Shigekazu Wakisaka

Shigekazu Wakisaka
Wakisaka in 2009
Nationality Japanese
Born (1975-04-01) 1 April 1975
Nara, Japan
RelativesJuichi Wakisaka (brother)
Racing licence FIA Platinum (until 2013)[1]
FIA Bronze (2018–)

Shigekazu Wakisaka (脇阪薫一, Wakisaka Shigekazu; born 1 April 1975 in Nara) is a Japanese racing driver.[2][3] A long-term Toyota factory driver, he raced in Formula Nippon in the late 1990s before establishing himself in Super GT. He has twice won the Suzuka 1000 km.[4]

His older brother, Juichi, is a three-time Super GT champion.

Racing record

Complete Formula Nippon results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts
1998 TEAM 5ZIGEN SUZ
10
MIN
Ret
FUJ
10
MOT
7
SUZ
Ret
SUG
12
FUJ
C
MIN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
10
NC 0
1999 SUZ
Ret
MOT
9
MIN
Ret
FUJ SUZ SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ NC 0
2000 MOONCRAFT SUZ
5
MOT
8
MIN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
Ret
SUG
8
MOT
13
FUJ
9
MIN
Ret
SUZ
8
12th 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 Pts
2000 Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Celica GT300 MOT
3
FUJ
Ret
SUG
1
FUJ
Ret
TAI
3
MIN
14
SUZ
17
6th 44
2001 Toyota Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 TAI FUJ SUG FUJ MOT
9
SUZ MIN 24th 2
2002 Project Mu Kraft Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
17
FUJ
10
SUG
Ret
SEP
12
FUJ
10
MOT
15
MIN
10
SUZ
12
25th 3
2003 Project Mu Kraft Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
9
FUJ
5
SUG
6
FUJ
10
FUJ
10
MOT
12
AUT
7
SUZ
10
15th 24
2004 Yellow Hat Kraft Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
4
SUG
5
SEP
2
TOK
9
MOT
13
AUT
8
SUZ
16
10th 37
2005 Toyota Team Kraft Toyota Supra GT500 OKA
9
FUJ
3
SEP
14
SUG
10
MOT FUJ AUT SUZ 17th 16
2006 Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Celica GT300 SUZ
4
OKA
10
FUJ
17
SEP
3
SUG
18
SUZ
19
MOT
16
AUT
12
FUJ
2
10th 44
2007 MOLA Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 SUZ
17
OKA
14
FUJ
11
SEP
4
SUG
2
SUZ
8
MOT
7
AUT
4
FUJ
14
9th 36
2008 Houzan Toyota Team Kraft Lexus SC430 GT500 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
DNP
MOT AUT FUJ NC 0
2015 LM corsa BMW Z4 GT3 GT300 OKA
9
FUJ
9
CHA FUJ
4
SUZ
Ret
SUG
9
AUT
17
MOT
15
16th 14
2016 LM corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ
6
SUG FUJ SUZ
11
CHA MOT MOT 20th 5
2017 Saitama Toyopet Green Brave Toyota Mark X MC GT300 OKA
Ret
FUJ
27
AUT
20
SUG
14
SUZ
23
FUJ
12
BUR
22
MOT
20
NC 0
2018 Saitama Toyopet Green Brave Toyota Mark X MC GT300 OKA
11
FUJ
19
SUZ
14
CHA
17
FUJ
Ret
SUG
7
AUT
17
MOT
13
19th 4
2019 Saitama Toyopet Green Brave Toyota Mark X MC GT300 OKA
3
FUJ
13
SUZ
27
CHA
23
FUJ
2
AUT
24
SUG
8
MOT
13
9th 27.5
2020 K-tunes Racing Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ
23
SUZ CHA SEP SUG AUT MOT NC 0

References

  1. ^ "2013 FIA WEC - Liste des catégorisations des pilotes" (PDF). nextgen-auto.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Shigekazu Wakisaka Career History | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Shigekazu Wakisaka | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ O'Connell, RJ (2 September 2025). "Every Winner Of The Suzuka 1000km, Part 2: 1994-2019". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 4 January 2026.