Seiji Ara (荒 聖治; Ara Seiji)
(born May 5, 1974 in
Chiba, Japan
) is a
race car driver.
He was the winner of the 24 hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an
Audi R8. In the same year he also
raced in the
Le Mans Endurance
Series and
Japanese GT Championship.
In earlier years he had competed in
Formula Nippon (2001-2002), Japanese
Formula 3 (1997-2000) and the
Barber Dodge Pro Series
(1995).
He will make his
World
Touring Car Championship debut with
Wiechers-Sport at the
2009 FIA WTCC Race of
Japan.