Masahiro Hasemi

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} Template:Nihongo is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima on 24 October 1976. He qualified 10th after an error which cost him his chance of a pole position and finished 11th, seven laps behind the winner. Contrary to a widely propagated but mistaken result, however, he never set a fastest lap in a Formula One championship race.^{{{#if:1|1|[1]}}} Along with compatriots Noritake Takahara and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, he was the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix.

Hasemi became the Japanese Formula 2 champion in 1980, and got two titles in the Fuji Grand Champion Series in 1974 and 1980. After that he reverted to racing Skylines, which he became heavily synonymous with in Group 5, touring cars and JGTC. He won the Japanese Touring Car Championship in 1989, 1991 and 1992. He also won the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship in 1990, with the controversial win at the Guia Touring Car race at the Macau Grand Prix in 1990 and Daytona 24 hour in 1992. Hasemi retired from driving in 2001 and now runs NDDP Racing, a Super GT team that currently competes in the GT500 class. Hasemi also owns Hasemi Sport, a former Super GT racing team that ran under the Hasemi Motorsport banner and Nissan aftermarket parts company.

Hasemi is the most recent Japanese driver to win his home Grand Prix, winning it in 1975, when it was a non-championship race.

File:Kojima KE007 front-right 2013 Yurakucho.jpg

Hasemi's former Kojima KE007 on display at Yurakucho Marion in 2013.

File:1994 Nissan Skyline GTR JGTCC-GT1 Hasemi front.jpg

1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R prepared by Hasemi Motorsport and driven by Masahiro Hasemi in the 1994 JGTC season

Racing record

Japanese Top Formula Championship results

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Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
1974	Kojima Engineering	SUZ	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small								2nd	20
1975	Sakai Racing Team	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ	SUZ Template:Small								3rd	45
	Kojima Engineering					SUZ Template:Small
1976	Kojima Engineering	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small							2nd	52
1977	Kojima Engineering	SUZ	SUZ	MIN	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small							4th	46
	Private Hasemi						FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small
1978	Tomy Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small					2nd	72 (82)
1979	Tomy Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small					5th	55 (58)
1980	Tomy Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small						1st	71 (79)
1981	Tomy Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small							9th	22
1984	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small				6th	39
1985	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small				8th	37
1986	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small				9th	28 (30)
1987	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small			7th	38
1988	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small				9th	4
1989	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small				4th	21
1990	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small		13th	5
1991	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small	21st	2

Complete Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Pts
1976	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN Template:Small	NC	0

Complete JTC/JTCC 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	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Pts
1989	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GTS-R	JTC-1	NIS Template:Small	SEN Template:Small	TSU Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small													1st	161
1990	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	JTC-1	NIS Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	TSU Template:Small	SEN Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small													3rd	160
1991	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	JTC-1	SUG Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	TSU Template:Small	SEN Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small													1st	200
1992	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	JTC-1	AID Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	MIN Template:Small	TSU Template:Small	SEN Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small											1st	110
1993	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	JTC-1	MIN Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	SUG Template:Small	SUZ Template:Small	AID Template:Small	TSU Template:Small	TOK Template:Small	SEN Template:Small	FUJ Template:Small										7th	89
1994	Nismo	Nissan Primera		AUT 1 Template:Small	AUT 2 Template:Small	SUG 1 Template:Small	SUG 2 Template:Small	TOK 1 Template:Small	TOK 2 Template:Small	SUZ 1 Template:Small	SUZ 2 Template:Small	MIN 1 Template:Small	MIN 2 Template:Small	AID 1 Template:Small	AID 2 Template:Small	TSU 1 Template:Small	TSU 2 Template:Small	SEN 1	SEN 2	FUJ 1 Template:Small	FUJ 2 Template:Small	6th	76
1995	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Primera		FUJ 1 Template:Small	FUJ 2 Template:Small	SUG 1 Template:Small	SUG 2 Template:Small	TOK 1 Template:Small	TOK 2 Template:Small	SUZ 1 Template:Small	SUZ 2 Template:Small	MIN 1 Template:Small	MIN 2 Template:Small	AID 1 Template:Small	AID 2 Template:Small	SEN 1 Template:Small	SEN 2 Template:Small	FUJ 1 Template:Small	FUJ 2 Template:Small			16th	19
1996	HKS Opel Team Japan	Opel Vectra		FUJ 1 Template:Small	FUJ 2 Template:Small	SUG 1 Template:Small	SUG 2 Template:Small	SUZ 1 Template:Small	SUZ 2 Template:Small	MIN 1 Template:Small	MIN 2 Template:Small	SEN 1 Template:Small	SEN 2 Template:Small	TOK 1 Template:Small	TOK 2 Template:Small	FUJ 1 Template:Small	FUJ 2 Template:Small					14th	24

Complete JGTC 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	DC	Pts
1994	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	FUJ 6	SEN 1	FUJ 4	SUG 3	MIN 5			2nd	56
1995	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	SUZ 4	FUJ 2	SEN 14	FUJ 1	SUG 4	MIN 6		2nd	61
1996	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	SUZ 3	FUJ 6	SEN 2	FUJ 14	SUG 6	MIN 5		5th	47
1997	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	SUZ 4	FUJ 2	SEN 9	FUJ 6	MIN 7	SUG Ret		7th	37
1998	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	SUZ 5	FUJ C	SEN Ret	FUJ 2	MOT 8	MIN 8	SUG 5	5th	37
1999	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	SUZ 6	FUJ 7	SUG 7	MIN 4	FUJ 11	TAI 12	MOT 8	17th	27
2000	Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	MOT 5	FUJ 9	SUG Ret	FUJ 11	TAI 15	MIN 11	SUZ 8	16th	13

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1981	Template:Flagicon Nissan Motor Co.	Template:Flagicon Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	4 Cylinder	66	DNF	DNF
1982	Template:Flagicon Nissan Motor Co.	Template:Flagicon Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	B	153	8th	1st

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1986	Template:Flagicon Nismo	Template:Flagicon James Weaver Template:Flagicon Takao Wada	Nissan R85V	C1	285	16th	10th
1987	Template:Flagicon Nismo	Template:Flagicon Takao Wada Template:Flagicon Aguri Suzuki	Nissan R87E	C1	117	DNF	DNF
1989	Template:Flagicon Nismo	Template:Flagicon Kazuyoshi Hoshino Template:Flagicon Toshio Suzuki	Nissan R89C	C1	167	DNF	DNF
1990	Template:Flagicon Nismo	Template:Flagicon Kazuyoshi Hoshino Template:Flagicon Toshio Suzuki	Nissan R90CP	C1	348	5th	5th
1996	Template:Flagicon Nismo	Template:Flagicon Kazuyoshi Hoshino Template:Flagicon Toshio Suzuki	Nissan Nismo GT-R LM	GT1	307	15th	10th

Note on fastest lap in Formula One

^{{#if:| }} It was initially announced that Hasemi set the fastest lap at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, but it was a measurement mistake, and, several days later, the circuit issued a press release to correct the fastest lap holder of the race to Jacques Laffite.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> This press release was promptly made known in Japan, and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and Japanese media corrected the record.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> But this correction was not made well known outside Japan, thus, Hasemi remains credited with a fastest lap in many record books.Template:Fact

External links

• Masahiro Hasemi profile at the Japan Automobile Federation
• Hasemi Sport Deals with Nissan aftermarket parts (Japanese)
• Kojima F1 Project 1976 Japanese Grand prix page, partially dedicated to Hasemi-san and the car
• Gzox Hasemi's Super GT sponsor's page (Japanese)
• Team profile