![]() Iida at Super GT Malaysia Round in 2025 | |
| Nationality | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1969-12-18)December 18, 1969 (age 55) Sagamihara, Kanagawa |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1994-1996,2000 |
| Teams | Team KunimitsuHonda,TV Asahi Team Dragon |
| Best finish | 8th (1995,2000) |
| Class wins | 1 (1995) |
Akira Iida (Shinjitai: 飯田 章,Iida Akira; born 18 December 1969 inSagamihara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in theSuper GT series. He won the2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship GT500 title withEsso ToyotaTeam LeMans, co-driving withJuichi Wakisaka.[1][2] He also won the2013 Asian Le Mans Series GTE class title forTeam Taisan Ken Endless.[3][4][5]
Iida was also a presenter on the Japanese performance-car programBest Motoring.[6][7][8]
Iida has competed in Super GT (formerly JGTC) since 1994; he has multiple race wins and captured the drivers’ title in 2002 with Wakisaka for Esso Team LeMans.[9] He has also raced inInternational Formula 3000 andFormula Nippon.[10]
Being experienced at the24 Hours of Le Mans, Iida also participated in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and VLN endurance races, including class wins in aLexus LFA.[11] On 31 August 2011, Iida recorded a lap time of 7:14.64 in a fully road-legal Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, then a production-car benchmark on standard specification tyres, confirmed by Lexus.[12][13]
The following results are summarized from RacingSportsCars and event archives.[14][15]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Honda NSX | GT2 | 222 | 18th | 9th | ||
| 1995 | Honda NSX | GT2 | 275 | 8th | 1st[16] | ||
| 1996 | Honda NSX | GT2 | 305 | 16th | 3rd | ||
| 2000 | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan | LMP900 | 330 | 8th | 7th | ||
| 2002 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 316 | 21st | 3rd | ||
| 2003 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 304 | 19th | 4th |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | MIN 14 | AUT 5 | SUG 3 | SUZ 5 | AID 2 | TSU 1 | TOK 2 | SEN 18 | FUJ 3 | 4th | 119 | |||||||||
| 1994 | NISMO | Nissan Sunny | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | TOK 1 | TOK 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | AID 1 14 | AID 2 13 | TSU 1 4 | TSU 2 2 | SEN 1 8 | SEN 2 Ret | FUJ 1 12 | FUJ 2 10 | 13th | 24 | |
| 1995 | NISMO | Nissan Sunny | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 DNS | TOK 1 10 | TOK 2 7 | SUZ 1 6 | SUZ 2 Ret | MIN 1 1 | MIN 2 7 | AID 1 6 | AID 2 4 | SEN 1 2 | SEN 2 3 | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 6 | 6th | 67 | |||
| 1997 | HKS Opel Team Japan | Opel Vectra | FUJ 1 C | FUJ 2 C | AID 1 10 | AID 2 Ret | SUG 1 4 | SUG 2 5 | SUZ 1 6 | SUZ 2 Ret | MIN 1 Ret | MIN 2 DNS | SEN 1 3 | SEN 2 1 | TOK 1 12 | TOK 2 DNS | FUJ 1 13 | FUJ 2 Ret | 8th | 43 |
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Shionogi Team Nova | SUZ Ret | FUJ C | MIN Ret | SUZ | SUG 8 | FUJ 11 | TOK Ret | FUJ 11 | SUZ 11 | NC | 0 | |
| 1997 | Shionogi Team Nova | SUZ 6 | MIN 3 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 7 | SUG Ret | FUJ 5 | MIN 10 | MOT 11 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 13 | 10th | 7 |
| 1998 | Cosmo Oil Racing TeamCerumo | SUZ | MIN | FUJ 8 | MOT Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG 9 | FUJ C | MIN Ret | FUJ 5 | SUZ 12 | 14th | 2 |
| 1999 | Cosmo Oil Racing TeamCerumo | SUZ 7 | MOT Ret | MIN Ret | FUJ 16 | SUZ Ret | SUG 10 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | MOT 13 | SUZ 12 | NC | 0 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nordic Racing | NÜR 14 | PAU 8 | PER 11 | HOC 12 | SIL 13 | SPA Ret | MAG 14 | EST 12 | MUG 18 | HOC 9 | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500) 2002with: Juichi Wakisaka | Succeeded by |