Hideki Mutoh
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| Hideki Mutoh | |
 Mutoh at the 2008 |
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| Nationality |  Japan |
| Date of Birth | October 10, 1982 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo |
| 2008 IndyCar Series | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Andretti Green Racing |
| Car No. | 27 |
| Former teams | Super Aguri Panther Racing |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003-2004 2006 2006 2007 |
Japanese Formula Three Formula Nippon Super GT Indy Pro Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2002 | Formula Dream Champion |
Hideki Mutoh (武藤 英紀 Mutō Hideki?, born October 10, 1982) is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.
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[edit] Career
[edit] History
He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall. He then moved on to the Formula Ford European Championship and competed in the Formula Ford Festival, finishing 7th in 2000 and 3rd in 2001. He then moved back to Asia to compete in Asian Formula 2000 and Formula Dream, where he finished second in his rookie season. He won the Formula Dream championship in his second year in 2002. Mutoh then moved to Japanese Formula Three, finishing 9th and 3rd in his two seasons there. In 2006 he drove in Formula Nippon and Super GT 500-class.
[edit] 2007
In 2007, Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) announced that Mutoh had been signed to drive their new entry in the Indy Pro Series in a car prepared by Panther Racing, who had last competed in IPS in 2003, winning the championship with driver Mark Taylor. Mutoh has done very well; he is currently second in points, and captured his first win in Liberty Challenge Race 1 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on United States Grand Prix weekend.
On September 9, Mutoh made his Indy Racing League IndyCar Series debut with Panther Racing at Chicagoland Speedway in the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 in the one-off entry #60 car, sponsored by the Formula Dream Project. Mutoh finished 8th and clocked the fastest lap of the race. On October 31, 2007 it was announced Mutoh would replace 2007 IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti at Andretti Green Racing in the team's full-time #27 IndyCar for 2008.[1]
[edit] 2008
Mutoh made his debut for Andretti Green Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway in March and in May was the highest qualifying rookie for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. He finished 7th in the race, the highest finishing position of any Japanese driver, surpassing the 8th place turned in by Hideshi Matsuda in 1996.
[edit] Career Results
[edit] IndyCar
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Panther Racing |  HMS |
STP |
MOT |
KAN |
INDY |
MIL |
TXS |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
NSH |
MDO |
MIS |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI 8 |
25th | 24 | ||
| 2008 | Andretti Green | HMS Ret |
STP 6 |
MOT 11 |
LBH1 DNP |
KAN 6 |
INDY 7 |
MIL 12 |
TXS 6 |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
NSH |
MDO |
 EDM |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI |
 SRF2 |
7th* | 159* |
- * 2008 season in progress
- 1 Run on same day
- 2 Non-points race
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win)** |
Top 10s (Non-podium)*** |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
- ** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
- *** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.
[edit] References
- ^ Freeman, Glenn. Mutoh confirmed at AGR for 2008, Autosport.com, October 31, 2007
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