Seigo Yamamoto

Seigo Yamamoto (山本聖剛, Yamamoto Seigo, born April 16, 1971 in Takarazuka), known as "Boss", is a Japanese drift driver.[1]

He first became a pro driver at the age of 18, racing Honda Civics in the Civic and Mirage race divisions in Japan. He set track records at the Suzuka track in Japan which stood for a number of years. At 20 he opened a tuning shop called Garage-S to focus on the technical side of race tuning, and would later become more widely known after establishing himself in the Japan Drift and tuning scene. From the mid-1990s onwards he focused his time tuning and racing the SR20DET powered Nissan S13 180SX and Nissan Skyline GTS-t SR20DET or RB20DET powered versions, as well developing his own line of aero body kits and sportswear line.

Seigo Yamamoto is currently racing a Toyota Chaser with an OS Giken built KA24DE powered in the 2006 Formula D series. Falken Tires, OS Giken, K&N, Wise Sports, Sparco, Tein, Garage-S and Skye Service SPL are current sponsors.

Complete Drifting Results

ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenLast 4 [Semi-final]
BlueLast 8 [Quarter-final]
PurpleLast 16 (16) [1st Tsuiou Round OR Tandem Battle]
(Numbers are given to indicate Top 10 finish)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
(Given to indicate that the driver has been stripped of their position through disqualification)
WhiteFirst Round (TAN) [Tansou OR Qualifying Single Runs]
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
  • When driver's position are highlighted in blue, this indicates either the driver earned 100pt or 100pt tansou (solo run) bonus has been awarded, with the latter being in use for Pre-2005.

D1 Grand Prix

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Position Points
2001 EBS
NIK
BHH
EBS
NIK
2002 BHH
EBS
SGO
TKB
EBS
SEK
NIK
2003 TKB
BHH
SGO
FUJ
EBS
SEK
TKB
2004 IRW
SGO
EBS
APS
ODB
EBS
TKB

Formula D

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Position Points
2006 Rd. 1
Rd. 2
Rd. 3
Rd. 4
Rd. 5
Rd. 6
Rd. 7
2007 Rd. 1
Rd. 2
Rd. 3
Rd. 4
Rd. 5
Rd. 6
Rd. 7

References

  1. MazdaUSA site


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