Motoharu Kurosawa, nicknamed "Gan-san", is a retired professional Japanese racing driver.
10 Facts About Motoharu Kurosawa
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Motoharu Kurosawa is the patriarch of a racing family; his three sons, Takuya, Haruki, and Tsubasa, are all racing drivers.
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Motoharu Kurosawa won the 1967 All-Japan Racing Drivers Championship in the Sports Car Division 2.
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In 1969, Motoharu Kurosawa won the Japanese Grand Prix sports car race at Fuji Speedway, driving a Nissan R382 along with co-driver Yoshikazu Sunako.
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Motoharu Kurosawa scored seven of the Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R's fifty competitive wins between 1969 and 1972.
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In 1973, Motoharu Kurosawa won the inaugural All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship title, in the first season of top formula racing in Japan.
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Motoharu Kurosawa was deemed at fault for the crash; in October 1974, he was given a five-year ban from racing by the Japan Automobile Federation.
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Criminal manslaughter charges against Motoharu Kurosawa were pursued, but eventually dropped.
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Motoharu Kurosawa was the main presenter of the Best Motoring automotive video journal series, as well as being a judge for the annual Car of the Year Japan award.
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Motoharu Kurosawa served as the team director for Nova Engineering in the Autobacs Super GT Series in 2006.