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Naohiro Furuya

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Naohiro Furuya (古谷 直広, Naohiro Furuya; born July 30, 1963, in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver.[1][2][3]

Career

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Furuya was active in automobile racing. He has competed in the Italian Formula 3 Championship, the Italian Touring Car Championship and in Formula 3 races at the Macau Grand Prix and the Monaco Grand Prix.[4] He came second at the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, after Naoki Hattori.[5] In the following year, Furuya joined Japan's top formula and raced until 1995. From 2003 to 2010 he also took part in the Japanese Super-Endurance (Super Taikyu Series) taking 8 wins in total and 6 pole positions, with a best finish of 3rd in the championship.[4] He also participated in the All Japan GT Championship race until 2010.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Naohiro Furuyaプロフィール|motorsport.com日本版". jp.motorsport.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ "Naohiro Furuya Super GT | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. ^ "Naohiro Furuya". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Winds Formula Philippines" (PDF). 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "1990 All-Japan F3 Championship". Motorsport Magazine. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "Naohiro Furuya: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.