Tomohiko Sunako

[1][2][3][4] He is the son of former Nissan works racing driver and Yamaha factory motorcycle racer, Yoshikazu Sunako.

He won the Class 1 championship in 1996 driving a Nissan Skyline GT-R.[citation needed] He suffered a broken leg and minor burns in an accident at Fuji Speedway during the All-Japan Fuji GT Race on 3 May 1998, when his car spun off during the formation laps in torrential rain, and was then struck by the Ferrari F355 of Tetsuya Ota which also lost control and burst into flames.

Sunako recovered from his injuries and continued to race in the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship / Super GT Series until 2006.

[citation needed] He retired in 2008, but came back to racing in 2018 to compete in the GT World Challenge Asia series in a BMW Team Studie M4 GT4.

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