Kenji Takahashi (racing driver)
Kenji Takahashi | |||||||||||
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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 18 May 1946||||||||||
Died | 1 January 2005 | (aged 58)||||||||||
Previous series | |||||||||||
1974–1976 1976–1986 1984–1990 1986–1991 1996–1997 | FJ1300 Championship All-Japan Formula Two Championship All Japan Endurance Championship Japanese Touring Car Championship All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||
Championship titles | |||||||||||
1985–1986 1990 | All Japan Endurance Championship Japanese Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||
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Kenji Takahashi (高橋 健二, Takahashi Kenji, 18 May 1946 – 1 January 2005) was a Japanese racing driver.
Racing career
[edit]Takahashi began his racing career in 1969, driving a Datsun Sports in Minor Touring, a companion championship to the Fuji Grand Champion Series; he also raced a Nissan Fairlady Z and Sunny Coupe in these championships and winning a championship in the Sunny.[1]
Takahashi was most commonly associated with the ADVAN brand of tires;[2] he would most often be found racing a Porsche 956 or 962 alongside compatriot Kunimitsu Takahashi (no relation), usually with ADVAN branding. Takahashi won the 1985 and 1986 All Japan Endurance Championships as well as the 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship; he is a two-time winner of the Suzuka 1000 km. Takahashi retired from racing in 1997.
Takahashi died of liver cirrhosis on 1 January 2005; he was 58 years old. Kunimitsu Takahashi, a close friend, eulogized him at his funeral.[3]
Racing record
[edit]Complete FJ1300 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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1974 | March 733 | SUZ | FUJ 1 | SUZ 6 | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | ? | ? | ||
1975 | March 733 | SUZ | SUZ 3 | SUZ 2 | FUJ | FUJ | ? | ? | |||
Alpine A364 | MIN 3 | SUZ Ret | SUZ | ||||||||
1976 | March 733 | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ 2 | SUZ | SUZ | ? | ? |
Complete All-Japan Formula 2000/Formula Two results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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1976 | Murakami & Co. Tomei Jidosha | March 742 | BMW M12/7 2.0 I4 | D | FUJ Ret | SUZ 3 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | SUZ 4 | 5th | 28 | |||
1977 | March 742 | D | SUZ 12 | SUZ 8 | MIN Ret | SUZ 15 | FUJ 6 | FUJ 6 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 5 | 7th | 36 | ||
1978 | Murakami Shokai RS Watanabe Tomei | March 742 Kai | D | SUZ 8 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 2 | SUZ 2 | SUZ | MIN 3 | SUZ 3 | 4th | 55 | ||
1979 | March 782 | SUZ 5 | MIN 3 | SUZ 1 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 8 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 5 | 3rd | 63 (66) | ||||
1980 | Murakami & Co. Tomei Jidosha | March 782 | SUZ 5 | MIN DNS | SUZ | SUZ | C | 12th | 7 | |||||
Team ADVAN | March 802 | Y | SUZ 10 | SUZ Ret | ||||||||||
1981 | ADVAN Tomei Jidosha | March 802 March 812 | Y | SUZ 8 | SUZ 9 | SUZ 8 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 6 | 6th | 29 | ||||
1982 | March 822 | SUZ 4 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 6 | SUZ 9 | 4th | 50 (58) | |||||
1983 | ADVAN PIAA Tomei | March 822 March 832 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 1 | MIN 6 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 2 | SUZ 3 | SUZ 14 | 3rd | 71 (74) | ||
1984 | ADVAN PIAA Nova Tomei | March 842 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 9 | MIN 10 | SUZ 6 | SUZ 12 | FUJ 7 | SUZ 12 | SUZ 9 | 11th | 15 | ||
1985 | Team ADVAN | March 85J | SUZ 6 | FUJ 5 | MIN | SUZ Ret | SUZ 8 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 9 | SUZ 6 | 9th | 37 | ||
1986 | Team ADVAN | March 86J | Yamaha OX66 2.0 V6 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 6 | MIN 7 | SUZ 10 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 8 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 10 | 12th | 16 |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
[edit]Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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1979 | ![]() | Nova 53P | DNS | NC | NC |
Complete JSPC results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Co-driver(s) | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
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1984 | ADVAN Sport Nova | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | C1 | SUZ | TSU | SUZ 1 | FUJ | 9th | 20 | |||
1985 | ![]() | Porsche 962C | C1 | SUZ 3 | FUJ Ret | FUJ 1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ Ret | FUJ 1 | 1st | 72 | ||
1986 | ![]() | C1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 8 | FUJ 2 | 1st | 70 | |||
1987 | Hoshino Racing | ![]() ![]() | Nissan R87E | C1 | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ 6 | FUJ 16 | SEN C | FUJ Ret | 30th | 9 | |
![]() | Nissan R86V | FUJ 8 | |||||||||||
1988 | Calsonic NISMO | ![]() ![]() | Nissan R88C | C1 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 6 | FUJ 7 | FUJ 5 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 9 | 18th | 20 | |
1989 | Ba-Tsu ADVAN Alpha Tomei | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 962C | C1 | FUJ 9 | FUJ 10 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | FUJ 10 | ? | ? | ||
1990 | Taisan SG Alpha Racing | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 962C | C1 | FUJ | FUJ C | FUJ | SUZ | SUG 2 | FUJ | ? | ? |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1987 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Nissan R87E | C1 | 181 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Co-driver | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
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1986 | STP/Ralliart | ![]() | Mitsubishi Starion | DIV.3 | MIN | SUG | TSU | SEN | FUJ Ret | SUZ | NC | 0 |
1987 | ADVAN Sports Tomei | ![]() | Nissan Skyline RS Turbo | DIV.3 | MIN Ret | SEN 3 | TSU 3 | SUG 4 | FUJ 7 | SUZ 7 | ? | ? |
1988 | Reebok Hasemi MS | ![]() | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | JTC-1 | SUZ 5 | MIN Ret | SEN Ret | TSU 8 | SUG 5 | FUJ Ret | ? | ? |
1989 | Taisan ADVAN Alpha | ![]() | BMW M3 (E30) | JTC-2 | MIN 1 | SEN 1 | TSU 1 | SUG 1 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 1 | 1st | 126 |
1990 | Team Taisan | ![]() | JTC-2 | MIN 7 | SUG Ret | SUZ 2 | TSU 2 | SEN 1 | FUJ Ret | 5th | 62 | |
1991 | Team Taisan | ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) | JTC-1 | SUG Ret | SUZ 2 | TSU 2 | SEN 3 | AUT 4 | FUJ 3 | 6th | 128 |
Complete JGTC results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
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1996 | AI Auto Racing | Porsche 911 RS | GT300 | SUZ 6 | FUJ Ret | SEN | FUJ 4 | SUG 11 | MIN 9 | 12th | 18 |
1997 | GT300 | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | SEN 11 | FUJ 9 | MIN 5 | SUG 11 | 19th | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "【素晴らしきハコの世界②】「日産 チェリー」はFFツーリングカーの代表選手となった". web.motormagazine.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ ""不屈の魂"をもつレーサー。和田孝夫とADVANの物語。". Yokohama Rubber Company (in Japanese). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "レーシングドライバー高橋健二さんが死去". nonstoplog.blog3.fc2.com (in Japanese). 22 January 2005. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kenji Takahashi career summary at DriverDB.com