| Hiroki Katoh | |||||||||||
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| Nationality | |||||||||||
| Born | (1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (age 57) | ||||||||||
| Super GT career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Current team | muta Racing INGING | ||||||||||
| Racing licence | |||||||||||
| Car number | 2 | ||||||||||
| Former teams | KRAFT, Hitotsuyama Racing,Autobacs Racing Team Aguri,Mugen ×Dome Project,Team Kunimitsu withMooncraft,Racing Project Bandoh, Cars Tokai Dream28 | ||||||||||
| Starts | 189 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | ||||||||||
| Podiums | 22 | ||||||||||
| Poles | 11 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 9 | ||||||||||
| Best finish | 2nd in2006,2007 | ||||||||||
| Previous series | |||||||||||
| 1994–2005 1999,2003 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship Formula Nippon | ||||||||||
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Hiroki Katoh (加藤 寛規,Katō Hiroki; born 23 February 1968)[1] is a Japanese racing driver and team manager.
Katoh started karting in 1990 and entered four-wheeled racing in 1992 withFormula Toyota. He would then compete in theJapanese Formula 3 Championship, with a highlight being a 6th place at theMacau Grand Prix. Katoh entered theAll Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1997 with Kraft and has competed mainly in that series since; his best championship result was a 2nd place with Cars Tokai Dream28 in2006 and2007.[2] He has won seven races as of 2023.
In 2021, Cars Tokai Dream28 andINGING merged to form a collaborative entry known as muta Racing INGING; Katoh would drive for the team alongside veteran driverRyohei Sakaguchi.[3] Katoh stepped back from racing full-time in2023, becoming the director for muta Racing INGING;[4] he remains in the team as a third driver.[5] In addition to Super GT, Katoh has raced in the24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times.[citation needed]
Outside of racing, Katoh is an instructor at the Honda Racing School in Suzuka and a driving advisor.[citation needed]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 1994 | The Next One | Dallara F393 | MugenMF204 2.0I4 | SUZ | FUJ 12 | TSU Ret | SUZ 16 | SEN 14 | TOK | MIN 8 | TAI 10 | SUG 12 | SUZ 7 | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | The Next One | Dallara F395 | MugenMF204 2.0I4 | SUZ | FUJ C | TSU 6 | MIN 2 | SUZ 6 | TAI 5 | SUG 2 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 3 | SEN 2 | 3rd | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Pal Sport | Dallara F397 | HKS4G93 2.0I4 | SUZ | TSU | MIN | FUJ | SUZ Ret | SUG 10 | SEN 4 | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | 12th | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Toda Racing | Dallara F398 | MugenMF204B 2.0I4 | SUZ 3 | TSU 1 | MIN 2 | FUJ 2 | MOT 4 | SUZ 5 | SUG Ret | TAI 3 | SEN 4 | SUG 2 | 2nd | 38 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | INGING | Dome F107 | Toyota3S-GE 2.0I4 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 6 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 6 | 12th | 20 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shionogi Team Nova | SUZ Ret | MOT 10 | MIN Ret | FUJ 15 | SUZ 10 | SUG 12 | FUJ 12 | MIN Ret | MOT 7 | SUZ 6 | 15th | 1 |
| 2003 | Oizumi Team Nova | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | MIN Ret | MOT 11 | SUZ 7 | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1999 | BMW V12 LM | LMP | 223 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2000 | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | LMP900 | 342 | 5th | 5th | ||
| 2001 | Dome S101 | LMP900 | 66 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2002 | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 358 | 7th | 6th | ||
| 2004 | Dome S101 | LMP1 | 206 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2008 | Courage LC70 | LMP1 | 224 | NC | NC | ||
| 2017 | Ferrari 488 GTE | LM GTE Am | 327 | 40th | 11th |