Noritake Takahara is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Formula 1 for Kojima. Takahara has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,395 ranks Takahara 1957th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1977-10-23 | Fuji Speedway | DNF | −126 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Kojima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −126 | 3,395 |
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +63 | 3,445 |
Noritake Takahara made two Formula 1 starts for Kojima in 1976 and 1977, scoring no points. He was among the first Japanese drivers to compete in the World Championship, debuting on 24 October 1976 alongside compatriots Masahiro Hasemi and Kazuyoshi Hoshino. His career in the sport was brief; the available record shows a single classified finish in 1977, when he completed the race in 22nd place.[1]
Takahara's sole finish came against a field that included established competitors. He managed to out-qualify and finish ahead of Jean-Pierre Jarier, a front-running professional driver with a Racer Rating well above his own, on that occasion. His racing rating of 3,395 places him in the upper tier of national and feeder championship competitors. The circumstances of his two starts and the calibre of driver he raced against suggest a career as an amateur or semi-professional in international single-seater racing, competing in the sport's highest category but without the sustained presence or results necessary to establish himself at that level.[2]