2024 Super GT Series

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The 2024 Super GT Series is a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It is the thirty-first season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the nineteenth season under the Super GT name. It is also the forty-first overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

TGR Team au TOM'S and driver Sho Tsuboi entered the season as the defending champions of the GT500 class. Saitama Green Brave, formerly known as Saitama Toyopet Green Brave, and driver Hiroki Yoshida entered as the defending GT300 class champions.[1]

Regulation changes[edit]

The GTA confirmed several changes for the 2024 Super GT season.[2]

Aggregate qualifying format[edit]

Super GT introduced a new aggregate qualifying system on 9 February, replacing the knockout format which had been used since 2013.

  • Under the new format, the grids in GT500 and GT300 will be determined by the combined Q1 and Q2 times of each team's two nominated drivers.
  • Each team is only allowed to use one set of tyres throughout Q1 and Q2, and must start the race on the same set of tyres.
  • Teams that don't participate in qualifying, fail to set a time in both qualifying sessions, or fail to meet the 107% minimum time after Q2 will have to start the race from the pits.
  • Points will now be awarded to the top three qualifiers in each class. The pole-winning team and drivers now earn three points, while second place earns two points and third place earns one point.
  • Pole position will be credited to both drivers on the pole-winning team that run in qualifying.[3]

On 12 March, a follow-up bulletin would detail the changes made to GT300 qualifying:

  • Similar to recent years, the GT300 field would be split into two groups for Q1 based on the most recent Teams' Championship standings, with odd number-ranked teams in Group A and even number-ranked teams in Group B. A pre-event lottery would determine which group goes first in Q1.
  • After both Q1 groups have run, the cars would be regrouped for Q2. The top eight cars in each Q1 group will go into Q2 Group 1, and the cars that finished outside the top eight in each group would go into Q2 Group 2.
  • Once Group 2 and Group 1 have run, the final grid order will be determined based on these final groupings:
    • Positions 1-12: Top 12 combined times in Q2 Group 1.
    • Positions 13-20: Combined times of the top four in Q2 Group 2 and bottom four in Q2 Group 1.
    • Positions 21-27: Combined times of the remaining cars that finished fifth or lower in Q2 Group 2.
  • In the event of rain, the GT300 grid will be determined from Q2 times only.

Other changes[edit]

Beginning in 2024, GT300 teams will use 50 percent renewable carbon-neutral synthetic fuel supplied by ETS Racing Fuels.[4][5]

Teams will only be allocated four sets of dry tyres for 300 kilometre races, down from five sets in 2023. Five sets of dry tyres will be available for 350 km events, and six sets of tyres will be available in three-hour timed events.[2][6]

Success Weight in GT300 has been reduced to a maximum of 100 kilogrammes to just 80 kg. GT300 teams will now receive two kilogrammes of Success Weight per drivers' championship point scored from rounds one through six.[2]

To reduce cornering speeds, the GTA implemented new technical directives in both class. In GT500, the minimum ride height has been raised by 5 millimetres by increasing the thickness of the skid block. In GT300, all cars will carry a predetermined amount of additional ballast weight, between 33 and 52 kg. This additional weight is distinct from the weight assigned to each car as part of balance of performance.[7]

Teams and drivers[edit]

GT500[edit]

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
NISMO NDDP[8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi[8] B 1–2
Japan Atsushi Miyake[8]
NISMO[8] 23 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo[8] B 1–2
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli[8]
ARTA[9][a] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[9] B 1–2
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[9]
16 Japan Hiroki Otsu[9] B 1–2
Japan Ren Sato[9]
Team Impul[8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 Japan Kazuki Hiramine[8] B 1–2
Belgium Bertrand Baguette[8]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima[11] B 1–2
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[11]
Astemo REAL Racing[9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[9] B 1–2
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta[9]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[11] Y 1–2
Japan Sena Sakaguchi[11]
Kondo Racing[8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Japan Tsugio Matsuda[8] Y 1–2
Japan Teppei Natori[8]
TGR Team au TOM'S[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Japan Sho Tsuboi[11] B 1–2
Japan Kenta Yamashita[11]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S[11] 37 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[11] B 1–2
France Giuliano Alesi[11]
TGR Team KeePer CERUMO[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[11] B 1–2
Japan Toshiki Oyu[11]
TGR Team SARD[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[11] B 1–2
Japan Yuichi Nakayama[11]
Modulo Nakajima Racing[9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Japan Takuya Izawa[9] D 1–2
Japan Riki Okusa[9]
Stanley Team Kunimitsu[9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[9] B 1–2
Japan Tadasuke Makino[9]

GT300[edit]

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
muta Racing INGING[12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi[12] B 1–2
Japan Hibiki Taira[12]
Japan Hiroki Katoh[12] TBC
Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO[13] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi[13] Y 1–2
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka[13]
Team Mach[4] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Japan Kiyoto Fujinami[14] Y 1–2
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu[14]
Team LeMans[15] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 6 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama[4] Y 1–2
Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan[4]
BMW M Team Studie × CRS[16] BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 7 Japan Seiji Ara[16] M 1–2
Germany Niklas Krütten[16]
Canada Bruno Spengler[16] 2
Pacific Racing Team[4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi[4] Y 1–2
Japan Yusuke Tomibayashi[4]
Japan Yuta Fujiwara[17] 2
GAINER[8][b]

PONOS Racing[18][b]
Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 11 Japan Ryuichiro Tomita[8] D 1–2
Japan Keishi Ishikawa[8]
Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 45 Japan Kei Cozzolino[18] M 1–2
France Lilou Wadoux[18]
Team UpGarage[9] Honda Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 18 Japan Takashi Kobayashi[9] Y 1–2
Japan Syun Koide[9]
Japan Yusuke Mitsui[19] 2
SHADE Racing[12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 20 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka[12] M 1–2
Japan Eijiro Shimizu[12]
R'Qs Motor Sports[4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 22 Japan Hisashi Wada[4] Y 1–2
Japan Masaki Kano[4]
Japan Masaki Jyonai[4] 2
Japan Miki Koyama[4] TBC
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya[12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 Japan Togo Suganami[12] Y 1–2
Japan Takamitsu Matsui[12]
Japan Kimiya Sato[4] 2
apr[12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Japan Hiroaki Nagai[12] Y 1–2
Japan Rikuto Kobayashi[12]
Japan Manabu Orido[12] 2
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Japan Kazuto Kotaka[12] B 1–2
Japan Jin Nakamura[12]
Japan Yuki Nemoto[12] 2
NILZZ Racing[8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 48 Japan Taiyo Ida[8] Y 1–2
Japan Yusaku Shibata[19]
Japan Takumi Sanada[19] 2
Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage[12] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 50 Brazil Igor Omura Fraga[12] Y 1–2
Japan Yuga Furutani[12]
Saitama Green Brave[12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Japan Hiroki Yoshida[12] B 1–2
Japan Seita Nonaka[12]
Kondo Racing[8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 56 Japan Daiki Sasaki[8] Y 1–2
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[8]
LM Corsa[12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 60 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto[12] D 1–2
Japan Shunsuke Kohno[12]
R&D Sport[20] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Japan Takuto Iguchi[20] D 1–2
Japan Hideki Yamauchi[20]
HELM Motorsports[8][21] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 62 Japan Kohei Hirate[8] Y 1–2
Japan Yuya Hiraki[8]
Japan Reiji Hiraki[8] 2
K2 R&D LEON Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Japan Naoya Gamou[4] B 1–2
Japan Takuro Shinohara[4]
Japan Haruki Kurosawa[17] 2
JLOC[4] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 87 Japan Kosuke Matsuura[4] Y 1–2
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi[4]
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 88 Japan Takashi Kogure[4] Y 1–2
Japan Yuya Motojima[4]
K-tunes Racing[12] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Japan Morio Nitta[12] D 1–2
Japan Shinichi Takagi[12]
Tomei Sports[8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Japan Takuya Otaki[4] Y 1–2
Japan Takayuki Aoki[4]
Japan Rin Arakawa[19] 2
Japan Atsushi Tanaka[19] TBC
D'station Racing[22][23] Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 777 Japan Tomonobu Fujii[24] D 1–2
Denmark Marco Sørensen[23]
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg[25] 2

Vehicle changes[edit]

GT500[edit]

GT300[edit]

  • Team LeMans will enter a new Ferrari 296 GT3, replacing its previous Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II which had raced for three seasons.[15]
  • GAINER will develop a new version of the Nissan Fairlady Z built to the GTA-GT300 vehicle regulations, replacing the number 11 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 that had raced since 2018.[8] The car was revealed ahead of the opening round at Okayama but did not race.[29]
  • The former number 10 GAINER Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 has been replaced by a Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by PONOS Racing and maintained by GAINER (see Entrant changes below).[18]

Entrant changes[edit]

GT500[edit]

GT300[edit]

  • D'station Racing returns to Super GT for the first time since 2020, fielding the newest model Aston Martin Vantage GT3 with Dunlop tyres.[22] 2012 GT300 championship runner-up Tomonobu Fujii returned to Super GT for the first time since 2020,[24] and Aston Martin factory driver Marco Sørensen made his series debut.[23]
  • PONOS Racing make its Super GT debut in 2024, entering the new Ferrari 296 GT3 with Michelin tyres. The first-year team will be run by championship-winning GT300 organisation GAINER. Kei Cozzolino returns to the series for the first time since 2022, while Ferrari GT factory driver Lilou Wadoux made her series debut.[18]
  • Super Taikyu championship-winning team HELM Motorsports make its Super GT debut in 2024, entering a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Yokohama tyres.[21] Two-time GT500 champion Kohei Hirate joins the team alongside HELM co-founder Yuya Hiraki, and Reiji Hiraki appointed as the team's third driver. Two-time GT300 champion Hideo Fukuyama was appointed as the team director.[8]
  • Saitama Toyopet Green Brave changed its official name to Saitama Green Brave. Reigning GT300 champion Kohta Kawaai was replaced by Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge (TGR-DC) driver Seita Nonaka, who spent the last two seasons with Hoppy Team Tsuchiya and was Green Brave's third driver last year at Autopolis.[12] Saitama Green Brave elected not to use the GT300 champion's number "0" in 2024.
  • SHADE Racing changed tyre suppliers from Dunlop to Michelin.[12]
  • Tsuchiya Engineering, entering as Hoppy Team Tsuchiya, and its Toyota GR Supra GT300 will return to the series after missing the last four rounds of the 2023 season following a fire in the fourth round at Fuji Speedway. 2016 GT300 champion Takamitsu Matsui returned to the team after racing for Team Mach in 2023.[12] Kimiya Sato, who spent the last three years with Max Racing, returned to the team as its third driver.[4]
  • Max Racing ceased operations following a vehicle fire in the fourth round of the 2023 season at Fuji Speedway.[34]
  • 2023 FIA F4 Japanese Champion Rikuto Kobayashi and runner-up Jin Nakamura made their full-time series debuts with apr. Kobayashi drives the number 30 Toyota GR86 alongside Hiroaki Nagai, while two-time GT300 champion Manabu Orido stays with the team as its third driver. Nakamura drives the number 31 Lexus LC 500h alongside Kazuto Kotaka, replacing veteran driver Koki Saga. Yuki Nemoto continues as the third driver of the number 31 team.[12]
  • Kondo Racing replaced Teppei Natori with its former GT500 driver, Daiki Sasaki. Sasaki will race together with two-time GT300 champion João Paulo de Oliveira for the first time since 2017.[8]
  • GAINER enter the number 11 Nissan Fairlady Z driven by Ryuichiro Tomita and Keishi Ishikawa.[8] 2008 GT300 champion Hironobu Yasuda left GAINER after six seasons and also left Nissan after 17 years as a factory driver.[35]
  • Tomei Sports promoted Takuya Otaki, who had been a spot starter since 2020, to a full-time seat in 2024. Atsushi Tanaka will share the role of third driver with rookie Rin Arakawa, the 2021 FIA F4 Japanese Championship runner-up.[4][19]
  • Gymkhana and time attack specialist Yusaku Shibata transferred to NILZZ Racing as a full-time driver, replacing Yuki Tanaka.[19]
  • Yogibo Racing withdrew its entry for the 2024 season, citing a change in corporate strategy from the Yogibo brand.[36]
  • Yusuke Tomibayashi transferred from Team Mach to Pacific Racing Team, to replace Liang Jiatong, who moved to GT World Challenge Asia with Harmony Racing.[4][19] F4 graduate Yuta Fujiwara will make his series debut as Pacific Racing Team's third driver.[17]
  • Miki Koyama transferred from Arnage Racing to R'Qs Motor Sports as the fourth driver for the team, joining Hisashi Wada, Masaki Jyonai, and third driver Masaki Kano.[4] Kano replaces Jyonai in the opening round at Okayama.[37] Jyonai then entered for the second round as the third driver.
  • 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Gold champion Niklas Krütten makes his Super GT debut at BMW M Team Studie x CRS as Seiji Ara's new full-season teammate. BMW M works driver Bruno Spengler stays with the team as the third driver for select rounds.[16]
  • 2022 FIA F4 Japanese Championship runner-up Yusuke Mitsui makes his series debut as the third driver at Team UpGarage.[19]
  • Two-time GT300 champion Kiyoto Fujinami and former GAINER third driver Yusuke Shiotsu joined Team Mach.[14] Fujinami, who previously drove for Team Mach from 2017 to 2018, will return to the series after missing the 2023 season.

Mid-season changes[edit]

  • 2023 International GT Open champion Charlie Fagg, who drove for D'station Racing in WEC and the Asian Le Mans Series, joined D'station as the team's third driver from the second round at Fuji.[25]

Calendar[edit]

A confirmed eight round provisional 2024 calendar was announced on 3 August 2023.[38] On 3 October 2023, it was announced that the seventh round at Autopolis would be moved back two weeks to 19–20 October, in order to eliminate a clash of dates with the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix.[39]

On 29 February 2024, distances for all rounds were confirmed. The Golden Week race at Fuji Speedway, the Spring race at Suzuka Circuit, and the penultimate race at Autopolis will be three-hour timed races, the first championship races to be run to a timed format. The Summer races at Fuji and Suzuka will be 350 kilometres long.[40]

Round Race Circuit Location Dates Map
1 Okayama GT 300 km Race Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken 13–14 April
2 Fuji GT 3 Hours Race Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 May
3 Suzuka GT 3 Hours Race Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 1–2 June
4 Fuji GT 350 km Race Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 August
5 Suzuka GT 350 km Race Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 31 August—1 September
6 Sugo GT 300 km Race Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland Sugo Murata-machi, Miyagi-ken 21–22 September
7 Autopolis GT 3 Hours Race Ōita Prefecture Autopolis Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 19–20 October
8 Motegi GT 300 km Race Tochigi Prefecture Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi-machi, Tochigi-ken 2–3 November

Results[edit]

Round Circuit Class Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner
1 Okayama International Circuit GT500 No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
GT300 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 61 R&D Sport No. 2 muta Racing INGING
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi
Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira
2 Fuji Speedway GT500
GT300
3 Suzuka Circuit GT500
GT300
4 Fuji Speedway GT500
GT300
5 Suzuka Circuit GT500
GT300
6 Sportsland Sugo GT500
GT300
7 Autopolis GT500
GT300
8 Mobility Resort Motegi GT500
GT300

Championship standings[edit]

Drivers' championships[edit]

Race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

GT500[edit]

Rank Driver Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1 Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 11 23
2 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi
Japan Yuichi Nakayama
No. 39 TGR Team SARD 22 17
3 Japan Naoki Yamamoto
Japan Tadasuke Makino
No. 100 Stanley Team Kunimitsu 33 12
4 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
Japan Toshiki Oyu
No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO 4 8
5 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli
No. 23 NISMO 5 6
6 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi
Japan Atsushi Miyake
No. 3 NISMO NDDP 6 5
7 Japan Ukyo Sasahara
France Giuliano Alesi
No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 7 4
8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
No. 8 ARTA 8 3
9 Japan Hiroki Otsu
Japan Ren Sato
No. 16 ARTA 9 2
10 Japan Takuya Izawa
Japan Riki Okusa
No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 10 1
Japan Kazuki Hiramine
Belgium Bertrand Baguette
No. 12 Team Impul 11 0
Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Japan Teppei Natori
No. 24 Kondo Racing 12 0
Japan Yuji Kunimoto
Japan Sena Sakaguchi
No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 13 0
Japan Kazuya Oshima
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE NC 0
Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta
No. 17 Astemo REAL Racing Ret
Rank Driver Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish but classified

GT300[edit]

Rank Driver Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira
No. 2 muta Racing INGING 12 22
2 Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 21 18
3 Japan Seiji Ara
Germany Niklas Krütten
No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 3 11
4 Japan Hiroki Yoshida
Japan Seita Nonaka
No. 52 Saitama Green Brave 4 8
5 Japan Kazuto Kotaka
Japan Jin Nakamura
No. 31 apr 5 6
6 Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi
No. 96 K-tunes Racing 6 5
7 Japan Kosuke Matsuura
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi
No. 87 JLOC 7 4
8 Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima
No. 88 JLOC 8 3
9 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka
No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO 9 2
10 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama
Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan
No. 6 Team LeMans 10 1
11 Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi
No. 61 R&D Sport 263 1
Japan Kei Cozzolino
France Lilou Wadoux
No. 45 PONOS Racing 11 0
Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto
Japan Shunsuke Kohno
No. 60 LM Corsa 12 0
Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Japan Eijiro Shimizu
No. 20 SHADE Racing 13 0
Japan Togo Suganami
Japan Takamitsu Matsui
No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 14 0
Japan Daiki Sasaki
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira
No. 56 Kondo Racing 15 0
Japan Takashi Kobayashi
Japan Syun Koide
No. 18 Team UpGarage 16 0
Brazil Igor Omura Fraga
Japan Yuga Furutani
No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 17 0
Japan Kohei Hirate
Japan Yuya Hiraki
No. 62 HELM Motorsports 18 0
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
Denmark Marco Sørensen
No. 777 D'station Racing 19 0
Japan Takuya Otaki
Japan Takayuki Aoki
No. 360 Tomei Sports 20 0
Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi
Japan Yusuke Tomibayashi
No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 21 0
Japan Kiyoto Fujinami
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu
No. 5 Team Mach 22 0
Japan Hiroaki Nagai
Japan Rikuto Kobayashi
No. 30 apr 23 0
Japan Taiyo Ida
Japan Yusaku Shibata
No. 48 NILZZ Racing 24 0
Japan Hisashi Wada
Japan Masaki Kano
No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 25 0
Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Japan Keishi Ishikawa
No. 11 GAINER WD
Canada Bruno Spengler No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS
Japan Yuta Fujiwara No. 9 Pacific Racing Team
Japan Yusuke Mitsui No. 18 Team UpGarage
Japan Masaki Jyonai No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports
Japan Kimiya Sato No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya
Japan Manabu Orido No. 30 apr
Japan Yuki Nemoto No. 31 apr
Japan Takumi Sanada No. 48 NILZZ Racing
Japan Reiji Hiraki No. 62 HELM Motorsports
Japan Haruki Kurosawa No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing
Japan Rin Arakawa No. 360 Tomei Sports
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg No. 777 D'station Racing
Rank Driver Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points

Teams' championships[edit]

Race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Class Lead Lap -1 Lap -2 Laps or more
GT500 3 2 1
Lead Lap -1 Lap -2 Laps -3 Laps or more
GT300 3 2 1

GT500[edit]

Rank Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1 No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 11 23
2 No. 39 TGR Team SARD 21 18
3 No. 100 Stanley Team Kunimitsu 31 14
4 No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO 41 11
5 No. 23 NISMO 51 9
6 No. 3 NISMO NDDP 61 8
7 No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 71 7
8 No. 8 ARTA 81 6
9 No. 16 ARTA 91 5
10 No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 102 3
11 No. 12 Team Impul 112 2
12 No. 24 Kondo Racing 122 2
13 No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 133 1
No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE NC
No. 17 Astemo REAL Racing Ret
Rank Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points

GT300[edit]

Rank Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1 No. 2 muta Racing INGING 11 23
2 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 21 18
3 No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 31 14
4 No. 52 Saitama Green Brave 41 11
5 No. 31 apr 51 9
6 No. 96 K-tunes Racing 61 8
7 No. 87 JLOC 71 7
8 No. 88 JLOC 81 6
9 No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO 91 5
10 No. 6 Team LeMans 101 4
11 No. 45 PONOS Racing 111 3
12 No. 60 LM Corsa 121 3
13 No. 20 SHADE Racing 131 3
14 No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 141 3
15 No. 56 Kondo Racing 151 3
16 No. 18 Team UpGarage 162 2
17 No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 172 2
18 No. 62 HELM Motorsports 182 2
19 No. 777 D'station Racing 192 2
20 No. 360 Tomei Sports 202 2
21 No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 212 2
22 No. 5 Team Mach 223 1
23 No. 30 apr 233 1
24 No. 48 NILZZ Racing 243 1
25 No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 253 1
26 No. 61 R&D Sport 263 1
No. 11 GAINER WD
Rank Team OKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The team is operated by Mugen, and their cars are entered as ARTA Mugen Civic Type R-GTs.[10]
  2. ^ a b Car No. 11 entered as GAINER, and car No. 45 entered as PONOS Racing
  3. ^ Matsuda and Quintarelli drove for Impul in 2010 and NISMO from 2014-2023.

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