# Hiroki Katoh

Hiroki Katoh (加藤 寛規, Katō Hiroki, born 23 February 1968) is a Japanese racing driver and team manager.

## Racing career

Katoh started karting in 1990 and entered four-wheeled racing in 1992 with Formula Toyota. He would then compete in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, with a highlight being a 6th place at the Macau Grand Prix. Katoh entered the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1997 with Kraft and has competed mainly in that series since; his best championship result was a 2nd place with Cars Tokai Dream28 in 2006 and 2007. He has won seven races as of 2023.
In 2021, Cars Tokai Dream28 and INGING merged to form a collaborative entry known as muta Racing INGING; Katoh would drive for the team alongside veteran driver Ryohei Sakaguchi. Katoh stepped back from racing full-time in 2023, becoming the director for muta Racing INGING; he remains in the team as a third driver. In addition to Super GT, Katoh has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times.
Outside of racing, Katoh is an instructor at the Honda Racing School in Suzuka and a driving advisor.

## Racing record
### Formula racing
#### Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 1994 | The Next One | Dallara F393 | Mugen MF204 2.0 I4 | SUZ | FUJ 12 | TSU Ret | SUZ 16 | SEN 14 | TOK | MIN 8 | TAI 10 | SUG 12 | SUZ 7 | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1995 | The Next One | Dallara F395 | Mugen MF204 2.0 I4 | SUZ | FUJ C | TSU 6 | MIN 2 | SUZ 6 | TAI 5 | SUG 2 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 3 | SEN 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 30 |
| 1997 | Pal Sport | Dallara F397 | HKS 4G93 2.0 I4 | SUZ | TSU | MIN | FUJ | SUZ Ret | SUG 10 | SEN 4 | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 3 |
| 1998 | Toda Racing | Dallara F398 | Mugen MF204B 2.0 I4 | SUZ 3 | TSU 1 | MIN 2 | FUJ 2 | MOT 4 | SUZ 5 | SUG Ret | TAI 3 | SEN 4 | SUG 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 38 |
| 2005 | INGING | Dome F107 | Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 I4 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 6 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 6 | 12th | 20 |

#### Complete Formula Nippon results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
| 1999 | Shionogi Team Nova | SUZ Ret | MOT 10 | MIN Ret | FUJ 15 | SUZ 10 | SUG 12 | FUJ 12 | MIN Ret | MOT 7 | SUZ 6 | 15th | 1 |
| 2003 | Oizumi Team Nova | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | MIN Ret | MOT 11 | SUZ 7 | NC | 0 |

### Complete 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 | Points |
| 1997 | KRAFT | Toyota MR2 | GT300 | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | SEN Ret | FUJ 11 | MIN Ret | SUG 6 | | | | 21st | 6 |
| 1998 | Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 (E46) | GT300 | SUZ Ret | FUJ | SEN 5 | FUJ 3 | MOT 5 | MIN 5 | SUG 5 | | | 4th | 44 |
| 1998 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ C | SEN | FUJ | MOT | MIN | SUG | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Mugen × Dome Project | Honda NSX GT500 | GT500 | TAI 14 | FUJ 15 | SUG 6 | FUJ 15 | MOT | SUZ | MIN | | | 22nd | 6 |
| 2002 | Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft | Honda NSX GT500 | GT500 | TAI 9 | FUJ | SUG 2 | SEP 5 | FUJ 8 | MOT 2 | MIN Ret | SUZ 4 | | 6th | 55 |
| 2003 | Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft | Honda NSX GT500 | GT500 | TAI 7 | FUJ 7 | SUG 16 | FUJ 17 | FUJ 13 | MOT 5 | AUT 9 | SUZ 5 | | 12th | 27 |
| 2004 | Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft | Honda NSX GT500 | GT500 | TAI Ret | SUG 8 | SEP 15 | TOK 10 | MOT 9 | AUT 10 | SUZ 9 | | | 13th | 9 |
| 2005 | Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Celica | GT300 | OKA 7 | FUJ 6 | SEP 7 | SUG 7 | MOT 2 | FUJ 6 | AUT 3 | SUZ 9 | | 7th | 54 |
| 2006 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ 6 | OKA 11 | FUJ 4 | SEP 4 | SUG 3 | SUZ 5 | MOT 21 | AUT 1 | FUJ 12 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2007 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ 2 | OKA 2 | FUJ 5 | SEP 11 | SUG 4 | SUZ 1 | MOT 6 | AUT 10 | FUJ 3 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2008 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ 2 | OKA 9 | FUJ 3 | SEP 5 | SUG 10 | SUZ Ret | MOT 2 | AUT 3 | FUJ 11 | 4th | 68 |
| 2009 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | OKA 6 | SUZ 7 | FUJ 9 | SEP 1 | SUG 2 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 5 | AUT 16 | MOT 16 | 6th | 63 |
| 2010 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ Ret | OKA 2 | FUJ 13 | SEP Ret | SUG 1 | SUZ 18 | FUJ C | MOT 2 | | 4th | 50 |
| 2011 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | OKA 7 | FUJ Ret | SEP 10 | SUG 13 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 3 | AUT 4 | MOT 8 | | 10th | 32 |
| 2012 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | OKA 7 | FUJ 2 | SEP DNS | SUG Ret | SUZ 15 | FUJ 13 | AUT DNQ | MOT 16 | | 11th | 25 |
| 2013 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 18 | SEP 15 | SUG 16 | SUZ 18 | FUJ 14 | FUJ 5 | AUT 11 | MOT 17 | 25th | 3 |
| 2014 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 7 | AUT 13 | SUG 21 | FUJ 12 | SUZ 12 | CHA 15 | MOT 19 | | 33rd | 4 |
| 2015 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 16 | FUJ Ret | CHA 11 | FUJ 22 | SUZ 7 | SUG Ret | AUT 21 | MOT 13 | | 24th | 5 |
| 2016 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 17 | FUJ 13 | SUG 23 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | CHA DNS | MOT 19 | MOT Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 26 | FUJ 22 | AUT 24 | SUG Ret | FUJ 24 | SUZ 23 | CHA 20 | MOT Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 23 | FUJ 23 | SUZ 13 | CHA 12 | FUJ 20 | SUG Ret | AUT 21 | MOT 22 | | NC | 0 |
| 2019 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 23 | SUZ 23 | CHA 21 | FUJ 12 | AUT 23 | SUG 17 | MOT 29 | | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | FUJ 12 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 3 | MOT 13 | FUJ 27 | SUZ 11 | MOT 24 | FUJ 23 | | 10th | 31 |
| 2021 | muta Racing INGING | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 10 | SUZ 9 | MOT 1 | SUG 16 | AUT 18 | MOT 24 | FUJ 12 | | 11th | 23 |
| 2022 | muta Racing INGING | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA 20 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 14 | FUJ 18 | SUZ 8 | SUG 1 | AUT 27 | MOT 12 | | 14th | 24.5 |
| 2023 | muta Racing INGING | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ 2 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 11 | SUZ 7 | SUG | AUT 2 | MOT | | 26th | 1 |
* Season still in progress.

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1999 | Team Goh David Price Racing | Hiro Matsushita Akihiko Nakaya | BMW V12 LM | LMP | 223 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | Panoz Motorsports | Johnny O'Connell Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | LMP900 | 342 | 5th | 5th |
| 2001 | Team Den Blå Avis-Goh | John Nielsen Casper Elgaard | Dome S101 | LMP900 | 66 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Audi Sport Japan Team Goh | Yannick Dalmas Seiji Ara | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 358 | 7th | 6th |
| 2004 | Kondo Racing | Ryō Fukuda Ryo Michigami | Dome S101 | LMP1 | 206 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | Terramos | Yojiro Terada Kazuho Takahashi | Courage LC70 | LMP1 | 224 | NC | NC |
| 2017 | Clearwater Racing | Richard Wee Álvaro Parente | Ferrari 488 GTE | LM GTE Am | 327 | 40th | 11th |