Satoshi Motoyama
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Satoshi Motoyama (本山哲 - Motoyama Satoshi; born March 4, 1971) is a Japanese professional racing driver.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Motoyama gathered an impressive resume of results in his native country, winning the Formula Nippon championship in 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005. He also competes in the Japan GT Championship and won that series title in 2003, 2004 and 2008, sharing the car with Michael Krumm, Richard Lyons and Benoît Tréluyer respectively. Motoyama and Tréluyer won the 2008 championship with 3 wins in 9 races. Motoyama is a Nissan driver, and he has competed in the JGTC / Super GT for Nismo and Autech with the Nissan Z-car, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Nissan GT-R.
The closest Motoyama has come to Formula One was a Friday test for Jordan at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, and a pre-season test session with Renault in 2004.
Motoyama has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the main sports prototype class. He drove a Nissan R390 GT1 works car in 1998, finishing 10th, and he retired in 1999 with a Nissan R391. Also in 1999, he won the 1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km in a R391. In 2012, he drove the Nissan-powered DeltaWing experimental car for Highcroft Racing, joining Krumm and Marino Franchitti.
Racing record
Complete JGTC/Super GT Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Nippon results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | FUNAI SUPER AGURI | SUZ 7 |
MIN Ret |
FUJ 5 |
TOK 17 |
SUZ 12 |
SUG 3 |
FUJ 5 |
MIN 6 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ Ret |
10th | 9 | |
| 1997 | FUNAI SUPER AGURI | SUZ 4 |
MIN DNS |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ Ret |
SUG Ret |
FUJ Ret |
MIN 6 |
MOT Ret |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ | 11th | 7 | |
| 1998 | LEMONed Le Mans | SUZ Ret |
MIN 1 |
FUJ 1 |
MOT 2 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 4 |
FUJ C |
MIN 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ Ret |
1st | 45 | |
| 1999 | UNLIMITED Le Mans | SUZ 1 |
MOT 2 |
MIN 1 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 2 |
FUJ 3 |
MIN Ret |
MOT 1 |
SUZ Ret |
2nd | 46 | |
| 2000 | IMPUL | SUZ 6 |
MOT 4 |
MIN Ret |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ 6 |
SUG 4 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ 2 |
MIN 2 |
SUZ 1 |
3rd | 34 | |
| 2001 | excite IMPUL | SUZ Ret |
MOT 9 |
MIN 1 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 1 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ 4 |
MIN 1 |
MOT 2 |
SUZ Ret |
1st | 49 | |
| 2002 | Xbox IMPUL | SUZ Ret |
FUJ 1 |
MIN 1 |
SUZ 5 |
MOT 1 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 3 |
MIN 1 |
MOT 4 |
SUZ 1 |
2nd | 60 | |
| 2003 | IMPUL | SUZ 1 |
FUJ 1 |
MIN 1 |
MOT 9 |
SUZ 14 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ 1 |
MIN 13 |
MOT 2 |
SUZ 3 |
1st | 56 | |
| 2004 | ADiRECT 5ZIGEN | SUZ 5 |
SUG 12 |
MOT 5 |
SUZ 4 |
SUG 1 |
MIN 6 |
SEP Ret |
MOT 5 |
SUZ 6 |
6th | 21 | ||
| 2005 | Arting IMPUL | MOT 4 |
SUZ 4 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ 1 |
MIN 3 |
FUJ 13 |
MOT 1 |
SUZ 2 |
1st | 52 | ||
| 2006 | arting IMPUL | FUJ 3 |
SUZ 8 |
MOT 3 |
SUZ 3 |
AUT Ret |
FUJ 3 |
SUG 5 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ Ret |
5th | 16 | ||
| 2007 | Arabian Oasis IMPUL | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 1 |
MOT 6 |
OKA 10 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 4 |
MOT 11 |
SUZ 1 |
4th | 38 | ||
| 2008 | Team LeMans | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 4 |
MOT 16 |
OKA Ret |
SUZ1 8 |
SUZ2 3 |
MOT1 9 |
MOT2 5 |
FUJ1 14 |
FUJ2 14 |
SUG Ret |
11th | 14 |
Complete Formula One participations
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jordan Ford | Jordan EJ13 | Ford V10 | AUS |
MAL |
BRA |
SMR |
ESP |
AUT |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
ITA |
USA |
JPN TD |
— | — |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Nissan Motorsports TWR |
Takuya Kurosawa Masami Kageyama |
Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 319 | 10th | 9th |
| 1999 | Nissan Motorsports |
 Michael Krumm Érik Comas |
Nissan R391 | LMP | 110 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 |  Highcroft Racing |
Marino Franchitti Michael Krumm |
DeltaWing-Nissan | UNC | 75 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | Nissan Motorsports Global |
 Lucas Ordóñez.svg.png){kind=small} Wolfgang Reip |
Nissan ZEOD RC | UNC | 5 | DNF | DNF |
Sources
External links
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- Official website (Japanese)
- Super GT Official website
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pedro de la Rosa |
Formula Nippon Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Tom Coronel |
| Preceded by Toranosuke Takagi |
Formula Nippon Champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Ralph Firman |
| Preceded by Ralph Firman |
Formula Nippon Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Richard Lyons |
| Preceded by Juichi Wakisaka Akira Iida |
All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion (GT500) 2003*–2004** *with:Michael Krumm **with:Richard Lyons |
Succeeded by Yuji Tachikawa Toranosuke Takagi |
| Preceded by Richard Lyons |
Formula Nippon Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Benoît Tréluyer |
| Preceded by Daisuke Ito Ralph Firman |
Super GT (GT500) Champion 2008 with: Benoît Tréluyer |
Succeeded by Juichi Wakisaka André Lotterer |