Hisashi Wada

Hisashi Wada
Hisashi Wada
Nationality	Japanese
Born	7 June 1962 (age 62); Gujō, Gifu, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season	1995
Current team	R'Qs Motorsports
Car number	22
Former teams	Team Razo, Prova Motorsports, RE Amemiya Racing, JLOC, 910 Racing
Starts	186
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	3rd in 2000, 2001
Previous series
1985–1990; 1991–1994; 1991–1996	Japanese Formula 3 Championship; Japanese Formula 3000 Championship; Japanese Touring Car Championship

Hisashi Wada (和田久, Wada Hisashi, born 7 June 1962)^[1] is a Japanese racing driver and team principal.

Racing career

Wada began competing in professional motorsports in 1984 in the Suzuka Silver Cup, driving a Toyota AE86; he converted a pole to a win and finished second in the series standings. He would later compete in open-wheeled racing, competing in FJ1600, Japanese Formula 3 and Japanese Formula 3000 with some success.^[2]

Wada first competed in what is now known as Super GT in 1995 as a part-time competitor for two teams, participating in two races. Wada would later move to RE Amemiya Racing and then JLOC, where he would spend much of his career. A move to 910 Racing in 2000 netted him a win and 3rd in the championship two years in a row before moving back to JLOC. While at JLOC, Wada was noted for his aggressive driving style.^[3] In 2010, Wada started his own team, R'Qs Motor Sports, where he acts as team principal and the team's representative director.^[4]

He went by the pseudonym of WADA-Q from 2003 to 2005.^[1]^[2]

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 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
1985	Okuno Speed	March 783	Toyota 2T-G 2.0 I4	SUZ Ret	FUJ	SUZ 22	TSU	NIS	SUZ 7	SUZ 14				17th	4
1986	Okuno & Safety Sports			SUZ 11	FUJ	SUZ	TSU	NIS	TSU	SEN	SUZ	SUZ		NC	0
1986	Special ¥150m Support Car			SUZ	FUJ	SUZ DSQ	TSU	NIS	TSU	SEN	SUZ	SUZ		NC	0
1988	Choro-Q Racing Team Meiju	Reynard 873	Volkswagen GX 2.0 I4	SUZ	TSU	FUJ	SUZ	SUG	TSU	SEN Ret	SUZ	NIS Ret	SUZ 10	NC	0
1989	Le Garage Cox Racing	Ralt RT32		SUZ 23	FUJ DNS	SUZ 11	TSU	SUG	TSU	SUZ	NIS	SUZ	SUZ	8th	7
	Capcom Racing Team	Ralt RT33		SUZ	FUJ	SUZ	TSU DNQ	SUG	TSU	SUZ	NIS	SUZ	SUZ
		Ralt RT33	Mugen MF204 2.0 I4	SUZ	FUJ	SUZ	TSU	SUG	TSU Ret	SUZ 7	NIS Ret	SUZ 6	SUZ 2
1990		Ralt RT34	Mugen MF204 2.0 I4	SUZ 1	FUJ Ret	SUZ Ret	TSU 4	SEN 2	SUG DSQ	TSU 3	SUZ 7	NIS 2	SUZ 4	3rd	31

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	11	DC	Points
1991	Capcom Racing with Funaki Racing	Lola T90/50	Mugen MF308 3.0 V8	SUZ DNS	AUT DNQ	FUJ DNQ	MIN DNQ	SUZ 8	SUG DNQ	FUJ DNQ	SUZ DNQ	FUJ C	SUZ	FUJ DNS	NC	0
1992	Capcom Racing Team	Lola T91/50 Lola T92/50		SUZ Ret	FUJ 5	MIN 9	SUZ Ret	AUT 12	SUG 16	FUJ 16	FUJ 13	SUZ 11	FUJ 21	SUZ 11	16th	2
1993	Capcom Racing Team Hagiwara Racing	Lola T93/50		SUZ Ret	FUJ Ret	MIN Ret	SUZ Ret	AUT C	SUG 24	FUJ C	FUJ 13	SUZ 19	FUJ Ret	SUZ 10	NC	0
1994	Stella International	Lola T93/50		SUZ	FUJ	MIN	SUZ	SUG	FUJ	SUZ	FUJ	FUJ Ret	SUZ 12		NC	0

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
1991	Object T	Toyota Corolla Levin	JTC-3	SUG 3	SUZ Ret	TSU Ret	SEN 6	AUT 7	FUJ											?	42
1992	Object T	Toyota Corolla Levin	JTC-3	TIA 3	AUT 2	SUG 3	SUZ 1	MIN Ret	TSU 3	SEN Ret	FUJ Ret									8th	57
1995	Team Dome-Kosei	Ford Mondeo	JTCC	FUJ 1	FUJ 2	SUG 1	SUG 2	TOK 1	TOK 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 2	MIN 1	MIN 2	TAI 1	TAI 2	SEN 1 Ret	SEN 2 Ret	FUJ 1 Ret	FUJ 2 17	NC	0
1996	Kosei J.P. Team Pures	Ford Mondeo	JTCC	FUJ 1	FUJ 2	SUG 1	SUG 2	SUZ 1 16	SUZ 2 Ret	MIN 1 9	MIN 2 Ret	SEN 1 Ret	SEN 2 Ret	TOK 1	TOK 2	FUJ 1	FUJ 2			18th	2

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
1995	Team Razo	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)	GT1	SUZ	FUJ Ret	SEN	FUJ	SUG	MIN				NC	0
1995	Prova Motorsport	Porsche 964 RS	GT1	SUZ	FUJ	SEN	FUJ	SUG DNS	MIN				NC	0
1996	RE Amemiya Racing	Mazda RX-7	GT300	SUZ	FUJ 9	SEN 3	FUJ	SUG	MIN				17th	14
1997	JLOC Corsa	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	GT500	SUZ	FUJ Ret	SEN Ret	FUJ 14	MIN Ret	SUG 13				NC	0
1998	JLOC Corsa	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	SUZ Ret	FUJ C	SEN 9	FUJ 18	MOT 10	MIN 13	SUG 11			20th	3
1999	JLOC	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	SUZ 15	FUJ Ret	SUG 14	MIN Ret	FUJ 17	TAI Ret	MOT 14			NC	0
2000	910 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	GT300	MOT 4	FUJ 2	SUG Ret	FUJ 4	TAI 1	MIN 2	SUZ 4			3rd	80
2001	910 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	GT300	TAI 5	FUJ 6	SUG 2	FUJ 6	MOT 10	SUZ 4	MIN 5			3rd	54
2002	JLOC	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	TAI DNQ	FUJ Ret	SUG 15	SEP Ret	FUJ Ret	MOT 18	MIN Ret	SUZ Ret		NC	0
2003		Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	GT500	TAI 15	FUJ Ret	SUG Ret	FUJ 16	FUJ 15	MOT 15	AUT Ret	SUZ Ret		NC	0
2004		Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	GT500	TAI	SUG DNQ	SEP Ret	TOK	MOT Ret	AUT Ret	SUZ 15			NC	0
2004			GT500	TAI	SUG	SEP	TOK DNQ	MOT	AUT	SUZ			NC	0
2005			GT500	OKA 13	FUJ DNS	SEP	SUG	MOT	FUJ	AUT	SUZ		NC	0
2005		Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1	GT300	OKA	FUJ	SEP	SUG Ret	MOT 11	FUJ 8	AUT	SUZ Ret		18th	3
2006		Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1	GT300	SUZ 5	OKA Ret	FUJ 5	SEP	SUG 12	SUZ 17	MOT 13	AUT 18	FUJ 9	19th	20
2007		Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3	GT300	SUZ DNQ	OKA DNQ	FUJ DNQ	SEP DNQ	SUG DNQ	SUZ 17	MOT 19	AUT Ret	FUJ 25	NC	0
2008			GT300	SUZ DNQ	OKA 19	FUJ Ret	SEP 20	SUG 18	SUZ 14	MOT 23	AUT 21	FUJ Ret	NC	0
2009			GT300	OKA 11	SUZ Ret	FUJ Ret	SEP 15	SUG 19	SUZ 12	FUJ 11	AUT 17	MOT Ret	NC	0
2010	R'Qs Motorsports	Vemac RD350R	GT300	SUZ	OKA	FUJ	SEP	SUG	SUZ 13	FUJ C	MOT 18		NC	0
2011			GT300	OKA 13	FUJ 13	SEP 16	SUG Ret	SUZ 19	FUJ	AUT 14	MOT		NC	0
2012			GT300	OKA 16	FUJ 12	SEP 18	SUG DNQ	SUZ 12	FUJ 16	AUT 18	MOT		NC	0
2013		Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT300	OKA Ret	FUJ 13	SEP Ret	SUG 19	SUZ 12	FUJ 17	FSW	AUT 14	MOT 16	NC	0
2014			GT300	OKA 20	FUJ 11	AUT 17	SUG 20	FUJ 11	SUZ 15	CHA 9	MOT 14		34th	2
2015			GT300	OKA DNS	FUJ	CHA 15	FUJ 10	SUZ 16	SUG 10	AUT 22	MOT 24		32nd	2
2016			GT300	OKA 19	FUJ Ret	SUG 20	FUJ Ret	SUZ 23	CHA 18	MOT 21	MOT 21		NC	0
2017			GT300	OKA 24	FUJ	AUT 26	SUG	FUJ 26	SUZ 21	CHA	MOT 25		NC	0
2018		Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 19	FUJ 25	SUZ 25	CHA	FUJ 21	SUG DNQ	AUT 25	MOT 28		NC	0
2019			GT300	OKA 17	FUJ 20	SUZ 26	CHA	FUJ 23	AUT Ret	SUG	MOT 26		NC	0
2020			GT300	FUJ 24	FUJ 28	SUZ 23	MOT Ret	FUJ	SUZ 26	MOT 28	FUJ 27		NC	0
2021		Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO 2020	GT300	OKA 20	FUJ Ret	SUZ 28	MOT 21	SUG	AUT Ret	MOT	FUJ		NC	0
2022			GT300	OKA 25	FUJ Ret	SUZ	FUJ 20	SUZ 21	SUG 24	AUT 24	MOT 22		NC	0
2023			GT300	OKA 20	FUJ 21	SUZ 26	FUJ 24	SUZ 20	SUG 16	AUT 21	MOT 22		NC	0

* Season still in progress.

References

^ ^a ^b "2005 Driver Information". Super GT (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "WadaQ web". wadaq.rqs.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ "SUCCESSIVE DRIVERS:HISASHI WADA". JLOC. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ O'Connell, R.J. (3 November 2021). "R'Qs Motor Sports Out Of Motegi After Autopolis Accident". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

Hisashi Wada career summary at DriverDB.com

[hisashi-1] "2005 Driver Information". Super GT (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[wadaq-2] "WadaQ web". wadaq.rqs.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[3] "SUCCESSIVE DRIVERS:HISASHI WADA". JLOC. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[rqs-4] O'Connell, R.J. (3 November 2021). "R'Qs Motor Sports Out Of Motegi After Autopolis Accident". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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