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Seiji Ara | |
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Ara in 2010. | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Born | (1974-05-05) May 5, 1974 (age 50) Chiba (Japan) |
FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
Debut season | 2010 |
Current team | Swiss Racing Team |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 4 |
Starts | 20 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 42nd in 2010 |
Previous series | |
2009 2004 2001â02, 06â08 2000â09 1998-00 1996 | WTCC Le Mans Series Formula Nippon Super GT Japanese F3 Barber Pro Series |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 2001â2005, 2009, 2012 |
Teams | Viper Team Oreca, Audi Sport Japan Team Goh, Jim Gainer International, NAVI Team Goh |
Best finish | 1st (2004) |
Class wins | 1 |
Seiji Ara (è èæČ»; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver.
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 (2001â2002), Japanese Formula 3 (1997â2000) and the Barber Dodge Pro Series (1995).
He made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Wiechers-Sport at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
Racing recordâ»
24 Hours of Le Mans resultsâ»
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2001 | Viper Team Oreca | Masahiko Kondo Ni Amorim |
Chrysler LMP | LMP900 | 243 | DNF | DNF |
2002 | Audi Sport Japan Team Goh | Hiroki Katoh Yannick Dalmas |
Audi R8 | LMP900 | 358 | 7th | 6th |
2003 | Audi Sport Japan Team Goh | Jan Magnussen Marco Werner |
Audi R8 | LMP900 | 370 | 4th | 2nd |
2004 | Audi Sport Japan Team Goh | Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen |
Audi R8 | LMP900 | 379 | 1st | 1st |
2005 | Jim Gainer International | Ryo Michigami Katsutomo Kaneishi |
Dome S101Hb-Mugen | LMP1 | 193 | DNF | DNF |
2009 | Navi Team Goh | Keisuke Kunimoto Sascha Maassen |
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 339 | DNF | DNF |
2012 | Pescarolo Team | Nicolas Minassian SĂ©bastien Bourdais |
Dome S102.5-Judd | LMP1 | 203 | NC | NC |
Complete GT1 World Championship resultsâ»
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | Swiss Racing Team | Nissan | ABU QR 12 |
ABU CR Ret |
SIL QR 14 |
SIL CR 9 |
BRN QR 15 |
BRN CR 14 |
PRI QR 12 |
PRI CR Ret |
SPA QR 17 |
SPA CR 16 |
NĂR QR 17 |
NĂR CR 21 |
ALG QR 11 |
ALG CR 18 |
NAV QR 13 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 13 |
INT CR 16 |
SAN QR Ret |
SAN CR 13 |
42nd | 2 |
Complete JGTC/Super GT resultsâ»
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Nippon resultsâ»
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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2001 | Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | SUZ 3 |
MOT Ret |
MIN Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 9 |
SUG 10 |
FUJ 8 |
MIN Ret |
MOT 12 |
SUZ Ret |
12th | 4 | |
2002 | Olympic Kondo Racing Team | SUZ 8 |
FUJ 4 |
MIN 9 |
SUZ 10 |
MOT Ret |
SUG Ret |
FUJ Ret |
MIN 9 |
MOT 11 |
SUZ 10 |
11th | 3 | |
2006 | Kondo Racing Team | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | SUZ 10 |
AUT 10 |
FUJ 18 |
SUG 13 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
2007 | TOM'S | FUJ 11 |
SUZ Ret |
MOT 15 |
OKA 7 |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ 4 |
SUG Ret |
MOT 13 |
SUZ 5 |
11th | 11 | ||
2008 | TOM'S | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 11 |
MOT 10 |
OKA 10 |
SUZ1 13 |
SUZ2 11 |
MOT1 7 |
MOT2 1 |
FUJ1 10 |
FUJ2 10 |
SUG 16 |
15th | 9 |
Complete Japanese Formula 3 resultsâ»
(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 | DC | Pts |
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1998 | Team G.R.P | Toyota | SUZ | TSU | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SUG 7 |
TAI 9 |
SEN 10 |
SUG Ret |
NC | 0 |
1999 | TOM'S | Toyota | SUZ 1 |
TSU Ret |
FUJ 3 |
MIN Ret |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ 8 |
SUG Ret |
TAI 10 |
MOT 4 |
SUZ | 6th | 20 |
2000 | Toda Racing | Mugen | SUZ Ret |
TSU 2 |
FUJ 4 |
MIN 5 |
TAI 2 |
SUZ 4 |
SUG 3 |
MOT 9 |
SEN 3 |
SUZ 3 |
3rd | 30 |
Referencesâ»
- ^ Williams, Jack (2004-06-13). "Audi, Corvette steal the show at Le Mans". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
2004 with:
Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
- Living people
- 1974 births
- Japanese racing drivers
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