Toru Takahashi
Toru Takahashi (高橋 徹 Takahashi Tōru, born 6 October 1960, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; died 23 October 1983) was a Japanese race car driver.
Career
In 1982, he was runner-up in Japanese Formula 3.[1] The following year, he ran a dual campaign, racing in the Grand Champion Series and also stepping up to Japanese Formula 2.[2]
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 final turn, his car spun, lifted and flew off the track, slamming top-first into a crowd fence. One unknown female spectator was also killed in the accident.[2]
Takahashi's final position in the 1983 Japanese Formula 2 season was fifth, with 49 points.[3]