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{{short description|Japanese racing driver (born 1956)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name        = Keiichi Tsuchiya 
| image       = Keiichi Tsuchiya 2008 Super GT.jpg
| caption     = In 2008, as Executive Advisor of [[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri|ARTA]]
| birth_date  = {{birth-date and age|January 30, 1956}}
| birth_place = [[Tōmi, Nagano]], Japan
| career template1 = 
  {{Infobox Le Mans driver|child=yes
  | Nationality = Japanese
  | Years       = {{24hLM|1994}}–{{24hLM|2000}}
  | Team(s)     = Team Kunimitsu [[Honda]], Team Lark [[McLaren Cars|McLaren]], [[Toyota Team Europe]], [[TV Asahi]] Team Dragon
  | Best Finish = 2nd ({{24hLM|1999}})
  | Class Wins  = 2 ({{24hLM|1995}}, {{24hLM|1999}})
  }}
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Keiichi Tsuchiya'''|土屋圭市|Tsuchiya Keiichi|extra=born January 30, 1956}} is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the {{Nihongo|'''Drift King'''|ドリキン|Dorikin}} for his nontraditional use of [[drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a [[motorsport]]. In professional racing, he is a two-time [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] class winner and the [[2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2001]] [[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All Japan GT Championship]] runner-up. He is also known for [[Street racing#Japan|touge driving]].

The car he drives, a [[Toyota AE86|Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno]], has become one of the most popular sports cars; the car is also known as "Hachi-Roku" in Japan (''hachi-roku'' meaning "eight-six"); his car is also called "The Little Hachi that could." A 2-part video known as 'The Touge' produced by Pluspy (styled as '''+P''') documents Tsuchiya's touge driving with his AE86.

He was a [[consultant]] for the popular [[manga]] and [[anime]] series, ''[[Initial D]]'', in which he makes several cameos. He also served as a stunt coordinator and stuntman on ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]'', where he also made a cameo appearance.

==Biography==
Tsuchiya started his career through the Fuji Freshman series in 1977. Unlike many drivers who came from wealthy families or motorsport backgrounds, he honed his skills from [[street racing]] and became noted in the underground scene.

===Racing career===
; National championships
[[File:TaisanGT-R.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Nissan Skyline GT-R#Third generation (1989–1994)|Nissan Skyline GT-R]] (1992)]]
He would continue to take part in the [[All-Japan Formula Three Championship|Japanese Formula Three Championship]], [[Japanese Touring Car Championship]] (JTCC), the latter while driving a [[Cosmo Oil Company|Cosmo Oil]] [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth|Sierra Cosworth]] and [[Nissan Skyline GT-R]] ([[Team Taisan]]) in the [[Group A]] championships and later a [[Honda Civic]] in the [[Supertouring]] car championships.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080216051540/http://driftjapan.com/blog/drivers/keiichi-drift-king-tsuchiya/ Keiichi Tsuchiya]. driftjapan.com</ref>

; Le Mans
He went on to score a class win and an 8th place overall at the [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans]] in a [[Honda NSX]]. In [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|the same race in 1999]], this time in a [[Toyota GT-One]], during the last hour while co-driver [[Ukyo Katayama]] was building up pace to the leading [[BMW V12 LMR]] he was forced into the grass by a backmarker privateer's BMW LMR, blowing the tire out. They survived the ordeal and went on to score the fastest lap but were forced to settle for second.

; NASCAR
He has raced in [[NASCAR]]-sanctioned exhibition races at [[Suzuka Circuit]] (Suzuka Thunder 100) and at [[Twin Ring Motegi]] Superspeedway for the 1998 NASCAR-sanctioned exhibition and 1999 NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series races at the circuit, both named the Coca-Cola 500K.

===Drifting career===
When Tsuchiya was a freshman in circuit racing, he was about to get his racing license suspended because of the illegal racing he was recording for Pluspy. In the movie series ''[[Megalopolis Expressway Trial|Shuto Kousoku Trial]]'', he advised street racers to leave the illegal racing scene if they want to become involved with professional racing.

===After retirement===
After his retirement, he was Team Director for both GT500 for one year and GT300 Class of [[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri|ARTA]] JGTC Team until the team disbanded their GT300 operation at the end of the 2005 season. He owned the aftermarket company [[Kei Office]] until he sold the business in the end of 2005 to form [[DG-5]]. After quitting D1 in January 2011, he co-founded amateur drifting series Drift Muscle, where he also worked as judge.

His trademark color is jade green, which appears on his overalls and helmet and is the adopted color of the former company. It was also the colour of the [[D1 Grand Prix]] Kei Office and DG-5 [[Nissan Silvia|S15 Silvia]] of driver and employee [[Yasuyuki Kazama]] who also wears a suit similar in pattern.

He also hosts the video magazine "[[Best Motoring International|Best Motoring]]" which features road tests of new Japanese cars including a special section called "Hot Version" which focuses on performance-modified cars. He is a guest presenter in ''[[Video Option]]'' alongside fellow racing drivers [[Manabu Orido]] and [[Nobuteru Taniguchi]], a monthly video magazine, similar to Hot Version except regularly covers the D1GP and its sister video magazine ''[[Drift Tengoku]]'' which deals purely with drifting.

He has been an editorial supervisor on the televised [[anime]] ''[[Initial D]]'' and ''[[Wangan Midnight]].'' He also appeared in the semi biographical film ''Shuto Kousoku Trial'' 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 was also featured in the Super GT magazine show in Japan. His life in driving is parallel to that of the ''Initial D'' main character, Takumi, as both of them started exploring their local touge while doing regular deliveries for their family businesses. He makes a number of cameos in the series: in the First Stage, he briefly converses with Takumi's father, Bunta; in the Third Stage, a motorcycle rider wearing a similar racing suit overtakes Takumi as he was en route to an invitation battle with Ryosuke Takahashi; and in the Final Stage, he meets Takumi in person while the latter spectates a circuit race in the end credits. The color of Tomo's racing suit from the Initial D 4th Stage is jade green and has a similar pattern to Tsuchiya's suit. He also made an appearance opposite [[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]'s [[Jeremy Clarkson]] in a Motorworld in Japan special showing drifting competition in the mid 1990s in Japan.

After 1995, he sometimes appeared as a [[Formula One]] guest commentator in Japanese [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]].

In 2006, he made a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] as a fisherman in the movie ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]'' in which he served as a stuntman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/fast6/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-fast-and-the-fur#.ie1anblZgw|title=10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Fast & Furious Films|author=Fast & Furious 6|work=BuzzFeed|date=17 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|type=DVD|title=The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | at=Bonus Features: The Real Drift King}}</ref>

In 2014, he announced a joint venture with the King of Europe Drift ProSeries in order to create the King of Asia ProSeries. He would also act as one of the main judges for several important races in the King of Europe ProSeries, being called in as a guest representative throughout the years.

==Career summary==
*1977: Debut in Fuji Freshman series.
*1981–1984: Ran selected entries in All Japan Touring Car championship.
*1984: Fuji Freshman series race (Toyota AE86) – 6 wins
*1985: All Japan Touring Car championship (Toyota AE86) 1st in Class 3
*1986: Corolla Sprinter Cup – 2 podium places
*1987: All Japan Touring Car championship (Honda Civic) – 1 win
*1988: Toyota Cup – 1st overall
**All Japan Touring Car championship (BMW E30) – 3rd in Class 2
*Macau Guia race (BMW M3) – 4th overall
*1989: All Japan F3 championship
**All Japan Touring Car championship (Ford Sierra Cosworth) – 1 win
*1990: All Japan Touring Car championship (Ford Sierra Cosworth)
**Macau Guia race (Ford Sierra Cosworth)
**New Zealand Touring Car series (Toyota)
*1991: All Japan F3 championship (Ralt-Mugen) – 10th overall
**All Japan Touring Car championship (Nissan Skyline GT-R) – 5th overall
*1992: All Japan Touring Car championship (Nissan Skyline GT-R)
*1993: All Japan Touring Car championship ([[Taisan]] Nissan Skyline GT-R) – 1 win
** Japan Endurance series (Honda Prelude) – 2nd Tsukuba 12 Hours
*1994: All Japan GT championship (Porsche 911T) – 1 win
**All Japan Touring Car championship (Honda Civic)
**Suzuka 1000&nbsp;km (Porsche 911T) – 1st in class, 2nd overall
**Le Mans 24 Hours (Honda NSX) – 18th overall
*1995: All Japan GT championship (Porsche911TRSR)
**All Japan Touring Car championship (Honda Civic)
**Suzuka 1000&nbsp;km (Honda NSX) – 5th overall
**Tokachi 12 Hours (Honda NSX) – 1st overall
**Le Mans 24 Hours (Honda NSX) – 1st in class
*1996: All Japan GT championship (Honda NSX) -13th overall
**Entered NASCAR Thunder Special race at Suzuka
**Le Mans 24 Hours (Honda NSX) – 3rd in class
*1997: All Japan GT championship (Porsche 911/Dodge Viper)
**Fuji InterTec race (Toyota Chaser)
**Suzuka 1000&nbsp;km (Lark McLaren F1 GTR) – 9th overall
**Entered NASCAR Thunder Special race at Suzuka
**Le Mans 24 Hours (Lark McLaren F1 GTR) – qualified 10th, retired from race
*1998: All Japan Touring Car championship (Toyota Chaser) – 7th overall
**All Japan GT championship (Toyota Supra) – 8th overall
**Le Mans 24 Hours (Toyota GT-One) –9th overall
**NASCAR at the California Speedway.
*1999: Le Mans 24 Hours (Toyota GT-One) – 2nd overall
*2000: Le Mans 24 Hours (Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S) – 8th overall
*2000–2003: Joined Team ARTA, racing an NSX once again in the All Japan GT championship.
*2004–2005: Studied in Australia to complete inter-2 course.

==Racing record==
===Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (–1993) results===
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;font-size;90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! DC
! Pts
|-
| [[1991 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1991]]
![[Team Taisan]]
![[Nissan Skyline GT-R]]
!<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">JTC-1</span>
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|3}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|3}}
|
|
|
!5th
!128
|-
|[[1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1992]]
![[Team Taisan]]
![[Nissan Skyline GT-R]]
!<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">JTC-1</span>
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|AID]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|3}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|3}}
|Style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br>{{small|17}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|17}}
|
!9th
!74
|-
|[[1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1993]]
![[Team Taisan]]
![[Nissan Skyline GT-R]]
!<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">JTC-1</span>
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br>{{small|1}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]<br>{{small|2}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|AID]]<br>{{small|5}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU]]<br>{{small|4}}
|Style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK]]<br>{{small|6}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|Style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
!11th
!59
|}

===Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (1994–) results===
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;font-size;90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! DC
! pts
|-
| [[1994 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1994]]
! [[Team Kunimitsu]]
! [[Honda Civic (fifth generation)|Honda Civic Ferio]]
| [[Autopolis|AUT<br>1]]
| [[Autopolis|AUT<br>2]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>1]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>2]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK<br>1]]
| [[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK<br>2]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>1]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>2]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>1]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID<br>1]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID<br>2]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU<br>1]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU<br>2]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN<br>1]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN<br>2]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>1]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 16th
! 20
|-
| [[1995 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1995]]
![[Team Kunimitsu]]
![[Honda Civic (fifth generation)|Honda Civic Ferio]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>1]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>2]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>1]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK<br>1]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK<br>2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>1]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>2]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>1]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>2]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID<br>1]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID<br>2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN<br>1]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN<br>2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>1]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>2]]<br />{{small|21}}
|
|
! 21st
! 7
|-
| [[1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1997]]
! [[Tsuchiya Engineering]]
! [[Toyota Chaser]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>1]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>2]]
| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID<br>1]]
| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID<br>2]]
| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>1]]
| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>2]]
| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>1]]
| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>2]]
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>1]]
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>2]]
| [[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN<br>1]]
| [[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN<br>2]]
| [[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK<br>1]]
| [[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK<br>2]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>1]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>2]]<br />{{small|10}}
|
|
! 23rd
! 1
|-
| [[1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1998]]
![[Tsuchiya Engineering]]
![[Toyota Chaser]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>1]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ<br>2]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>1]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG<br>2]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>1]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ<br>2]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>1]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mine Circuit|MIN<br>2]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|AID]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 7th
! 63
|}

===Complete JGTC results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! Rd.1
! Rd.2
! Rd.3
! Rd.4
! Rd.5
! Rd.6
! Rd.7
! Rd.8
! Rd.9
! DC
! Pts
|-
| [[1994 JGTC season|1994]]
![[Team Kunimitsu]]
![[Porsche 911]]
!GT1
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small></small>
|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br /><small></small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|
|
|
!7th
!35
|-
| [[1995 JGTC season|1995]]
![[Team Kunimitsu]]
![[Porsche 911]]
!GT1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
!10th
!28
|-
| [[1996 JGTC season|1996]]
![[Team Kunimitsu]]
![[Honda NSX]]
!GT500
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>11</small>
|
|
|
!17th
!8
|-
| [[1997 JGTC season|1997]]
![[Team Taisan|Team Taisan with Advan]]
![[Dodge Viper GTS-R]]
!GT500
|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small></small>
|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>8</small>
|
|
|
!23rd
!6
|-
| [[1998 JGTC season|1998]]
![[SARD|TOYOTA TEAM SARD]]
![[Toyota Supra]]
!GT500
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>C</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
!6th
!36
|-
| [[1999 JGTC season|1999]]
![[SARD|TOYOTA TEAM SARD]]
![[Toyota Supra]]
!GT500
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]<br /><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
!22nd
!5
|-
| [[2000 JGTC season|2000]]
![[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
![[Honda NSX]]
!GT500
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|{{color|white|SUZ}}]]<br /><small>DSQ</small>
|
|
!13th
!24
|-
| [[2001 JGTC season|2001]]
![[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
![[Honda NSX]]
!GT500
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''''[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
!2nd
!56
|-
| [[2002 JGTC season|2002]]
![[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
![[Honda NSX]]
!GT500
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]'''<br /><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
!10th
!46
|-
| [[2003 JGTC season|2003]]
![[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
![[Honda NSX]]
!GT500
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br /><small>6</small>
|
!19th
!9
|}

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1994 24 Hours of Le Mans|1994]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kremer Racing|Kremer]] [[Honda|Honda Racing]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunimitsu Takahashi|Team Kunimitsu]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
|align="left"| [[Honda NSX (first generation)#24 Hours of Le Mans|Honda NSX]]
| GT2
| 222
| 18th
| 9th
|-
! [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans|1995]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunimitsu Takahashi|Team Kunimitsu]] [[Honda]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
|align="left"| [[Honda NSX (first generation)#24 Hours of Le Mans|Honda NSX]]
| GT2
| 275
| 8th
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunimitsu Takahashi|Team Kunimitsu]] [[Honda]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
|align="left"| [[Honda NSX (first generation)#24 Hours of Le Mans|Honda NSX]]
| GT2
| 305
| 16th
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
! [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans|1997]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Team Goh|Team Lark McLaren]]<br>{{flagicon|UK}} Parabolica Motorsports
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akihiko Nakaya]]<br>{{flagicon|UK}} [[Gary Ayles]]
|align="left"| [[McLaren F1 GTR]]
| GT1
| 88
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1998 24 Hours of Le Mans|1998]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota]] Motorsports<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Toyota Team Europe]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ukyo Katayama]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshio Suzuki (racing driver)|Toshio Suzuki]]
|align="left"| [[Toyota GT-One]]
| GT1
| 326
| 9th
| 8th
|-
! [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota]] Motorsports<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Toyota Team Europe]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ukyo Katayama]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshio Suzuki (racing driver)|Toshio Suzuki]]
|align="left"| [[Toyota GT-One]]
| LMGTP
| 364
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[TV Asahi]] [[Team Goh|Team Dragon]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kondo]]
|align="left"| [[Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S]]
| LMP900
| 330
| 8th
| 7th
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.k1planning.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{imdb name|1484306}}
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Keiichi_Tsuchiya}}
* [http://www.asianathlete.com/AthleteDisplayForm.aspx?ID=208 Keiichi Tsuchiya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210063906/http://asianathlete.com/AthleteDisplayForm.aspx?ID=208 |date=2006-02-10 }} at Asian Athlete
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080216051540/http://driftjapan.com/blog/drivers/keiichi-drift-king-tsuchiya/ Keiichi Tsuchiya] at Drift Japan
* [http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/showthread.php/14393-Keiichi-s-AE86?p=214244#post214244/ 2002/2003 TRD Tsuchiya AE86 Specs] by AE86 Driving Club
* [http://www.tecarts.com/tuning/tsuchiya/index.html Tsuchiya AE86 Specs] by TEC Arts
* [http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/automobile/ Bridgestone Automobile Radio] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060805100638/http://www.bestmotoringvideo.com/ Best Motoring International]
* [https://www.drifted.com/keiichi-tsuchiya-drifting-grandfather-from-hashiriya-to-hero/ Keiichi Tsuchiya - From Teenage Tearaway To Drift King]

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