Seiji Ara (荒聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in

Chiba Chiba may refer to: Places China * (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei Japan * Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture ** Chiba Station, a train station * Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...

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) is a

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driver. He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an

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. In the same year he also raced in the

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and

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. In earlier years he had competed in

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(2001–2002), Japanese

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(1997–2000) and the

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(1995). He made his

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debut with

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at the

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Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Nippon results

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

References

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