Shunji Kasuya
Shunji Kasuya ( Japanese 粕 谷 俊 治 , Kasuya Shunji ; born January 24, 1962 in Tokyo Prefecture ), also Syunji Kasuya , is a former Japanese car racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Shunji Kasuya was an active driver in motorsport for almost 20 years. Its first races were contested in the late 1980s in the Japanese touring and sports car championship . For a few years he competed in monopostor races parallel to the sports car races , in which he had little success. His first race in Europe was the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1989 . Kasuya drove a Cougar C20B of Courage Compétition to the 14th position of the overall standings. Partners were the two Frenchmen Jean-Claude Andruet and Philippe Farjon . Kasuya mainly drove his races in Japan. Exceptions were reports at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1990s.
After the end of his racing career, he opened an Alfa Romeo branch in his hometown of Tokyo.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1989 | Courage Compétition | Cougar C20B | Philippe Farjon | Jean-Claude Andruet | 14th place and class win | |
1990 | Trust Racing Team | Porsche 962C | George Fouché | Steven Andskar | Rank 13 | |
1992 | Euro Racing | Lola T92 / 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Charles Zwolsman senior | Rank 13 | |
1994 | Clayton Cunningham Racing | Nissan 300ZX | Paul Gentilozzi | Eric van de Poele | failure | Ignition damage |
1995 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | Hideo Fukuyama | Masahiko Kondo | Rank 10 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the Alfa Romeo branch of Kasuya ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kasuya, Shunji |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kasuya, Syunji; 粕 谷 俊 治 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |