is a former Japanese professional drifting driver. He retired from drifting after 2015 D1 Grand Prix season.
He has competed in the D1GP series since the very beginning, starting out in a
Nissan Silvia PS13 He did not do very well, scoring only 2 points in his first four years. His big break came when he was signed by Aviation Performance Products, who gave him a new
Nissan Silvia S15 to drive. In 2005, his first year with APP, he scored 41 points, getting a third and second place and finishing ninth overall. The year after he did even better, finishing seventh overall; this led to him moving to
Team Toyo in 2007. Since then he hasn't done so well, Team Toyo S15 obviously not suiting his driving style.
However, in 2011, he won the exhibition match in
Centrair, defeated his teammate
Masato Kawabata
is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT.
Biography
Kawabata first received his license at 18 and at that point he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until h ...
. This was his first win.
He had competed in D1GP until 2015. Since 2016, he is not participating in it because he wants to focus on company management, his principal occupation.
Complete Drifting results
D1 Grand Prix
Sources
D1 Grand Prix
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Japanese racing drivers
Drifting drivers
1974 births
Living people
D1 Grand Prix drivers