Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Kazuyoshi Hoshino, born 1 July 1947, is a Japanese former racing driver and businessman nicknamed the fastest man in Japan. He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968, then switched to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969. He started two Formula One Grands Prix, the Japanese Grand Prix of 1976 and of 1977 for Heros Racing, and scored no championship points. He won the Japanese Formula 3000 title in 1987, 1990 and 1993, took five Fuji Grand Champion Series titles, won the 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship in a Nissan Skyline GT-R, and finished third at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Nissan R390 GT1. After retiring from racing in 2002 he ran his own Super GT team and the Nissan aftermarket parts company Impul.