About Hiroshi Fushida
Hiroshi Fushida is a Japanese former racing driver. He is the first Japanese driver to enter a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, and the first to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. While racing in Japan, Fushida won the Fuji 1000km endurance race four times (in 1968, 1969, 1971, and 1979), and the Suzuka 1000km two times (in 1968 and 1971). Fushida, along with fellow countryman Tetsu Ikuzawa, made history when they became the first Japanese drivers to compete at Le Mans in 1973, driving the Mazda rotary-powered Sigma MC73. Fushida unsuccessfully entered two Formula One Grands Prix with Maki, the first in The Netherlands at Zandvoort in 1975, where a blown engine prevented him from starting the race.
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