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| Yuji Tachikawa | |
|---|---|
Tachikawa in 2015 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (age 50) |
| Super GT career | |
| Years active | 1996–2023 |
| Teams |
|
| Starts | 125 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Poles | 24 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Previous series | |
| 1995–1997 1998 1997-2009 | All-Japan F3 JTCC Formula Nippon |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 2005,2013 | JGTC - GT500 Super GT - GT500 |
Yuji Tachikawa (立川祐路,Tachikawa Yūji; born 5 July 1975) is a Japanese racing team manager and former racing driver.[1][2] He competed inSuper GT between1996 and2023, and inFormula Nippon between1997 and2009. He is a three-time Super GT champion in the GT500 class, having won the championship in its previous guise as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in2001, and after its rebranding in2005 and2013. A longtimeToyota factory driver, he competed for theCerumo team for the majority of his racing career.[citation needed]

(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Morisawa Racing | Toyota | SUZ | FUJ C | TSU Ret | MIN 10 | SUZ 7 | TAI 6 | SUG 8 | FUJ 11 | SUZ | SEN 7 | 8th | 1 |
| 1996 | Morisawa Racing | Toyota | SUZ Ret | TSU Ret | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | SEN | SUZ | FUJ | NC | 0 | |
| 1997 | Toda Racing | Mugen | SUZ 2 | TSU 4 | MIN Ret | FUJ 3 | SUZ 2 | SUG 1 | SEN Ret | MOT 2 | FUJ C | SUZ 2 | 2nd | 40 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Team LeMans | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | MIN | MOT | FUJ 9 | SUZ Ret | NC | 0 | |
| 1998 | Team TMS | SUZ | MIN | FUJ 9 | MOT 5 | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ | MIN Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ 9 | 13th | 2 | |
| 1999 | Cosmo Oil RacingTeam Cerumo | SUZ 5 | MOT 4 | MIN Ret | FUJ 7 | SUZ 7 | SUG Ret | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | MOT 6 | SUZ 8 | 13th | 6 | |
| 2000 | Cosmo Oil RacingTeam Cerumo | SUZ 8 | MOT Ret | MIN Ret | FUJ 4 | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | MOT Ret | FUJ 4 | MIN 4 | SUZ 12 | 9th | 9 | |
| 2001 | OlympicKondo Racing Team | SUZ 13 | MOT 2 | MIN 11 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 4 | SUG 4 | FUJ 2 | MIN 3 | MOT 5 | SUZ 2 | 3rd | 30 | |
| 2002 | Cosmo Oil RacingTeam Cerumo | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | MOT | SUG Ret | FUJ 11 | MIN Ret | MOT 9 | SUZ Ret | NC | 0 | |
| 2003 | OlympicKondo Racing Team | SUZ 10 | FUJ 12 | MIN 10 | MOT Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | MOT 8 | SUZ Ret | NC | 0 | |
| 2004 | OlympicKondo Racing Team | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | MOT Ret | SUZ 6 | SUG 5 | MIN 9 | SEP Ret | MOT 7 | SUZ 9 | 14th | 3 | ||
| 2006 | Team Cerumo | FUJ 12 | SUZ Ret | MOT 10 | SUZ 4 | AUT 4 | FUJ 5 | SUG 7 | MOT 5 | SUZ Ret | 8th | 10 | ||
| 2007 | Team RecklessCerumo | FUJ 16 | SUZ 8 | MOT 12 | OKA 6 | SUZ 12 | FUJ 5 | SUG 6 | MOT 9 | SUZ 13 | 12th | 11 | ||
| 2008 | Cerumo/INGING Motorsport | FUJ 2 | SUZ 17 | MOT 7 | OKA 4 | SUZ1 17 | SUZ2 12 | MOT1 4 | MOT2 4 | FUJ1 9 | FUJ2 9 | SUG 15 | 7th | 31 |
| 2009 | Cerumo/INGING Motorsport | FUJ 5 | SUZ 11 | MOT Ret | FUJ 9 | SUZ 6 | MOT 7 | AUT Ret | SUG 12 | 12th | 9 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dome S102-Judd | LMP1 | 272 | 33rd | 13th |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Formula Toyota West Champion 1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500) 2001with: Hironori Takeuchi | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Super GT (GT500) Champion 2005with: Toranosuke Takagi | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Super GT (GT500) Champion 2013with: Kohei Hirate | Succeeded by |