Hideki Mutoh

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Hideki Mutoh
Hideki Mutoh at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2010.
NationalityJapanese
Born (1982-10-06) October 6, 1982 (age 41)
Tokyo, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season2006
Car number55
Former teamsNakajima Racing, Team Mugen, Team Kunimitsu, Real Racing, Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Starts83
Wins3
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st in 2013
Previous series
2003–2004
2006, 2011
2007
2008-2011
2012-2013
2013-2014		Japan Formula 3
Formula Nippon
Indy Pro Series
IndyCar Series
Super GT GT300
Super Formula
Championship titles
2013
2002		Super GT - GT300
Formula Dream
Awards
2008IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year

Hideki Mutoh (武藤 英紀, Mutō Hideki, born October 6, 1982) is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo who last raced in the 2022 Super GT Season for Autobacs Racing Team Aguri.

Career[edit]

History[edit]

He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall. He then moved on to the Formula Ford European Championship and competed in the Formula Ford Festival, finishing seventh in 2000 and third in 2001. He then moved back to Asia to compete in Asian Formula 2000 and Formula Dream, where he finished second in his rookie season. He won the Formula Dream championship in his second year in 2003. Mutoh then moved to Japan Formula 3, finishing 9th and third in his two seasons there. In 2006, he drove in Formula Nippon and Super GT 500–class.

2007[edit]

In 2007, Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) announced that Mutoh had been signed to drive their new entry in the Indy Pro Series in a car prepared by Panther Racing, who had last competed in IPS in 2003, winning the championship with driver Mark Taylor. Mutoh captured his first win in Liberty Challenge Race 1 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on United States Grand Prix weekend.

On September 9, Mutoh made his Indy Racing League IndyCar Series debut with Panther Racing at Chicagoland Speedway in the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 in the one-off entry #60 car, sponsored by the Formula Dream Project. Mutoh finished 8th and clocked the fastest lap of the race. On October 31, 2007, it was announced Mutoh would replace 2007 IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti at Andretti Green Racing in the team's full-time #27 IndyCar for 2008.[1]

Mutoh practicing for the 2008 Indianapolis 500.

2008[edit]

Mutoh at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009.

Mutoh made his debut for Andretti Green Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway in March and in May was the highest qualifying rookie for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. He finished 7th in the race, the second best finishing position for a Japanese driver in the history of the race.

Mutoh scored his best finish of his IndyCar Series career in June at the Iowa Speedway, finishing second to Dan Wheldon, setting a new mark for best IndyCar finish by a Japanese driver, surpassing the 3rd place of Tora Takagi at Texas Motor Speedway in 2003. He failed to finish higher than 6th in the remainder of the season, but beat transitional driver Justin Wilson to the Rookie of the Year title and 10th place overall in the series.

2010[edit]

Mutoh participated in the 2010 IndyCar Series season with Newman/Haas Racing. He finished 18th in the final point standings.

2011[edit]

Mutoh has been announced as an Aguri Suzuki Honda driver in the Super GT series in Japan for 2011, alongside Takashi Kobayashi.[2]

On September 1, Mutoh confirmed he would be part of the 2011 Indy Japan: The Final race at Motegi to drive No. 17 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports/AFS Racing.[3] Mutoh finished 19th on the lead lap.

Motorsports career results[edit]

Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results[edit]

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2006 Nakajima Racing FUJ
19 		SUZ
6 		MOT
8 		SUZ
Ret 		AUT
17 		FUJ
16 		SUG
10 		MOT
10 		SUZ
Ret 		14th 1
2011 Real Racing SUZ AUT FUJ MOT
10 		SUZ SUG MOT1
Ret 		MOT2
9 		15th 0
2013 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing SUZ
13 		AUT
Ret 		FUJ
13 		MOT
12 		SUG
10 		SUZ1
12 		SUZ2
10 		NC 0
2014 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing SUZ
10 		FUJ1
10 		FUJ2
12 		FUJ
11 		MOT
5 		AUT
10 		SUG
12 		SUZ1
13 		SUZ2
12 		15th 4

Complete Super GT results[edit]

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2006 Nakajima Racing Honda NSX GT500 SUZ
15 		OKA
Ret 		FUJ
7 		SEP
9 		SUG
5 		SUZ
4 		MOT
8 		AUT
12 		FUJ
1 		11th 51
2011 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda HSV-010 GT GT500 OKA
9 		FUJ
12 		SEP
9 		SUG
10 		SUZ
9 		FUJ
14 		AUT
12 		MOT
13 		15th 7
2012 Team Mugen Honda CR-Z GT300 OKA FUJ SEP SUG
16 		SUZ
11 		FUJ
3 		AUT
10 		MOT
11 		15th 12
2013 Team Mugen Honda CR-Z GT300 OKA
7 		FUJ
2 		SEP
2 		SUG
2 		SUZ
5 		FUJ
8 		FUJ
1 		AUT
9 		MOT
2 		1st 85
2014 Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
9 		FUJ
Ret 		AUT
6 		SUG
11 		FUJ
7 		SUZ
6 		BUR
8 		MOT
8 		14th 23
2015 Keihin Real Racing Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
12 		FUJ
4 		CHA
3 		FUJ
8 		SUZ
Ret 		SUG
8 		AUT
3 		MOT
8 		8th 39
2016 Drago Modulo Honda Racing Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
12 		FUJ
13 		SUG
7 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
Ret 		CHA
2 		MOT
12 		MOT
15 		13th 20
2017 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
9 		FUJ
15 		AUT
11 		SUG
6 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
12 		CHA
13 		MOT
11 		18th 7
2018 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
10 		FUJ
14 		SUZ
Ret 		CHA
5 		FUJ
14 		SUG
4 		AUT
14 		MOT
14 		15th 16
2019 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
7‡ 		FUJ
11 		SUZ
12 		CHA
Ret 		FUJ
6 		AUT
14 		SUG
9 		MOT
9 		15th 12
2020 Team Mugen Honda NSX-GT GT500 FUJ
12 		FUJ
10 		SUZ
Ret 		MOT
3 		FUJ
6 		SUZ
13 		MOT
4 		FUJ
12 		15th 25
2021 Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT GT500 OKA
8 		FUJ
4 		MOT SUZ SUG AUT MOT FUJ 19th 11
2022 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 GT300 OKA
15 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
10 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
24 		SUG
7 		AUT
18 		MOT
1 		12th 26

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

American open–wheel racing results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights[edit]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2007 Super Aguri Panther Racing HMS
3 		STP1
2 		STP2
4 		INDY
5 		MIL
Ret 		IMS1
1 		IMS2
3 		IOW
3 		WGL1
2 		WGL2
6 		NSH
6 		MDO
5 		KTY
1 		SNM1
19 		SNM2
10 		CHI 2nd 481

IndyCar Series[edit]

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2007 Panther Racing Dallara IR-05 60 Honda HI7R V8 HMS STP MOT KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MIS KTY SNM DET CHI
8 		25th 24 [4]
2008 Andretti Green Racing 27 HMS
24 		STP
6 		MOT1
11 		LBH1
DNP 		KAN
6 		INDY
7 		MIL
12 		TXS
6 		IOW
2 		RIR
13 		WGL
9 		NSH
14 		MDO
9 		EDM
27 		KTY
18 		SNM
13 		DET
11 		CHI
22 		SRF2
8 		10th 346 [5]
2009 STP
15 		LBH
20 		KAN
8 		INDY
10 		MIL
8 		TXS
21 		IOW
3 		RIR
4 		WGL
18 		TOR
12 		EDM
14 		KTY
13 		MDO
5 		SNM
5 		CHI
23 		MOT
14 		HMS
6 		11th 353 [6]
2010 Newman/Haas Racing 06 SAO
20 		STP
14 		ALA
15 		LBH
13 		KAN
23 		INDY
28 		TXS
12 		IOW
20 		WGL
12 		TOR
12 		EDM
17 		MDO
18 		SNM
17 		CHI
13 		KTY
17 		MOT
14 		HMS
20 		18th 250 [7]
2011 Sam Schmidt Motorsports
AFS Racing 		17 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY TXS1 TXS2 MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO NHM SNM BAL MOT
18 		KTY LVS 43rd 12 [8]
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points race.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)** 		Top 10s
(Non-podium)*** 		Indianapolis 500
Wins 		Championships
5 4 54 0 0 2 15 0 0
** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
*** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.

Indianapolis 500[edit]

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team Note
2008 Dallara Honda 9 7 Andretti Green Fastest rookie qualifier
2nd best rookie finisher
2009 Dallara Honda 16 10 Andretti Green Completed every lap
2010 Dallara Honda 9 28 Newman/Haas Racing Completed 76 laps

References[edit]

  1. ^ Freeman, Glenn. Mutoh confirmed at AGR for 2008, Autosport.com, October 31, 2007
  2. ^ Beer, Matt. Mutoh returns to Japan in GT move, Autosport.com, February 7, 2011
  3. ^ Hideki Mutoh To Drive No. 17 AFS/SSM Entry at Motegi
  4. ^ "Hideki Mutoh – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hideki Mutoh – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hideki Mutoh – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Hideki Mutoh – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hideki Mutoh – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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