Yojiro Terada
| Nationality |  Japanese |
|---|---|
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1974, 1981-2008 |
| Teams | Mazda Automotive, Mazdaspeed, Lotus Sport, Team Artnature, T.D.R., Courage Compétition, Autoexe, Welter Racing, Binnie Motorsports, T2M Motorsport, Terramos |
| Best finish | 7th (1995) |
| Class wins | 4 (1983, 1988, 1990, 1996) |
Yojiro Terada (寺田陽次郎 Terada Yōjirō, born 26 March 1947) is a Japanese racing driver from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He is known for holding the record for the most participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans without winning, having run on 29 occasions (28 of which were consecutive) since 1974. He is also third behind Henri Pescarolo and Bob Wollek for the drivers with the most participations.[1] His best overall finish was seventh in 1995, although he has had several class victories over the years.
He began his racing career in a Honda S600[2] in 1969, before he was taken on as Mazda's factory driver, a position he held through the 1990s including participating in the World Sportscar Championship and All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.
He also took class wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona on two occasions, including in the Mazda RX-7's debut race in 1979, scoring a GTU class win at fifth place overall.[3] The other occasion was a fourth place overall finish and a GTO class win in 1982.[4]
When he is not racing, he runs the Tokyo-based AutoExe (オートエクゼ) tuning business, specialising in tuning parts and accessories for Mazda.[5][6] and instructs on driving at NATS (Nihon Automobile High Technical School) [7]
[edit] 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | S 3.0 |
25 | D | Sigma MC74 Mazda 12A 1.2L 2-Rotor |
Mazda Automotive |
Yasuhiro Okamoto Harukuni Takahashi |
155 | NC | NC |
| 1981 | IMSA GTO |
38 | D | Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Hiroshi Fushida Win Percy |
25 | DNF | DNF |
| 1982 | IMSA GTX |
82 | D | Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Takashi Yorino Allan Moffat |
282 | 14th | 6th |
| 1983 | C Jr | 60 | D | Mazda 717C Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama |
302 | 12th | 1st |
| 1984 | C2 | 86 | D | Mazda 727C Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
 Pierre Dieudonné Takashi Yorino |
261 | 20th | 6th |
| 1985 | C2 | 86 | D | Mazda 737C Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino |
264 | 24th | 6th |
| 1986 | GTP | 171 | D | Mazda 757 Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama |
59 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | GTP | 201 | D | Mazda 757 Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino |
34 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | GTP | 203 | D | Mazda 757 Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
 Dave Kennedy Pierre Dieudonné |
337 | 15th | 1st |
| 1989 | GTP | 203 | D | Mazda 767 Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Marc Duez Volker Weidler |
339 | 12th | 3rd |
| 1990 | GTP | 203 | D | Mazda 767B Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama |
304 | 20th | 1st |
| 1991 | C2 | 56 | D | Mazda 787 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Oreca |
Pierre Dieudonné Takashi Yorino |
346 | 8th | 8th |
| 1992 | C1 | 6 | M | Mazda MXR-01 Mazda (Judd) MV10 3.5L V10 |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Oreca |
 Maurizio Sandro Sala Takashi Yorino |
124 | DNF | DNF |
| 1993 | GT | 45 | D | Lotus Esprit S300 Lotus 2.2L Turbo I4 |
Lotus Sport Chamberlain Engineering |
Peter Hardman Thorkild Thyrring |
92 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | IMSA GTS |
74 | D | Mazda RX-7 GTO Mazda 13J 2.0L 3-Rotor |
Team Artnature |
Franck Fréon Pierre de Thoisy |
250 | 15th | 2nd |
| 1995 | WSC | 5 | G | Kudzu DG-3 Mazda 13B 2.0L 4-Rotor |
 D.T.R. Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Jim Downing Franck Fréon |
282 | 7th | 3rd |
| 1996 | LMP2 | 20 | G | Kudzu DLM Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor |
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Jim Downing Franck Fréon |
251 | 25th | 1st |
| 1997 | LMP | 15 | G | Kudzu DLM-4 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor |
Team D.T.R Mazdaspeed |
Jim Downing Franck Fréon |
263 | 17th | 6th |
| 1998 | LMP1 | 24 | M | Courage C36 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 |
Courage Compétition |
Franck Fréon Olivier Thévenin |
300 | 16th | 5th |
| 1999 | LMP | 24 | Y | Autoexe LMP99 Ford 6.0L V8 |
Autoexe Motorsport |
Franck Fréon Robin Donovan |
74 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | LMP675 | 36 | M | WR LMP Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 |
Rachel Welter |
Richard Balandras Sylvain Boulay |
266 | 26th | 2nd |
| 2001 | LMP675 | 30 | M | WR LMP01 Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 |
Gerard Welter |
Stéphane Daoudi Jean-René de Fournoux |
245 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2002 | LMP675 | 24 | A | Autoexe (WR) LMP-02 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor |
Autoexe Motorsport |
John Fergus Jim Downing |
5 | DNF | DNF |
| 2003 | LMP675 | 24 | M | WR LMP01 Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 |
Rachel Welter |
Olivier Porta Gavin Pickering |
235 | NC | NC |
| 2004 | LMP2 | 24 | M | WR LM2001 Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 |
Rachel Welter |
Patrice Roussel Olivier Porta |
270 | 26th | 2nd |
| 2005 | LMP2 | 24 | P | WR LMP04 Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 |
Rachel Welter |
Patrice Roussel William Binnie |
233 | NC | NC |
| 2006 | LMP2 | 24 | M | Lola B05/42 Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 |
Binnie Motorsports |
William Binnie Allen Timpany |
326 | 13th | 2nd |
| 2007 | LMP2 | 29 | M | Dome S101.5 Mader 3.4L V8 |
T2M Motorsport |
Robin Longechal Yutaka Yamagishi |
56 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | LMP1 | 24 | M | Courage LC70 Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 |
Terramos |
Hiroki Katoh Kazuho Takahashi |
224 | NC | NC |
[edit] References
- ^ "The Most Regular Competitors". Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/retro/p_pilotes_5_gb.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19.[dead link]
- ^ 寺田陽次郎公式ウェブサイト » 寺田陽次郎について
- ^ World Sports Racing Prototypes - IMSA 1979
- ^ World Sports Racing Prototypes - IMSA 1982
- ^ (Japanese) Welcome AutoExe Page
- ^ http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news-263-Mazda+Roadster+by+Autoexe,+HDTV.html Nihon Car.com:Mazda Roadster by Autoexe, HDTV
- ^ (Japanese) 学園の10大ポイント
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website
- (Japanese) Terada's blog page
- (English) AutoExe
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