
2021 TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
6
FUJ
Ret
MOT
8
SUZ
8
SUG
Ret
AUT
2
MOT
9
FUJ
5
12th 34
2022 TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
4
FUJ
12
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
Ret
SUG
4
AUT
Ret
MOT
10
14th 16.5
2023 TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
5
FUJ
13
SUZ
10
FUJ
6
SUZ
5
SUG
Ret
AUT
4
MOT
11
13th 26

Complete Formula Nippon results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1997 Team LeMans SUZ MIN FUJ SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT FUJ
9
SUZ
Ret
NC 0
1998 Team TMS SUZ MIN FUJ
9
MOT
5
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
FUJ MIN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
9
13th 2
1999 Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo SUZ
5
MOT
4
MIN
Ret
FUJ
7
SUZ
7
SUG
Ret
FUJ
Ret
MIN
Ret
MOT
6
SUZ
8
13th 6
2000 Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo SUZ
8
MOT
Ret
MIN
Ret
FUJ
4
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
MOT
Ret
FUJ
4
MIN
4
SUZ
12
9th 9
2001 Olympic Kondo Racing Team SUZ
13
MOT
2
MIN
11
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
4
SUG
4
FUJ
2
MIN
3
MOT
5
SUZ
2
3rd 30
2002 Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ MOT SUG
Ret
FUJ
11
MIN
Ret
MOT
9
SUZ
Ret
NC 0
2003 Olympic Kondo Racing Team SUZ
10
FUJ
12
MIN
10
MOT
Ret
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
FUJ
Ret
MIN
Ret
MOT
8
SUZ
Ret
NC 0
2004 Olympic Kondo Racing Team SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
MOT
Ret
SUZ
6
SUG
5
MIN
9
SEP
Ret
MOT
7
SUZ
9
14th 3
2006 Team Cerumo FUJ
12
SUZ
Ret
MOT
10
SUZ
4
AUT
4
FUJ
5
SUG
7
MOT
5
SUZ
Ret
8th 10
2007 Team Reckless Cerumo FUJ
16
SUZ
8
MOT
12
OKA
6
SUZ
12
FUJ
5
SUG
6
MOT
9
SUZ
13
12th 11
2008 Cerumo/INGING Motorsport FUJ
2
SUZ
17
MOT
7
OKA
4
SUZ1
17
SUZ2
12
MOT1
4
MOT2
4
FUJ1
9
FUJ2
9
SUG
15
7th 31
2009 Cerumo/INGING Motorsport FUJ
5
SUZ
11
MOT
Ret
FUJ
9
SUZ
6
MOT
7
AUT
Ret
SUG
12
12th 9

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2008 Japan Dome Racing Team Japan Tatsuya Kataoka
Japan Daisuke Itō
Dome S102-Judd LMP1 272 33rd 13th
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Toyota West
Champion

1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500)
2001 with:
Hironori Takeuchi
Succeeded by
Preceded by Super GT (GT500) Champion
2005 with:
Toranosuke Takagi
Succeeded by
Preceded by Super GT (GT500) Champion
2013 with:
Kohei Hirate
Succeeded by