# Hideshi Matsuda

Hideshi Matsuda (松田 秀士, Matsuda Hideshi, born 22 December 1954) is a Japanese car racer and TV reporter. He is the brother-in-law of Beat Takeshi.

## Racing career

He has most notably raced 20 seasons of Super GT from 1993-2012, and also raced in 6 seasons of Super Formula (then Japanese Formula 2) from 1985 to 1991. He has also raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans, 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports, and raced in three CART Championship Car races, 1 of which at Twin Ring Motegi in his native Japan.

## Racing record
### Indy Car World Series / CART

| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
| 1994 | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93 | Ford XB | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 24 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | NHM | VAN | ROA | NZR | LS | | | | 51st | 0 |
| 1995 | Beck Motorsports | Lola T94 | Ford XB | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NZR | INDY 15 | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIS | MDO | NHM | VAN | LS | | | 36th | 0 |
| 1998 | Della Penna Motorsports | Swift 009.c | Ford XB | MIA | MOT 18 | LBH | NZR | RIO | STL | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | HOU | SRF | FON | 34th | 0 |

### Indy Racing League

| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
| 1996 | Beck Motorsports | Lola T94 | 52 | Ford Cosworth | WDW | PHX | INDY 8 | | | | | | | | | 30th | 27 |
| 1998 | Beck Motorsports | Dallara IR8 | 54 | Infiniti | WDW | PHX | INDY DNQ | TEX | NHS | DOV | CLT | PIK | ATL | TEX | LSV | - | 0 |
| 1999 | Beck Motorsports | Dallara IR9 | 54 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY 10 | TEX | PIK | ATL | DOV | PIK | LSV | TEX | 34th | 20 |
| 2000 | Hubbard-Immke Racing | Dallara | 20 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | LSV | INDY DNQ | TEX | PIK | ATL | KTY | TEX | | | - | 0 |

### Indy 500 results

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
| 1994 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 14th | 24th |
| 1995 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 20th | 15th |
| 1996 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 30th | 8th |
| 1998 | Dallara | Infiniti | Failed to Qualify | Failed to Qualify |
| 1999 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 10th | 10th |
| 2000 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | Failed to Qualify |

### Complete JGTC/Super GT results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
| 1993 | Chamberlain Engineering | Lotus Esprit | LM GT4 | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ Ret | FUJ | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1994 | Makiguchi Engineering | BMW M3 | GT2 | FUJ | SEN | FUJ | SUG 2 | | | | | | 12th | 15 |
| 1994 | Team Taisan | Ferrari F40 | GT1 | | | | | MIN 8 | | | | | 21st | 3 |
| 1995 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT1 | SUZ Ret | FUJ 1 | SEN 8 | FUJ 5 | SUG 6 | MIN 1 | | | | 4th | 57 |
| 1996 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT500 | SUZ 9 | FUJ 9 | SEN Ret | FUJ 12 | SUG 12 | MIN 6 | | | | 15th | 10 |
| 1997 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN 10 | FUJ Ret | MIN 14 | SUG 8 | | | | 23rd | 6 |
| 1998 | Team Taisan | Dodge Viper | GT500 | SUZ 14 | FUJ C | SEN | FUJ 14 | MOT | MIN | SUG 10 | | | 21st | 1 |
| 1999 | Team Taisan | Dodge Viper | GT500 | SUZ 9 | FUJ 13 | SUG | MIN 13 | | | | | | 23rd | 2 |
| 1999 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | | | | | FUJ 1 | TAI Ret | MOT 1 | | | 8th | 40 |
| 2000 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | MOT 1 | FUJ 1 | SUG | FUJ 7 | TAI 7 | MIN 1 | SUZ 2 | | | 2nd | 83 |
| 2001 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT300 | TAI 11 | FUJ 4 | SUG 5 | FUJ 7 | MOT 3 | SUZ 16 | MIN 2 | | | 5th | 49 |
| 2002 | 910 Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | GT300 | TAI 8 | FUJ 4 | SUG Ret | SEP 4 | FUJ 6 | MOT 8 | MIN 2 | SUZ 5 | | 6th | 55 |
| 2003 | Team Gainer | Ferrari F360 | GT300 | TAI 13 | FUJ 4 | SUG Ret | FUJ 2 | FUJ 20 | MOT Ret | AUT 2 | SUZ 12 | | 8th | 46 |
| 2004 | Team Gainer | Ferrari F360 | GT300 | TAI 10 | SUG 3 | SEP 9 | TOK 8 | MOT 20 | AUT 7 | SUZ 14 | | | 8th | 26 |
| 2005 | Jim Gainer Racing | Ferrari F360 | GT300 | OKA 13 | FUJ | SEP Ret | SUG 10 | MOT 5 | FUJ | AUT 19 | SUZ 5 | | 11th | 13 |
| 2006 | Arktech Motorsports | Porsche Boxster | GT300 | SUZ 3 | OKA 3 | FUJ 8 | SEP 9 | SUG 6 | SUZ 10 | MOT 17 | AUT 4 | FUJ Ret | 9th | 49 |
| 2007 | Jim Gainer Racing | Ferrari F360 | GT300 | SUZ 22 | OKA 16 | FUJ 15 | | | SUZ DSQ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | 26th | 2 |
| 2007 | JLOC | Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1 | GT300 | | | | SEP 12 | SUG 9 | | | | | 26th | 2 |
| 2008 | JLOC | Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 | GT300 | SUZ DNQ | OKA 16 | FUJ 16 | SEP 16 | SUG 19 | SUZ 12 | MOT Ret | AUT 19 | FUJ 14 | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | JLOC | Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | SUZ 13 | FUJ 19 | SEP Ret | SUG 12 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 10 | AUT 12 | MOT 11 | 25th | 2 |
| 2010 | A speed | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | GT300 | SUZ DSQ | OKA 15 | FUJ 3 | SEP 12 | SUG 11 | SUZ Ret | FUJ C | MOT 23 | | 14th | 11 |
| 2011 | Team Taisan | Porsche 996 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 11 | FUJ 12 | SEP 13 | SUG | SUZ | FUJ 15 | AUT | MOT 10 | | 26th | 1 |
| 2012 | JLOC | Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 14 | SEP DNQ | SUG 15 | SUZ Ret | FUJ | AUT 15 | MOT | | NC | 0 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2001 | Dick Barbour Racing | Didier de Radiguès Sascha Maassen | Reynard 01Q-LM-Judd | LMP675 | 95 | DNF | DNF |
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