# Noritake Takahara

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Japanese racing driver (born 1951)

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Noritake Takahara Born (1951-06-06) 6 June 1951 (age 75) Tokyo, Japan Formula One World Championship career Nationality Japanese Active years 1976-1977 Teams Surtees, Kojima Entries 2 Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums 0 Career points 0 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First entry 1976 Japanese Grand Prix Last entry 1977 Japanese Grand Prix

**Noritake Takahara** (高原 敬武; born 6 June 1951) is a former [racing driver](/source/Racing_driver) from [Japan](/source/Japan). He participated in two [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 24 October 1976. He scored no championship points. Along with his compatriots [Masahiro Hasemi](/source/Masahiro_Hasemi) and [Kazuyoshi Hoshino](/source/Kazuyoshi_Hoshino), he was the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Takahara is a two-time [Japanese Formula 2000](/source/Japanese_Formula_2000) champion, winning the title in 1974 and 1976,[1] and resulting vice-champion in 1975 and third in 1973.

Takahara won the [Fuji Grand Champion Series](/source/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

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend))

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 1973 Noritake Takahara FUJ Ret SUZ 1 SUZ 1 SUZ 2 3rd 34 1974 Takahara Racing Ltd SUZ 3 SUZ 2 SUZ 1 SUZ 1 1st 45 1975 Takahara Racing Ltd FUJ 2 SUZ FUJ 2 SUZ 1 SUZ 3 2nd 59 1976 Takahara Racing Ltd FUJ 1 SUZ 1 FUJ 3 SUZ 7 SUZ 3 1st 66 1977 Takahara Racing Ltd SUZ Ret SUZ Ret MIN SUZ 4 FUJ 4 FUJ 5 SUZ 5 SUZ 8 6th 40 1978 Harada Racing Company SUZ 6 FUJ 9 SUZ Ret SUZ SUZ 6 MIN SUZ 8th 22 1979 Team IKUZAWA SUZ 4 MIN SUZ 13 FUJ Ret SUZ 7 SUZ 3 SUZ Ret 8th 28

### Complete Formula One World Championship results

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:F1_driver_results_legend_2))

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points 1976 Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Cosworth V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN 9 NC 0 1977 Kojima Engineering Kojima KE009 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Ret NC 0

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Noritake Takahara"](https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-taknor.html). *GrandPrix.org*. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

Sporting positions Preceded by Motoharu Kurosawa Japanese Formula 2000 Champion 1974 Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Hoshino Preceded by Kazuyoshi Hoshino Japanese Formula 2000 Champion 1976 Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Hoshino

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