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Yojiro Terada

{{short description|Japanese racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox Le Mans driver

|Name = Yojiro Terada

|Image =

|Caption =

|Nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese

|Years = {{24hLM|1974}}, {{24hLM|1981}}–{{24hLM|2008}}

|Teams = Mazda Automotive, Mazdaspeed, Lotus Sport, Team Artnature, T.D.R., Courage Compétition, Autoexe, Welter Racing, Binnie Motorsports, T2M Motorsport, Terramos

|Best Finish = 7th ({{24hLM|1995}})

|Class Wins = 4 ({{24hLM|1983}}, {{24hLM|1988}}, {{24hLM|1990}}, {{24hLM|1996}})

}}

Image:T2M Dome.jpg-Mader during the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans.]]

{{nihongo|Yojiro Terada|寺田陽次郎|Terada Yōjirō|born 26 March 1947}} is a Japanese former racing driver from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

Racing career

He began his racing career in a Honda S600[http://www.teradayojiro.com/about/ 寺田陽次郎公式ウェブサイト » 寺田陽次郎について] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005130940/http://www.teradayojiro.com/about/ |date=October 5, 2007 }} in 1969, before he was taken on as Mazda's factory driver, a position he held through the 1990s including participating in the World Sportscar Championship and All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.{{fact|date=October 2024}}

He also took class wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona on two occasions, including in the Mazda RX-7's debut race in 1979, scoring a GTU class win at fifth place overall.[http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1979.html World Sports Racing Prototypes – IMSA 1979] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919023702/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1979.html |date=September 19, 2007 }} The other occasion was a fourth place overall finish and a GTO class win in 1982.[http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1982.html World Sports Racing Prototypes – IMSA 1982] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024172806/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1982.html |date=October 24, 2006 }}

He is known for holding the record for the second most participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans without an overall win (behind Bob Wollek), having run on 29 occasions (28 of which were consecutive) since {{24hLM|1974}}. He is also third behind Henri Pescarolo and Bob Wollek for the drivers with the most participations.{{cite web |title=The Most Regular Competitors |url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/retro/p_pilotes_5_gb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205013254/http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/retro/p_pilotes_5_gb.html |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |access-date=2009-02-19 |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO)}} He scored class victories at the event in 1983, 1988, 1990 and 1996, while his best overall finish was seventh in {{24hLM|1995}}.

Business interests

When he is not racing, he runs the Tokyo-based AutoExe ({{nihongo2|オートエクゼ}}) tuning business, specialising in tuning parts and accessories for Mazda.{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.autoexe.co.jp/SozaiTopPage/indexShincyaku.html Welcome AutoExe Page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117205023/http://www.autoexe.co.jp/SozaiTopPage/indexShincyaku.html |date=November 17, 2007 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news-263-Mazda+Roadster+by+Autoexe,+HDTV.html |title=Mazda Roadster by Autoexe, HDTV : Nihon Car .com |access-date=December 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917175430/http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news-263-Mazda+Roadster+by+Autoexe,+HDTV.html |archive-date=September 17, 2008 }} Nihon Car.com:Mazda Roadster by Autoexe, HDTV and instructs on driving at NATS (Nihon Automobile High Technical School)

{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.nats.ac.jp/pc/history/point.html 学園の10大ポイント] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110053807/http://www.nats.ac.jp/pc/history/point.html |date=November 10, 2007 }}

Family

He is the father of voice actress Haruhi Nanao.{{fact|date=October 2024}}

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

{{24hLM|1974}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazda Automotive

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuhiro Okamoto
{{flagicon|JPN}} Harukuni Takahashi

|align="left"| Sigma MC74-Mazda

| S
3.0

| 155

| NC

| NC

{{24hLM|1981}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Fushida
{{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

|align="left"| Mazda RX-7

| IMSA
GTO

| 25

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|1982}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino
{{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Moffat

|align="left"| Mazda RX-7

| IMSA
GTX

| 282

| 14th

| 6th

{{24hLM|1983}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimi Katayama

|align="left"| Mazda 717C

| C Jr.

| 302

| 12th

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

{{24hLM|1984}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Dieudonné
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda 727C

| C2

| 261

| 20th

| 6th

{{24hLM|1985}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimi Katayama
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda 737C

| C2

| 264

| 24th

| 6th

{{24hLM|1986}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimi Katayama
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda 757

| GTP

| 59

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|1987}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimi Katayama
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda 757

| GTP

| 34

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|1988}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} David Kennedy
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Dieudonné

|align="left"| Mazda 757

| GTP

| 337

| 15th

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

{{24hLM|1989}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Duez
{{flagicon|DEU}} Volker Weidler

|align="left"| Mazda 767

| GTP

| 339

| 12th

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

{{24hLM|1990}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshimi Katayama
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda 767B

| GTP

| 304

| 20th

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

{{24hLM|1991}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed
{{flagicon|FRA}} Oreca

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Dieudonné
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda 787

| C2

| 346

| 8th

| 8th

{{24hLM|1992}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed
{{flagicon|FRA}} Oreca

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Maurizio Sandro Sala
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Yorino

|align="left"| Mazda MXR-01

| C1

| 124

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|1993}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus Sport
{{flagicon|GBR}} Chamberlain Engineering

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Hardman
{{flagicon|DEN}} Thorkild Thyrring

|align="left"| Lotus Esprit S300

| GT

| 92

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|1994}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Team Artnature

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre de Thoisy

|align="left"| Mazda RX-7 GTO

| IMSA
GTS

| 250

| 15th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

{{24hLM|1995}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} D.T.R.
{{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing
{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon

|align="left"| Kudzu DG-3-Mazda

| WSC

| 282

| 7th

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

{{24hLM|1996}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing
{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon

|align="left"| Kudzu DLM-Mazda

| LMP2

| 251

| 25th

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

{{24hLM|1997}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Team D.T.R
{{flagicon|JPN}} Mazdaspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing
{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon

|align="left"| Kudzu DLM-4-Mazda

| LMP

| 263

| 17th

| 6th

{{24hLM|1998}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Courage Compétition

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Thévenin

|align="left"| Courage C36-Porsche

| LMP1

| 300

| 16th

| 5th

{{24hLM|1999}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Autoexe Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon
{{flagicon|GBR}} Robin Donovan

|align="left"| Autoexe LMP99-Ford

| LMP

| 74

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2000}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rachel Welter

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Balandras
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Boulay

|align="left"| WR LMP-Peugeot

| LMP675

| 266

| 26th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

{{24hLM|2001}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gerard Welter

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Daoudi
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-René de Fournoux

|align="left"| WR LMP01-Peugeot

| LMP675

| 245

| 19th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

{{24hLM|2002}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Autoexe Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} John Fergus
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing

|align="left"| Autoexe (WR) LMP-02-Mazda

| LMP675

| 5

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2003}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rachel Welter

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Porta
{{flagicon|GBR}} Gavin Pickering

|align="left"| WR LMP01-Peugeot

| LMP675

| 235

| NC

| NC

{{24hLM|2004}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rachel Welter

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Roussel
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Porta

|align="left"| WR LM2001-Peugeot

| LMP2

| 270

| 26th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

{{24hLM|2005}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rachel Welter

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Roussel
{{flagicon|USA}} William Binnie

|align="left"| WR LMP04-Peugeot

| LMP2

| 233

| NC

| NC

{{24hLM|2006}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Binnie Motorsports

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} William Binnie
{{flagicon|GBR}} Allen Timpany

|align="left"| Lola B05/42-Zytek

| LMP2

| 326

| 13th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

{{24hLM|2007}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} T2M Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Robin Longechal
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yutaka Yamagishi

|align="left"| Dome S101.5-Mader

| LMP2

| 56

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2008}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Terramos

|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Katoh
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuho Takahashi

|align="left"| Courage LC70-Mugen

| LMP1

| 224

| NC

| NC

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Yojiro Terada|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/yojiro-terada-6162|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=19 March 2023}}{{cite web|title=Yojiro Terada Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/yojiro-terada/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=19 March 2023}}}}}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.teradayojiro.com/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008122607/http://www.teradayojiro.com/blog/ Terada's blog page] {{in lang|ja}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071124114612/http://www.autoexe.co.jp/SozaiTopPage/indexEnglish.html AutoExe]
  • {{24 Hours of Le Mans driver|1681}}

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