Tetsuya Tanaka (racing driver)
Japanese racing driver
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| Intro | Japanese racing driver | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 December 1965, Kyōto Prefecture, Kansai region, Japan | |
| Age | 59 years |
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Biography
Tetsuya Tanaka (田中哲也, Tanaka Tetsuya, born 16 December 1965) is a Japanese racing driver. Since 1996 he has competed in the Japanese Grand Touring Championship for a variety of teams, and has won the Tokachi 24 Hours five times.
Racing record
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 6 | SEN 2 | FUJ 14 | SUG 6 | MIN 5 | 5th | 47 | |||
| 1997 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 4 | FUJ 2 | SEN 9 | FUJ 6 | MIN 7 | SUG Ret | 7th | 37 | |||
| 1998 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 5 | FUJ C | SEN Ret | FUJ 2 | MOT 8 | MIN 8 | SUG 5 | 5th | 37 | ||
| 1999 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 7 | SUG 7 | MIN 4 | FUJ 11 | TAI 12 | MOT 8 | 17th | 27 | ||
| 2000 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | MOT 5 | FUJ 9 | SUG Ret | FUJ 11 | TAI 15 | MIN 11 | SUZ 8 | 16th | 13 | ||
| 2001 | NISMO | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI 4 | FUJ 3 | SUG Ret | FUJ 1 | MOT 10 | SUZ 8 | MIN 6 | 5th | 52 | ||
| 2002 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI 14 | FUJ Ret | SUG 8 | SEP 14 | FUJ Ret | MOT 11 | MIN 13 | SUZ 17 | 23rd | 7 | |
| 2003 | Team Gainer | Ferrari 360 | GT300 | TAI 13 | FUJ 4 | SUG Ret | FUJ 2 | FUJ 20 | MOT Ret | AUT 2 | SUZ 12 | 8th | 46 | |
| 2004 | Team Gainer | Ferrari 360 | GT300 | TAI 1 | SUG 8 | SEP 5 | TOK 4 | MOT 3 | AUT 8 | SUZ 3 | 3rd | 64 | ||
| 2005 | Jim Gainer | Ferrari 360 | GT300 | OKA 6 | FUJ 4 | SEP 4 | SUG Ret | MOT 9 | FUJ 2 | AUT 5 | SUZ 1 | 4th | 66 | |
| 2006 | Jim Gainer | Ferrari 360 | GT300 | SUZ Ret | OKA 2 | FUJ 19 | SEP 17 | SUG 16 | SUZ 9 | MOT 1 | AUT 19 | FUJ 16 | 8th | 51 |
| 2007 | Team Nova | Vemac RD350R | GT300 | SUZ 10 | OKA 22 | FUJ 10 | SEP 2 | SUG | SUZ 6 | MOT 10 | AUT Ret | FUJ 8 | 13th | 27 |
| 2008 | Jim Gainer | Ferrari F430 | GT300 | SUZ 12 | OKA 20 | FUJ 12 | SEP 17 | SUG 12 | SUZ 7 | MOT 24 | AUT 8 | FUJ 12 | 24th | 14 |
| 2009 | Jim Gainer | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT300 | OKA 4 | SUZ 4 | FUJ Ret | SEP 8 | SUG 3 | SUZ 5 | FUJ 2 | AUT 1 | MOT 4 | 3rd | 79 |
| 2010 | Jim Gainer | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT300 | SUZ Ret | OKA 7 | FUJ 6 | SEP 4 | SUG 5 | SUZ 8 | FUJ C | MOT 4 | 7th | 34 | |
| 2011 | Gainer | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GT300 | OKA 2 | FUJ 2 | SEP 2 | SUG 7 | SUZ 4 | FUJ 22 | AUT 2 | MOT 3 | 2nd | 83 | |
| 2012 | Gainer | Audi R8 LMS ultra | GT300 | OKA 1 | FUJ 5 | SEP 7 | SUG 6 | SUZ 5 | FUJ 7 | AUT 16 | MOT 13 | 7th | 47 | |
| 2013 | Gainer | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 10 | SEP 7 | SUG 10 | SUZ 13 | FUJ 6 | FUJ | AUT 20 | MOT 12 | 20th | 11 |
| 2014 | Green Tec Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG 20 | FUJ | SUZ | BUR | MOT | NC | 0 |