Seiji Ara

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Seiji Ara
Ara in 2010.
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1974-05-05) May 5, 1974 (age 50) Chiba (Japan)
FIA GT1 World Championship career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Swiss Racing Team
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	4
Starts	20
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	42nd in 2010
Previous series
2009 2004 2001–02, 06–08 2000–09 1998-00 1996	WTCC Le Mans Series Formula Nippon Super GT Japanese F3 Barber Pro Series

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2001–2005, 2009, 2012
Teams	Viper Team Oreca, Audi Sport Japan Team Goh, Jim Gainer International, NAVI Team Goh
Best finish	1st (2004)
Class wins	1

Seiji Ara (荒 聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver.

He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8.^[1] 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 made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Wiechers-Sport at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.