Brief introduction to the Japanese hero who competed in Formula 1 between 1987 and 1991, driving for Lotus and Tyrell. Five-time Japanese Top Formula champion and the first full-time Japanese Formula One driver in history. He also became the first Japanese F1 driver to score points (at the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix, where he finished sixth in only his second F1 race) and the first to score a fastest lap, at the 1989 Australian Grand Prix.

The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was his last race in F1 at home soil.