Kazuo Mogi | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Itako, Ibaraki, Japan | 2 February 1953
Previous series | |
1983–1990 1985–1996 1988, 1990 1994–1997 | All Japan Endurance Championship Japanese Touring Car Championship Japanese Formula 3000 Championship All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship |
Championship titles | |
1985, 1989, 1992 1987 | Japanese Touring Car Championship All Japan Endurance Championship |
Kazuo Mogi (茂木 和男, Mogi Kazuo, born 2 February 1953) is a retired Japanese racing driver.
Racing career
Mogi first began professional competition in 1975, driving a Nissan Sunny. He competed in the FJ1600 Championship, joining midway through 1980, driving a West 80J;[1] he would later participate in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and the All Japan Endurance Championship, but it was the Japanese Touring Car Championship where he is most well known.
Mogi is a three-time Japanese Touring Car champion, winning the title in 1985, 1989 and 1992. Mogi also won the 1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship with Kunimitsu Takahashi in a Porsche 962C. In 1992, Mogi tested the HKS 300E V12 engine intended for use in Formula One in a stretched Lola T91/50 chassis.[2]
Mogi then competed in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship from 1994 before retiring from racing in 1997.
Racing record
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 | DC | Points |
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1988 | SICS Racing Team | March 88B Lola T88/50 |
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | SUZ Ret |
FUJ 10 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 11 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 15 |
SUZ 11 |
NC | 0 | ||
1990 | Zoom Racing | Lola T89/50 Lola T90/50 |
SUZ | FUJ Ret |
MIN | SUZ 10 |
SUG 23 |
FUJ 15 |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ DNQ |
FUJ DNQ |
SUZ DNQ |
NC | 0 |
Complete JSPC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Co-driver(s) | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
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1983 | MO Racing | ![]() |
Mazda RX-7 | B | SUZ Ret |
SUZ | FUJ | NC | 0 | |||
1985 | Auto Beaurex Motorsport | ![]() |
Lotec M1C | C1 | SUZ 6 |
FUJ Ret |
FUJ 9 |
SUZ 9 |
FUJ 14 |
FUJ Ret |
27th | 8 |
1986 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOM'S 85C | C1 | SUZ 7 |
FUJ DNS |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 14 |
FUJ Ret |
39th | 4 | |
1987 | ADVAN Alpha Nova | ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 962C | C1 | SUZ 2 |
FUJ 3 |
FUJ 1 |
SUZ 3 |
FUJ 11 |
FUJ 1 |
1st | 59 |
1988 | ![]() |
C1 | FUJ 3 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 2 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 6 |
4th | 48 | ||
1989 | Ba-Tsu ADVAN Alpha Tomei | ![]() ![]() |
C1 | FUJ 9 |
FUJ 10 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 10 |
? | ? | ||
1990 | ADVAN Alpha Nova | ![]() |
C1 | FUJ 8 |
FUJ C |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 6 |
FUJ Ret |
22nd | 9 |
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete JGTC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
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1994 | Team Taisan | Porsche 962C | GT1 | FUJ Ret |
SEN | FUJ | SUG | MIN | NC | 0 | |
1996 | Cobra Racing Team | Porsche 911 RSR | GT300 | SUZ 2 |
FUJ 7 |
SEN Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 3 |
MIN 2 |
5th | 46 |
1997 | Team Take One | GT500 | SUZ 9 |
FUJ Ret |
SEN 12 |
FUJ 12 |
MIN 11 |
SUG 9 |
26th | 4 |
References
- ^ "west-racing". FJ Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "HKSが"究極"を追い求めて開発したF1エンジン。漆黒のテスト車両と共に東京オートサロンに展示された". jp.motorsport.com (in Japanese). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
External links
- Kazuo Mogi career summary at DriverDB.com