Seiji Ara
Seiji Ara (荒 聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a race car driver.
He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8.[1] In the same year he also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series and Japanese GT Championship.
In earlier years he had competed in Formula Nippon (2001–2002), Japanese Formula 3 (1997–2000) and the Barber Dodge Pro Series (1995).
He made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Wiechers-Sport at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  |
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Chrysler LMP | LMP900 | 243 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | |
|
Audi R8 | LMP900 | 358 | 7th | 6th |
| 2003 | |
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Audi R8 | LMP900 | 370 | 4th | 2nd |
| 2004 | |
 |
Audi R8 | LMP900 | 379 | 1st | 1st |
| 2005 | |
|
Dome S101Hb-Mugen | LMP1 | 193 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | |
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 339 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | |
|
Dome S102.5-Judd | LMP1 | 203 | NC | NC |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Swiss Racing Team | Nissan | ABU QR 12 |
ABU CR Ret |
SIL QR 14 |
SIL CR 9 |
BRN QR 15 |
BRN CR 14 |
PRI QR 12 |
PRI CR Ret |
SPA QR 17 |
SPA CR 16 |
NÜR QR 17 |
NÜR CR 21 |
ALG QR 11 |
ALG CR 18 |
NAV QR 13 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 13 |
INT CR 16 |
SAN QR Ret |
SAN CR 13 |
42nd | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TOM'S | Toyota Supra | GT500 | MOT 9 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 8 |
FUJ 14 |
TAI 12 |
MIN 9 |
SUZ 12 |
21st | 7 | ||
| 2001 | Tsuchiya Engineering | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 9 |
FUJ 11 |
SUG 11 |
FUJ DNQ |
MOT 7 |
SUZ 7 |
MIN 10 |
19th | 11 | ||
| 2002 | Tsuchiya Engineering | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 6 |
FUJ | SUG 11 |
SEP Ret |
FUJ 3 |
MOT 9 |
MIN 5 |
SUZ 7 |
16th | 32 | |
| 2003 | Tsuchiya Racing | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 10 |
FUJ | SUG 4 |
FUJ 14 |
FUJ 17 |
MOT 3 |
AUT 12 |
SUZ Ret |
13th | 26 | |
| 2004 | Team Cerumo | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI 5 |
SUG 1 |
SEP 7 |
TOK 14 |
MOT 10 |
AUT 11 |
SUZ 4 |
5th | 45 | ||
| 2005 | Kraft | Toyota Supra | GT500 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 7 |
SEP 12 |
SUG 14 |
MOT 11 |
FUJ 16 |
AUT 12 |
SUZ 16 |
19th | 4 | |
| 2006 | Kondo Racing | Nissan Z | GT500 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG 10 |
SUZ 5 |
MOT 6 |
AUT 14 |
FUJ 3 |
16th | 28 |
| 2007 | Kondo Racing | Nissan Z | GT500 | SUZ Ret |
OKA 15 |
FUJ Ret |
SEP 1 |
SUG 10 |
SUZ 10 |
MOT 5 |
AUT Ret |
FUJ 5 |
10th | 34 |
| 2008 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 5 |
OKA 8 |
FUJ 11 |
SEP 1 |
SUG 8 |
SUZ 7 |
MOT 14 |
AUT 16 |
FUJ 15 |
14th | 34 |
| 2009 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 1 |
SUZ 8 |
FUJ 4 |
SEP 5 |
SUG 13 |
SUZ 11 |
FUJ 13 |
AUT 3 |
MOT 11 |
8th | 48 |
| 2011 | Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 15 |
FUJ 3 |
SEP 11 |
SUG 8 |
SUZ 11 |
FUJ 13 |
AUT 7 |
MOT 11 |
13th | 18 | |
| 2012 | Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 12 |
FUJ 13 |
SEP 9 |
SUG Ret |
SUZ 6 |
FUJ 3 |
AUT 3 |
MOT 5 |
9th | 36 | |
| 2013 | Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 14 |
FUJ 11 |
SEP 15 |
SUG 9 |
SUZ 6 |
FUJ Ret |
AUT 13 |
MOT 10 |
14th | 9 | |
| 2014 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie | BMW Z4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 2 |
FUJ 4 |
AUT 15 |
SUG 8 |
SUZ 7 |
FUJ 3 |
BUR 2 |
MOT 7 |
3rd | 62 | |
| 2015 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie | BMW Z4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 6 |
CHA 3 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 2 |
SUG 19 |
AUT 3 |
MOT 9 |
7th | 47 | |
| 2016 | BMW Team Studie | BMW M6 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 3 |
FUJ 24 |
SUG 10 |
FUJ 20 |
SUZ DNS |
CHA 6 |
MOT 15 |
MOT 12 |
15th | 17 | |
| 2017 | BMW Team Studie | BMW M6 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 13 |
FUJ 7 |
AUT 4 |
SUG 16 |
SUZ 6 |
FUJ 11 |
BUR 10 |
MOT 13 |
15th | 18 | |
| 2019 | McLaren Customer Racing Japan | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT300 | OKA 19 |
FUJ 14 |
SUZ 13 |
CHA |
FUJ |
AUT |
SUG |
MOT |
NC | 0 | |
| 2020 | BMW Team Studie × CSL | BMW M6 GT3 | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
CHA |
SEP |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
* | * |
* Season still in progress.
References
- Williams, Jack (2004-06-13). "Audi, Corvette steal the show at Le Mans". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Guy Smith |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2004 with: Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello |
Succeeded by J.J. Lehto Marco Werner Tom Kristensen |
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