Masahiro Hasemi – Sport cars | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1968 – Another incredible recently discovered photo of the 1968 NET Speed Cup, held at Fuji Speedway! Coming in at a very lengthy 90 laps, this was quite a hefty event to participate in, hence why the 3 giants (Toyota, Nissan and Taki Racing Team) clashed here! In this photo we see the #27 Lola T70 MKIII as driven by Masahiro Hasemi, he would qualify for 2nd place behind teammate Tadashi Sakai with a time of 1:55.38. He would turn out as the race winner! Following close behind we have Hiroshi Fushida in his signature white Toyota 7 (415S), who qualified just behind Hasemi with a time of 1:55.38, putting him 3rd on the grid; the fastest of all Toyota’s. Unfortunately during the race Fushida lost a few positions, and ended up in 5th place overall, 3 laps down of the top 4. Tom wrote an excellent post on this race back on February 19th, go check it out!. Photo and info from Historic Japanese Racing Cars

1981 6 hours Riverside IMSA race. Photo Don Hodgdon

1981 – Masahiro Hasemi – Bob Sharp Racing’s 280ZX Turbo. Piloted by Masahiro Hasemi and Paul Newman. 1981 Riverside LA Times Grand Prix. Qualified 10th and unfortunately, retired after 10 laps. Photo and info Joe Hayashibara

1982 9 hours Kyalami. Photo Wayne Calder

1982 9 hours Kyalami. Photo Wayne Calder

1982 9 hours Kyalami. Photo Brian Asherwood

1982 #TOMICA DR30スカイラインシルエット Nissan Skyoine 4Valve DOHC RS-Turbo. Photo via mw motorsport racing inc

1982 Nissan Skyline RS KRD30 Turbo Super Silhouette. Photo Nissan Company

1983 RRC Japan Chamionship. Photo Nissan Heritage

1983 RRC Japan Chamionship

1988 Suzuka 500 km – Suzuka Circuit in August 1988 – Nissan Motorsport – Nissan R88C. Photo Tatsumi Mizutani

1988 Suzuka 500 km – Suzuka Circuit in August 1988 – Nissan Motorsport – Nissan R88C. Photo Tatsumi Mizutani

1989 Suzaka test 25/8/1989. Photo Tatsumi Mizutani

1989 Suzaka test 25/8/1989. Photo Tatsumi Mizutani

1994 JTCC Castrol NISSAN PRIMERA JTCC Supertouring. Photo and info Yoshihide Ashizawa

1995 JGTC Unisia Jecs Skyline JGTC GT1. Photo and info Yoshihide Ashizawa

1996 – Here it is the racing version of the Skyline R33 LM in its 1996 version (chassis 06016). This was the NISMO-entered N.23 driven by Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Toshio Suzuki and Masahiro Hasemi that finished 15th overall and 10th in GT1 class. Photo and info via Japan Racing World FB page

2001 Nismo Festival at FISCO

2016 The Nismo Festival At Fuji Speedway Celebrates Nissan’s Motorsport History

2016 The Nismo Festival At Fuji Speedway Celebrates Nissan’s Motorsport History

2016 The Nismo Festival At Fuji Speedway Celebrates Nissan’s Motorsport History