# Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Shinjitai: 星野 一義, Hoshino Kazuyoshi, born 1 July 1947) is a Japanese former racing driver and businessman.

## Motorsport career

Hoshino's nickname was "the fastest man/guy in Japan" (日本一速い男, Nippon ichi hayai otoko). He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969.
Hoshino participated in two Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 24 October 1976 at the Japanese Grand Prix, making him – along with compatriots Noritake Takahara and Masahiro Hasemi – the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix. Driving a Tyrrell-Ford for Heros Racing, he ran as high as fourth, but retired having used up his tyre supply. He returned in 1977 and once again entered the Japanese Grand Prix driving for Heros Racing. He finished in eleventh place driving a year-old Kojima-Ford. He scored no championship points in his Formula 1 career.
His only major world championship win was in the 1985 World Sportscar Championship round at the Fuji 1000 race, which was boycotted by many competing teams due to torrential rain.
Hoshino won the Japanese Formula 2000 championship in 1975 and 1977, before winning the Japanese Formula Two championship in 1978. He then competed in the Japanese Formula 3000 championship, winning that title in 1987, 1990 and 1993. His 6 championships and 39 race wins still stand as series records.
Hoshino also dominated the Fuji Grand Champion Series in the 1970s and 1980s. He won five titles in 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1987, collecting 28 wins and 42 podiums.
Like his compatriot, Masahiro Hasemi, he continued his career racing for Nissan, driving a Skyline GT-R to win the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1990. Hoshino drove a Nissan R90C with Toshio Suzuki to win the 1990 Suzuka 1000 race. Hoshino and Suzuki also won the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship in 1991 and 1992. Along with Nissan Motorsports teammates Aguri Suzuki and Masahiko Kageyama, Hoshino drove a Nissan R390 GT1 to a third-place finish at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Hoshino retired from racing in 2002 and now continues to run his own Super GT team and his own Nissan specialised aftermarket parts company, Impul. Since 2003, his racing team has won the Formula Nippon championship seven times in eight years. His son, Kazuki Hoshino, currently competes in Super GT driving for GAINER in the GT300 class.

## Racing record
### All Japan FJ1300 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 1974 | Tomei Automobile | March 733 | Nissan | SUZ 1 | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ Ret | SUZ | SUZ Ret | | 7th | 20 |
| 1975 | Tomei Automobile | March 733 | Nissan | SUZ 3 | SUZ | TSU Ret | SUZ | FUJ Ret | FUJ 1 | MIN 1 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 2 | 3rd | 67 |
| 1976 | Tomei Automobile | March 733 | Nissan | SUZ 1 | FUJ 3 | SUZ | SUZ 2 | SUZ 1 | | | | | 1st | 67 |

### Complete All Japan F2000/All Japan F2/All Japan F3000/Formula Nippon results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 1974 | Kojima Engineering | Surtees TS15 | Ford BDA | B | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ 3 | | | | | | | | 5th | 10 |
| 1975 | Victory Circle Club | March 742 | BMW M12 | B | FUJ | SUZ 2 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ 1 | | | | | | | 1st | 59 |
| 1976 | Heros Racing Corporation | March 742/Nova 512B | BMW M12 | B | FUJ Ret | SUZ | FUJ 1 | SUZ 1 | SUZ DNS | | | | | | | 4th | 40 |
| 1977 | Heros Racing Corporation | Nova 512B/Nova 532P | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 3 | SUZ 1 | MIN | SUZ 2 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 1 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 2 | | | | 1st | 90 (102) |
| 1978 | Heros Racing Corporation | Nova 532 | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 1 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 1 | MIN | SUZ 12 | | | | | 1st | 76 |
| 1979 | Heros Racing Corporation | March 792/Nova 532Kai | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 2 | MIN | SUZ 2 | FUJ 10 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 6 | SUZ 1 | | | | | 2nd | 78 (79) |
| 1980 | Heros Racing Corporation | March 802 | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 3 | MIN 2 | SUZ 4 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 2 | SUZ 1 | | | | | | 2nd | 65 |
| 1981 | Heros Racing Corporation | Lola T850 | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 2 | SUZ 10 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ Ret | | | | | | | 2nd | 48 |
| 1982 | Heros Racing Corporation | Lola T850/March 822 | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 3 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | SUZ 1 | SUZ 5 | SUZ 2 | | | | | | 2nd | 55 |
| 1983 | Hoshino Racing | March 832 | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 4 | FUJ DSQ | MIN 3 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 | | | | 2nd | 79 (89) |
| 1984 | Hoshino Racing | March 842 | BMW M12 | B | SUZ 2 | FUJ 2 | MIN 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 5 | SUZ 2 | SUZ Ret | | | | 3rd | 95 (103) |
| 1985 | Hoshino Racing | March 85J | Honda | B | SUZ 10 | FUJ 2 | MIN 2 | SUZ DNS | SUZ 1 | FUJ 11 | SUZ 14 | SUZ DNS | | | | 4th | 51 |
| 1986 | Hoshino Racing | March 86J | Honda | B | SUZ Ret | FUJ 3 | MIN Ret | SUZ 2 | SUZ 1 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 1 | SUZ 1 | | | | 2nd | 87 |
| 1987 | Hoshino Racing | March 87B/Lola T87-50 | Honda RA387E | B | SUZ 1 | FUJ 10 | MIN 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 1 | SUG 1 | FUJ 6 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 2 | | | 1st | 132 |
| 1988 | Cabin Racing Team with Impul | Lola T88/50 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ 1 | FUJ 2 | MIN 3 | SUZ 2 | SUG 3 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 1 | SUZ 1 | | | | 2nd | 43 |
| 1989 | Cabin Racing Team with Impul | Lola T88/50/Lola T89-50 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ 1 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ 1 | SUZ 3 | SUZ Ret | | | | 3rd | 22 |
| 1990 | Cabin Racing Team with Impul | Lola T90/50 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ 1 | FUJ 1 | MIN 4 | SUZ 16 | SUG 3 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 1 | FUJ 5 | SUZ 1 | | 1st | 58 (63) |
| 1991 | Cabin Racing Team with Impul | Lola T90/50/Lola T91/50 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ Ret | AUT 2 | FUJ 1 | MIN Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ 1 | SUZ Ret | FUJ C | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | 4th | 24 |
| 1992 | Cabin Racing Team with Impul | Lola T91/50/Lola T92/50/Reynard 92D | Mugen MF308/Cosworth DFV | B | SUZ 2 | FUJ Ret | MIN DNS | SUZ Ret | AUT Ret | SUG 7 | FUJ 3 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | FUJ 12 | SUZ 13 | 12th | 10 |
| 1993 | Nisseki Impul Racing Team | Lola T92/50 | Cosworth DFV | B | SUZ 2 | FUJ 1 | MIN Ret | SUZ 2 | AUT C | SUG Ret | FUJ C | FUJ Ret | SUZ 5 | FUJ 1 | SUZ Ret | 1st | 32 |
| 1994 | Nisseki Impul Racing Team | Lola T92/50/Lola T93-50 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ Ret | FUJ 7 | MIN Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ 5 | SUZ 15 | FUJ Ret | FUJ 4 | SUZ 6 | | 8th | 6 |
| 1995 | Nisseki Impul Racing Team | Lola T93/50/Lola T94-50 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ 11 | FUJ C | MIN 3 | SUZ 6 | SUG Ret | FUJ 2 | TOK Ret | FUJ 2 | SUZ 4 | | | 4th | 20 |
| 1996 | Calsonic RACING TEAM with IMPUL | Lola T96/52 | Mugen MF308 | B | SUZ 1 | MIN Ret | FUJ 3 | TOK 4 | SUZ 5 | SUG 2 | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | SUZ 2 | FUJ Ret | | 3rd | 31 |

### Complete Fuji Grand Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
| 1972 | Nissan Sports Car Club | Nissan Fairlady 240ZG | Nissan | FUJ 1 4 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 Ret | FUJ 4 | | | 9th | 15 |
| 1973 | Nissan Sports Car Club | Nissan Fairlady 240ZG | Nissan | FUJ 1 5 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | FUJ 4 | FUJ 5 | | 15th | 8 |
| 1974 | Sakai Racing Team | March 73S | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | FUJ 4 Ret | FUJ 5 | FUJ 6 | NC | 0 |
| 1975 | ? | March 74S | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | FUJ 4 2 | FUJ 5 Ret | | 8th | 16 |
| 1976 | Heroes Racing Corporation | March 74S | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 14 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 6 | FUJ 4 12 | FUJ 5 1 | | 6th | 28 |
| 1977 | Heroes Racing Corporation | March 74S | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 8 | FUJ 3 Ret | FUJ 4 1 | FUJ 5 1 | | 2nd | 63 |
| 1978 | Heroes Racing Corporation | March 74S/Nova 53S | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 1 | FUJ 3 Ret | FUJ 4 1 | FUJ 5 16 | | 1st | 27 |
| 1979 | Heroes Racing Corporation | Nova 53S/Nova 54S | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 4 | FUJ 2 1 | FUJ 3 Ret | FUJ 4 Ret | | | 5th | 30 |
| 1980 | Heroes Racing Corporation | MCS(Nova) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 1 | FUJ 3 7 | FUJ 4 6 | | | 5th | 30 |
| 1981 | Heroes Racing Corporation | MCS (Nova)/MCS II(March 792) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 6 | FUJ 2 3 | FUJ 3 2 | FUJ 4 12 | | | 4th | 33 |
| 1982 | Heroes Racing Corporation | MCS II(March 792) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 2 | FUJ 3 C | FUJ 4 2 | FUJ 5 1 | | 1st | 50 |
| 1983 | ? | MCS IV(March 822) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 Ret | FUJ 3 Ret | FUJ 4 1 | | | 2nd | 40 |
| 1984 | ? | MCS V(March 832) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 1 | FUJ 3 1 | FUJ 4 1 | | | 1st | 80 |
| 1985 | ? | MCS VI(March 842) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 2 | FUJ 2 1 | FUJ 3 Ret | FUJ 4 1 | | | 1st | 55 |
| 1986 | ? | MCS VII(March 85J) | BMW M12 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 Ret | FUJ 3 2 | FUJ 4 14 | | | 4th | 35 |
| 1987 | ? | MCS VIIKai(March 86B) | Ford | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 2 | FUJ 3 1 | FUJ 4 1 | | | 1st | 75 |
| 1988 | ? | MCS VIII(March 88GC/Lola T88/50) | Mugen | FUJ 1 16 | SUG 1 4 | FUJ 2 3 | FUJ 3 1 | SUZ 1 5 | FUJ 4 1 | 3rd | 60 |
| 1989 | ? | Cerumo 89G/MCS VIII(Lola T88/50) | Mugen | FUJ 1 2 | SUG 1 4 | FUJ 2 4 | FUJ 3 Ret | SUZ 1 2 | FUJ 4 3 | 5th | 22 |

### Complete Formula One results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
| 1976 | Heros Racing | Tyrrell 007 | Cosworth V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1977 | Heros Racing | Kojima KE009 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN 11 | NC | 0 |

### Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1978 | Heros Racing | Nova 532 | BMW | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VAL | ROU Ret | DON Ret | NOG | PER | MIS | HOC | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | James Gresham Racing | March 832 | BMW | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | JAR | DON 4 | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | 16th | 3 |

### Complete JTC/JTCC 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Pts |
| 1989 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | JTC-1 | NIS Ret | SEN 1 | TSU 4 | SUG Ret | SUZ 6 | FUJ Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | NIS 1 | SUG 1 | SUZ 2 | TSU 1 | SEN 1 | FUJ 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 230 |
| 1991 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | SUG 1 | SUZ Ret | TSU 3 | SEN 1 | AUT 2 | FUJ 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 174 |
| 1992 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | AID Ret | AUT 3 | SUG 1 | SUZ Ret | MIN Ret | TSU 1 | SEN 1 | FUJ 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 78 |
| 1993 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | MIN 1 | AUT 3 | SUG | SUZ 3 | AID 1 | TSU 2 | TOK 1 | SEN 1 | FUJ Ret | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 119 |
| 1994 | Nismo | Nissan Primera | | AUT 1 3 | AUT 2 Ret | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 3 | TOK 1 7 | TOK 2 Ret | SUZ 1 3 | SUZ 2 20 | MIN 1 16 | MIN 2 Ret | AID 1 4 | AID 2 Ret | TSU 1 Ret | TSU 2 DNS | SEN 1 | SEN 2 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 Ret | 8th | 53 |
| 1995 | Hoshino Racing | Nissan Primera | | FUJ 1 6 | FUJ 2 6 | SUG 1 24 | SUG 2 6 | TOK 1 Ret | TOK 2 Ret | SUZ 1 3 | SUZ 2 2 | MIN 1 14 | MIN 2 Ret | AID 1 2 | AID 2 2 | SEN 1 6 | SEN 2 5 | FUJ 1 2 | FUJ 2 1 | | | 3rd | 98 |
| 1996 | Team Impul | Nissan Primera | | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 Ret | SUG 1 5 | SUG 2 16 | SUZ 1 9 | SUZ 2 17 | MIN 1 1 | MIN 2 2 | SEN 1 Ret | SEN 2 4 | TOK 1 10 | TOK 2 Ret | FUJ 1 5 | FUJ 2 2 | | | | | 6th | 61 |
| 1997 | Nismo | Nissan Primera | | FUJ 1 C | FUJ 2 C | AID 1 6 | AID 2 14 | SUG 1 2 | SUG 2 1 | SUZ 1 2 | SUZ 2 6 | MIN 1 4 | MIN 2 11 | SEN 1 2 | SEN 2 Ret | TOK 1 3 | TOK 2 Ret | FUJ 1 8 | FUJ 2 1 | | | 4th | 95 |

### Complete JGTC results

(key)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
| 1995 | Hoshino Racing | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT1 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN 2 | FUJ 7 | SUG 2 | MIN 3 | | | 14th | 19 |
| 1996 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 5 | SEN 5 | MIN 1 | SUG 2 | MIN Ret | | | 4th | 54 |
| 1997 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ Ret | FUJ | SEN 15 | FUJ 4 | MIN 6 | SUG 14 | | | 13th | 16 |
| 1998 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 11 | FUJ | SEN 5 | FUJ 3 | MOT 2 | MIN 7 | SUG 4 | | 3rd | 49 |
| 1999 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 3 | SUG 5 | MIN 6 | FUJ 5 | TAI 10 | MOT 7 | | 7th | 40 |
| 2000 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | MOT 17 | FUJ 5 | SUG 5 | FUJ 3 | TAI 6 | MIN 1 | SUZ 3 | | 3rd | 66 |
| 2001 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI | FUJ | SUG | FUJ 7 | MOT 3 | SUZ 11 | MIN 5 | | 13th | 24 |
| 2002 | Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | TAI 14 | FUJ Ret | SUG 8 | SEP 14 | FUJ Ret | MOT | MIN | SUZ | 24th | 3 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1986 | Nissan Motorsport | Keiji Matsumoto Aguri Suzuki | Nissan R86V | C1 | 64 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | Nissan Motorsport | Kenji Takahashi Keiji Matsumoto | Nissan R87E | C1 | 181 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Nissan Motorsport | Takao Wada Aguri Suzuki | Nissan R88C | C1 | 296 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Nissan Motorsport | Masahiro Hasemi Toshio Suzuki | Nissan R89C | C1 | 167 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Nissan Motorsport | Masahiro Hasemi Toshio Suzuki | Nissan R90C | C1 | 348 | 5th | 5th |
| 1995 | Nissan Motorsport | Masahiko Kageyama Toshio Suzuki | Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | GT1 | 157 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | Nissan Motorsport | Masahiro Hasemi Toshio Suzuki | Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | GT1 | 307 | 15th | 10th |
| 1997 | Nissan Motorsport TWR | Érik Comas Masahiko Kageyama | Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 294 | 12th | 5th |
| 1998 | Nissan Motorsport TWR | Aguri Suzuki Masahiko Kageyama | Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 347 | 3rd | 3rd |

### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1981 | Nissan Motor Co. | Masahiro Hasemi | Nissan Bluebird (910) Turbo | 4 Cylinder | 66 | DNF | DNF |
| 1982 | Nissan Motor Co. | Masahiro Hasemi | Nissan Bluebird (910) Turbo | B | 153 | 8th | 1st |