Takuto Iguchi (井口 卓人, Iguchi Takuto, born February 13, 1988 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Super GT and the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.
| Takuto Iguchi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | February 13, 1988 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | R&D Sport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 61 |
| Former teams | Shift apr Lexus Team SARD LMP Motorsport |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2008-2009 2006-2007 2006-2007 | Formula Nippon All Japan Formula Three Formula Challenge Japan Formula Toyota |
Racing career
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Takuto Iguchi began his motorsports career in 2000 with kart racing in his hometown of Fukuoka. Iguchi raced karts in various Japanese series, winning the FA class of the All Japan Kart Championship in 2005.[1]
in 2006 and 2007 Iguchi raced in the Formula Toyota and Formula Challenge Japan series.
Iguchi moved to All Japan Formula Three in 2008, racing for TOM'S. He finished sixth place in the 2009 Macau Grand Prix, The highest place finish of any Japanese driver that year. Iguchi raced one season of Formula Nippon in 2010 for Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging finishing thirteenth in the drivers' championship.
Takuto Iguchi began racing in Super GT in 2008. He currently drives for R&D Sport in a Subaru BRZ[2]
Nurburgring 24 hours
editIguchi first took competed in the 24 Hours Nurburgring in 2012 taking the SP3 class victory with Gazoo Racing in a Toyota 86.[3] Takuto Iguchi raced in the 2014 and 2015 24 Hours Nurburgring also for Gazoo, racing a Lexus LFA CodeX in both races and won the SP-PRO class victory both years.
Racing record
editComplete Japanese Formula 3 results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | FUJ 1 1 |
FUJ 2 1 |
AUT 1 1 |
AUT 2 2 |
SUZ 1 8 |
SUZ 2 11 |
MOT 1 4 |
MOT 2 Ret |
OKA 1 8 |
OKA 2 3 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 3 |
MOT 1 3 |
MOT 2 3 |
FUJ 1 2 |
FUJ 2 3 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 3 |
3rd | 216 |
| 2009 | Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | FUJ 1 1 |
FUJ 2 1 |
OKA 1 1 |
OKA 2 9 |
SUZ 1 2 |
SUZ 2 3 |
FUJ 1 3 |
FUJ 2 2 |
SUZ 1 6 |
SUZ 2 2 |
MOT 1 3 |
MOT 2 4 |
AUT 1 1 |
AUT 2 1 |
SUG 1 3 |
SUG 2 Ret |
2nd | 103 |
Complete Super GT results
edit‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Nippon results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging | Toyota | SUZ 11 |
MOT Ret |
FUJ 12 |
MOT 12 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 6 |
SUZ 1 Ret |
SUZ 2 Ret |
13th | 3 |
| 2011 | Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | SUZ | AUT 11 |
FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SUG | MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
NC | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "井口卓人オフィシャルウェブサイト | TAKUTO IGUCHI Official WebSite". 井口卓人オフィシャルウェブサイト | TAKUTO IGUCHI Official WebSite. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ "Tandds | SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE". supergt.net. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "Results: 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife - 2012". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
External links
edit- Official website
- Takuto Iguchi career summary at DriverDB.com