Atsushi Yogō

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JLOC Isao Noritake- Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT with Atsushi Yogo 2007 at the 24-hour race at Le Mans was the start

Atsushi Yogō ( Japanese 余 郷 敦 , Yogō Atsushi ; born February 21, 1965 in Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a former Japanese racing car driver .

Career

Yogo had his first races in monoposto racing , where he competed in the Japanese Formula 3 championship . However, he soon switched to GT and sports car racing . From 1998 he was a regular starter in the Super GT , where he was third overall in the GT300 class in 2000. A success that he was able to repeat in 2004.

In 2000 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . To the surprise of the professional world, he and his compatriot Hideo Fukuyama and the Belgian Bruno Lambert won the overall standings in the GT class in a Porsche 911 GT3-R . He competed seven times in the 24-hour race in France, and the 2000 class win remained his best result.

In 2009 he won the overall standings in the GT1 class of the Asian Le Mans Series . After the end of the 2012 season, he retired from professional racing.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
2000 JapanJapan Team Taisan Advan Porsche 911 GT3-R JapanJapan Hideo Fukuyama BelgiumBelgium Bruno Lambert 16th place and class win
2001 JapanJapan Team Taisan Advan Porsche 911 GT3-RS JapanJapan Hideo Fukuyama JapanJapan Kazuyuki Nishikawa Rank 11
2002 JapanJapan Team Taisan Advan Porsche 911 GT3-RS JapanJapan Akira Iida JapanJapan Kazuyuki Nishikawa Rank 21
2003 JapanJapan Team Taisan Advan Porsche 911 GT3-RS JapanJapan Akira Iida JapanJapan Kazuyuki Nishikawa Rank 19
2007 JapanJapan JLOC Isao Noritake Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT JapanJapan Kōji Yamanishi ItalyItaly Marco Apicella failure Power transmission
2009 JapanJapan JLOC Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT JapanJapan Yutaka Yamagishi ItalyItaly Marco Apicella failure Engine failure
2010 JapanJapan JLOC Isao Noritake Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT JapanJapan Kōji Yamanishi JapanJapan Hiroyuki Iiri failure malfunction

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Super GT 2000
  2. ↑ Super GT 2004
personal data
SURNAME Yogō, Atsushi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 余 郷 敦 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Kanagawa Prefecture