Akira Watanabe

is a retired Japanese racing driver.

Racing career Watanabe first began competing in 1975 in the Fuji Freshman Race. He is a noted touring car racing specialist, winning multiple championships in Super Taikyu and the Civic Inter Cup.

Racing record Complete JSPC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points 1985 Tokico Mazda RX-7 254 BSUZFUJDNSFUJRetSUZRetFUJFUJ NC 0

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 1988 Choro-Q Racing Team Meiju Reynard 873 Volkswagen GX 2.0 I4 SUZ TSU FUJ SUZ SUG TSU SENDNQ SUZ NIS SUZ NC 0

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)