Juichi Wakisaka
Juichi Wakisaka | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Nara | July 29, 1972
Related to | Shigekazu Wakisaka (brother) |
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 1998 |
Former teams | Lexus Team Kraft Lexus Team TOM'S Lexus Team SARD Toyota Team LeMans Mugen x Dome Project Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh |
Starts | 97 |
Wins | 10 |
Best finish | 1st in 2002, 2006, 2009 |
Previous series | |
1997-2004 1995-1996 | Formula Nippon All-Japan Formula Three |
Championship titles | |
2002, 2006, 2009 | 3 |
Awards | |
1996 | All-Japan F3 champion |
Juichi Wakisaka (脇阪寿一, Wakisaka Juichi, born July 29, 1972 in Nara) is a former Japanese racing driver who was a 2002, 2006 and 2009 champion in Japan's Super GT series in the GT500 category.[1] In 2002, Wakisaka raced the Toyota Supra GT with Akira Iida, in 2006 and 2009 Wakisaka raced the Lexus SC 430 with André Lotterer. He retired from driving after the conclusion of the 2015 Super GT Series season, becoming the team director of Lexus Team LeMans Wako's.[2]
Wakisaka was also a regular presenter of Best Motoring and is brother to Shigekazu, who also competes in Super GT.[citation needed]
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Media Appearances[]
Wakisaka made a guest appearance in Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, driving a Lexus LFA around Fuji Speedway for the 2013 No-Laughing Earth Defence Force Batsu Game
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 |
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1998 | Mugen x Dome Project | Honda NSX | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN | FUJ | MOT | MIN 15 |
SUG DSQ |
NC | 0 | ||
1999 | Mugen x Dome Project | Honda NSX | GT500 | SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG Ret |
MIN 11 |
FUJ 2 |
TAI 3 |
MOT Ret |
4th | 47 | ||
2000 | Mugen x Dome Project | Honda NSX | GT500 | MOT Ret |
FUJ 1 |
SUG 7 |
FUJ 17 |
TAI 10 |
MIN 2 |
SUZ 15 |
6th | 46 | ||
2001 | Toyota Team LeMans | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI Ret |
FUJ 1 |
SUG 5 |
FUJ 3 |
MOT 13 |
SUZ Ret |
MIN 14 |
7th | 40 | ||
2002 | Toyota Team LeMans | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 10 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG 1 |
SEP 11 |
FUJ 7 |
MOT 4 |
MIN 4 |
SUZ 3 |
1st | 75 | |
2003 | Toyota Team LeMans | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 1 |
FUJ 12 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ 6 |
FUJ 4 |
MOT 4 |
AUT 4 |
SUZ 7 |
2nd | 83 | |
2004 | Toyota Team LeMans | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 2 |
SUG 11 |
SEP 14 |
TOK 2 |
MOT 2 |
AUT 4 |
SUZ Ret |
3rd | 57 | ||
2005 | Toyota Team LeMans | Toyota Supra | GT500 | OKA 11 |
FUJ 5 |
SEP 4 |
SUG 4 |
MOT 9 |
FUJ 3 |
AUT 10 |
SUZ 3 |
6th | 51 | |
2006 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 1 |
OKA 8 |
FUJ 3 |
SEP 15 |
SUG 4 |
SUZ 10 |
MOT 2 |
AUT 7 |
FUJ 4 |
1st | 80 |
2007 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 7 |
OKA 5 |
FUJ DNS |
SEP 8 |
SUG 5 |
SUZ 1 |
MOT 6 |
AUT 6 |
FUJ 6 |
6th | 54 |
2008 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 3 |
OKA 4 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 7 |
SUG 10 |
SUZ 3 |
MOT 3 |
AUT 8 |
FUJ 7 |
3rd | 63 |
2009 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 11 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 6 |
SUG 7 |
SUZ 8 |
FUJ 3 |
AUT 1 |
MOT 2 |
1st | 88 |
2010 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 4 |
OKA 3 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 8 |
SUG 7 |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ C |
MOT 1 |
2nd | 62 | |
2011 | Lexus Team Kraft | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 14 |
FUJ 11 |
SEP 10 |
SUG Ret |
SUZ 7 |
FUJ 9 |
AUT 9 |
MOT 14 |
15th | 7 | |
2012 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 9 |
FUJ 1 |
SEP 4 |
SUG 4 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 6 |
AUT 5 |
MOT 4 |
3rd | 57 | |
2013 | Lexus Team SARD | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 8 |
FUJ 4 |
SEP 2 |
SUG 4 |
SUZ 9 |
FUJ 11 |
AUT 7 |
MOT 4 |
8th | 47 | |
2014 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 11 |
FUJ 7 |
AUT 8 |
SUG 12 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ Ret |
BUR 6 |
MOT 6 |
15th | 17 | |
2015 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 10 |
FUJ 7 |
CHA 9 |
FUJ 10 |
SUZ 4 |
SUG 5 |
AUT 9 |
MOT 10 |
11th | 27 |
References[]
- ^ "脇阪寿一、ウェッズスポーツバンドウのGT500のシートを獲得". F1-Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ O'Connell, R. J. (28 December 2016). "Not goodbye, but a new start for Juichi Wakisaka in 2016". Super GT World. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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