Tetsuya Ota, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tetsuya Ota

Japanese racing driver

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1959

Place of Birth: Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Profession: racing driver, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Tetsuya Ota (?? ??, Ota Tetsuya, born 6 November 1959) is a racing driver from Maebashi in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
He survived a fiery multi-car pileup he was involved in during a JGTC race at Fuji Speedway on May 3, 1998, caused by a safety car which was driven at twice the recommended speed in torrential rain during a parade lap.
Ota was seriously injured and, as a result, he brought a lawsuit against the race organizers.