Achievements:
2008 Formula One - Inks deal with the ING Renault F1 team, as a test development driver.
2007 Formula One - Joins the Spyker F1 team after Christijan Albers is axed. Contests the final 7 events with the Silverstone-based outfit. Best finish: P12 in the rain affected Japanese GP;
Started season as the official 'fourth' driver for the Super Aguri F1 team.
GP2 - with BCN.
2006 Formula One - official third driver for the Super Aguri F1 team (at the British, Canadian, US and French GP's); made F1 race debut at German GP;
Formula Nippon: Super GT GT500 class;
2005 Formula Nippon: Super GT GT500 class;
Formula One - one-off apperance as third driver for Jordan/Midland at the Japanese GP;
2004 All Japan Formula 3 Championship;
2003 Formula 3 Euro Series;
2002 German Formula 3 Championship;
2001 All Japan Formula 3 Championship - fourth overall;
Marlboro Master's;
British F3;
2000 Suzuka Formula Racing School (SRS-F);
All Japanese Kart Championship FSA class - third overall; European Kart Championship - Belgium and France;
1999 All Japanese Kart Championship FA class - champion;
World Cup in SUZUKA FA class - 10th;
1998 All Japanese Kart Competition Championship FA class;
1997 Local Kart Competition Championship Chubu Tokai area FA-2 class - champion;
1996 Suzuka Kart Championship FR class;
Junior World Cup (Belgium);
1995 Suzuka Kart Championship RSO class;
1994 Suzuka Kart Racing School (SRS-K) entrance.
