Noritake Takahara

Noritake Takahara

Born	6 June 1951
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Japanese
Active years	1976-1977
Teams	Surtees, Kojima
Entries	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1976 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry	1977 Japanese Grand Prix

Noritake Takahara (高原 敬武, born June 6, 1951 in Tokyo) is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 24, 1976. He scored no championship points.

Takahara is a two-time Japanese Formula 2000 champion, winning the title in 1974 and 1976, and resulting vice-champion in 1975 and third in 1973.

He won the Fuji Grand Champion Series three times in 1973, 1975 and 1976, and resulted vice-champion in 1974. He collected 17 wins and 30 podiums in that championship.

Racing record

Japanese Top Formula Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
1973	Noritake Takahara	FUJ Ret	SUZ 1	SUZ 1	SUZ 2					3rd	34
1974	Takahara Racing Ltd	SUZ 3	SUZ 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 1					1st	45
1975	Takahara Racing Ltd	FUJ 2	SUZ	FUJ 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 3				2nd	59
1976	Takahara Racing Ltd	FUJ 1	SUZ 1	FUJ 3	SUZ 7	SUZ 3				1st	66
1977	Takahara Racing Ltd	SUZ Ret	SUZ Ret	MIN	SUZ 4	FUJ 4	FUJ 5	SUZ 5	SUZ 8	6th	40
1978	Harada Racing Company	SUZ 6	FUJ 9	SUZ Ret	SUZ	SUZ 6	MIN	SUZ		8th	22
1979	Team IKUZAWA	SUZ 4	MIN	SUZ 13	FUJ Ret	SUZ 7	SUZ 3	SUZ Ret		8th	28

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1976	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Cosworth V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN 9		NC	0
1977	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE009	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN Ret	NC	0

Sources

• Profile at www.grandprix.com