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 3,839 ranks Takahara 4333th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1977-10-23 | Fuji | DNF | −123 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +69 | Fuji 1976 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Kojima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −123 | 3,839 |
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +2,538 | 3,888 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Jody ScheckterHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,391 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki LaudaHigher-rated, 3× champion | 6,274 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie PetersonHigher-rated | 6,242 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,323 | 🇺🇸 Gene Force | Formula 1 | 3,841 |
| 4,324 | 🇬🇧 Jim Crawford | Formula 1 | 3,841 |
| 4,325 | 🇨🇭 Nicolò Rosi | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,841 |
| 4,326 | 🇺🇸 Paulie Harraka | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,841 |
| 4,327 | 🇺🇸 Brian Tyler | NASA | 3,840 |
| 4,328 | 🇩🇪 Dennis Furchheim | Formula 3 Euro Series | 3,840 |
| 4,329 | 🇹🇭 Sandy Stuvik | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,840 |
| 4,330 | 🇬🇧 Terrence Woodward | European Le Mans Series | 3,840 |
| 4,331 | 🇺🇸 Boston Reid | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,839 |
| 4,332 | 🇺🇸 Mason Massey | ARCA Menards West | 3,839 |
| 4,333 | 🇯🇵 Noritake Takahara | Formula 1 | 3,839 |
| 4,334 | 🇳🇱 Peter Kutemann | FIA GT Championship | 3,839 |
| 4,335 | 🇳🇱 Remon Leonard Vos | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,839 |
| 4,336 | 🇸🇲 Stefano Valli | World Touring Car Championship | 3,839 |
| 4,337 | 🇺🇸 Tony Hirschman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,839 |
| 4,338 | 🇺🇸 Dale Shaw | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,838 |
| 4,339 | 🇺🇸 Jason Hathaway | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,838 |
| 4,340 | 🇺🇸 John Fitch | Formula 1 | 3,838 |
| 4,341 | 🇺🇸 Kelly Moore | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,838 |
| 4,342 | 🇬🇧 Leslie Marr | Formula 1 | 3,838 |
| 4,343 | 🇺🇸 Stuart Kirby | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,838 |
Noritake Takahara was an established professional racing driver from Japan who competed in Formula 1 in 1976 and 1977 for Kojima. His career on the indexed record comprises two starts in the world championship, a single-class international solo racing series that fielded amateurs and semi-professionals alongside graded professionals in the same races.[1]
Takahara made his Formula 1 debut on 24 October 1976 at the Japanese Grand Prix, becoming the first Japanese driver to start a world championship Grand Prix alongside his compatriots Masahiro Hasemi and Kazuyoshi Hoshino. He returned to the grid once more in 1977 and finished 17th in the championship standings across that season, with no points scored. His indexed record shows one finish ahead of Jean-Pierre Jarier, a professional with 138 Formula 1 starts to his name, and one ahead of Hasemi, an entry-level professional. Kojima, the team that fielded his sole indexed start, was a small operation that won no races in the index and counted Hoshino, also an entry-level professional, as its strongest driver.[2]