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Satoshi Motoyama
Japanese racing driver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Satoshi Motoyama (本山哲 - Motoyama Satoshi; born March 4, 1971) is a Japanese professional racing driver and team manager. He is best known for racing in the Super GT Series, formerly known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) as a factory driver for Nissan, and for racing in the Formula Nippon Championship (now known as the Super Formula Championship). He is a three-time champion of the GT500 class of Super GT, and a four-time Formula Nippon/Super Formula champion, making him one of the most successful Japanese racing drivers of all-time.
Quick Facts Nationality, Born ...
Satoshi Motoyama | |
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![]() Motoyama in 2010. | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Born | (1971-03-04) 4 March 1971 (age 53) Tokyo, Japan |
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 1997 (GT500) |
Current team | Audi Sport Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing |
Car number | 6 |
Former teams | Nismo, Impul, ARTA |
Starts | 137 |
Wins | 16 |
Poles | 9 |
Fastest laps | 12 |
Previous series | |
1990–1995 1995-1997 1996-2008 1996 | All-Japan F3 JTCC Formula Nippon JGTC GT300 |
Championship titles | |
1998, 2001, 2003 and 2005 2003-2004 2008 | Formula Nippon JGTC (GT500) Super GT (GT500) |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1998–1999, 2012, 2014 |
Teams | Nismo/TWR |
Best finish | 10th (1998) |
Class wins | 0 |
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