is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan.
Career After he won the Japanese Formula 3 championship in 1990, Hattori failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One Grands Prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves. He raced in Indy Lights in the mid-1990s, and in CART briefly in 1999 for Walker Racing with a best finish of 14th. In 1997, he tested a Formula One prototype, the F105, for Dome F1 at Suzuka and other Japanese race tracks, but Dome F1 never entered a Formula One Grand Prix.
Hattori competed regularly at the Japanese Touring Car Championship, winning the 1996 title with a Mooncraft Honda Accord after collecting five wins and three second-place finishes in 12 starts.
In 1991, driving a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R for Nismo, Hattori, David Brabham and Anders Olofsson won the Spa 24 Hours.
Hattori is not related to compatriot and fellow racer Shigeaki Hattori. He has been one of the presenters of the Best Motoring video series.
Racing record
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 DC Pts 1988 VW Asia Motorsport VW SUZ TSU FUJ SUZ SUG TSU SEN SUZ NIS SUZ 9th 6 1989 Le Garage Cox Racing Team VW SUZ FUJ SUZ SEN TSU SUG TSU SUZ NIS SUZ SUZ 4th 18 1990 Kawai Steel Le Garage Cox Racing Mugen SUZ FUJ SUZ TSU SEN SUG TSU SUZ NIS SUZ 1st 52
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship/Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 1991 Le Garage Cox RacingMooncraft SUZ AUT FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ FUJ 19th 3 1992 Le Garage Cox RacingMooncraft SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ AUT SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ 5th 21 1993 Le Garage Cox RacingMooncraft SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ AUT SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ 15th 4 1994 Team LeMans SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ SUZ FUJ FUJ SUZ 5th 27 1995 Team LeMans SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ TOK FUJ SUZ 8th 11 1996 X Japan RacingTeam LeMans SUZ MIN FUJ TOK SUZ SUG FUJ MIN SUZ FUJ 2nd 38 2000 Team 5ZIGEN SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SUG MOT FUJ MIN SUZ 8th 10 2001 Team 5ZIGEN SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ 2nd 33 2002 Team 5ZIGEN SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ MOT SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ 8th 9 2003 DoCoMo TeamDandelion Racing SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ 13th 3 2004 DoCoMo TeamDandelionRacing SUZ SUG MOT SUZ SUG MIN SEP MOT SUZ 9th 7 2005 DoCoMo TeamDandelion Racing MOT SUZ SUG FUJ SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ 12th 7
Complete JGTC/Super GT Results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 1994 Mooncraft Nissan Silvia GT1FUJSENFUJSUGMIN 14th 14 1996 Team Lark McLaren F1 GTR GT500SUZFUJSENFUJSUGMIN2nd60 2000 Raybrig Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Honda NSX GT500MOTFUJSUGFUJTAIMIN 15th 13 2001 Team Impul Nissan Skyline GT-RGT500TAIFUJSUG 23rd 4 Hitotsuyama Racing McLaren F1 GTRFUJMOTSUZMIN 2002 Hitotsuyama Racing McLaren F1 GTR GT500TAIFUJSUGSEPFUJMOTMINSUZ 17th 27 2003 Kraft Toyota Supra GT500TAIFUJSUGFUJFUJMOTAUTSUZ 15th 24 2004 Kraft Toyota Supra GT500TAISUGSEPTOKMOTAUTSUZ 10th 37 2005 Kraft Toyota Supra GT500OKAFUJSEPSUGMOTFUJAUTSUZ 12th 29 2006 Toyota Team Kraft Lexus SC430 GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ 9th 64 2007 Toyota Team Kraft Lexus SC430 GT500SUZOKAFUJSEPSUGSUZMOTAUTFUJ 19th 14
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (–1993) results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 1992 Mooncraft Honda Civic JTC-3TAIAUTSUGSUZMINTSUSENFUJ3rd77 1993 Mooncraft Honda Civic JTC-3MINAUTSUGSUZTAITSUTOKSENFUJ1st93
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (1994-) 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 DC Pts 1994 Moon Craft Honda Civic Ferio AUT1 AUT2 SUG1 SUG2TOK1 TOK2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 AID1 AID2 TSU1 TSU2 SEN1 SEN2 FUJ1 FUJ2 7th 64 1995 Moon Craft Honda Civic Ferio FUJ1 FUJ2 SUG1 SUG2 TOK1 TOK2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 AID1 AID2 SEN1 SEN2 FUJ1 FUJ2 15th 26 1996 Moon Craft Honda Accord FUJ1 FUJ2 SUG1 SUG2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 SEN1 SEN2 TOK1 TOK21st125 1997 Team Mugen Honda Accord FUJ1 FUJ2 AID1 AID2 SUG1 SUG2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 SEN1 SEN2 TOK1 TOK2 FUJ1 FUJ2 14th 24
Complete Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points Coloni Racing Srl Coloni C4 Cosworth V8 USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC 0
Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 1995 Auto Sport Racing SIL CAT PAU PER HOC SPA EST MAG NC 0
American open–wheel racing results (key)
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref 1997 Team GreenMIALBHNAZSAVSTLMILDETPORTORTROVANLSFON16th32 1998 Team GreenMIALBHNAZSTLMILDETPORCLETORMISTROVANLSFON10th66
CART Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points Ref 1999 Walker Racing 15MIAMOTLBHNZRRIOSTLMILPORCLEROATORMISDETMDOCHIVANLSHOUSRFFON35th0
References
Profile at oldracingcars.com