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Takuya Kurosawa

b. 1962

Japanese racing driver

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About Takuya Kurosawa

Born 1962. Takuya Kurosawa is a Japanese racing driver, engineer and racing automobile driver.

is a Japanese race car driver.

Kurosawa raced in All-Japan Formula Three from 1988 to 1989, Japanese Formula 3000 from 1990 to 1995 and the JGTC series from 1994 to 1999, also driving in the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing tenth.

Kurosawa then obtained sponsorship to drive in the American CART series for Dale Coyne Racing in 2000. He made eight starts with a best finish of 12th at the Detroit Grand Prix. He became the first Japanese driver to lead a Champ Car race when he led seven laps at the Long Beach Grand Prix.

Kurosawa then returned to JGTC for the next three seasons, drove in the Super Taikyu series in 2004. He currently competes in the Super GT series, driving a Porsche Boxster for Arktech Motorsports.

Kurosawa is the son of Best Motoring presenter Motoharu Kurosawa, and elder brother of Haruki and Tsubasa Kurosawa, all of whom are racing drivers.

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship/Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (1994-) results

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

Complete CART results (key)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1998 Nissan Motorsports TWR Satoshi Motoyama Masami Kageyama Nissan R390 GT1 GT1 319 10th 9th

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Who is Takuya Kurosawa?

Japanese racing driver

When was Takuya Kurosawa born?

Takuya Kurosawa was born on 7 June 1962 in Gotemba.

What is Takuya Kurosawa's occupation?

Takuya Kurosawa is a racing driver, engineer and racing automobile driver.

What nationality is Takuya Kurosawa?

Takuya Kurosawa is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Takuya Kurosawa

· Wikidata: Q252805

· DBpedia: Takuya Kurosawa

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