Team LeMans
| Inc. | |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Website | http://www.lemans.co.jp/ |
| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Base | Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Team principal(s) | Donuma Hiroyoshi |
| Current series |
Super Formula Super GT |
| Former series |
All-Japan Formula Three Championship All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship Fuji Grand Champion Series |
| Current drivers |
 Narain Karthikeyan Kamui Kobayashi
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| Teams' Championships |
Super Formula: 1996, 1999 Super GT: 2002 |
| Drivers' Championships |
Super Formula: 1979: Keiji Matsumoto 1996: Ralf Schumacher 1998: Satoshi Motoyama All-Japan Formula Three Championship: 1986: Akio Morimoto Fuji Grand Champion Series: 1983: Keiji Matsumoto 1988-89: Geoff Lees Super GT: 2002: Juichi Wakisaka, Akira Iida |
| Website | Team Le Mans |
Le Mans Ltd., headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo is an automobile parts manufacturer founded in 1967. The original company name was Le Mans Chamber of Commerce. The company is mainly engaged in the development and sales of motorsport parts and the import and sale of race cars overseas.
They also have a racing division called Team LeMans. The origin of the team name comes from 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 1969 Team LeMans was established as a racing department of Le Mans Chamber of Commerce. It has been active in a variety of categories since the 1970's as one of the top teams of Japan.
The team has competed in single-seaters since 1976, when they entered the All-Japan F2000 Championship. They served as the Japanese distributor of Reynard products until 2002. In 1991, Michael Schumacher, before his Formula One debut, raced with the team in the Sportsland SUGO round of the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, while in 1996 his brother Ralf became the champion with the same team.
They also developed their own racing machine, that complied to Group C regulations.
In 2012 in collaboration with Hideki Noda they founded "NODA racing Academy Senior High School", several engineers such as Donuma Hiroyoshi, the team principal, have served as lecturers at the school.
Their participation in the All Japan F2000 Championship started with Keiji Matsumoto in 1976. In 1979 he won the championship title. In 1988-89 Geoff Lees and Emanuele Pirro raced for the team, both winning one race.
In 1996, the team had its most successful year in Japan's top level open wheel series, when Ralf Schumacher and Naoki Hattori took the first two spots in the drivers' championship, also winning the first team title. The team repeated wins in the drivers and team championship with Satoshi Motoyama in 1998.
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