Tomonobu Fujii entered the second-hand Racing Kart in 1994 and made his debut in local races when he was 13 years old.
24 Facts About Tomonobu Fujii
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Tomonobu Fujii won the championship right away and continued to display his talent in local races.
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Tomonobu Fujii continued to achieve many victories won the Series Championships twice.
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Tomonobu Fujii stepped up to Formula races soon after, that but was forced to suspend his participation in the races due to lack of funds.
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Tomonobu Fujii then participated in Japan Formula 4 in 2002 where he won two victories in a year and obtained Second Series as well as MVP.
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Tomonobu Fujii received a scholarship and participated in Formula Dream by HONDA for two years from 2003.
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Tomonobu Fujii accumulated more experience, eventually winning the 4th Series Championship in 2004.
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Tomonobu Fujii made his debut in Super GT, which is the top category in Japan, in 2005.
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Tomonobu Fujii won his first championship in the opening race of Super GT in 2007 and competed for the Series Championship.
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Tomonobu Fujii then received a contract with NISMO as a factory driver in 2008, although he continued to race with a Nissan 350Z in Super GT till 2008.
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Tomonobu Fujii reached 3rd Series in 2011 and 2nd Series in 2012.
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Tomonobu Fujii has been racing with an Audi R8 LMS Ultra since 2014.
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Tomonobu Fujii obtained 3rd place with a Porsche GT3R in 2010,2nd place in 2011, and he won the championship in 2012 in the JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup held at Fuji Speedway.
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Tomonobu Fujii has been participating in the Super Taikyu race along with the Super GT in Japan for many years.
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Tomonobu Fujii raced with Nissan a 350Z from 2006 to 2009 and won the Series Championship in 2007.
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Tomonobu Fujii won the victory as a development driver of a Nissan 370Z NISMO RC in 2010.
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Tomonobu Fujii won three victories with an Audi R8 LMS in 2011 and won the Series Championship for the GT3 Class.
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Tomonobu Fujii raced with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 from 2012 to 2014.
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Tomonobu Fujii joined the All Japan Endurance Championship held in Japan in both 2006 and 2007.
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Tomonobu Fujii won the Series Championship in the LMP2 class in 2006 and in the LMGT1 class with a Ferrari 550 GT1 in 2007.
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Tomonobu Fujii has experience in overseas races, mainly participating in craft racing in Hong Kong with an Aston Martin Vantage GT3.
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Tomonobu Fujii has participated in the Asian Lemans, Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, and the Dubai 24Hrs race.
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Tomonobu Fujii achieved 3rd place in Dubai 24Hrs in 2013.
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Tomonobu Fujii has placed 53rd in the Rolex 24 AT Daytona 2015, driving with Flying Lizard Motorsports.