is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After he won the Japanese Formula 3 championship in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One Grands Prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves. He raced in Indy Lights in the mid-90s, and in CART briefly in 1999 for Walker Racing with a best finish of 14th. In 1997, he tested a Formula One prototype, the F105, for Dome F1 at Suzuka and other Japanese race tracks, but Dome F1 never entered a Formula One Grand Prix. Hattori competed regularly at the Japanese Touring Car Championship, winning the 1996 title with a Mooncraft Honda Accord after collecting five wins and three second-place finishes in 12 starts. In 1991 driving a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R for Nismo, Hattori, David Brabham and Anders Olofsson won the Spa 24 Hours. He is not related to compatriot and fellow racer Shigeaki Hattori. He has been one of the presenters of the Best Motoring video series. Racing record Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship/Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete JGTC/Super GT Results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Japanese Touring Car Championship (-1993) Class results Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (1994-) results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula One results (key) Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) American open–wheel racing results (key) Indy Lights CART References Profile at oldracingcars.com Japanese racing drivers Japanese Formula One drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Champ Car drivers Indy Lights drivers Japanese IndyCar Series drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers Formula Nippon drivers Super GT drivers Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers 1966 births Living people 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Coloni Formula One drivers Dandelion Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers Mugen Motorsports drivers Walker Racing drivers Team Kunimitsu drivers Nakajima Racing drivers Andretti Autosport drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers