Katsuhiko Taguchi

Katsuhiko Taguchi (田口 勝彦, Taguchi Katsuhiko; born 7 February 1972 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese rally driver.

Katsuhiko Taguchi

Taguchi in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX on the 2007 Rally Japan, where he finished eighth.
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1972-02-07) 7 February 1972 (age 53)
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1994–2008
Co-driver	Chris Clarke Fred Gocentas Roland Pickering Ron Teoh Derek Ringer Bobby Willis Mark Stacey
Teams	Proton, Mitsubishi
Rallies	18
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	0
Total points	1
First rally	1995 Rally New Zealand

Career

Taguchi began rallying in 1994.^[1] He based most of his rallying in Australia and New Zealand, competing in his first World Rally Championship event on Rally New Zealand in 1995. In 1999 he won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). In 2001 he competed on the Cyprus Rally as part of the factory Mitsubishi Ralliart team. He finished eighth overall on the 2007 Rally Japan, winning the Group N category and scoring one WRC point. In 2010, he won the APRC title again.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Yoshio Fujimoto	Asia-Pacific Rally Champion 1999	Succeeded by Possum Bourne
Preceded by Cody Crocker	Asia-Pacific Rally Champion 2010	Succeeded by Alister McRae