As a driver he did not reach Formula One, but he won a Formula Junior race in a Lotus 20 on the 4.8-mile south circuit at the Nurburgring on 28 April 1962, and is famous as the first winner of the Japanese Grand Prix in 1963, driving one of his employer's Lotus 23 sportscars.
Sebagai sopir ia tidak mencapai Formula Satu, tapi ia memenangkan perlombaan Formula Junior di Lotus 20 di sirkuit selatan 4,8 mil di Nurburgring pada tanggal 28 April 1962, dan terkenal sebagai pemenang pertama Grand Jepang prix pada tahun 1963, mengemudi salah satu dari 23 majikannya sportscars Lotus.