Yuji Tachikawa

Japanese racing driver

Yuji Tachikawa

Tachikawa in 2015

Nationality| Japanese
Born|  (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975 (age 48)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT career
Years active| 1996–2023
Teams| Team LeMans, Bros Factory, Team Cerumo
Car number| 38
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 retired Japanese racing driver who competed in Super GT between 1996 and 2023, and in Formula Nippon between 1997 and 2009. 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 in 2001, and after its rebranding in 2005 and 2013. A longtime Toyota factory driver, he competed for the Cerumo [ja] team for the majority of his racing career.

Tachikawa driving the Lexus SC430 GT500 for Cerumo in 2011.

## Racing record[edit]

### Complete JGTC/Super GT results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Team  | Car  | Class  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | DC  | Pts

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1996 | Bros Factory  | BMW M3 | GT500  | SUZ | FUJ
Ret |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25th  | 2
Nissan 300ZX |  |  | SEN
Ret | FUJ | SUG
Ret | MIN
9 |  |  |
1997 | Team LeMans | Nissan 300ZX | GT500  | SUZ
10 | FUJ
DNS | SEN | FUJ | MIN | SUG |  |  |  | 29th  | 1
1999 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | SUZ
7 | FUJ
2 | SUG
Ret | MIN
8 | FUJ
6 | TAI
8 | MOT
12 |  |  | 14th  | 31
2000 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | MOT
4 | FUJ
3 | SUG
12 | FUJ
Ret | TAI
1 | MIN
6 | SUZ
11 |  |  | 4th  | 58
2001 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | TAI
Ret | FUJ
2 | SUG
3 | FUJ
4 | MOT
2 | SUZ
6 | MIN
16 |  |  | 1st | 58
2002 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | TAI
4 | FUJ
1 | SUG
16 | SEP
9 | FUJ
1 | MOT
13 | MIN
9 | SUZ
6 |  | 3rd | 65
2003 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | TAI
Ret | FUJ
Ret | SUG
10 | FUJ
4 | FUJ
3 | MOT
9 | AUT
3 | SUZ
13 |  | 9th  | 46
2004 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | TAI
5 | SUG
1 | SEP
7 | TOK
14 | MOT
10 | AUT
11 | SUZ
4 |  |  | 5th  | 45
2005 | Team Cerumo  | Toyota Supra | GT500  | OKA
14 | FUJ
1 | SEP
11 | SUG
11 | MOT
12 | FUJ
1 | AUT
7 | SUZ
1 |  | 1st | 67
2006 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | SUZ
5 | OKA
5 | FUJ
Ret | SEP
12 | SUG
1 | SUZ
7 | MOT
3 | AUT
5 | FUJ
Ret | 5th  | 71
2007 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | SUZ
1 | OKA
11 | FUJ
6 | SEP
4 | SUG
11 | SUZ
7 | MOT
14 | AUT
Ret | FUJ
4 | 7th  | 53
2008 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | SUZ
4 | OKA
7 | FUJ
1 | SEP
Ret | SUG
3 | SUZ
9 | MOT
9 | AUT
4 | FUJ
2 | 2nd | 72
2009 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | OKA
6 | SUZ
1 | FUJ
9 | SEP
10 | SUG
10 | SUZ
3 | FUJ
10 | AUT
11 | MOT
12 | 10th  | 41
2010 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | SUZ
9 | OKA
2 | FUJ
4 | SEP
6 | SUG
9 | SUZ
6 | FUJ
C | MOT
Ret |  | 9th  | 37
2011 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | OKA
8 | FUJ
5 | SEP
5 | SUG
11 | SUZ
14 | FUJ
1 | AUT
3 | MOT
10 |  | 6th  | 47
2012 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | OKA
1 | FUJ
8 | SEP
2 | SUG
5 | SUZ
8 | FUJ
8 | AUT
7 | MOT
1 |  | 2nd | 74
2013 | Team Cerumo  | Lexus SC430 | GT500  | OKA
4 | FUJ
2 | SEP
14 | SUG
11 | SUZ
11 | FUJ
1 | AUT
2 | MOT
3 |  | 1st | 69
2014 | Lexus Team Cerumo  | Lexus RC F | GT500  | OKA
14 | FUJ
2 | AUT
12 | SUG
1 | FUJ
14 | SUZ
8 | BUR
11 | MOT
7 |  | 8th  | 43
2015 | Lexus Team Cerumo  | Lexus RC F | GT500  | OKA
3 | FUJ
Ret | CHA
Ret | FUJ
2 | SUZ
2 | SUG
10 | AUT
4 | MOT
5 |  | 4th  | 59
2016 | Lexus Team Cerumo  | Lexus RC F | GT500  | OKA
6 | FUJ
14 | SUG
3 | FUJ
7 | SUZ
1 | CHA
15 | MOT
6 | MOT
9 |  | 6th  | 52
2017 | Lexus Team Cerumo  | Lexus LC500 | GT500  | OKA
4 | FUJ
1 | AUT
10 | SUG
13 | FUJ
3 | SUZ
10 | CHA
4 | MOT
3 |  | 4th  | 62
2018 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo  | Lexus LC500 | GT500  | OKA
8 | FUJ
3 | SUZ
8 | CHA
4 | FUJ
8 | SUG
8 | AUT
4 | MOT
2 |  | 4th  | 59
2019 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo  | Lexus LC500 | GT500  | OKA
8 | FUJ
1 | SUZ
6 | CHA
7 | FUJ
Ret | AUT
4 | SUG
11 | MOT
4 |  | 4th  | 46.5
2020 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo [ja] | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500  | FUJ
4 | FUJ
7 | SUZ
ret | MOT
2 | FUJ
9 | SUZ
5 | MOT
10 | FUJ
8 |  | 10th  | 40
2021 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo [ja] | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500  | OKA
6 | FUJ
Ret | MOT
8 | SUZ
8 | SUG
Ret | AUT
2 | MOT
9 | FUJ
5 |  | 12th  | 34
2022 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo [ja] | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500  | OKA
4 | FUJ
12 | SUZ
Ret | FUJ
Ret | SUZ
Ret | SUG
4 | AUT
Ret | MOT
10 |  | 14th  | 16.5
2023 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo [ja] | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500  | OKA
5 | FUJ
13 | SUZ
10 | FUJ
6 | SUZ
5 | SUG
Ret | AUT
4 | MOT
11 |  | 13th  | 26

### Complete Formula Nippon results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Entrant  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | DC  | Points

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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 Racing Team 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 Racing Team Cerumo  | SUZ
8 | MOT
Ret | MIN
Ret | FUJ
4 | SUZ
Ret | SUG
Ret | MOT
Ret | FUJ
4 | MIN
4 | SUZ
12 |  | 9th  | 9
2001 | Olympic Kondo 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 Racing Team Cerumo  | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | MOT | SUG
Ret | FUJ
11 | MIN
Ret | MOT
9 | SUZ
Ret |  | NC  | 0
2003 | Olympic Kondo 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 | Olympic Kondo 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 Reckless Cerumo  | 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

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year  | Team  | Co-Drivers  | Car  | Class  | Laps  | Pos. | Class
Pos.

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2008 |  Dome Racing Team |  Tatsuya Kataoka
Daisuke Itō | Dome S102-Judd | LMP1  | 272  | 33rd  | 13th

## External links[edit]

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* Speedsport magazine profile

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Jiro Nakatani

|  Formula Toyota West
Champion
1994 | Succeeded by

Shinya Kurushima

Preceded by

Ryo Michigami

|  All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500)
2001 with:
Hironori Takeuchi | Succeeded by

Juichi Wakisaka
Akira Iida

Preceded by

Satoshi Motoyama
Richard Lyons

|  Super GT (GT500) Champion
2005 with:
Toranosuke Takagi | Succeeded by

Juichi Wakisaka
André Lotterer

Preceded by

Ronnie Quintarelli
Masataka Yanagida

|  Super GT (GT500) Champion
2013 with:
Kohei Hirate | Succeeded by

Tsugio Matsuda
Ronnie Quintarelli

* v
* t
* e

All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship / Super GT GT500 champions

The class was known as the GT1 class in 1993-1995

JGTC|

* 1993: Masahiko Kageyama
* 1994: Masahiko Kageyama
* 1995: Masahiko Kageyama
* 1996: John Nielsen & David Brabham
* 1997: Pedro de la Rosa & Michael Krumm
* 1998: Érik Comas & Masami Kageyama
* 1999: Érik Comas
* 2000: Ryo Michigami
* 2001: Hironori Takeuchi & Yuji Tachikawa
* 2002: Juichi Wakisaka & Akira Iida
* 2003: Satoshi Motoyama & Michael Krumm
* 2004: Satoshi Motoyama & Richard Lyons

Super GT|

* 2005: Yuji Tachikawa & Toranosuke Takagi
* 2006: Juichi Wakisaka & Andre Lotterer
* 2007: Daisuke Itō & Ralph Firman
* 2008: Satoshi Motoyama & Benoît Tréluyer
* 2009: Juichi Wakisaka & Andre Lotterer
* 2010: Takashi Kogure & Loic Duval
* 2011: Ronnie Quintarelli & Masataka Yanagida
* 2012: Ronnie Quintarelli & Masataka Yanagida
* 2013: Yuji Tachikawa & Kohei Hirate
* 2014: Tsugio Matsuda & Ronnie Quintarelli
* 2015: Tsugio Matsuda & Ronnie Quintarelli
* 2016: Heikki Kovalainen & Kohei Hirate
* 2017: Ryō Hirakawa & Nick Cassidy
* 2018: Naoki Yamamoto & Jenson Button
* 2019: Kazuya Oshima & Kenta Yamashita
* 2020: Naoki Yamamoto & Tadasuke Makino
* 2021: Yuhi Sekiguchi & Shō Tsuboi
* 2022: Kazuki Hiramine & Bertrand Baguette
* 2023: Ritomo Miyata & Shō Tsuboi

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