10 Facts About Yoshikazu Sunako

Yoshikazu Sunako was a Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver.

Yoshikazu Sunako made two starts in the 1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, scoring his only podium at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Yoshikazu Sunako finished the year seventh in the championship standings.

Yoshikazu Sunako made his debut in the 1964 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit.

Yoshikazu Sunako drove his Prince Skyline S54 to a second-place finish in the GT-II sports car race, behind the Porsche 904 of Sokichi Shikiba.

In 1966, Yoshikazu Sunako won the Japanese Grand Prix sports car race at Fuji Speedway in his Prince R380.

Yoshikazu Sunako finished the year as the champion of the All-Japan Racing Driver Championship in the touring car division.

Yoshikazu Sunako was the co-driver to Motoharu Kurosawa when he won the 1969 Japanese Grand Prix in a Nissan R382.

Yoshikazu Sunako did not drive during the 120 lap race, but is officially credited as a winning driver alongside Kurosawa.

Yoshikazu Sunako retired from racing in 1971, and continued to serve as an ambassador for Nissan until he died on 3 January 2020.