Asian Drivers in the BTCC

If Osamu Kawashima does end up replacing Ricky Collard, he'll be the series' 1st Japanese driver since Kunimitsu Takahashi in 1985.

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http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1985%20Silverstone%202.html

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The only other Japanese drivers I know to have raced in the series are Moto Kitano and Masahiro Hasemi in 1973.

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http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1973%20Silverstone%20GP.html

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http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1973%20Ingliston.html

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http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1973%20Brands%20Hatch%202.html

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As for other Asian drivers, only the Malaysian driver Fariqe Hairuman in 2004 springs to mind.