Masaki Kano

Masaki Kano
Nationality Japanese
Born (1976-02-04) February 4, 1976
Previous series
2008–13
2007–08		 WTCC
ATCC

Masaki Kano (加納 政樹 Kanō Masaki, born 4 February 1976 in Hyōgo) is a Japanese auto racing driver. He best known for having competed in the World Touring Car Championship.

Career

Kano driving for Liqui Moly Team Engstler at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.

Kano competed in karting between 1991 and 1994.[1] He then attended the Winfield Racing School in France in 1995.[1]

Kano finished ninth in the Japanese Super Taikyu Series in 2006.[1] He was runner up to Fariqe Hairuman in the 2007 Asian Touring Car Championship, driving a BMW 320i for Engstler Motorsport, winning the Division 2 category, also finishing third in the Super Taiku Series.[1] The following year he finished third in the Asian Touring Car Championship.[1] He made his World Touring Car Championship debut for Engstler at the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, also racing at the subsequent Race of Macau. He returned to the WTCC for Engstler in the Asian rounds of the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.[2] He joined Engstler Motorsport once again for the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.[3] For the 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Japan he replaced team boss Franz Engstler who was unable to race due to illness.[4]

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2008 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320i BRA
1		 BRA
2		 MEX
1		 MEX
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 FRA
1		 FRA
2		 CZE
1		 CZE
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 GER
1		 GER
2		 EUR
1		 EUR
2		 ITA
1		 ITA
2		 JPN
1
24		 JPN
2
21		 MAC
1
Ret		 MAC
2
DNS		 NC 0
2009 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA
1		 BRA
2		 MEX
1		 MEX
2		 MAR
1		 MAR
2		 FRA
1		 FRA
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 CZE
1		 CZE
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 GER
1		 GER
2		 ITA
1		 ITA
2		 JPN
1
21		 JPN
2
20		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 NC 0
2010 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA
1		 BRA
2		 MAR
1		 MAR
2		 ITA
1		 ITA
2		 BEL
1		 BEL
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 CZE
1		 CZE
2		 GER
1		 GER
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 JPN
1		 JPN
2		 MAC
1
20		 MAC
2
Ret		 NC 0
2011 DeTeam KK Motorsport BMW 320 TC BRA
1		 BRA
2		 BEL
1		 BEL
2		 ITA
1		 ITA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 CZE
1		 CZE
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 GER
1		 GER
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 JPN
1
12		 JPN
2
16		 CHN
1		 CHN
2		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 NC 0
2012 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si ITA
1		 ITA
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 MAR
1		 MAR
2		 SVK
1		 SVK
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 AUT
1		 AUT
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 BRA
1		 BRA
2		 USA
1		 USA
2		 JPN
1
20		 JPN
2
21		 CHN
1		 CHN
2		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 NC 0
2013 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC ITA
1		 ITA
2		 MAR
1		 MAR
2		 SVK
1		 SVK
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 AUT
1		 AUT
2		 RUS
1		 RUS
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 ARG
1		 ARG
2		 USA
1		 USA
2		 JPN
1
19		 JPN
2
15		 CHN
1		 CHN
2		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 NC 0

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2012 JLOC Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 GT300 OKA
14		 FUJ
Ret		 SEP
 SUG
 SUZ
 FUJ
18		 AUT
 MOT
 NC 0
2013 Arnage Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT300 OKA
20		 FUJ
Ret		 SEP
20		 SUG
14		 SUZ
8		 FUJ
18		 FUJ
 AUT
2		 MOT
Ret		 15th 19
2014 Arnage Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT300 OKA
13		 FUJ
15		 AUT
8		 SUG
4		 FUJ
16		 SUZ
Ret		 BUR
6		 MOT
10		 19th 17
2015 Arnage Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT300 OKA
18		 FUJ
11		 CHA
14		 FUJ
Ret		 SUZ
Ret		 SUG
20		 AUT
16		 MOT
22		 NC 0

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.fiawtcc.com/Drivers_Details.asp?idDriver=54 Profile at fiawtcc.com
  2. ↑ http://www.touring-cars.net/2011/10/kano-gets-suzuka-seat Touring-Cars.Net — Kano gets Suzuka Seat
  3. ↑ Ferret, Olivier (29 August 2012). "Team Engstler to run 3rd car in Asia". NextGen-Auto.com (NextGen-Auto). Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Abbott, Andrew (19 September 2013). "Unwell Engstler replaced by Kano". Touring-Cars.net (Andrew Abbott). Retrieved 19 September 2013.

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