Satoshi Motoyama

Satoshi Motoyama is the kind of guy who makes you realize just how much of motorsport is pure, uncompromising craft. Born in Tokyo in 1971, he became one of Japan's most accomplished domestic racing drivers, a multiple Super GT and Formula Nippon champion who earned F1 test drives with Renault and Jordan the hard way — by being relentlessly fast where he was. I always find it fascinating when a driver dominates at home while the world barely notices, because in Motoyama's case the results were genuinely elite-level. There's something quietly cool about a guy who just gets in the car, goes fast, wins titles, and doesn't need a global spotlight to validate it. Old-school racer energy in the best possible sense.

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Satoshi Motoyama is a Japanese racing driver born on March 4, 1971, in Tokyo, Japan. He won the Formula Nippon title four times and the JGTC / Super GT GT500 title three times, and tested for the Renault and Jordan Formula One teams. He is among the prominent Japanese racing drivers of his generation, known for his work both in domestic and international series. He retired as a Nissan GT500 driver in 2019 and became an executive advisor to Nissan's factory programme.

Name (English)

Satoshi Motoyama

Name (Japanese)

本山哲

Reading

もとやま さとし

Born

March 4, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Racing Driver / Formula One Driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Boar

• Official sitehttps://www.motoyama.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/satoshimotoyama/
• Xhttps://x.com/SatoshiMotoyama
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC%E5%B1%B1%E5%93%B2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934046

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Racing Driver
• Formula One Driver

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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