# Yuji Tachikawa

Yuji Tachikawa (立川祐路, Tachikawa Yūji, born 5 July 1975) is a Japanese team executive and retired racing driver who competed in Super GT between 1996 and 2023, and in Formula Nippon between 1997 and 2009. He is a three-time Super GT champion in the GT500 class, having won the championship in its previous guise as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2001, and after its rebranding in 2005 and 2013. A longtime Toyota factory driver, he competed for the Cerumo team for the majority of his racing career.

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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
| 1995 | Morisawa Racing | Toyota | SUZ | FUJ C | TSU Ret | MIN 10 | SUZ 7 | TAI 6 | SUG 8 | FUJ 11 | SUZ | SEN 7 | 8th | 1 |
| 1996 | Morisawa Racing | Toyota | SUZ Ret | TSU Ret | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | SEN | SUZ | FUJ | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Toda Racing | Mugen | SUZ 2 | TSU 4 | MIN Ret | FUJ 3 | SUZ 2 | SUG 1 | SEN Ret | MOT 2 | FUJ C | SUZ 2 | 2nd | 40 |

### Complete 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 |
| 1996 | Bros Factory | BMW M3 | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ Ret | | | | | | | | 25th | 2 |
| 1996 | Bros Factory | Nissan 300ZX | GT500 | | | SEN Ret | FUJ | SUG Ret | MIN 9 | | | | 25th | 2 |
| 1997 | Team LeMans | Nissan 300ZX | GT500 | SUZ 10 | FUJ DNS | SEN | FUJ | MIN | SUG | | | | 29th | 1 |
| 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 Supra | GT500 | TAI 5 | SUG 1 | SEP 7 | TOK 14 | MOT 10 | AUT 11 | SUZ 4 | | | 5th | 45 |
| 2005 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | OKA 14 | FUJ 1 | SEP 11 | SUG 11 | MOT 12 | FUJ 1 | AUT 7 | SUZ 1 | | 1st | 67 |
| 2006 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 5 | OKA 5 | FUJ Ret | SEP 12 | SUG 1 | SUZ 7 | MOT 3 | AUT 5 | FUJ Ret | 5th | 71 |
| 2007 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 1 | OKA 11 | FUJ 6 | SEP 4 | SUG 11 | SUZ 7 | MOT 14 | AUT Ret | FUJ 4 | 7th | 53 |
| 2008 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 4 | OKA 7 | FUJ 1 | SEP Ret | SUG 3 | SUZ 9 | MOT 9 | AUT 4 | FUJ 2 | 2nd | 72 |
| 2009 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 6 | SUZ 1 | FUJ 9 | SEP 10 | SUG 10 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 10 | AUT 11 | MOT 12 | 10th | 41 |
| 2010 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 9 | OKA 2 | FUJ 4 | SEP 6 | SUG 9 | SUZ 6 | FUJ C | MOT Ret | | 9th | 37 |
| 2011 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 8 | FUJ 5 | SEP 5 | SUG 11 | SUZ 14 | FUJ 1 | AUT 3 | MOT 10 | | 6th | 47 |
| 2012 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 1 | FUJ 8 | SEP 2 | SUG 5 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 8 | AUT 7 | MOT 1 | | 2nd | 74 |
| 2013 | Team Cerumo | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 4 | FUJ 2 | SEP 14 | SUG 11 | SUZ 11 | FUJ 1 | AUT 2 | MOT 3 | | 1st | 69 |
| 2014 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 14 | FUJ 2 | AUT 12 | SUG 1 | FUJ 14 | SUZ 8 | BUR 11 | MOT 7 | | 8th | 43 |
| 2015 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 3 | FUJ Ret | CHA Ret | FUJ 2 | SUZ 2 | SUG 10 | AUT 4 | MOT 5 | | 4th | 59 |
| 2016 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 6 | FUJ 14 | SUG 3 | FUJ 7 | SUZ 1 | CHA 15 | MOT 6 | MOT 9 | | 6th | 52 |
| 2017 | Lexus Team Cerumo | Lexus LC500 | GT500 | OKA 4 | FUJ 1 | AUT 10 | SUG 13 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 10 | CHA 4 | MOT 3 | | 4th | 62 |
| 2018 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo | Lexus LC500 | GT500 | OKA 8 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 8 | CHA 4 | FUJ 8 | SUG 8 | AUT 4 | MOT 2 | | 4th | 59 |
| 2019 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo | Lexus LC500 | GT500 | OKA 8 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 6 | CHA 7 | FUJ Ret | AUT 4 | SUG 11 | MOT 4 | | 4th | 46.5 |
| 2020 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | FUJ 4 | FUJ 7 | SUZ ret | MOT 2 | FUJ 9 | SUZ 5 | MOT 10 | FUJ 8 | | 10th | 40 |
| 2021 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | OKA 6 | FUJ Ret | MOT 8 | SUZ 8 | SUG Ret | AUT 2 | MOT 9 | FUJ 5 | | 12th | 34 |
| 2022 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | OKA 4 | FUJ 12 | SUZ Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG 4 | AUT Ret | MOT 10 | | 14th | 16.5 |
| 2023 | TGR Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | OKA 5 | FUJ 13 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 6 | SUZ 5 | SUG Ret | AUT 4 | MOT 11 | | 13th | 26 |

### Complete Formula Nippon results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 1997 | Team LeMans | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | MIN | MOT | FUJ 9 | SUZ Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Team TMS | SUZ | MIN | FUJ 9 | MOT 5 | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ | MIN Ret | FUJ Ret | SUZ 9 | | 13th | 2 |
| 1999 | Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | SUZ 5 | MOT 4 | MIN Ret | FUJ 7 | SUZ 7 | SUG Ret | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | MOT 6 | SUZ 8 | | 13th | 6 |
| 2000 | Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | SUZ 8 | MOT Ret | MIN Ret | FUJ 4 | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | MOT Ret | FUJ 4 | MIN 4 | SUZ 12 | | 9th | 9 |
| 2001 | Olympic Kondo Racing Team | SUZ 13 | MOT 2 | MIN 11 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 4 | SUG 4 | FUJ 2 | MIN 3 | MOT 5 | SUZ 2 | | 3rd | 30 |
| 2002 | Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | MOT | SUG Ret | FUJ 11 | MIN Ret | MOT 9 | SUZ Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Olympic Kondo Racing Team | SUZ 10 | FUJ 12 | MIN 10 | MOT Ret | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | FUJ Ret | MIN Ret | MOT 8 | SUZ Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | Olympic Kondo Racing Team | SUZ Ret | SUG Ret | MOT Ret | SUZ 6 | SUG 5 | MIN 9 | SEP Ret | MOT 7 | SUZ 9 | | | 14th | 3 |
| 2006 | Team Cerumo | FUJ 12 | SUZ Ret | MOT 10 | SUZ 4 | AUT 4 | FUJ 5 | SUG 7 | MOT 5 | SUZ Ret | | | 8th | 10 |
| 2007 | Team Reckless Cerumo | FUJ 16 | SUZ 8 | MOT 12 | OKA 6 | SUZ 12 | FUJ 5 | SUG 6 | MOT 9 | SUZ 13 | | | 12th | 11 |
| 2008 | Cerumo/INGING Motorsport | FUJ 2 | SUZ 17 | MOT 7 | OKA 4 | SUZ1 17 | SUZ2 12 | MOT1 4 | MOT2 4 | FUJ1 9 | FUJ2 9 | SUG 15 | 7th | 31 |
| 2009 | Cerumo/INGING Motorsport | FUJ 5 | SUZ 11 | MOT Ret | FUJ 9 | SUZ 6 | MOT 7 | AUT Ret | SUG 12 | | | | 12th | 9 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2008 | Dome Racing Team | Tatsuya Kataoka Daisuke Itō | Dome S102-Judd | LMP1 | 272 | 33rd | 13th |