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http www.globaldenso.com/plug 7 motorsports supported by denso toyota team sard super gt all about motor sports supported by denso drivers profile andre couto born december 14 1976 in portugal height 173 cm weight 60 kg record for the last three years 2004 2nd place in jgtc gt500 2005 16th place in super gt gt500 class 1st place international pokka 1,000 km 2006 23rd place in super gt gt500 class aiming at victory with denso sard sc430 super gt is one category of motor racing where more than 20 types of supercars modified commercial vehicles gt cars participate in 1994 the japan gt championship jgtc was established but has been called the super gt since 2005 expanding beyond japan and restarting as an international series race the super gt has grown to be one of the most popular motor sports in japan with an average attendance of 45,000 at events and attracts approximately 320,000 people in total during the year denso supports toyota team sard that races in the gt500 class in 1989 toyota team sard was established as one of the toyota works teams and has won four victories in the japan gt championship and the super gt including rounds 1 and 4 at fuji speedway in 1997 round 7 at autopolis in 2003 and round 3 at sepang circuit malaysia in 2004 in 2005 toyota team sard entered the tokachi 24 hours race as lexus team sard in a hybrid vehicle the denso lexus gs450h which was the first hybrid vehicle to be entered in such a race the team completed the race with superb style katsuyuki hiranaka born october 4 1981 in japan height 176 cm weight 66 kg records in the last three years 2004 5th place in europe f3 championship 14th place in japan f3 championship 2005 13th place in formula nippon f3000 15th place in super gt gt300 class 2006 entered formula nippon f3000 23rd place in super gt gt500 class equipped with denso custom racing plugs

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