Hironori Takeuchi (born December 22, 1964, in Kanagawa) is a Japanese auto racing driver.
Career
editTakeuchi competed in the Japanese Touring Car Championship between 1996 and 1998.[1][2] He competed in the All-Japan GT Championship between 1995 and 2004, winning it in 2001.[2] He continued to compete in the series after it became Super GT in 2005, competing in the GT300 class until 2007.
In 2005 Takeuchi joined Ao Chi Hong at his Ao's Racing Team for the finale of the World Touring Car Championship, the Race of Macau, in a Toyota Altezza. He failed to qualify for the races after setting a fastest lap over the required time, almost twelve seconds off the pace.
Racing record
editSuper Taikyu Series Class results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Co-Drivers | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Project μ | 1 |  Masami Kageyama Osamu Hagiwara(Rd.6)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SEN 5 |
FUJ Ret |
TAI 3 |
TOK 4 |
TSU 1 |
SUG 1 |
2nd | ？ |
| 1995 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.5)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret |
SEN 2 |
FUJ 1 |
TAI Ret |
TOK 1 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 3 |
2nd | ？ | |
| 1996 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.5)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret |
SEN 1 |
TAI 2 |
FUJ 4 |
TOK 3 |
SUZ 1 |
SUG 4 |
2nd | ？ | |
| 1997 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.4) Eiki Amemiya(Rd.4)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 5 |
SEN 1 |
TAI 1 |
TOK 1 |
SUG 1 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 3 |
1st | ？ | |
| 1998 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.5)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 1 |
SUG 1 |
SUZ 3 |
TAI 1 |
TOK 1 |
SEN 3 |
MOT 1 |
FUJ 2 |
1st | ？ |
| 1999 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka(Rd.1-5,7) Masahiko Kondō(Rd.5,8) Masahiro Hasemi(Rd.6)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 2 |
SEN 1 |
SUZ 1 |
TAI 5 |
TOK 1 |
MOT 2 |
FUJ 1 |
SUG 3 |
1st | ？ |
| 2000 | 5ZIGEN Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka Masahiko Kondō(Rd.5)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret |
SEN 1 |
SUZ 1 |
TAI 1 |
TOK 1 |
MOT 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG 2 |
1st | ？ |
| 2001 | Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka Masami Kageyama(Rd.5)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret |
SEN 1 |
SUZ 2 |
MOT 1 |
TOK 2 |
TAI 1 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ 2 |
1st | ？ |
| 2002 | Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka Masami Kageyama(Rd.5)
|
Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 1 |
SEN 2 |
SUZ 2 |
MOT 2 |
TOK 2 |
TAI 1 |
SUG 2 |
FUJ 1 |
2nd | ？ |
JGTC/Super GT results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete JTCC results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Corona EXiV | FUJ 1 10 |
FUJ 2 10 |
SUG 1 Ret |
SUG 2 12 |
SUZ 1 11 |
SUZ 2 11 |
MIN 1 7 |
MIN 2 4 |
SEN 1 11 |
SEN 2 18 |
TOK 1 Ret |
TOK 2 20 |
FUJ 1 Ret |
FUJ 2 DNS |
16th | 13 | ||
| 1997 | Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Chaser | FUJ 1 C |
FUJ 2 C |
TAI 1 9 |
TAI 2 5 |
SUG 1 6 |
SUG 2 9 |
SUZ 1 7 |
SUZ 2 7 |
MIN 1 8 |
MIN 2 9 |
SEN 1 8 |
SEN 2 4 |
TOK 1 8 |
TOK 2 8 |
FUJ 1 11 |
FUJ 2 6 |
9th | 43 |
| 1998 | Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Chaser | FUJ 1 1 |
FUJ 2 6 |
MOT 4 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 2 |
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 3 |
MIN 1 2 |
MIN 2 Ret |
TAI 7 |
FUJ 5 |
3rd | 100 |
References
edit- ^ "Hironori Takeuchi". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3522/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database
External links
edit- Hironori Takeuchi career summary at DriverDB.com
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