Toru Takahashi
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was a Japan
ese race car driver.
. The following year, he ran a dual campaign, racing in the Grand Champion Series
and also stepping up to Japanese Formula 2
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Takahashi was killed in the fourth and final round of the Grand Champion Series race at Fuji Speedway
, Japan, in 1983, at the age of 23. Exiting the high-speed final turn, his car spun, lifted and flew off the track, slamming top-first into a crowd fence. One unknown female spectator was also killed in the accident.
Takahashi's final position in the 1983 Japanese Formula 2 season was 5th, with 49 points.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese race car driver.
Career
In 1982, he was runner-up in Japanese Formula 3All-Japan Formula Three Championship
, also known as Japanese Formula Three, is a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis....
. The following year, he ran a dual campaign, racing in the Grand Champion Series
Fuji Grand Champion Series
The ran from 1971 to 1989. It was a drivers' championship in Japan and was originally for 2 litre Group B6 cars. The series was started in 1973, and all races were held at the Fuji Speedway circuit.- History :...
and also stepping up to Japanese Formula 2
Formula Nippon
Formula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan.Formula Nippon evolved from the Japanese Formula 2000 series begun in 1973 by way of the Japanese Formula Two and Japanese Formula 3000 championships...
http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=986.
Takahashi was killed in the fourth and final round of the Grand Champion Series race at Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...
, Japan, in 1983, at the age of 23. Exiting the high-speed final turn, his car spun, lifted and flew off the track, slamming top-first into a crowd fence. One unknown female spectator was also killed in the accident.
Takahashi's final position in the 1983 Japanese Formula 2 season was 5th, with 49 points.