Yukihiro Hane

Yukihiro Hane (Hane Yukihiro (羽根 幸浩), born August 26, 1962) is a former Japanese racing driver.[1][2][3]

Career

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Hane is active in automobile racing. He participates in both domestic and overseas races like the Macau Grand Prix and the FIA GT Championship; he was the first Japanese driver to fully participate in the latter.

After his debut, he participated in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. In 1990, he ranked 4th after Naoki Hattori, Naohiro Furuya and Hisashi Wada.

He mainly drives Porsches and is well known as a Porsche messenger. At the Japan Touring Car Championship, he drove the Skyline GT-R and performed well in his vehicle without Nissan's support, but Masahiro Hasemi and Hideo Fukuyama won the championship.[4]

Racing record

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Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
1992 Kenji HKS Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R JTC-1 TAI
15
AUT SUG
6
SUZ
5
MIN TSU
7
SEN
6
FUJ
4
11th 42
1993 HKS Racing Co. Ltd. Nissan Skyline GT-R JTC-1 MIN
9
AUT
Ret
SUG
1
SUZ
19
TAI
Ret
TSU
9
TOK
3
SEN
2
FUJ
4
9th 79

Japanese Top Formula Championship results

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts
1995 Team Nova SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ
Ret
SUG FUJ TOK FUJ SUZ NC 0
1996 Slim Beauty House Cerumo SUZ
16
MIN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
TOK
Ret
SUZ
13
SUG
Ret
FUJ
16
MIN
13
SUZ
12
FUJ
Ret
NC 0

References

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  1. ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "Yukihiro Hane: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ^ "Driver Yukihiro Hane Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ "Yukihiro Hane • Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ^ "第15回 十勝24時間レース 公式ウェブサイト [24時間レース史]". www.tokachi.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.