Kenji Takahashi (racing driver)

Takahashi began his racing career in 1969, driving a Datsun Sports in Minor Touring, a companion championship to the Fuji Grand Champion Series; he also raced a Nissan Fairlady Z and Sunny Coupe in these championships and winning a championship in the Sunny. Takahashi was most commonly associated with the ADVAN brand of tires; he would most often be found racing a Porsche 956 or 962 alongside compatriot Kunimitsu Takahashi (no relation), usually with ADVAN branding. Takahashi won the 1985 and 1986 All Japan Endurance Championships as well as the 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship; he is a two-time winner of the Suzuka 1000 km. Takahashi retired from racing in 1997. Throughout its development, Takahashi was the lead development driver for the Skyline GT-R. Takahashi died of liver cirrhosis on 1 January 2005; he was 58 years old. Kunimitsu Takahashi, a close friend, eulogized him at his funeral. ==Racing record==

Complete FJ1300 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) } Complete All-Japan Formula 2000/Formula Two results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Macau Grand Prix results Complete JSPC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) } 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete JGTC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ==References==