Yuji Tachikawa


Yuji Tachikawa is a Japanese racing team manager and former racing driver. He competed in Super GT between 1996 [All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1996] and 2023 [Super GT Series|2023], and in Formula Nippon between Formula Nippon Championship|1997] and 2009. He is a three-time Super GT champion in the GT500 class, having won the championship in its previous guise as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2001 All Japan [Grand Touring Car Championship|2001], and after its rebranding in 2005 and 2013. A longtime Toyota factory driver, he competed for the Cerumo team for the majority of his racing career.
File:ZENT Cerumo SC430 2011 Super GT Fuji 250km.jpg|thumb|left|Tachikawa driving the Lexus SC430 GT500 for Cerumo in 2011.

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

YearTeamEngine12345678910DCPts
1995Morisawa RacingToyotaSUZFUJ
C
TSU
Ret
MIN
10
SUZ
7
TAI
6
SUG
8
FUJ
11
SUZSEN
7
8th1
1996Morisawa RacingToyotaSUZ
Ret
TSU
Ret
MINFUJSUZSUGSENSUZFUJNC0
1997Toda RacingMugenSUZ
2
TSU
4
MIN
Ret
FUJ
3
SUZ
2
SUG
1
SEN
Ret
MOT
2
FUJ
C
SUZ
2
2nd40

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPts
1996Bros FactoryBMW M3GT500SUZFUJ
Ret
25th2
1996Bros FactoryNissan 300ZXGT500SEN
Ret
FUJSUG
Ret
MIN
9
25th2
1997Team LeMansNissan 300ZXGT500SUZ
10
FUJ
DNS
SENFUJMINSUG29th1
1999Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500SUZ
7
FUJ
2
SUG
Ret
MIN
8
FUJ
6
TAI
8
MOT
12
14th31
2000Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500MOT
4
FUJ
3
SUG
12
FUJ
Ret
TAI
1
MIN
6
SUZ
11
4th58
2001Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAI
Ret
FUJ
2
SUG
3
FUJ
4
MOT
2
SUZ
6
MIN
16
1st58
2002Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAI
4
FUJ
1
SUG
16
SEP
9
FUJ
1
MOT
13
MIN
9
SUZ
6
3rd65
2003Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAI
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUG
10
FUJ
4
FUJ
3
MOT
9
AUT
3
SUZ
13
9th46
2004Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500TAI
5
SUG
1
SEP
7
TOK
14
MOT
10
AUT
11
SUZ
4
5th45
2005Team CerumoToyota SupraGT500OKA
14
FUJ
1
SEP
11
SUG
11
MOT
12
FUJ
1
AUT
7
SUZ
1
1st67
2006Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZ
5
OKA
5
FUJ
Ret
SEP
12
SUG
1
SUZ
7
MOT
3
AUT
5
FUJ
Ret
5th71
2007Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZ
1
OKA
11
FUJ
6
SEP
4
SUG
11
SUZ
7
MOT
14
AUT
Ret
FUJ
4
7th53
2008Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZ
4
OKA
7
FUJ
1
SEP
Ret
SUG
3
SUZ
9
MOT
9
AUT
4
FUJ
2
2nd72
2009Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKA
6
SUZ
1
FUJ
9
SEP
10
SUG
10
SUZ
3
FUJ
10
AUT
11
MOT
12
10th41
2010Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500SUZ
9
OKA
2
FUJ
4
SEP
6
SUG
9
SUZ
6
FUJ
C
MOT
Ret
9th37
2011Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKA
8
FUJ
5
SEP
5
SUG
11
SUZ
14
FUJ
1
AUT
3
MOT
10
6th47
2012Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKA
1
FUJ
8
SEP
2
SUG
5
SUZ
8
FUJ
8
AUT
7
MOT
1
2nd74
2013Team CerumoLexus SC430GT500OKA
4
FUJ
2
SEP
14
SUG
11
SUZ
11
FUJ
1
AUT
2
MOT
3
1st69
2014Lexus Team CerumoLexus RC FGT500OKA
14
FUJ
2
AUT
12
SUG
1
FUJ
14
SUZ
8
BUR
11
MOT
7
8th43
2015Lexus Team CerumoLexus RC FGT500OKA
3
FUJ
Ret
CHA
Ret
FUJ
2
SUZ
2
SUG
10
AUT
4
MOT
5
4th59
2016Lexus Team CerumoLexus RC FGT500OKA
6
FUJ
14
SUG
3
FUJ
7
SUZ
1
CHA
15
MOT
6
MOT
9
6th52
2017Lexus Team CerumoLexus LC500GT500OKA
4
FUJ
1
AUT
10
SUG
13
FUJ
3
SUZ
10
CHA
4
MOT
3
4th62
2018Lexus Team ZENT CerumoLexus LC500GT500OKA
8
FUJ
3
SUZ
8
CHA
4
FUJ
8
SUG
8
AUT
4
MOT
2
4th59
2019Lexus Team ZENT CerumoLexus LC500GT500OKA
8
FUJ
1
SUZ
6
CHA
7
FUJ
Ret
AUT
4
SUG
11
MOT
4
4th46.5
2020TGR Team CerumoToyota GR Supra GT500GT500FUJ
4
FUJ
7
SUZ
ret
MOT
2
FUJ
9
SUZ
5
MOT
10
FUJ
8
10th40
2021TGR Team CerumoToyota GR Supra GT500GT500OKA
6
FUJ
Ret
MOT
8
SUZ
8
SUG
Ret
AUT
2
MOT
9
FUJ
5
12th34
2022TGR Team CerumoToyota GR Supra GT500GT500OKA
4
FUJ
12
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
Ret
SUG
4
AUT
Ret
MOT
10
14th16.5
2023TGR Team CerumoToyota GR Supra GT500GT500OKA
5
FUJ
13
SUZ
10
FUJ
6
SUZ
5
SUG
Ret
AUT
4
MOT
11
13th26

Complete Formula Nippon results

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1997Team LeMansSUZMINFUJSUZSUGFUJMINMOTFUJ
9
SUZ
Ret
NC0
1998Team TMSSUZMINFUJ
9
MOT
5
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
FUJMIN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
9
13th2
1999Cosmo [Oil Company|Cosmo Oil] Racing Team CerumoSUZ
5
MOT
4
MIN
Ret
FUJ
7
SUZ
7
SUG
Ret
FUJ
Ret
MIN
Ret
MOT
6
SUZ
8
13th6
2000Cosmo Oil Racing Team CerumoSUZ
8
MOT
Ret
MIN
Ret
FUJ
4
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
MOT
Ret
FUJ
4
MIN
4
SUZ
12
9th9
2001Olympic Kondo Racing TeamSUZ
13
MOT
2
MIN
11
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
4
SUG
4
FUJ
2
MIN
3
MOT
5
SUZ
2
3rd30
2002Cosmo Oil Racing Team CerumoSUZFUJMINSUZMOTSUG
Ret
FUJ
11
MIN
Ret
MOT
9
SUZ
Ret
NC0
2003Olympic Kondo Racing TeamSUZ
10
FUJ
12
MIN
10
MOT
Ret
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
FUJ
Ret
MIN
Ret
MOT
8
SUZ
Ret
NC0
2004Olympic Kondo Racing TeamSUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
MOT
Ret
SUZ
6
SUG
5
MIN
9
SEP
Ret
MOT
7
SUZ
9
14th3
2006Team CerumoFUJ
12
SUZ
Ret
MOT
10
SUZ
4
AUT
4
FUJ
5
SUG
7
MOT
5
SUZ
Ret
8th10
2007Team Reckless CerumoFUJ
16
SUZ
8
MOT
12
OKA
6
SUZ
12
FUJ
5
SUG
6
MOT
9
SUZ
13
12th11
2008Cerumo/INGING MotorsportFUJ
2
SUZ
17
MOT
7
OKA
4
SUZ1
17
SUZ2
12
MOT1
4
MOT2
4
FUJ1
9
FUJ2
9
SUG
15
7th31
2009Cerumo/INGING MotorsportFUJ
5
SUZ
11
MOT
Ret
FUJ
9
SUZ
6
MOT
7
AUT
Ret
SUG
12
12th9