KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999

Yojiro Terada
26/3/1947

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  Jacques Edouard Ledure 1893 - 1948
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  Charles Baumann 1896 - 1930
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  Jack Early 1928 - 2005
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  Lella Lombardi 1943 - 1992
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  Didier Pironi 1952 - 1987

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  Satoru Nakajima 1953
  

  Nakajima was the first Japanese driver to become a regular in F1 as team mate to Ayrton Senna in 1987. He stayed with Lotus until the end of 1989 when he switched to Tyrrell until he retired in 1991.
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  Hiroshi Fushida 1946
  

  Hiroshi made two attempts to qualify the Maki F101-2 for Grand Prix in 1975, failing in both Holland and Britain. Spend eleven years as TOMs British F3 team boss, drove at Le Mans three times and acted as operations director for Bentley's return to the French track.
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  Masahiro Hasemi 1945
  

  One of Japan's greatest drivers, he caused a stir in his one and only Grand Prix in Japan in 1976 when he nearly put the locally built Kojima on pole. He set the fastest lap in the race but only finished 11th. He won the 1992 Daytona 24 Hour race with Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Toshio Suzuki.
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  Noritake Takahara 1951
  

  Takahara was a successful driver winning the Japanese Formula 2 title in 1974 and 1976. He also won the Grand Champion sports car series three times. He also became the first Japanese driver to finish a World Championship Grand Prix in 1976.
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  Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1947
  

  Nicknamed "the fastest guy in Japan" Kazuyoshi Hoshino can easily claim to be the most successful Japanese driver ever, even in comparison to Satoru Nakajima, Aguri Suzuki or Tora Takagi.