Geoff Lees
The following years were less successful, although he finished 3rd in the Macau Grand Prix in 1982 behind winner Roberto Moreno and Irish driver Alo Lawler. Afterwards, the change of regulations at Macau spelled the end of the Formula Pacific series in Japan, and Wada returned to the F2 championship, as well as starting his sportscar career in prototypes. His open-wheel career stalled in the following years, equalling his best ever result in 1988 when he finished sixth, tied with former champion Geoff Lees for fifth in the standings. That year, he scored his first win at Fuji over the series champion, and Nissan teammate, Aguri Suzuki, a feat only equalled that year twice by multiple champion Kazuyoshi Hoshino.