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Almost a perfect weekend if only I wouldn’t have missed the pole position by a hair (0,006) for the 100th time in my career in japan. It just won’t happen!
Means I got to work harder at it!

Race: took off perfect from the line and took the lead till the end.

Team did a great job in the pits and all went smooth!

Happy for the team as we won the team title before the end of the season. Kazuki, my team mate helped a lot, he has been on the podium every race and won in Autopolis when I was absent for Le Mans.

Next and final race will be at Motegi!
Going for it!

Thanks to Onishi San for the nice photos!

These days I’m spending a lot of my time thru the sky, going from Japan to
Europe and back!

Right after our Super GT race, Ben and me chartered a Helicopter to go straight from Fuji Speedway to Narita. We had to catch a flight to be in Frankfurt the next morning to present new Audi cars (S8,S7,S6) at the popular Frankfurt Auto saloon.

It was really cool to fly right over Tokyo and see my favorite city from above, its so huuuge and impressive!

The view from the typical Japanese green mounts all the way to the coast were also a great scenery reflecting the country’s traditional image.

Arriving at the Frankfurt IAA Messe, I got stunned and my eyes couldn’t believe how genius the Audi building was!!! It’s been temporary built and conceived just for this event! Amazing state of the art architecture and best design, one of the coolest things I have seen so far! You could drive inside it! In fact, thats how the three of us presented the new S lines, we drove on the stage and showed the cars.
The Audi IAA ring is clearly a great statement for the brand!
Proud to be part of them when I see such amazing efforts!

… And then……. Back on the plane to japan!

Here my Subaru STI engine being built by my friends at First Motorsport in Belgium. The hole kit is from Crawford performance in the USA. Great kit! Should be above 500hp and stay alive…

Engine block with billet crank, pistons and rods ( increased from 2,5L to 2,7L)
Turbo GT30 with intercooler, intake, wastegate etc…

Can’t wait to burn some rubber with the beast!

I am sure that many people are aware of the big typhoon that affected Japan last weekend.
Luckily for us, nobody good hurt and the only damage we got is that we had to cancel our formula Nippon race, it was just to much rain and the track was under water.
I feel very sorry for our fans that wanted to experience us and bravely got wet to just be happy with our autograph seasons, but mostly sorry for the people that had to suffer and fight so much water am maybe have no home at the moment! Tough year for Japan! Keep it up!

Yes! I am proudly wearing the Tag Heuer Monaco 24 special edition watch.

A very unique timepiece dedicated to give tribute to the Le Mans 24h race.

As a Tokyo based Le Mans winner and the partnership Tag Heuer has with Audi, I have now the chance to represent racing for the them at their events and enjoy a relationship that, as a racing driver means a lot to me with a brand so rich in racing history.

I went for a nice lunch with the staff and Antoine, the president.

The flag used to give the start to the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours, signed by all the drivers taking part in the race, has been auctioned by the Japanese Automobile Federation to help the victims of the recent disasters.

WOW! Amazing! I dont know who bought it but THANK YOU to that person!

It got sold for 1,201,000 yen which is about 11 000 EURO.

Great that racing can help the victims! Being a resident in this country for years now, I became very close to Japan and their people. Japan gave me sooo much! Same as Benoit, I was proud to represent them with their flag next to my name on the live  TV screens during the 24h Race of Le mans (due to my JAF racing license). I flet like i could give something back and encourage them in this difficult time. Winning the race made this situation even more special and valuable! Im so happy to see that all the drivers have contributed to this.

Here is the hole kit with Ben’s signature and mine. Glad we were the winners so everything could be done locally…

It is a very special flag as it was signed by all the drivers in the race, and is the one with which Jean Todt, the President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, unleashed the pack taking part in the 79^th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

It was also highlighted in a souvenir photo dedicated to Japan taken with all the drivers shortly before the start on Saturday 11^th June.

Jean-Claude Plassart, the ACO President, then gave the flag to the JAF representatives who attended the event.

Last weekend, during the Japanese Super GT race at Suzuka, the JAF announced the on-line auctioning of the flag (with its case, pole and base) accompanied among other things by the autographs of the 2011 winners.

This auction began on Monday 22^nd August and will close on Sunday 28^th August.
Almost 200 bids have been received so far.
The money raised by the sale will be paid to the Japanese Red Cross Association by the Japanese Automobile Federation.

Just a couple sets of tires to try out for today’s morning session super GT test at Motegi….

since our podium in Le mans I didn’t see her anymore…. Maybe just for a photo with the team in Germany, but today, for a video clip in France, I had the chance to meet her again and I have to say that it was a very special moment… she’s so pretty!!