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{{short description|Japanese racing driver (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver|
{{Infobox F1 driver
name = Taki Inoue |
| name = Taki Inoue
nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese |
| nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese
birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|9|5|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|9|5|df=y}}
birth_place = [[Kobe]]. [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
| birth_place = [[Kobe]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], Japan
Years = {{F1|1994}}–{{F1|1995}} |
| Years = {{F1|1994}}–{{F1|1995}}
Team(s) = [[Simtek]], [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] |
| Team(s) = [[Simtek]], [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]]
Races = 18 |
| Races = 18 (18 starts)
Championships = 0 |
| Championships = 0
Wins = 0 |
| Wins = 0
Podiums = 0 |
| Podiums = 0
Poles = 0 |
| Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0 |
| Fastest laps = 0
Points = 0 |
| Points = 0
| First race = [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix]] |
| First win = | =
| Last win = | =
| Last race = [[1995 Australian Grand Prix]] |
}}
'''Takachiho''' "'''Taki'''" '''Inoue''' (井上 隆智穂 ''Inoue Takachiho'',<ref name="takichiho">Grand{{cite Prix.comweb - Inoue joins Minardi [http|url=https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00478.html http|title=Inoue joins Minardi |website=GrandPrix.com |date=12 February 1996 |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120110609/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00478.html] |url-status=live }}</ref> born 5 September 1963) is a Japanese former [[racing driver]].
 
==Biography==
Inoue was born in [[Kobe]]. He competed in the [[British Formula Ford Championship]] in 1988, followed by a spell in [[All-Japan Formula Three]] from 1989 to 1993 and a season in the [[International Formula 3000]] championship in [[1994 Formula 3000 season|1994]].
 
===Formula One===
[[Image:Inoue Footwork Monaco.jpg|thumb|left|Inoue's damaged car is towed back to the pits after his bizarre practice accident at the [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix]].]]
He participated in 18 [[Formula One]] Grand Prix races. His first appearance was a one-off race for [[Simtek]] at the [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix]], from which he retired. For the next year he moved to [[Footwork Arrows]]. Over the course of his career he scored no championship points. He is perhaps best remembered for two bizarre incidents while driving for [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] in 1995.<ref name="unsafe"></ref> The first occurred after a practice session at Monaco, when his stalled car was being towed back to the pits when it was hit by a course car, driven by [[Jean Ragnotti]], causing it to roll into the barriers, although Inoue was fit to race the next day. The second happened on [[1995 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian GP]] on live TV worldwide&nbsp;– attempting to assist the marshals in putting out the engine fire which had forced him out of the race, a safety car [[Tatra 623]] driven to the scene by a marshal hit him, injuring his leg, although he recovered for the next race.<ref name="MTX">{{cite web|url=https://static.modestmachines.com/archive/tatra-t-623|title=Tatra T-623|work=Banovsky's Car of the Day|date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033715/https://static.modestmachines.com/archive/tatra-t-623|archive-date=22 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/inoue/biography.html |title=Taki Inoue - Biography |publisher=F1 Rejects |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725092840/http://f1rejects.com/drivers/inoue/biography.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="unsafe">{{cite web |url=https://racingspot.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/race/taki-inoue-safety-car |title=Take Inoue and the Safety Car |website=The Racing Spot |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120032628/https://racingspot.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/race/taki-inoue-safety-car |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Taki Inoue Top Gear"/>
He participated in 18 [[Formula One]] Grand Prix races, making his first appearance on 6 November 1994 at the [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] for [[Simtek]]. He scored no championship points and was considered a [[pay driver]].
 
He is perhaps best remembered for two bizarre incidents while driving for [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] in 1995. The first occurred after a practice session at Monaco, when his stalled car was being towed back to the pits when it was hit by a course car, driven by [[Jean Ragnotti]], causing it to roll into the barriers, although Inoue was fit to race the next day. The second happened on [[1995 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian GP]] on live TV worldwide – attempting to assist the marshals in putting out the engine fire which had forced him out of the race, a safety car [[Tatra 623]] driven to the scene by a marshal hit him, injuring his leg, although he recovered for the next race.<ref name="MTX">{{cite web|url=https://static.modestmachines.com/archive/tatra-t-623|title=Tatra T-623|work=Banovsky's Car of the Day|date=9 April 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033715/https://static.modestmachines.com/archive/tatra-t-623|archivedate=22 April 2017|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/inoue/biography.html |title=Taki Inoue - Biography |publisher=F1 Rejects |accessdate=28 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725092840/http://f1rejects.com/drivers/inoue/biography.html |archivedate=July 25, 2008 }}</ref>
 
[[File:Taki Inoue 1995 Britain.jpg|thumb|Inoue driving for [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] at the [[1995 British Grand Prix]].]]
For most of the season his team-mate was [[Gianni Morbidelli]], but late in the season [[Max Papis]] replaced Morbidelli, and was sometimes outpaced by Inoue. Entering the {{F1|1996}} season, Inoue lobbied [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] for a drive, but the team chose [[Ukyo Katayama]] with his [[Mild Seven]] sponsorship money from [[Japan Tobacco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grandprix.com/news/katayama-at-tyrrell-again.html |title=Katayama at Tyrrell again |website=GrandPrix.com |date=15 January 1996 |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120110609/https://www.grandprix.com/news/katayama-at-tyrrell-again.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Instead, he was announced in January to drive for the [[Minardi]] team.<ref name="takichiho" /> However, one of his personal sponsors pulled out at the last minute and Inoue withdrew from F1. Minardi took on [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00507.html |title=F1 News > Minardi to get Fisichella? |website=GrandPrix.com |date=4 March 1996 |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329050744/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00507.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Fisichella, the team's test driver in 1995, had backing from [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00435.html |title=Five drivers bidding for Minardi |website=Grand Prix.com |date=15 January 1996 |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505224257/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00435.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
For most of the season his team-mate was [[Gianni Morbidelli]], but late in the season [[Max Papis]] replaced Morbidelli, and was sometimes outpaced by Inoue.
 
With his sponsorship reduced, Inoue was out of a drive in Formula One. After a brief switch to sportscars, he retired from racing at the end of 1999 and now manages drivers in his own country. He is also known for his self-deprecating humour, as Inoue publicly proclaimed himself as the "worst driver in Formula One", admitted that he initially had no idea what a [[pit stop]] was, and in an interview with the ''[[Top Gear (magazine)|Top Gear]]'' magazine in 2015 stated that he was "not good enough to drive in F1".<ref name="Taki Inoue Red Bull Interview">{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/taki-inoue-fast-talk|title=RedBull.com speaks to the self proclaimed 'worst Formula One driver ever.'|website=RedBull.com|access-date=1 May 2019|date=8 October 2013|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501152621/https://www.redbull.com/int-en/taki-inoue-fast-talk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Taki Inoue Top Gear">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/adventures/interview-top-gear-meets-taki-inoue-f1s-worst-ever-driver|title=Interview: Top Gear meets Taki Inoue, F1's worst-ever driver|website=Top Gear|access-date=1 May 2019|date=13 August 2015|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501152624/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/adventures/interview-top-gear-meets-taki-inoue-f1s-worst-ever-driver|url-status=live}}</ref>
Entering the {{F1|1996}} season, Inoue lobbied [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] for a drive, but the team chose [[Ukyo Katayama]] with his [[Mild Seven]] sponsorship money from [[Japan Tobacco]].<ref>Grand Prix.com, Katayama at Tyrrell again - [http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00507.html http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00507.html]</ref> Instead, he was announced in January to drive for the [[Minardi]] team.<ref name="takichiho" /> However, one of his personal sponsors pulled out at the last minute and Inoue withdrew from F1. Minardi took on [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00507.html|title=F1 News > Minardi to get Fisichella?<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> Fisichella, the team's test driver in 1995, had backing from [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro Italy]].<ref>Grand Prix.com, Five drivers bidding for Minardi - http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00435.html</ref>
 
With his sponsorship reduced, Inoue was out of a drive in Formula One. After a brief switch to sportscars, he retired from racing at the end of 1999 and now manages drivers in his own country.
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==Racing record==
===Career summary===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!Season
!Series
!Team
!Races
!Wins
!Poles
!F/Laps
!Podiums
!Points
!Position
|-
!1990
|align=left|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula 3]]
|align=left|Phoenix Racing Team With Plus B
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!1991
|align=left|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula 3]]
|align=left|Dallara Japan Racing
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!1992
|align=left|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula 3]]
|align=left|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|11
|0
|0
|0
|0
|5
|10th
|-
!1993
|align=left|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula 3]]
|align=left|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|11
|0
|0
|0
|0
|6
|9th
|-
!rowspan=2|1994
|align=left|[[1994 International Formula 3000 Championship|International Formula 3000]]
|align=left|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|8
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1994 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Simtek|MTV Simtek Ford]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!1995
|align=left|[[1995 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Footwork Arrows|Footwork Hart]]
|17
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!1996
|align=left|[[1996 BPR Global GT Series|BPR Global GT Series]]
|align=left|[[Konrad Motorsport]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!1999
|align=left|[[1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship]]
|align=left|Club: Yellow Magic
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|3
|32nd
|-
!colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=DBResults>{{cite web|title=Taki Inoue|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/taki-inoue|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808155630/https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/taki-inoue/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Taki Inoue Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/taki-inoue/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112192516/https://motorsportstats.com/driver/taki-inoue/results|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=MSportMagResults>{{cite web|title=Taki Inoue|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/taki-inoue/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112192516/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/taki-inoue/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}}
|}
 
===Complete International Formula 3000 results===
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! Points
|-
| [[1994 International Formula 3000 seasonChampionship|1994]]
! [[Super Nova Racing]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="12"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref name=MSportMagResults/>}}}}
|}
 
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! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
|-
| [[1994 Formula One season{{F1|1994]]}}
! [[Simtek|MTV Simtek Ford]]
! [[Simtek]] [[Simtek S941|S941]]
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! 0
|-
| [[1995 Formula One season{{F1|1995]]}}
! [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork Hart]]
! [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] [[Footwork FA16|FA16]]
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|-|-
!colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=Grand Prix Who's Who 3rd Edition|date=2000|publisher=Travel Publishing|page=300|isbn=1902007468}}</ref>}}}}
|}
 
=== Complete JGTC results ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! DC
! Points
|-
! [[1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1999]]
! Club: Yellow Magic
! [[Ferrari F355|Ferrari F355 GT]]
! GT300
| [[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| [[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 32nd
! 3
|-
!colspan="13"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=DBResults/><ref>{{cite web|title=Autobacs Cup GT Championship 1999 – Series Ranking|url=http://supergt.net:8080/ftp/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1999/srank99.htm|publisher=[[Super GT]]|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706165114/http://supergt.net:8080/ftp/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1999/srank99.htm|archive-date=6 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}}}
|}
 
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