Tōru Takahashi

was a Japanese racing driver.

Career Toru Takahashi was born in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. In 1982, he was runner-up in Japanese Formula 3. The following year, he ran a dual campaign, racing in the Grand Champion Series and also stepping up to Japanese Formula 2 (now Super Formula).

Takahashi was killed in the fourth and final round of the Grand Champion Series race at Fuji Speedway, Japan, in 1983, at the age of 23. Exiting the high-speed Last Corner at around 140mph, his BMW lifted and flew off the track, hitting a catch fence and killing a female spectator. The race was suspended with a red flag. As the race had not completed three laps, the results of the first two laps of the 60 lap race were nullified for the restart, and as a result, Takahashi was declared a non-starting entrant since only those who started the restarted race could be declared starters. A chicane was installed in the final turn, and Hermann Tilke demolished the section in 2003 as part of a total circuit reconstruction.

Takahashi's final position in the 1983 Japanese Formula 2 season was fifth, with 49 points.

Racing record Japanese Top Formula Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 1983 Heroes Racing SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUZ 5th 49