Seiji Ara

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Seiji Ara
In 2008, as a Super GT driver
Nationality	Japan
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years	2001–2005
Teams	Viper Team Oreca, Audi Sport Japan Team Goh, Jim Gainer International
Best finish	1st (2004)
Class wins	1

Seiji Ara (荒聖治; Ara Seiji) is a race car driver born in Chiba, Japan, on 5 May 1974.

He was the winner of the 24 hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8. In the same year he also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series and Japanese GT Championship.

In earlier years he had competed in Formula Nippon (2001-2002), Japanese Formula 3 (1997-2000) and the Barber Dodge Pro Series (1995).

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Guy Smith	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2004 Seiji Ara Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Succeeded by J.J. Lehto Marco Werner Tom Kristensen