Noritake Takahara
Japanese racing driver
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| Intro | Japanese racing driver | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Racecar driver Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering Sports | |
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| Birth | 6 June 1951, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Age | 73 years | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Noritake Takahara (高原 敬武, born June 6, 1951 in Tokyo) is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 24, 1976. He scored no championship points.
Takahara is a two-time Japanese Formula 2000 champion, winning the title in 1974 and 1976, and resulting vice-champion in 1975 and third in 1973.
He won the Fuji Grand Champion Series three times in 1973, 1975 and 1976, and resulted vice-champion in 1974. He collected 17 wins and 30 podiums in that championship.
Racing record
Japanese Top Formula Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Noritake Takahara | FUJ Ret | SUZ 1 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | 3rd | 34 | ||||
| 1974 | Takahara Racing Ltd | SUZ 3 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 1 | 1st | 45 | ||||
| 1975 | Takahara Racing Ltd | FUJ 2 | SUZ | FUJ 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 3 | 2nd | 59 | |||
| 1976 | Takahara Racing Ltd | FUJ 1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 7 | SUZ 3 | 1st | 66 | |||
| 1977 | Takahara Racing Ltd | SUZ Ret | SUZ Ret | MIN | SUZ 4 | FUJ 4 | FUJ 5 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 8 | 6th | 40 |
| 1978 | Harada Racing Company | SUZ 6 | FUJ 9 | SUZ Ret | SUZ | SUZ 6 | MIN | SUZ | 8th | 22 | |
| 1979 | Team IKUZAWA | SUZ 4 | MIN | SUZ 13 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 7 | SUZ 3 | SUZ Ret | 8th | 28 |
Complete Formula One World Championship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Cosworth V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN 9 | NC | 0 | |
| 1977 | Kojima Engineering | Kojima KE009 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN Ret | NC | 0 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Motoharu Kurosawa | Japanese Formula 2000 Champion 1974 | Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
| Preceded by Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Japanese Formula 2000 Champion 1976 | Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Hoshino |