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, is a retired Japanese racing driver who competed in 
Speedsport magazine profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tachikawa, Yuji 1975 births Living people Japanese racing drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers Kondō Racing drivers
Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is ...
between 1996
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and 2023
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, and in Formula Nippon
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...
between 1997
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and 2009
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. 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
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, and after its rebranding in 2005
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and 2013
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. A longtime Toyota
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factory driver, he competed for the Cerumo team for the majority of his racing career.
Racing record
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
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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 Formula Nippon results
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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)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
External links
Speedsport magazine profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tachikawa, Yuji 1975 births Living people Japanese racing drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers Kondō Racing drivers