is a retired Japanese racing driver.
Racing career
Mogi first began professional competition in 1975, driving a
Nissan Sunny. He competed in the
FJ1600 Championship, joining midway through
1980
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, driving a
West 80J; he would later participate in the
Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
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and the
All Japan Endurance Championship, but it was the
Japanese Touring Car Championship where he is most well known.
Mogi is a three-time Japanese Touring Car champion, winning the title in
1985
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,
1989
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and
1992
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; he is the only driver to have won championships in all three classes in the series. Mogi also won the
1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
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with
Kunimitsu Takahashi in a
Porsche 962C. In 1992, Mogi tested the
HKS 300E V12 engine intended for use in
Formula One in a stretched
Lola T91/50
The Lola T91/50 is an open-wheel formula race car
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chassis.
Mogi then competed in the
All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship from
1994
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before retiring from racing in 1997.
Racing record
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete JSPC results
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship Results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete JGTC results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Kazuo Mogi at Driver Database{{DEFAULTSORT:Mogi, Kazuo
Living people
1953 births
Japanese racing drivers