Takamitsu Matsui

{{short description|Japanese racing driver (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Takamitsu Matsui | image = Matsui_Takamitsu_2026_FSW.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Matsui in 2026 | nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Fukuyama, Hiroshima|Fukuyama]], [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]], Japan | relatives = | current_series = [[Super GT]] - GT300 | first_year = [[2015 Super GT Series|Super GT]] | current_team = [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Hoppy Team Tsuchiya]] | former_teams = Team Mach | car_number = 25 | starts = 69 | wins = 4 | podiums = 9 | poles = 12 | fastest_laps = 4 | best_finish = 1st | year = [[2016 Super GT Series|2016]] | module = | prev_series = [[Asian Le Mans Series]] [[Formula Challenge Japan]] [[Formula Toyota]] | prev_series_years = [[2014 Asian Le Mans Series|2014]]–[[2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series|16]] 2007–[[2008 Formula Challenge Japan|08]] [[2007 Formula Toyota season|2007]] | titles = [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] [[Super GT|Super GT - GT300]] | title_years = 2009, [[2017 Super Taikyu Series|2017]], [[2018 Super Taikyu Series|2018]], [[2022 Super Taikyu Series|2022]] [[2016 Super GT Series|2016]] | awards = | award_years = }}

{{more footnotes|date=January 2024}} {{nihongo|'''Takamitsu Matsui'''|松井孝允|Matsui Takamitsu|born 15 December 1987}} is a Japanese racing driver affiliated with [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] who currently competes in [[Super GT]] for [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]]. A longtime competitor in the series, he is best known for winning the [[2016 Super GT Series|2016 championship]] in the GT300 class, driving alongside [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]]. He is also a four-time class champion in the [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū]] [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]] series, winning the title in 2009, [[2017 Super Taikyu Series|2017]], [[2018 Super Taikyu Series|2018]], and [[2022 Super Taikyu Series|2022]], as well as a two-time class winner at the [[Nürburgring 24 Hours]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=松井孝允 {{!}} 2022年 {{!}} ドライバー情報 {{!}} モータースポーツ活動 {{!}} TOYOTA GAZOO Racing |url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/jp/motorsports/driver/2022/takamitsu-matsui/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=Toyota Gazoo Racing |language=ja}}</ref>

==Career==

=== Early career === Matsui began his racing career in [[kart racing]] in 2001, and competed primarily in regional championships in [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]] until his move up to [[Open-wheel car|single-seaters]] in 2006. He made his debut in the Okayama [[Formula Ford|FJ1600]] series in 2006, taking four wins and the championship, and made cameos in the national FJ1600 series at [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]] and [[Formula Toyota]] at [[Fuji Speedway]]. After catching the attention of {{Interlanguage link|Naohiro Fujita|ja|藤田直廣}}, a retired racing driver and director of [[Okayama International Circuit]], Matsui joined the [[Toyota in motorsport#TGR-DC Racing School|Toyota Young Driver Program (TDP)]] the following year and moved to the [[Formula Challenge Japan]] series with Toyota support, but was released from the programme after the [[2008 Formula Challenge Japan|2008 season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=20 June 2019 |title=松井孝允「胸を張って自分はプロだと言えた日」 |trans-title=The day I could proudly say "I am a pro driver" |url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/jp/motorsports/driver/special/2019/the-cross-roads-takamitsu-matsui/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Toyota Gazoo Racing |language=ja}}</ref>

In 2009, Matsui switched to endurance racing following his departure from Toyota, competing in the [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū Series]] in a [[Honda Civic Type R#FD2/FN2 (2007; based on eighth generation Civic)|Honda Civic Type R]] for [[Tatsuya Tanigawa]]'s BOLD Motor Sports and winning the class title despite claiming only one victory. He returned to Formula Challenge Japan for 2010, this time with manufacturer support from [[Nismo|Nissan]], and finished runner-up to the dominant [[Yuichi Nakayama|Yūichi Nakayama.]] Despite this, he left Nissan at the end of the year and would not drive full-time for the next two years, instead getting a job in the shipping industry. However, after being contacted by [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]], who had previously worked with him during his time as a Toyota junior, Matsui returned to his full-time racing career in 2014, competing for Tsuchiya's teams in the [[Asian Le Mans Series]] and the newly introduced [[Japan Formula 4]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2016 |title=VivaC team TSUCHIYA スーパーGT第4戦SUGO レースレポート |url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/37691/3 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=auto sport web |language=ja}}</ref> With the exception of a one-round cameo in the [[Japanese Formula 3 Championship|All-Japan Formula Three Championship]] in [[2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2016]], where he won both races in the somewhat poorly contested National class, Matsui has competed exclusively in [[sports car racing]] since 2014.

=== Super GT === [[File:No.25 VivaC 86 MC at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (1).jpg|thumb|Matsui racing at [[Suzuka International Racing Course|Suzuka]] during his championship-winning [[2016 Super GT Series|2016 season]]]] Matsui made his debut in the top-flight [[Super GT]] series' GT300 category in [[2015 Super GT Series|2015]], driving a [[Dome (constructor)|Dome]]-developed [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC]] alongside Takeshi Tsuchiya for Tsuchiya's [[Tsuchiya Engineering|VivaC Team Tsuchiya]], which returned to the series for the first time since 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2015 |title=つちやエンジニアリングのドライバーは土屋＆松井に |trans-title=Tsuchiya Engineering's drivers will be Tsuchiya and Matsui |url=https://www.as-web.jp/past/%e3%81%a4%e3%81%a1%e3%82%84%e3%82%a8%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b8%e3%83%8b%e3%82%a2%e3%83%aa%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b0%e3%81%ae%e3%83%89%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%90%e3%83%bc%e3%81%af%e5%9c%9f%e5%b1%8b%ef%bc%86%e6%9d%be?all |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=auto sport web |language=ja}}</ref> Matsui would rejoin Toyota in 2015 alongside his Super GT commitments after being recommended by [[Naoya Gamou]], returning to Super Taikyū for the [[TOM'S]]-run [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] team and making his international debut with TGR at the [[2015 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2015 |title=Toyota Presents Its Motorsport Programme For 2015 And Announces Return To The World Rally Championship In 2017 |url=https://media.toyota.co.uk/toyota-presents-motorsport-programme-2015-announces-return-world-rally-championship-2017/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Toyota UK}}</ref>

After claiming one race victory at [[Sportsland Sugo|Sugo]] during his 2015 campaign, Matsui remained with the team for [[2016 Super GT Series|2016]] to contest what would be his most successful season in the category, taking a dominant victory at Chang (now [[Buriram International Circuit|Buriram]]) and charging from the midfield at Motegi to emerge as series champion alongside his teammate Tsuchiya, who retired from full-time driving duties at the end of the year to focus on team management.

[[File:No.25 HOPPY Porsche at 2020 FUJIMAKI GROUP SUZUKA 300km (58).jpg|thumb|Matsui during the [[2020 Super GT Series|2020 Super GT season]]]] Despite his performances, Matsui did not move up to GT500, and instead remained with Tsuchiya's team in the GT300 class for [[2017 Super GT Series|2017]], partnered by [[Super Formula Championship|Super Formula]] driver [[Kenta Yamashita]]. Alongside Yamashita and fellow Toyota-supported formula racers [[Sho Tsuboi]] and [[Kimiya Sato]], Matsui would spend 2017, [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]], and [[2019 Super GT Series|2019]] in inconsistent form, demonstrating exceptional qualifying pace and taking pole positions but more frequently finishing towards the end of the field. Results would dip further after the team's switch to the [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 R (2016–2019)|Porsche 911 GT3 R]] for the [[2020 Super GT Series|2020]] season, and remained unremarkable until Matsui's departure at the end of the [[2022 Super GT Series|2022 season]].

Matsui joined Team Mach alongside professional [[Sim racing|sim racer]] Yusuke Tomibayashi for the [[2023 Super GT Series|2023 season]], driving the familiar Toyota 86 MC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2022 |title=TEAM MACH、2023年のスーパーGT参戦体制を発表。冨林勇佑と松井孝允のコンビで車両は別個体に |trans-title=TEAM MACH announces team structure for 2023 season, defined by combination of Yusuke Tomibayashi and Takamitsu Matsui |url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/893870?all |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=auto sport web |language=ja}}</ref> However, the team would ultimately fail to score a single point over the course of the year.

==Racing record==

===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- !2006 |align=left|[[2006 Formula Toyota season|Formula Toyota]] |align=left|Wako's Scholarship |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |NC |- ! rowspan="2" | 2007 |align=left| [[Formula Challenge Japan]] |align=left| [[Formula Toyota|FTRS]] Scholarship |18 |0 |0 |0 |2 |50 | 12th |- |align=left| [[2007 Formula Toyota season|Formula Toyota]] |align=left| [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |7 |0 |0 |1 |0 | 21 | 9th |- !2008 | align="left" | [[2008 Formula Challenge Japan|Formula Challenge Japan]] | align="left" | [[Toyota in motorsport|TDP]] Scholarship |16 |3 |3 |4 |5 |129 | 4th |- ! 2009 |align=left| [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] |align=left| BOLD Motor Sports |7 |1 |3 |5 |6 |100‡ | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st‡''' |- ! 2010 |align=left| [[2010 Formula Challenge Japan|Formula Challenge Japan]] |align=left|[[Nismo|NDDP FCJ]] |12 |1 |0 |0 |8 |56 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd''' |- ! 2012 |align=left| [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-1]] |align=left| [[Takeshi Tsuchiya|Team Samurai]] |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |50‡ | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd‡''' |- ! 2013 |align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | align="left" |Racing X-Road Service |3 |1 |1 |2 |2 |47 |8th |- ! rowspan="3" |2014 |align=left| [[2014 Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - GT]] | align="left" | AAI-RStrada |4 |0 |0 |0 |1 |48 |6th |- | align="left" | [[Japan Formula 4|Japan Formula 4 - East]] | rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Takeshi Tsuchiya|Samurai Supporters]] |6 |1 |1 |1 |5 |81 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd''' |- | align="left" | [[Japan Formula 4|Japan Formula 4 - West]] |3 |0 |0 |1 |2 |33 |6th |- ! rowspan="3" |2015 | align="left" | [[2015 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | VivaC [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |6 |1 |1 |0 |1 |35 |10th |- |align=left| [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[Toyota Gazoo Racing|Gazoo Racing]] [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |0 |0 |2 |3 |55.5‡ |6th‡ |- |align=left| [[2015 24 Hours of Nürburgring|24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T]] | align="left" | [[Toyota Gazoo Racing|Team Toyota Gazoo Racing]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |4th |- !2015-16 |align=left| [[2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3]] | align="left" | Team AAI |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6th |- ! rowspan="4" |2016 |align=left| [[2016 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | VivaC [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |8 |2 |3 |0 |4 |78 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st''' |- |align=left| [[2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National]] | align="left" | [[Takeshi Tsuchiya|Team Samurai]] |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |24 |6th |- |align=left| [[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |1 |4 |1 |3 |96‡ | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd‡''' |- |align=left| [[2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring|24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T]] | align="left" | [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |NC |- ! rowspan="3" |2017 |align=left| [[2017 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | VivaC [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |8 |1 |3 |1 |2 |48 |5th |- |align=left| [[2017 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |5 |4 |3 |6 |135‡ | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st‡''' |- |align=left| [[2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring|24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T]] | align="left" | [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] |1 |0 |0 |1 |1 |N/A | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd''' |- ! rowspan="3" |2018 |align=left| [[2018 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | [[Tsuchiya Engineering]] |8 |0 |2 |1 |2 |39 |7th |- |align=left| [[2018 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |4 |5 |2 |5 |159‡ | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st‡''' |- |align=left| [[2018 24 Hours of Nürburgring|24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-Pro]] | align="left" | [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |N/A | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st''' |- ! rowspan="3" |2019 |align=left| [[2019 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | [[Tsuchiya Engineering]] |8 |0 |3 |2 |0 |17 |19th |- |align=left| [[2019 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |2 |5 |2 |4 |123.5‡ | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd‡''' |- |align=left| [[2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring|24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-Pro]] | align="left" | [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |N/A | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st''' |- ! rowspan="2" |2020 |align=left| [[2020 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |10 |20th |- |align=left| [[2020 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | Endless Sports |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |74‡ |4th‡ |- ! rowspan="3" |2021 |align=left| [[2021 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |21 |14th |- |align=left| [[2021 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-2]] | align="left" rowspan="2" |[[Rookie Racing|ROOKIE Racing]] |2 |0 |2 |2 |0 |23‡ |8th‡ |- | align="left" | [[2021 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-Q]] |3 |0 |0 |0 |3 |N/A |NC |- ! rowspan="4" |2022 | align="left" | [[2022 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |34th |- | align="left" | [[2022 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |5 |5 |3 |6 |177.5‡ | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''1st‡''' |- | align="left" | [[2022 Nürburgring Endurance Series|Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP-Pro]] | align="left" rowspan="2" |[[Toyota Gazoo Racing]] |1 | | | | | | |- | align="left" | [[2022 Nürburgring Endurance Series|Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP4]] |1 | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="4" |2023 | align="left" | [[2023 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | Team Mach |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- | align="left" | [[2023 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyū - ST-4]] | align="left" | [[TOM'S|TOM'S Spirit]] |6 |1 |0 |5 |5 |100.5‡ | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd‡''' |- | align="left" | [[2023 Nürburgring Endurance Series|Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP8]] | align="left" | Team HAL |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |N/A |N/A |- |align=left| [[2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup|TGR GR86/BRZ Cup]] |align=left| [[Toyota dealerships (Japan)#Netz Store|Netz]] Toyama Racing |5 |1 |0 |0 |1 |20 |12th |- ! rowspan="3" | 2024 | align="left" | [[2024 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" | [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- |align=left| [[2024 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyu - ST-Q]] |align=left| GR Team Spirit | | | | | | | |- |align=left| [[2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup|TGR GR86/BRZ Cup]] |align=left| [[Toyota dealerships (Japan)#Netz Store|Netz]] Toyama Racing |6 |1 |0 |0 |1 |51 |6th |- ! rowspan="3" |2025 |align=left| [[2025 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyu - ST-Q]] |align=left| GR Team Spirit | | | | | | | |- |align=left| [[2025 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] |align=left| [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] | | | | | | | |- |align=left| [[2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie|Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T]] |align=left| [[Rookie Racing|TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing]] | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2" |2026 | align="left" |[[2026 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyu - ST-Q]] | align="left" |GR Team ORC Field | | | | | | | |- | align="left" |[[2026 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] | align="left" |[[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] | | | | | | | |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.

===Complete Super GT results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Year ! Team !Car !Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! Pos. ! Points |- | [[2015 Super GT Series|2015]] ! VivaC [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC]] ! GT300 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|6}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | '''[[Buriram International Circuit|CHA]]''' {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|23}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|1}} | style="background:#;" | [[Autopolis|AUT]] | style="background:#;" | [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] | ! 10th ! 35 |- | [[2016 Super GT Series|2016]] ! VivaC [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC]] ! GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|'''OKA''']] {{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|'''SUG''']] {{small|2}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|22}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Buriram International Circuit|'''CHA''']] {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|1}} | !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 78 |- |[[2017 Super GT Series|2017]] ! VivaC [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC]] ! GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Autopolis|'''''AUT''''']] {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]''' {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|29}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|'''SUZ''']] {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Buriram International Circuit|CHA]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|5}} | !5th !48 |- | [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] ! [[Tsuchiya Engineering]] ! [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC]] ! GT300 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Buriram International Circuit|CHA]] {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|'''FUJ''']] {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''[[Autopolis|''AUT'']]''' {{small|24}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|8}} | !7th !39 |- | [[2019 Super GT Series|2019]] ! [[Tsuchiya Engineering]] ! [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC]] ! GT300 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''''[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]''''' {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''[[Buriram International Circuit|CHA]]''' {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|''FUJ'']] {{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|'''AUT''']] {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|18}} | !19th !17 |- | [[2020 Super GT Series|2020]] ! [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 R (2019–2023)|Porsche 911 GT3 R]] ! GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|14}} | !20th !10 |- | [[2021 Super GT Series|2021]] ! [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 R (2019–2023)|Porsche 911 GT3 R]] ! GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|6}} | !14th !21 |- | [[2022 Super GT Series|2022]] ! [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota GR Supra#Super GT|Toyota GR Supra GT300]] ! GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ1]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ2]] {{small|WD}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mobility Resort Motegi|MOT]] {{small|Ret}} | !34th !1 |- | [[2023 Super GT Series|2023]] ! nowrap| Team Mach ! nowrap| [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota 86 MC GT300]] ! GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ1]] {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ2]] {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mobility Resort Motegi|MOT]] {{small|18}} | !NC !0 |- |[[2024 Super GT Series|2024]] ! [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota GR Supra#Super GT|Toyota GR Supra GT300]] ! GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#;EFCFFF"| [[Mobility Resort Motegi|MOT]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|15}} | !NC !0 |- | [[2025 Super GT Series|2025]] ! [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota GR Supra#Super GT|Toyota GR Supra GT300]] ! GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|22}} | [[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FS1]] {{small|(25)}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FS2]] {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Mobility Resort Motegi|MOT]] {{small|DNS}} ! 31st ! 2 |- | [[2026 Super GT Series|2026]] ! [[Hoppy (drink)|Hoppy]] [[Tsuchiya Engineering|Team Tsuchiya]] ! [[Toyota GR Supra#Super GT|Toyota GR Supra GT300]] ! GT300 |style="background:#;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] |style="background:#;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|}} |style="background:#;"| [[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|}} |style="background:#;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|}} |style="background:#;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{small|}} |style="background:#;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] {{small|}} |style="background:#;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|}} |style="background:#;"| [[Mobility Resort Motegi|MOT]] {{small|}} | ! ! |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.takamitsu-matsui.net/}} * {{DriverDB driver|takamitsu-matsui}}{{s-start}} {{s-sports}}

{{succession box | title = [[Super GT]] GT300 Champion | years = [[2016 Super GT Series|2016]] | before = [[André Couto]] | after = [[Nobuteru Taniguchi]] [[Tatsuya Kataoka]] | with = [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]] }} {{s-end}}

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