Tetsuya Ota
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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|---|---|
| Born |
6 November 1959 Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1993–1996 |
| Teams | Simpson Engineering, Ennea SRL/Ferrari Club Italia |
| Best finish | None (DNF) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Tetsuya Ota (太田 哲也 Ōta Tetsuya?, born 6 November 1959) is a racecar driver from Maebashi in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He is notable for surviving 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 subsequently brought a lawsuit against the race organizers.
Following his education at Musashi University, Ota turned to racing cars in 1982. He drove in the junior formula FJ1600 (Formula Japan) series before moving on to All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 1986 and then graduated to race in the domestic Formula 3000 series between 1987 and 1991, excepting 1989. Ota also competed in numerous domestic series such as Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC), All Japan Sports Prototype Championship (JSPC) and Fuji Grand Champion Series as well as in Super Taikyu. While competing in JSPC, Ota was a factory driver for Mazda between 1989 and 1991.
Ota's first foray in racing outside Japan was when he competed in four straight 24 Hours of Le Mans races between 1993 and 1996, all with a DNF and one DNS.
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