Naohiro Furuya

Naohiro Furuya (古谷 直広, Naohiro Furuya; born July 30, 1963, in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver.

Career
Furuya was active in automobile racing. He has competed in the Italian Formula 3 Championship, the Italian Touring Car Championship and in Formula 3 races at the Macau Grand Prix and the Monaco Grand Prix. He came second at the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, after Naoki Hattori. In the following year, Furuya joined Japan's top formula and raced until 1995. From 2003 to 2010 he also took part in the Japanese Super-Endurance (Super Taikyu Series) taking 8 wins in total and 6 pole positions, with a best finish of 3rd in the championship. He also participated in the All Japan GT Championship race until 2010.