Akihiro Asai
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Akihiro Asai is a Japan
ese race car driver
. He started racing karts in 1991, and moved up to open-wheel racing in 1994 at the age of 18. He won two Japanese Formula 4 titles in 1997. He competed in Formula Holden
Australian Driver's Championship (1998–1999, 2000–2001) and CART Toyota Atlantic (2000). He also has competed in the 2003–2004 Japanese GT Championship Series and in the 2005 Super Taikyu Series championship.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese race car driver
Driving
Driving is the controlled operation and movement of a land vehicle, such as a car, truck or bus.Although direct operation of a bicycle and a mounted animal are commonly referred to as riding, such operators are legally considered drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road...
. He started racing karts in 1991, and moved up to open-wheel racing in 1994 at the age of 18. He won two Japanese Formula 4 titles in 1997. He competed in Formula Holden
Formula Holden
Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category.-History:Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8 litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore...
Australian Driver's Championship (1998–1999, 2000–2001) and CART Toyota Atlantic (2000). He also has competed in the 2003–2004 Japanese GT Championship Series and in the 2005 Super Taikyu Series championship.