Kenjiro SHINOZUKA
 
Japanese - Born :
20 November, 1948 - Married. One child
The name
of Shinozuka is greatly respected in Japanese motor sport
circles. Having begun his career in 1968, he became the
first Japanese driver to finish the Kenyan Safari Rally
in 1976.And 15 years later, he became the first Japanese
to win a round of the World Rally Championship, the Ivory
Coast-Bandama Rally in 1991. The following year, he won
the event for the second year running. After a long
association with Mitsubishi Team in cross-country
rallies, Kenjiro Shinozuka has come to be considered a
very talented and experienced driver, and an excellent
tactician.
Recent results :
| 1992 |
Paris-Cape Town |
3rd overall |
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Safari Rally |
10th overall |
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Paris-Beijing |
4th overall |
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Ivory Coast Rally |
1st overall |
| 1993 |
Paris-Dakar |
5th overall |
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Hong Kong-Beijing |
4th overall |
| 1994 |
Safari Rally |
2nd overall |
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Baja Spain |
5th overall |
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Indonesian Rally |
3rd overall |
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Hong Kong-Beijing |
4th overall |
| 1995 |
Granada-Dakar |
3rd overall |
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Safari Rally |
2nd overall |
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Rally Indonesia |
5th overall |
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Hong Kong-Beijing |
6th overall |
| 1996 |
Rally of Malaysia |
3rd overall |
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Hong Kong-Beijing |
3rd overall |
| 1997 |
Dakar-Agades-Dakar |
1st overall |
| 1998 |
Paris-Granada-Dakar |
2nd overall |
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Italian Baja |
2nd overall |
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Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie |
2nd overall |
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Rallye Atlas Savane |
2nd overall |
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Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge |
3rd overall |
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Copyright 1998 by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.