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Minoru Tanaka (racing driver)

{{notability|1=Biographies|date=March 2021}}

{{Short description|Japanese racing driver}}

Minoru Tanaka (田中 実, Minoru Tanaka, born June 1, 1963, Kyoto Prefecture) is a retired Japanese racing driver.{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Speedsport|title=Minoru Tanaka: Racedriver biography - career and success|url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/minoru-tanaka_-_1073.html|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.speedsport-magazine.com|language=en}}

Career

Tanaka was active in automobile racing.

After playing an active part in the Japanese junior formula, he fully participated in the British Formula 3 Championship in 1990.  Future F1 drivers such as Mika Häkkinen, Mika Salo and Hideki Noda also participated in this race.  He returned to Japan the following year to compete in Japan's top formula.  When the All Japan GT Championship was launched, Tanaka also participated in this race.{{Cite web|title=SUPERGT.net {{!}} 2005 Driver Information|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/supergt/2005/05team/05driver_data/05tm031d1en.htm|access-date=2021-03-08|website=supergt.net}}  He mainly participates in Toyota-affiliated teams and has also won the championship.  He retired from racing in 2006 and is now the representative of an auto parts manufacturer.{{Cite web|title=クーラント（冷却水）・ローテンプサーモ・ＶＦＣ・バンテージなどの冷却パーツ専門メーカー「ＢＩＬＬＩＯＮ」|url=http://www.billion-inc.co.jp/index2.html|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.billion-inc.co.jp}}

Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! DC

! Pts

1990

! Leyton House Racing Team

| SUZ

| FSW

| MIN

| SUZ

| SUG

| FSW

| FSW

| SUZ

| FSW

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ
Ret

|

! NC

! 0

1991

! Leyton House Racing Team

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
Ret

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| FSW
DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIN
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUG
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FSW
15

| SUZ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FSW
C

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ
15

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| FSW
DNQ

! 18th

! 3

1992

! Team Take One

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FSW
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUG
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FSW
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FSW
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FSW
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FSW
14

! NC

! 0

1993

! Ad Racing Team

| SUZ

| FSW

| MIN

| SUZ

| AUT

| SUG

| FSW

| FSW

| SUZ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | FSW
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SUZ
12

! NC

! 0

1994

! Team 5Zigen with Ad Racing Team

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ
14

| FSW

| MIN

| SUZ

| SUG

| FSW

| SUZ

| FSW

| FSW

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ
13

|

! NC

! 0

JGTC/Super GT results

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! DC

! Pts

1995

! Runkup Tomei Sports

! Porsche 911

! GT1

|SUZ

|FUJ

|SEN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG
10

|MIN

|

|

|

! 29th

! 1

1997

! Kraft

! Toyota Cavalier

! GT300

|SUZ

|FUJ

|SEN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIN
4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG
16

|

|

|

! 17th

! 10

1998

! Team Power Kraft

! Toyota Supra

! GT500

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUZ
8

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|FUJ
C

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEN
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ
12

|MOT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIN
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG
7

|

|

! 17th

! 8

1999

! Kraft

! Toyota AE86

! GT300

|SUZ

|FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIN
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAI
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT
Ret

|

|

! 19th

! 13

2000

! Kraft

! Toyota AE86

! GT300

|MOT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
6

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|SUG
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAI
9

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIN
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUZ
Ret

|

|

! 21st

! 8

2001

! Racing Project Bandoh

! Toyota MR-S

! GT300

|TAI

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG
10

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|FUJ
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|MOT
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUZ
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIN
13

|

|

! 9th

! 33

2002

! Racing Project Bandoh

! Toyota MR-S

! GT300

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TAI
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUG
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEP
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ
22

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOT
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIN
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ
12

|

! 12th

! 31

rowspan="2"| 2003

! rowspan="2" |Racing Project Bandoh

! Toyota MR-S

!rowspan="2"| GT300

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAI
8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|FUJ
DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan="2"| 4th

!rowspan="2"| 63

Toyota Celica

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG
20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|FUJ
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOT
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|AUT
16

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SUZ
1

|

2004

! Apex with Apr

! Toyota MR-S

! GT300

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAI
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SEP
22

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TOK
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AUT
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUZ
10

|

|

! 15th

! 14

2005

! Kicchouhouzan with apr

! Toyota MR-S

! GT300

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAI
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEP
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SUG
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|AUT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUZ
7

|

! 8th

! 52

2006

! Kicchouhouzan with apr

! Toyota MR-S

! GT300

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUZ
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TAI
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEP
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOT
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AUT
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
4

! 15th

! 28

References

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