Manabu Orido
| Manabu Orido | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Japanese
|
| Born |
December 3, 1968 (age 48) Chiba, Japan |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 1996 |
| Current team | JLOC |
| Car no. | 88 |
| Co-driver | Kazuki Hiramine Kimiya Sato |
| Former teams |
Racing Project Bandoh Tsuchiya Engineering Team ADVAN Team SARD Team TAISAN Jr. Team JUN |
| Championships | 2 (GT300) (1996 , 2009) |
| Wins | 5 (GT300) 2 (GT500) |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2004 |
| Teams | ChoroQ Racing |
| Best finish | 12th (2004) |
| Class wins | 0 |
| D1GP career | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | MAX★ORIDO Racing |
| Former teams | RS★R Team BANDOH |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
Manabu "MAX" Orido (Shinjitai: 織戸 学 Orido Manabu?, born Chiba, 3 December 1968; alternative nickname Monkichi) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the Super GT series for Team JLOC, driving a Lamborghini Gallardo, and in the D1GP for his own team, MAX★ORIDO Racing, driving a V8-powered Toyota 86.
Orido began his racing career as a street racer and then progressed to touge racing. He made his professional racing debut in 1991, where, sponsored by the Bandoh Chain of Commerce, Orido entered a drift contest organized by the automobile magazine CARBOY. He emerged as the grand champion and promptly moved on to circuit racing.
In 1992, Orido made his debut in the Fuji Freshman race for Yokohama Rubber. During his time in the Freshman series, Orido earned a class victory in the NA-1600 class in the Fuji Freshman, and a three-time winner in the Suzuka Freshman's N2-1600 class.
After years of one make series, he first appeared in the JGTC series in 1996, driving for Team JUN and Team TAISAN Jr. as a part-time driver, before joining Team Bandoh as a full-time driver in 1997, winning the GT300 title for that year and continuing to perform well over the next two years, finishing 2nd overall in 1998 and 3rd overall in 1999.
In 2000, Orido moved up to GT500, racing for Tsuchiya Engineering in the Toyota Supra alongside Mitsuhiro Kinoshita. Though he was consistently finishing in the points, his performance in the GT500 class was not as impressive as his early GT300 career, his highest finish a 7th place in the sixth round at Mine. The pair ended the season with only 11 points, placing them 18th overall.
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