Noritake Takahara

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Noritake Takahara : biography

June 6, 1951 –

Noritake Takahara (高原 敬武, born June 6, 1951, in Tokyo) is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 24, 1976. He scored no championship points.

Takahara is a two-time Japanese Formula 2000 champion, winning the title in 1974 and 1976, and resulting vice-champion in 1975 and third in 1973.

He won the Fuji Grand Champion Series three times in 1973, 1975 and 1976, and resulted vice-champion in 1974. He collected 17 wins and 30 podiums in that championship.

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Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese racing drivers Category:Japanese Formula One drivers Category:Surtees Formula One drivers Category:Kojima Formula One drivers Category:Tasman Series drivers Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers

Racing record

Japanese Top Formula Championship results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
1973 Noritake Takahara FUJRet SUZ1 SUZ1 SUZ2 3rd 34
1974 Takahara Racing Ltd SUZ3 SUZ2 SUZ1 SUZ1 1st 45
1975 Takahara Racing Ltd FUJ2 SUZ FUJ2 SUZ1 SUZ3 2nd 59
1976 Takahara Racing Ltd FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ3 SUZ7 SUZ3 1st 66
1977 Takahara Racing Ltd SUZRet SUZRet MIN SUZ4 FUJ4 FUJ5 SUZ5 SUZ8 6th 40
1978 Harada Racing Company SUZ6 FUJ9 SUZRet SUZ SUZ6 MIN SUZ 8th 22
1979 Team IKUZAWA SUZ4 MIN SUZ13 FUJRet SUZ7 SUZ3 SUZRet 8th 28

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1976 Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Cosworth V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN9 NC 0
1977 Kojima Engineering Kojima KE009 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPNRet NC 0