Hideshi Matsuda

is a Japanese car racer and TV reporter. He is the brother-in-law of Beat Takeshi.

Racing career

Matsuda has most notably raced twenty seasons of Super GT from 1993-2012, and also raced in six seasons of Super Formula (then Japanese Formula 2) from 1985 to 1991. He has also raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans, four times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports, and raced in three CART Championship Car races, one of which at Twin Ring Motegi in his native Japan.

Racing record

Indy Car World Series / CART

Indy Racing League Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 34567891011 Rank Points Ref 1996 Beck Motorsports Lola T94 52 Ford Cosworth WDW PHX INDY 30th 27 1998 Dallara IR8 54 Infiniti WDW PHX INDY TEX NHS DOV CLT PIK ATL TEX LSV-0 1999 Dallara IR9 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW PHX CLT INDY TEX PIK ATL DOVPIK LSV TEX 34th 20 2000Hubbard-Immke RacingDallara 20 WDW PHX LSV INDY TEX PIK ATL KTY TEX-0

Indy 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1994 Lola Ford-Cosworth 14th 24th 1995 Lola Ford-Cosworth 20th 15th 1996 Lola Ford-Cosworth 30th 8th 1998 Dallara InfinitiFailed to Qualify 1999 Dallara Oldsmobile 10th 10th 2000 Dallara OldsmobileFailed to Qualify

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Dick Barbour Racing Didier de Radiguès Sascha Maassen Reynard 01Q-LM-Judd LMP675 95 DNF DNF