# Hironori Takeuchi

Hironori Takeuchi (born December 22, 1964, in Kanagawa) is a Japanese auto racing driver.

## Career

Takeuchi competed in the Japanese Touring Car Championship between 1996 and 1998. He competed in the All-Japan GT Championship between 1995 and 2004, winning it in 2001. He continued to compete in the series after it became Super GT in 2005, competing in the GT300 class until 2007.
In 2005 Takeuchi joined Ao Chi Hong at his Ao's Racing Team for the finale of the World Touring Car Championship, the Race of Macau, in a Toyota Altezza. He failed to qualify for the races after setting a fastest lap over the required time, almost twelve seconds off the pace.

## Racing record
### Super Taikyu Series Class results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Co-Drivers | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
| 1994 | Project μ | 1 | Masami Kageyama Osamu Hagiwara(Rd.6) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 2 | SUZ 1 | SEN 5 | FUJ Ret | TAI 3 | TOK 4 | TSU 1 | SUG 1 | 2nd | ？ |
| 1995 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.5) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret | SEN 2 | FUJ 1 | TAI Ret | TOK 1 | SUZ Ret | SUG 3 | | 2nd | ？ |
| 1996 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.5) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret | SEN 1 | TAI 2 | FUJ 4 | TOK 3 | SUZ 1 | SUG 4 | | 2nd | ？ |
| 1997 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.4) Eiki Amemiya(Rd.4) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 5 | SEN 1 | TAI 1 | TOK 1 | SUG 1 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 3 | | 1st | ？ |
| 1998 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Hisashi Yokoshima Takamasa Nakagawa(Rd.5) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 1 | SUG 1 | SUZ 3 | TAI 1 | TOK 1 | SEN 3 | MOT 1 | FUJ 2 | 1st | ？ |
| 1999 | Nissan Prince Chiba Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka(Rd.1-5,7) Masahiko Kondō(Rd.5,8) Masahiro Hasemi(Rd.6) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 2 | SEN 1 | SUZ 1 | TAI 5 | TOK 1 | MOT 2 | FUJ 1 | SUG 3 | 1st | ？ |
| 2000 | 5ZIGEN Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka Masahiko Kondō(Rd.5) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret | SEN 1 | SUZ 1 | TAI 1 | TOK 1 | MOT 1 | FUJ 2 | SUG 2 | 1st | ？ |
| 2001 | Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka Masami Kageyama(Rd.5) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN Ret | SEN 1 | SUZ 2 | MOT 1 | TOK 2 | TAI 1 | SUG 1 | FUJ 2 | 1st | ？ |
| 2002 | Falken | 1 | Tetsuya Tanaka Masami Kageyama(Rd.5) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 1 | SEN 2 | SUZ 2 | MOT 2 | TOK 2 | TAI 1 | SUG 2 | FUJ 1 | 2nd | ？ |

### JGTC/Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
| 1995 | RE Amemiya | Mazda RX-7 | GT2 | SUZ | FUJ 9 | SEN 1 | FUJ 2 | SUG Ret | MIN 1 | | | | 3rd | 57 |
| 1996 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN 1 | FUJ Ret | SUG 4 | MIN 2 | | | | 7th | 46 |
| 1997 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 9 | SEN 4 | FUJ 8 | MIN 5 | SUG 10 | | | | 10th | 28 |
| 1998 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 9 | FUJ C | SEN Ret | FUJ Ret | MOT 5 | MIN 12 | SUG 3 | | | 11th | 22 |
| 1999 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 2 | SUG Ret | MIN 8 | FUJ 6 | TAI 8 | MOT 12 | | | 14th | 31 |
| 2000 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | MOT 4 | FUJ 3 | SUG 12 | FUJ Ret | TAI 1 | MIN 6 | SUZ 11 | | | 4th | 58 |
| 2001 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI Ret | FUJ 2 | SUG 3 | FUJ 4 | MOT 2 | SUZ 6 | MIN 16 | | | 1st | 58 |
| 2002 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 4 | FUJ 1 | SUG 16 | SEP 9 | FUJ 1 | MOT 13 | MIN 9 | SUZ 6 | | 3rd | 65 |
| 2003 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI Ret | FUJ Ret | SUG 10 | FUJ 4 | FUJ 3 | MOT 9 | AUT 3 | SUZ 13 | | 9th | 46 |
| 2004 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Celica | GT300 | TAI 17 | SUG 20 | SEP 8 | TOK 23 | MOT 8 | AUT 18 | SUZ 9 | | | 16th | 9 |
| 2005 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Celica | GT300 | TAI 11 | FUJ 14 | SEP 12 | SUG 8 | MOT 14 | FUJ Ret | AUT 8 | SUZ 18 | | 15th | 7 |
| 2006 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Celica | GT300 | SUZ 11 | TAI 12 | FUJ Ret | SEP | SUG 11 | SUZ 1 | MOT Ret | AUT 13 | FUJ 21 | 13th | 21 |
| 2007 | Team Mach | Vemac 320R | GT300 | SUZ 7 | TAI 11 | FUJ 12 | SEP 19 | SUG 14 | SUZ Ret | MOT 4 | AUT 18 | FUJ 6 | 16th | 19 |
| 2012 | Green Tech Reon With Shift | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GT300 | TAI 12 | FUJ 10 | SEP 6 | SUG 2 | SUZ Ret | FUJ DNS | AUT Ret | MOT 8 | | 12th | 24 |
| 2013 | Okinawa-Imp Racing with Shift | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GT300 | TAI 4 | FUJ 4 | SEP 12 | SUG 4 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 10 | AUT 3 | MOT 7 | | 4th | 60 |
| 2016 | Lamborghini Team Direction Shift | Lamborghini Huracán | GT300 | TAI | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 19 | CHA | MOT 27 | MOT 18 | | NC | 0 |

### Complete JTCC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
| 1996 | Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Corona EXiV | FUJ 1 10 | FUJ 2 10 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 12 | SUZ 1 11 | SUZ 2 11 | MIN 1 7 | MIN 2 4 | SEN 1 11 | SEN 2 18 | TOK 1 Ret | TOK 2 20 | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 DNS | | | 16th | 13 |
| 1997 | Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Chaser | FUJ 1 C | FUJ 2 C | TAI 1 9 | TAI 2 5 | SUG 1 6 | SUG 2 9 | SUZ 1 7 | SUZ 2 7 | MIN 1 8 | MIN 2 9 | SEN 1 8 | SEN 2 4 | TOK 1 8 | TOK 2 8 | FUJ 1 11 | FUJ 2 6 | 9th | 43 |
| 1998 | Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Chaser | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 6 | MOT 4 | SUG 1 2 | SUG 2 2 | SUZ 1 3 | SUZ 2 3 | MIN 1 2 | MIN 2 Ret | TAI 7 | FUJ 5 | | | | | | 3rd | 100 |