11 Facts About Kazuyoshi Hoshino

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino is a Japanese former racing driver and businessman.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino returned in 1977 and entered the Japanese Grand Prix driving for Heros Racing.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino finished in eleventh place driving a year-old Kojima-Ford.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino scored no championship points in his Formula 1 career.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino won the Japanese Formula 2000 championship in 1975 and 1977, before winning the Japanese Formula Two championship in 1978.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino then competed in the Japanese Formula 3000 championship, winning that title in 1987,1990 and 1993.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino dominated the Fuji Grand Champion Series in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino won five titles in 1978,1982,1984,1985 and 1987, collecting 28 wins and 42 podiums.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino drove a Nissan R90C with Toshio Suzuki to win the 1990 Suzuka 1000 race.

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Kazuyoshi Hoshino retired from racing in 2002 and now continues to run his own Super GT team and his own Nissan specialised aftermarket parts company, Impul.