Noritake Takahara

{{short description|Japanese racing driver (born 1951)}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP single source|date=November 2025}} {{No significant coverage (sports)|date=October 2025}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox F1 driver | name = Noritake Takahara | nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|06|06|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan | years = {{F1|1976}}-{{F1|1977}} | teams =[[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]], [[Kojima Engineering|Kojima]] | races = 2 | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | podiums = 0 | points = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | first_race = [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix]] | first_win = | last_win = | last_race = [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix]] }} '''Noritake Takahara''' (高原敬武; born 6 June 1951) is a former [[racing driver]] from [[Japan]]. He participated in two [[Formula One]] World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 24 October 1976. He scored no championship points. Along with his compatriots [[Masahiro Hasemi]] and [[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]], he was the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix.{{cn|date=December 2025}}

Takahara is a two-time [[Japanese Formula 2000]] champion, winning the title in 1974 and 1976,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-taknor.html|title=Noritake Takahara|website=GrandPrix.org|accessdate=November 1, 2025}}</ref> and resulting vice-champion in 1975 and third in 1973.

Takahara won the [[Fuji Grand Champion Series]] three times in 1973, 1975 and 1976, and resulted vice-champion in 1974. He collected 17 wins and 30 podiums in that championship.

==Racing record==

===Japanese Top Formula Championship results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! DC ! Points |- ! 1973 ! Noritake Takahara |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]'' {{small|2}} | | | | |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''34''' |- ! 1974 ! Takahara Racing Ltd |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]''' {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|1}} | | | | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''45''' |- ! 1975 ! Takahara Racing Ltd |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} | | | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''59''' |- ! 1976 ! Takahara Racing Ltd |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} | | | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''66''' |- ! 1977 ! Takahara Racing Ltd |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|8}} ! 6th ! 40 |- ! 1978 ! Harada Racing Company |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|6}} |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]] |[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] | ! 8th ! 22 |- ! 1979 ! Team IKUZAWA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|4}} |[[Mine Circuit|MIN]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} | ! 8th ! 28 |}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results=== ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! WDC ! Points |- | [[1976 Formula One season|1976]] ! [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Team Surtees]] ! [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]] [[Surtees TS19|TS19]] ! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]] | [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] | [[1976 South African Grand Prix|RSA]] | [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | [[1976 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | [[1976 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | [[1976 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1976 French Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1976 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | [[1976 German Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1976 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1976 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | [[1976 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | [[1976 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | [[1976 United States Grand Prix|USA]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] {{small|9}} | ! NC ! 0 |- | [[1977 Formula One season|1977]] ! [[Kojima Engineering]] ! [[Kojima Engineering|Kojima]] [[Kojima KE009|KE009]] ! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]] | [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] | [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] | [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]] | [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] {{small|Ret}} ! NC ! 0 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=[[Formula Nippon|Japanese Formula 2000]] [[Champion]] |before=[[Motoharu Kurosawa]]|after=[[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]]|years=1974}} {{succession box|title=[[Formula Nippon|Japanese Formula 2000]] [[Champion]] |before=[[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]]|after=[[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]]|years=1976}} {{s-end}}

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