Hisashi Wada

Hisashi Wada
Hisashi Wada
Nationality	Japanese
Born	7 June 1962; Gujō, Gifu, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season	1995
Current team	R'Qs Motorsports
Car number	22
Former teams	Team Razo, Prova Motorsports, RE Amemiya Racing, JLOC, 910 Racing
Starts	186
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	3rd in 2000, 2001
Previous series
1985–1990; 1991–1994; 1991–1996	Japanese Formula 3 Championship; Japanese Formula 3000 Championship; Japanese Touring Car Championship

Hisashi Wada (和田久, Wada Hisashi, born 7 June 1962)[1] is a Japanese racing driver and team principal.

Racing career

Wada began competing in professional motorsports in 1984 in the Suzuka Silver Cup, driving a Toyota AE86; he converted a pole to a win and finished second in the series standings. He would later compete in open-wheeled racing, competing in FJ1600, Japanese Formula 3 and Japanese Formula 3000 with some success.[2]

Wada first competed in what is now known as Super GT in 1995 as a part-time competitor for two teams, participating in two races. Wada would later move to RE Amemiya Racing and then JLOC, where he would spend much of his career. A move to 910 Racing in 2000 netted him a win and 3rd in the championship two years in a row before moving back to JLOC. While at JLOC, Wada was noted for his aggressive driving style.[3] In 2010, Wada started his own team, R'Qs Motorsports, where he acts as team principal and the team's representative director.[4]

He went by the pseudonym of WADA-Q from 2003 to 2005.[1][2]

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
1985	Okuno Speed	March 783	Toyota 2T-G 2.0 I4	SUZ Ret	FUJ	SUZ 22	TSU	NIS	SUZ 7	SUZ 14				17th	4
1986	Okuno & Safety Sports			SUZ 11	FUJ	SUZ	TSU	NIS	TSU	SEN	SUZ	SUZ		NC	0
1986	Special ¥150m Support Car			SUZ	FUJ	SUZ DSQ	TSU	NIS	TSU	SEN	SUZ	SUZ		NC	0
1988	Choro-Q Racing Team Meiju	Reynard 873	Volkswagen GX 2.0 I4	SUZ	TSU	FUJ	SUZ	SUG	TSU	SEN Ret	SUZ	NIS Ret	SUZ 10	NC	0
1989	Le Garage Cox Racing	Ralt RT32		SUZ 23	FUJ DNS	SUZ 11	TSU	SUG	TSU	SUZ	NIS	SUZ	SUZ	8th	7
	Capcom Racing Team	Ralt RT33		SUZ	FUJ	SUZ	TSU DNQ	SUG	TSU	SUZ	NIS	SUZ	SUZ
		Ralt RT33	Mugen MF204 2.0 I4	SUZ	FUJ	SUZ	TSU	SUG	TSU Ret	SUZ 7	NIS Ret	SUZ 6	SUZ 2
1990		Ralt RT34	Mugen MF204 2.0 I4	SUZ 1	FUJ Ret	SUZ Ret	TSU 4	SEN 2	SUG DSQ	TSU 3	SUZ 7	NIS 2	SUZ 4	3rd	31

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

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

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
1991	Capcom Racing with Funaki Racing	Lola T90/50	Mugen MF308 3.0 V8	SUZ DNS	AUT DNQ	FUJ DNQ	MIN DNQ	SUZ 8	SUG DNQ	FUJ DNQ	SUZ DNQ	FUJ C	SUZ	FUJ DNS	NC	0
1992	Capcom Racing Team	Lola T91/50 Lola T92/50		SUZ Ret	FUJ 5	MIN 9	SUZ Ret	AUT 12	SUG 16	FUJ 16	FUJ 13	SUZ 11	FUJ 21	SUZ 11	16th	2
1993	Capcom Racing Team Hagiwara Racing	Lola T93/50		SUZ Ret	FUJ Ret	MIN Ret	SUZ Ret	AUT C	SUG 24	FUJ C	FUJ 13	SUZ 19	FUJ Ret	SUZ 10	NC	0
1994	Stella International	Lola T93/50		SUZ	FUJ	MIN	SUZ	SUG	FUJ	SUZ	FUJ	FUJ Ret	SUZ 12		NC	0

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship 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	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
1991	Object T	Toyota Corolla Levin	JTC-3	SUG 3	SUZ Ret	TSU Ret	SEN 6	AUT 7	FUJ											?	42
1992	Object T	Toyota Corolla Levin	JTC-3	TIA 3	AUT 2	SUG 3	SUZ 1	MIN Ret	TSU 3	SEN Ret	FUJ Ret									8th	57
1995	Team Dome-Kosei	Ford Mondeo	JTCC	FUJ 1	FUJ 2	SUG 1	SUG 2	TOK 1	TOK 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 2	MIN 1	MIN 2	TAI 1	TAI 2	SEN 1 Ret	SEN 2 Ret	FUJ 1 Ret	FUJ 2 17	NC	0
1996	Kosei J.P. Team Pures	Ford Mondeo	JTCC	FUJ 1	FUJ 2	SUG 1	SUG 2	SUZ 1 16	SUZ 2 Ret	MIN 1 9	MIN 2 Ret	SEN 1 Ret	SEN 2 Ret	TOK 1	TOK 2	FUJ 1	FUJ 2			18th	2

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	Points
1995	Team Razo	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)	GT1	SUZ	FUJ Ret	SEN	FUJ	SUG	MIN				NC	0
1995	Prova Motorsport	Porsche 964 RS	GT1	SUZ	FUJ	SEN	FUJ	SUG DNS	MIN				NC	0
1996	RE Amemiya Racing	Mazda RX-7	GT300	SUZ	FUJ 9	SEN 3	FUJ	SUG	MIN				17th	14
1997	JLOC Corsa	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	GT500	SUZ	FUJ Ret	SEN Ret	FUJ 14	MIN Ret	SUG 13				NC	0
1998	JLOC Corsa	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	SUZ Ret	FUJ C	SEN 9	FUJ 18	MOT 10	MIN 13	SUG 11			20th	3
1999	JLOC	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	SUZ 15	FUJ Ret	SUG 14	MIN Ret	FUJ 17	TAI Ret	MOT 14			NC	0
2000	910 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	GT300	MOT 4	FUJ 2	SUG Ret	FUJ 4	TAI 1	MIN 2	SUZ 4			3rd	80
2001	910 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	GT300	TAI 5	FUJ 6	SUG 2	FUJ 6	MOT 10	SUZ 4	MIN 5			3rd	54
2002	JLOC	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	TAI DNQ	FUJ Ret	SUG 15	SEP Ret	FUJ Ret	MOT 18	MIN Ret	SUZ Ret		NC	0
2003		Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	TAI 15	FUJ Ret	SUG Ret	FUJ 16	FUJ 15	MOT 15	AUT Ret	SUZ Ret		NC	0
2004		Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	GT500	TAI	SUG DNQ	SEP Ret	TOK	MOT Ret	AUT Ret	SUZ 15			NC	0
2004			GT500	TAI	SUG	SEP	TOK DNQ	MOT	AUT	SUZ			NC	0
2005			GT500	OKA 13	FUJ DNS	SEP	SUG	MOT	FUJ	AUT	SUZ		NC	0
2005		Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1	GT300	OKA	FUJ	SEP	SUG Ret	MOT 11	FUJ 8	AUT	SUZ Ret		18th	3
2006		Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1	GT300	SUZ 5	OKA Ret	FUJ 5	SEP	SUG 12	SUZ 17	MOT 13	AUT 18	FUJ 9	19th	20
2007		Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3	GT300	SUZ DNQ	OKA DNQ	FUJ DNQ	SEP DNQ	SUG DNQ	SUZ 17	MOT 19	AUT Ret	FUJ 25	NC	0
2008			GT300	SUZ DNQ	OKA 19	FUJ Ret	SEP 20	SUG 18	SUZ 14	MOT 23	AUT 21	FUJ Ret	NC	0
2009			GT300	OKA 11	SUZ Ret	FUJ Ret	SEP 15	SUG 19	SUZ 12	FUJ 11	AUT 17	MOT Ret	NC	0
2010	R'Qs Motorsports	Vemac RD350R	GT300	SUZ	OKA	FUJ	SEP	SUG	SUZ 13	FUJ C	MOT 18		NC	0
2011			GT300	OKA 13	FUJ 13	SEP 16	SUG Ret	SUZ 19	FUJ	AUT 14	MOT		NC	0
2012			GT300	OKA 16	FUJ 12	SEP 18	SUG DNQ	SUZ 12	FUJ 16	AUT 18	MOT		NC	0
2013		Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT300	OKA Ret	FUJ 13	SEP Ret	SUG 19	SUZ 12	FUJ 17	AUT 14	MOT 16		NC	0
2014			GT300	OKA 20	FUJ 11	AUT 17	SUG 20	FUJ 11	SUZ 15	CHA 9	MOT 14		34th	2
2015			GT300	OKA DNS	FUJ	CHA 15	FUJ 10	SUZ 16	SUG 10	AUT 22	MOT 24		32nd	2
2016			GT300	OKA 19	FUJ Ret	SUG 20	FUJ Ret	SUZ 23	CHA 18	MOT 21	MOT 21		NC	0
2017			GT300	OKA 24	FUJ	AUT 26	SUG	FUJ 26	SUZ 21	CHA	MOT 25		NC	0
2018		Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 19	FUJ 25	SUZ 25	CHA	FUJ 21	SUG DNQ	AUT 25	MOT 28		NC	0
2019			GT300	OKA 17	FUJ 20	SUZ 26	CHA	FUJ 23	AUT Ret	SUG	MOT 26		NC	0
2020			GT300	FUJ 24	FUJ 28	SUZ 23	MOT Ret	FUJ	SUZ 26	MOT 28	FUJ 27		NC	0
2021		Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO 2020	GT300	OKA 20	FUJ Ret	SUZ 28	MOT 21	SUG	AUT Ret	MOT	FUJ		NC	0
2022			GT300	OKA 25	FUJ Ret	SUZ	FUJ 20	SUZ 21	SUG 24	AUT 24	MOT 22		NC	0
2023			GT300	OKA 20	FUJ 21	SUZ 26	FUJ	SUZ	SUG	AUT	MOT		NC*	0*

* Season still in progress.

References

"2005 Driver Information". Super GT (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
"WadaQ web". wadaq.rqs.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
"SUCCESSIVE DRIVERS:HISASHI WADA". JLOC. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
O'Connell, R.J. (3 November 2021). "R'Qs Motor Sports Out Of Motegi After Autopolis Accident". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

Hisashi Wada career summary at DriverDB.com

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[hisashi-1] "2005 Driver Information". Super GT (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[wadaq-2] "WadaQ web". wadaq.rqs.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[3] "SUCCESSIVE DRIVERS:HISASHI WADA". JLOC. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[rqs-4] O'Connell, R.J. (3 November 2021). "R'Qs Motor Sports Out Of Motegi After Autopolis Accident". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.