Masahiro Hasemi
Masahiro Hasemi is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima on 24 October 1976. He qualified tenth after an error which cost him his chance of a pole position and finished 11th, seven laps behind the winner. Contrary to a widely propagated but mistaken result, however, he never set a fastest lap in a Formula One championship race. Along with compatriots Noritake Takahara and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, he was the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix.
Hasemi became the Japanese Formula 2 champion in 1980, and got two titles in the Fuji Grand Champion Series in 1974 and 1980. After that he reverted to racing Skylines, which he became heavily synonymous with in Group 5, touring cars and JGTC. He won the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1989, 1991 [Japanese Touring Car Championship season|1991] and 1992. He also won the All Japan [Sports Prototype Championship] in 1990, with the controversial win at the Guia Touring Car race at the Macau Grand Prix in 1990 and Daytona 24 hour in 1992. Hasemi retired from driving in 2001 and now runs NDDP Racing, a Super GT team that currently competes in the GT500 class. Hasemi also owns Hasemi Sport, a former Super GT racing team that ran under the Hasemi Motorsport banner and Nissan aftermarket parts company.
Hasemi is the most recent Japanese driver to win his home Grand Prix, winning it in 1975, when it was a non-championship race.
File:1994 [Nissan Skyline GTR JGTCC-GT1 Hasemi front.jpg|thumb|right|1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R prepared by Hasemi Motorsport and driven by Masahiro Hasemi in the 1994 All Japan [Grand Touring Car Championship|1994] JGTC season]
Racing record
Japanese Top Formula Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 1974 | Kojima Engineering | SUZ | SUZ 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ 9 | 2nd | 20 | |||||||
| 1975 | Sakai Racing Team | FUJ 1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ | SUZ Ret | 3rd | 45 | |||||||
| 1975 | Kojima Engineering | SUZ 5 | 3rd | 45 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Kojima Engineering | FUJ 5 | SUZ | FUJ 2 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 4 | 2nd | 52 | ||||||
| 1977 | Kojima Engineering | SUZ | SUZ | MIN | SUZ 1 | FUJ 3 | 4th | 46 | ||||||
| 1977 | Private Hasemi | FUJ 9 | SUZ 4 | SUZ 9 | 4th | 46 | ||||||||
| 1978 | Tomy Racing Team | SUZ 2 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 4 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 3 | MIN 1 | SUZ 4 | 2nd | 72 | ||||
| 1979 | Tomy Racing Team | SUZ 3 | MIN 4 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 6 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 9 | SUZ Ret | 5th | 55 | ||||
| 1980 | Tomy Racing Team | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 3 | 1st | 71 | |||||
| 1981 | Tomy Racing Team | SUZ 7 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 7 | SUZ 4 | SUZ 7 | 9th | 22 | ||||||
| 1984 | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ 12 | FUJ 5 | MIN 5 | SUZ 15 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 12 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 8 | 6th | 39 | |||
| 1985 | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ 8 | FUJ Ret | MIN 4 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 11 | SUZ 9 | 8th | 37 | |||
| 1986 [Japanese Formula Two season|1986] | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ 7 | FUJ 7 | MIN 5 | SUZ 11 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 7 | SUZ 7 | SUZ 9 | 9th | 28 | |||
| 1987 [Japanese Formula 3000 season|1987] | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ Ret | FUJ 4 | MIN 6 | SUZ 12 | SUZ 12 | SUG 4 | FUJ 3 | SUZ Ret | SUZ Ret | 7th | 38 | ||
| 1988 | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | MIN 8 | SUZ 13 | SUG 8 | FUJ 7 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 3 | 9th | 4 | |||
| 1989 | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ 6 | FUJ 4 | MIN 5 | SUZ 3 | SUG Ret | FUJ 8 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 1 | 4th | 21 | |||
| 1990 | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ 4 | FUJ 6 | MIN Ret | SUZ 6 | SUG 13 | FUJ 8 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 11 | FUJ 12 | SUZ 8 | 13th | 5 | |
| 1991 | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | SUZ 9 | AUT DNQ | FUJ 14 | MIN DNQ | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ 19 | SUZ 15 | FUJ C | SUZ 14 | FUJ 5 | 21st | 2 |
Complete Formula One results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | List of [Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts] |
| 1976 | Kojima Engineering | Kojima KE007 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA | 1976 [South African Grand Prix|RSA] | 1976 [United States Grand Prix West|USW] | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN 11 | NC | 0 |
Complete JTC/JTCC results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Pts |
| 1989 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | JTC-1 | NIS 4 | SEN 2 | TSU 1 | SUG 1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ Ret | 1st | 161 | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | NIS 2 | SUG 2 | SUZ 1 | TSU Ret | SEN 2 | FUJ 2 | 3rd | 160 | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | SUG 2 | SUZ 1 | TSU 1 | SEN 2 | AUT 1 | FUJ 4 | 1st | 200 | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | AID 1 | AUT 7 | SUG 5 | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 | TSU 4 | SEN 3 | FUJ 2 | 1st | 110 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | MIN 2 | AUT 4 | SUG 4 | SUZ 1 | AID 4 | TSU 5 | TOK 5 | SEN Ret | FUJ 5 | 7th | 89 | |||||||||
| 1994 | Nismo | Nissan Primera | AUT 1 4 | AUT 2 2 | SUG 1 4 | SUG 2 2 | TOK 1 9 | TOK 2 8 | SUZ 1 6 | SUZ 2 8 | MIN 1 5 | MIN 2 Ret | AID 1 5 | AID 2 Ret | TSU 1 Ret | TSU 2 DNS | SEN 1 | SEN 2 | FUJ 1 4 | FUJ 2 5 | 6th | 76 | |
| 1995 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Primera | FUJ 1 14 | FUJ 2 13 | SUG 1 7 | SUG 2 11 | TOK 1 17 | TOK 2 11 | SUZ 1 13 | SUZ 2 Ret | MIN 1 13 | MIN 2 15 | AID 1 11 | AID 2 8 | SEN 1 15 | SEN 2 13 | FUJ 1 3 | FUJ 2 8 | 16th | 19 | |||
| 1996 | HKS Opel Team Japan | Opel Vectra | FUJ 1 8 | FUJ 2 12 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 8 | SUZ 1 10 | SUZ 2 9 | MIN 1 12 | MIN 2 15 | SEN 1 Ret | SEN 2 8 | TOK 1 8 | TOK 2 10 | FUJ 1 8 | FUJ 2 6 | 14th | 24 |
Complete JGTC results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Pts |
| 1994 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | FUJ 6 | SEN 1 | FUJ 4 | SUG 3 | MIN 5 | 2nd | 56 | ||
| 1995 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 4 | FUJ 2 | SEN 14 | FUJ 1 | SUG 4 | MIN 6 | 2nd | 61 | |
| 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 |