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Naoki Hattori (服部 尚貴, born June 13, 1966 in Tokyo) is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan.
After he won the Japanese Formula 3 championship in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves.He raced in Indy Lights in the mid-90s, and in CART briefly in 1999 for Walker Racing with a best finish of 14th. In 1997, he tested a Formula One prototype, the F105, for Dome F1 at Suzuka and other Japanese race tracks, but Dome F1 never entered a Formula One Grand Prix.
Hattori competed regularly at the Japanese Touring Car Championship, winning the 1996 title with a Mooncraft Honda Accord after collecting five wins and three second-place finishes in 12 starts.
In 1991 driving a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R for Nismo, Hattori, David Brabham and Anders Olofsson won the Spa 24 Hours.
He is not related to compatriot and fellow racer Shigeaki Hattori. He has been one of the presenters of the Best Motoring video series.
Racing record
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship/Formula Nippon results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Le Garage Cox Racing Mooncraft | SUZ Ret | AUT 13 | FUJ 10 | MIN 15 | SUZ Ret | SUG 5 | FUJ 10 | SUZ 6 | FUJ C | SUZ Ret | FUJ 12 | 19th | 3 |
| 1992 | Le Garage Cox Racing Mooncraft | SUZ 4 | FUJ Ret | MIN 5 | SUZ 3 | AUT 6 | SUG 15 | FUJ 10 | FUJ 7 | SUZ 13 | FUJ 5 | SUZ 1 | 5th | 21 |
| 1993 | Le Garage Cox Racing Mooncraft | SUZ 8 | FUJ Ret | MIN 5 | SUZ 11 | AUT C | SUG 7 | FUJ C | FUJ 5 | SUZ 20 | FUJ 11 | SUZ 8 | 15th | 4 |
| 1994 | Team LeMans | SUZ 4 | FUJ 12 | MIN 6 | SUZ 3 | SUG 3 | FUJ 3 | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | FUJ 5 | SUZ 1 | 5th | 27 | |
| 1995 | Team LeMans | SUZ 1 | FUJ C | MIN Ret | SUZ 7 | SUG 5 | FUJ Ret | TOK 10 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | 8th | 11 | ||
| 1996 | X Japan Racing Team LeMans | SUZ 8 | MIN Ret | FUJ 2 | TOK 3 | SUZ 3 | SUG 8 | FUJ 1 | MIN 3 | SUZ 1 | FUJ Ret | 2nd | 38 | |
| 2000 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ 3 | MOT 7 | MIN 6 | FUJ 5 | SUZ 4 | SUG Ret | MOT 7 | FUJ 8 | MIN 8 | SUZ 9 | 8th | 10 | |
| 2001 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ 1 | MOT 1 | MIN 5 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 8 | SUG 7 | FUJ 12 | MIN 6 | MOT Ret | SUZ 10 | 2nd | 33 | |
| 2002 | Team 5ZIGEN | SUZ 6 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | SUZ 4 | MOT 6 | SUG 12 | FUJ 6 | MIN 6 | MOT 8 | SUZ 5 | 8th | 9 | |
| 2003 | DoCoMo TeamDandelion Racing | SUZ 8 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | MOT 11 | SUZ 8 | SUG 9 | FUJ 9 | MIN 4 | MOT 7 | SUZ 11 | 13th | 3 | |
| 2004 | DoCoMo TeamDandelionRacing | SUZ 7 | SUG 7 | MOT Ret | SUZ 10 | SUG 6 | MIN 10 | SEP 2 | MOT Ret | SUZ 10 | 9th | 7 | ||
| 2005 | DoCoMo TeamDandelion Racing | MOT 3 | SUZ 6 | SUG 6 | FUJ 10 | SUZ 7 | MIN 6 | FUJ 7 | MOT 7 | SUZ 14 | 12th | 7 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Coloni Racing Srl | Coloni C4 | Cosworth V8 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN DNPQ | AUS DNPQ | NC | 0 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Auto Sport Racing | SIL | CAT | PAU | PER | HOC | SPA Ret | EST Ret | MAG | NC | 0 |
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Team Green | MIA 13 | LBH WD | NAZ 15 | SAV 5 | STL 14 | MIL 13 | DET 7 | POR 24 | TOR 6 | TRO 24 | VAN 15 | LS 20 | FON 6 | 16th | 32 | |
| 1998 | Team Green | MIA 18 | LBH 3 | NAZ 7 | STL 8 | MIL 12 | DET 23 | POR 16 | CLE 17 | TOR 2 | MIS 16 | TRO 3 | VAN 17 | LS 5 | FON 17 | 10th | 66 |
CART
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Walker Racing | MIA Ret | MOT | LBH | NZR | RIO | STL | MIL | POR | CLE | ROA | TOR | MIS | DET 16 | MDO 19 | CHI | VAN Ret | LS 14 | HOU Ret | SRF Ret | FON Ret | 35th | 0 |
