Kōji Yamanishi
Kōji Yamanishi ( Japanese 山西 康 司 , Yamanishi Kōji ; born October 11, 1977 in Osaka Prefecture ) is a Japanese racing car driver .
Career
Kōji Yamanishi began his career in the Japanese GT Championship and in 1998, as a teammate of Tom Coronel on a Honda NSX from Nakajima Racing, reached second place in the overall standings. Until the end of the 2004 season, the Japanese competed exclusively in races in this racing series, with a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR in 2002 .
He also came to Europe in 2005 as a works driver for the JLOC team, which uses Lamborghini sports cars , and has been driving GT races in both Japan and Europe ever since . Three times - in 2006 , 2007 and 2010 - Yamanishi also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans , but was unable to classify both times.
Yamanishi has also contested four seasons in Formula Nippon so far . In 1997 , 1998 , 1999 and 2001 he drove in this racing series without achieving any great success.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
 JLOC Isao Noritake
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT |
 Marco Apicella
|
Yasutaka Hinoi
|
not classified | |
| 2007 |
JLOC Isao Noritake
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT |
Marco Apicella
|
Atsushi Yogō
|
failure | Power transmission |
| 2010 |
JLOC Isao Noritake
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT |
Hiroyuki Iiri
|
Atsushi Yogō
|
failure | malfunction |
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yamanishi, Kōji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 山 西康 司 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese automobile racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osaka Prefecture , Japan |