1992 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship

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The 1992 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship was the tenth and final season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, which would be replaced by the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, as sportscar racing in the early 1990s changed drastically with the decline of prototypes. The C1 class champion was the #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP driven by Kazuyoshi Hoshino and the C class champion was the #7 and #36 TOM'S Toyota TS010 driven by Geoff Lees.

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Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

RoundRaceCircuitDate
1International Suzuka 500 km Suzuka Circuit 19 April
2Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 4 May
3Fuji 500 Miles Fuji Speedway 26 July
4SUGO International 500 km Sportsland SUGO 13 September
5 Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 4 October
6Inter-Challenge Cup Mine 500 km Mine Circuit 1 November

Entry list

TeamCarNoDriversTyreRounds
C1/LD2 1
Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP 1 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino B All
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Wada 6
24 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi All
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama All
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Krosnoff 1–3
Mazdaspeed Mazda MXR-01 5 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada D 1
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Yorino 1
TOM'S Toyota 92C-V 8 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya B 6
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel 6
36 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya 1–2, 4–5
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1–2, 4–5
99 Flag of Sweden.svg Steven Andskar All
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg George Fouche 1–5
Flag of Brazil.svg Maurizio Sandro Sala 6
From A Racing Nissan R91CK 27 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Martini B All
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Weidler 1–3
Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 1–5
Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5–6
Kitz Racing Team with SARD Toyota 92C-V 39 Flag of Austria.svg Roland Ratzenberger B All
Flag of Sweden.svg Eje Elgh All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine 2–3, 5–6
Team Take One Nissan R91CP 61 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Okada D All
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Danielsson All
Pleasure Racing Mazda 767B 230 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Shiratori D 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg Masatomo Shimizu 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg Seisaku Suzuki 2–3, 5
C/LD1 1
Navi Connection Racing Mazda 767B-Ford 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Iida D 2
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyasu Tachi 2
Mazdaspeed Mazda MXR-01 5 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada D 2–6
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Yorino 2–6
Flag of Brazil.svg Maurizio Sandro Sala 2–3
Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota TS010 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees G 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve 6
Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 6
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers 6
Nissan Motorsports Nissan NP35 23 Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki G 6
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Krosnoff 6

Season results

Overall winner in bold. Season results as follows: [1]

RoundCircuitC1 Winning TeamC Winning Team
C1 Winning DriversC Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Circuit #24 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP Did Not Participate
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Krosnoff
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama
2 Mt. Fuji #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP None
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki
3 Mt. Fuji #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP #5 Mazdaspeed Mazda MXR-01
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada
Flag of Brazil.svg Maurizio Sandro Sala
4 Sportsland SUGO #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP None
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki
5 Mt. Fuji
Report
#1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP #7 TOM'S Toyota TS010
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers
6 Mine Circuit #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP #36 TOM'S Toyota TS010
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Wada
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers

Point Ranking

C1 Class (Top 5)

Drivers

RankDriversNumber/TeamPointsWinsDistance
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP 10352640.506 km
2 Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki #1 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP 8341696.02 km
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel #8 TOM'S Toyota 92C-V
#36 TOM'S Toyota 92C-V
7302159.371 km
4 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya #8 TOM'S Toyota 92C-V
#36 TOM'S Toyota 92C-V
7302033.509 km
5 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi #24 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP 6812054.971 km

C Class (Top 5)

Drivers

RankDriversNumber/TeamPointsWinsDistance
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees #7 TOM'S Toyota TS010
#36 TOM'S Toyota TS010
402879.409 km
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers #7 TOM'S Toyota TS010
#36 TOM'S Toyota TS010
402623.913 km
3 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Yorino #5 Mazdaspeed Mazda MXR-01 270826.324 km
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada #5 Mazdaspeed Mazda MXR-01 271613.288 km
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine #7 TOM'S Toyota TS010 150291.508 km

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References

  1. "JSPC 1992". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.