Today will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the untimely death of one of the greatest drivers of their generation who never had a chance to race in the Autobacs Super GT Series, but whose impact and legacy is still felt today as an all-time legend of Japanese motorsport.
Hitoshi Ogawa was just 36 years old when he lost his life in an All-Japan Formula 3000 racing accident at Suzuka Circuit on May 24, 1992.
An accomplished driver across a number of disciplines, from single-seaters, to touring cars, to prototype sports cars – Ogawa was a driver who overcame a number of setbacks early in his too-brief career to become a champion of Japan’s top single-seater championship, and an early architect of Toyota’s successful prototype racing programme on the international level.
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