Noritake Takahara
Noritake Takahara is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 24, 1976. He scored no championship points. Along with his compatriots Masahiro Hasemi and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, he was the first Japanese driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix.
Takahara is a two-time Japanese Formula 2000 champion, winning the title in 1974 and 1976, and resulting vice-champion in 1975 and third in 1973.
He won the Fuji Grand Champion Series three times in 1973, 1975 and 1976, and resulted vice-champion in 1974. He collected 17 wins and 30 podiums in that championship.| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
| 1973 | Noritake Takahara | FUJ
Ret | SUZ
1 | SUZ
1 | SUZ
2 | | | | | 3rd | 34 |
| 1974 | Takahara Racing Ltd | SUZ
3 | SUZ
2 | SUZ
1 | SUZ
1 | | | | | 1st | 45 |
| 1975 | Takahara Racing Ltd | FUJ
2 | SUZ | FUJ
2 | SUZ
1 | SUZ
3 | | | | 2nd | 59 |
| 1976 | Takahara Racing Ltd | FUJ
1 | SUZ
1 | FUJ
3 | SUZ
7 | SUZ
3 | | | | 1st | 66 |
| 1977 | Takahara Racing Ltd | SUZ
Ret | SUZ
Ret | MIN | SUZ
4 | FUJ
4 | FUJ
5 | SUZ
5 | SUZ
8 | 6th | 40 |
| 1978 | Harada Racing Company | SUZ
6 | FUJ
9 | SUZ
Ret | SUZ | SUZ
6 | MIN | SUZ | | 8th | 22 |
| 1979 | Team IKUZAWA | SUZ
4 | MIN | SUZ
13 | FUJ
Ret | SUZ
7 | SUZ
3 | SUZ
Ret | | 8th | 28 |
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
| 1976 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Cosworth V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN
9 | | NC | 0 |
| 1977 | Kojima Engineering | Kojima KE009 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN
Ret | NC | 0 |
