Tarzan Yamada

Honestly, the combination of engineer and racing driver in one person is the kind of thing that sounds like a movie pitch, but here we are — Tarzan Yamada, born 1962, apparently living two lives that most people couldn't pull off separately. The engineering brain that understands exactly why a machine does what it does, paired with the instinct to push that same machine to its absolute limit on a track — that's a rare overlap. Most racers trust the engineers; most engineers trust the data. This guy apparently had to argue with both sides of himself. Not much about his personal life is out there, which honestly adds to the mystique — when your name is Tarzan and your resume is that unusual, you don't need a social media presence to be interesting.

Tarzan Yamada (born January 1, 1962) is a Japanese engineer and racing driver whose real name is Eiji Yamada. He is known by his English nickname Tarzan Yamada, which he uses professionally. Further personal and career details are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Tarzan Yamada

Name (Japanese)

山田英二

Reading

やまだ えいじ

Born

January 1, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger (寅)

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Engineer / Racing Driver

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E8%8B%B1%E4%BA%8C

Tags

• Engineer
• Racing Driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.