Kunimitsu Takahashi
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1960 - 1964 |
| Team(s) | Honda |
| Grands Prix | 36 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podium finishes | 14 |
| Pole positions | N/A |
| Fastest laps | N/A |
| First Grand Prix | 1960 250cc West German Grand Prix |
| First win | 1961 250cc West German Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1962 125cc Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1964 125cc French Grand Prix |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1977 |
| Teams | non-works Tyrrell |
| Races | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1977 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1977 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1986-1990, 1994-1996 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Team Kunimitsu Honda, Kremer Racing |
| Best finish | 8th (1995) |
| Class wins | 1 (1995) |
Kunimitsu Takahashi (Shinjitai: 高橋 国光 Takahashi Kunimitsu?, born Tokyo, January 29, 1940) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan. He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.
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[edit] Motorcycle racing
In 1961, Takahashi became the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle Grand Prix riding a 250cc Honda to victory at Hockenheim. His best finishes were a fourth place in the 1961 250 world championship and a fourth place in the 1962 125 world championship, both times on a Honda. He was seriously injured in the 1962 Isle of Man TT and switched to car racing in 1965. He won four Grands Prix in his motorcycle racing career.
[edit] F1 drive
He participated in one Formula One race, the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix on October 23, 1977, driving a non-works Tyrrell. This was in fact the same car that Kazuyoshi Hoshino used in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix. Takahashi finished 9th in his single grand prix outing, thus he scored no championship points.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Meiritsu Racing Team | Tyrrell 007 | Cosworth V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP |
MON |
BEL |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
USA |
CAN |
JPN 9 |
- | 0 |
