Seiji Ara (荒 聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver.

He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8.

[1] In the same year he also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series and Japanese GT Championship.

He made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Wiechers-Sport at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 17 * Season still in progress.