Yuji Tachikawa
Tachikawa in 2015
NationalityJapanese
Born (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT career
Years active1996–2023
TeamsTeam LeMans, Bros Factory, Team Cerumo
Car number38
Starts125
Wins19
Poles24
Fastest laps6
Previous series
1995–1997
1998
1997-2009		All-Japan F3
JTCC
Formula Nippon
Championship titles
2001
2005, 2013		JGTC - GT500
Super GT - GT500

Yuji Tachikawa (立川祐路, Tachikawa Yūji, born 5 July 1975), is a retired Japanese 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.

Tachikawa driving the Lexus SC430 GT500 for Cerumo in 2011.

Racing record

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
Nissan 300ZX SEN
Ret		 FUJ SUG
Ret		 MIN
9
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 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 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 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 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 Japan Dome Racing Team Japan Tatsuya Kataoka
Japan Daisuke Itō		 Dome S102-Judd LMP1 272 33rd 13th
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