Yuji Tachikawa is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for TGR Team Zent Cerumo. Tachikawa is a one-time champion (2013), with 10 wins and 30 podiums from 121 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,626 ranks Tachikawa 172th of 13,563 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.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Super GT | TGR Team Zent Cerumo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +121 | 5,405 |
| 2022 | Super GT | TGR Team Zent Cerumo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −421 | 5,284 |
| 2021 | Super GT | TGR Team Zent Cerumo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +80 | 5,704 |
| 2020 | Super GT | TGR Team Zent Cerumo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P7 | +88 | 5,640 |
| 2019 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +169 | 5,576 |
| 2018 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P15 | +300 | 5,470 |
| 2017 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P35 | +191 | 5,206 |
| 2016 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −221 | 4,892 |
| 2015 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P5 | +252 | 4,899 |
| 2014 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +89 | 4,903 |
| 2013 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P7 | +117 | 4,757 |
| 2012 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P2 | +359 | 4,640 |
| 2011 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +323 | 4,281 |
| 2010 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +333 | 3,957 |
| 2009 | Super GT | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P12 | +352 | 3,625 |
| 2008 | Super GT | Zent Toyota Team Cerumo | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +940 | 3,273 |
| 1997 | Formula 3 Macau | Lian Toda Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −172 | 2,333 |
| 1995 | Formula 3 Macau | Team NMS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −95 | 2,505 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Ronnie Quintarelli | 5,197 | 112 | 52 | 60 | 46% |
| 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Kataoka | 3,100 | 112 | 99 | 13 | 88% |
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru Taniguchi | 3,097 | 111 | 104 | 7 | 94% |
| 🇯🇵 Hironobu Yasuda | 2,898 | 111 | 80 | 31 | 72% |
| 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 2,222 | 109 | 100 | 9 | 92% |
| 🇯🇵 Tsugio Matsuda | 5,206 | 107 | 56 | 51 | 52% |
| 🇯🇵 Takashi Kogure | 3,178 | 107 | 73 | 34 | 68% |
| 🇯🇵 Shinichi Takagi | 2,782 | 107 | 102 | 5 | 95% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuya Oshima | 5,272 | 105 | 52 | 53 | 50% |
| 🇧🇷 João Paulo de Oliveira | 3,511 | 105 | 72 | 33 | 69% |
Yuji Tachikawa is a Japanese former racing driver who competed primarily in Super GT from 2008 to 2023, accumulating 117 starts with 10 wins and 30 podium finishes for TGR Team Zent Cerumo. He also contested Formula 3 Macau between 1995 and 1997, recording four starts without securing victories or podium positions. Across all racing series, Tachikawa compiled 121 starts, 10 wins, and 30 podiums during his career.[1]
Tachikawa secured the Super GT championship in 2013, representing the pinnacle of his racing achievements in the series where he spent the majority of his competitive years. His final racing season came in 2023, when he started in seven Super GT rounds without claiming wins or podiums, finishing in ninth position overall. He maintains a Racer Rating of 4,626 on an Elo-style scale.[2]