1994 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

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The 1994 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the first full season of premier class GT racing in Japan to be promoted by the new GT Association (GTA). It was marked as well as the twelfth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship, dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. Recognized as the first season of what is now the Super GT series, the 1994 season introduced the familiar dual-class structure, and the Success Ballast handicap system that would become staples of the series in the years to come.

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The premier class, GT1, featured an eclectic mix of Japanese-built GT cars such as the fleet of factory-operated Nissan Skyline GT-Rs, and later, the Toyota Supra GT from Team SARD - as well as foreign-made GT cars like the Porsche 911 RSR, the Lamborghini Countach, and the Ferrari F40 - mixed in with the Porsche 962C that was a holdover from the previous Group C era, and even a former WRC-spec Lancia 037 that entered as a one-off. The secondary class, GT2, featured privately built sports cars such as the ones used in the former Japan Super Sport Sedan Championship.

The GT1 class champion was the #1 Calsonic Skyline GT-R driven by Masahiko Kageyama, and the GT2 class champion was the #29 Korg Kegani Porsche 964 driven by Sakae Obata.

Schedule

RoundRaceCircuitDate
1All Japan Fuji GT Race Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway May 1
2HiLand GT&F3 Race Flag of Japan.svg Sendai Hi-Land Raceway June 12
3Japan Special GT-Cup Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway August 14
4SUGO GT&F3 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO September 11
5Sanyo Shinpan Cup Grand Touring Car Endurance Race Flag of Japan.svg Mine Circuit October 1

Teams & Drivers

GT1

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Calsonic Hoshino Racing Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 1 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama B All
Team Zexel
Johnson NISMO
Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 2 Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki B All
10 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida B All
Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Yamada 1-2
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 3 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi B All
BLITZ Racing Team Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 2JZ-GTE 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 (Rd. 1-2)
Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Rd. 5)
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama D 1-2
Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 5
acom Racing Team NOVA Porsche Porsche 964 RSR Porsche M64/04 3.8 L F6 9 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Martini B All
Hunter Racing Porsche Porsche 964 Turbo Porsche M64/50 3.6 L Turbo F6 11 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Yoshimoto B 3-4
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Sano 3-4
Mooncraft Nissan Nissan Silvia Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori B All
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Ohi 1, 4-5
Racing Team Nakaharu Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 24 Flag of Japan.svg Seiichi Sodeyama B All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yamaji All
Team LeMans Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Nissan VQ30DE 3.0 L V6 25 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama B 1-2
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Ishikawa 2
Nissan Fairlady Z LM Nissan VH45DE 4.5 L V8 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Ishikawa 3-4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Dean 3
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 4-5
ROSS Competition Lancia Lancia 037 Lancia 232AR4 2.0 L supercharged I4 27 Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Furuya G 3
Max Try Racing Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 32 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru Oyama Y 3
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuyuki Maehara 3
Team Taisan Ferrari Ferrari F40 LM Ferrari F120B 2.9 L Twin Turbo V8 34 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki Y 5
Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda 5
40 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota All
Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki 1, 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 2, 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri 5
Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 962/83 3.2 L Twin Turbo F6 35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 3, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo 3, 5
50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 1
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi 1
Shift Point Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 37 Flag of Japan.svg Hidehiro Mochizuki T 1
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Ishikawa 1
Toyota Team SARD Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Krosnoff M 4-5
Belldeer Cooperation Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 77 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Okamoto B 1
Flag of Japan.svg Shinjiro Fukami 1
KEN WOLF with Terai Engineering Lamborghini Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Lamborghini L507 V4 5.2 L V12 88 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Izekawa Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Wada All
Team Kunimitsu Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Turbo Porsche M64/60 3.8 L Turbo F6 100 Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi Y 3-5
Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya 3-5

GT2

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Hunter Racing Porsche Porsche 964 Turbo Porsche M64/50 3.6 L Turbo F6 11 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Yoshimoto B 1
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hayashi 1
KK Scuderia Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 12 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Kawasaki D 2, 4
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Fukushima 3-4
Dandelion Racing Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-R (R32) Nissan RB20DET 2.0 L Turbo I6 22 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Mizunuma Y 3-5
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Sunaga 3-4
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuo Akimoto 5
NAC WEST Nissan Nissan Skyline RS (R30) Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 26 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sugiyama Y 3
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa 3
Korg Kegani Racing Porsche Porsche 964 Carrera RS Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 29 Flag of Japan.svg Sakae Obata B All
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Uehara All
Amuze Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Hayakawa D 1, 3
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Shiratori 1, 3
Osuka Racing Porsche Porsche 964 Turbo Porsche M64/50 3.6 L Turbo F6 52 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta B 4
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugutoshi Goto 4
Tomei Sports Porsche Porsche 964 Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 55 Flag of Japan.svg Kohichi Kashiwabara B 3-5
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hayashi 3-4
Yoshimi Ishibashi Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-R (HR31) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 70 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Ishibashi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyasu Aoyagi 1
Flag of Japan.svg Fuminori Mizuno 2-5
Makiguchi Engineering BMW BMW M3 (E30) BMW S14 2.5 L I4 72 Flag of Japan.svg Norio Makiguchi Y 4-5
Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda 4
Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Okamoto 5

Season results

RoundCircuitGT1 Winning TeamGT2 Winning Team
GT1 Winning DriversGT2 Winning Drivers
1 Mt. Fuji #1 Calsonic Hoshino Racing GT-R #29 Korg Kegani Racing Porsche 964
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Sakae Obata
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Uehara
2 Sendai #3 Hasemi Motorsports GT-R #29 Korg Kegani Racing Porsche 964
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi Flag of Japan.svg Sakae Obata
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Uehara
3 Mt. Fuji #35 Team Taisan Porsche 962C #70 Yoshimi Ishibashi Nissan Skyline
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Ishibashi
Flag of Japan.svg Fumimori Mizuno
4 Sportsland SUGO #100 Team Kunimitsu Porsche 993 #12 KK Scuderia Mazda RX-7
Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Fukushima
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Kawasaki
5 Mine Circuit #40 Team Taisan Ferrari F40 #72 Makiguchi Engineering BMW M3
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota
Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri
Flag of Japan.svg Norio Makiguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Okamoto

Point Ranking

Source: [1]

GT1 Drivers' standings

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points20151210864321
RankDriver FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
1 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama 1224470
2 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi 6143556
3 Flag of Japan.svg Seiichi Sodeyama
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yamaji
2455647
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid NC31Ret344
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota 333Ret139
7 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi
Ret1235
9 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo 1332
10 Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki Ret662Ret27
11 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki 33427
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri 120
13 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida Ret586919
14 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 410Ret8Ret14
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Ohi
16 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Martini 5Ret710Ret13
17 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Ret97710
18 Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Yamada Ret58
19 Flag of Japan.svg Akira IshikawaRet91176
20 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama Ret74
21 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Ikezawa
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Wada
NC8Ret11Ret3
21 Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda 83
24 Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Furuya 92
24 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Yoshimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Sano
Ret92
27 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru Ohyama
Flag of Japan.svg Nobufumi Maehara
101
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Krosnoff Ret101
NC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Dean 110
NC Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 110
NC Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi NC0
NC Flag of Japan.svg Hidehiro Mochizuki Ret0
NC Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Okamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Shinjiro Fukami
DNS0
RankDriver FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT1 Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

RankTeamNo. FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
1 Calsonic Hoshino Racing 11224470
2 Team Taisan 34864
40333Ret1
50/35NC13
3Hasemi Motorsports36143556
4 Racing Team Nakaharu 242455647
5 Team Kunimitsu 100Ret1235
5 Team Zexel2Ret662Ret27
6 Johnson NISMO 10Ret586919
7 Mooncraft 14410Ret8Ret14
8 acom Racing Team NOVA 95Ret710Ret13
9 Team LeMans 25Ret9117710
10 BLITZ Racing Team 5Ret7114
11 KEN WOLF with Terai Engineering 88NC8Ret11Ret3
12ROSS Competition2792
13Hunter Racing11Ret92
14Max Try Racing32101
- Toyota Team SARD 39Ret100
-Shift Point37Ret0
-Belldeer Cooperation77DNS0
RankTeamNo. FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS

GT2 Drivers' standings

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points20151210864321
RankDriver FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
1 Flag of Japan.svg Sakae Obata 1125280
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimo Ishibashi 2313469
3 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Uehara 1125265
4 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuno Fuminori 313454
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Kawasaki 2135
5 Flag of Japan.svg Norio Makiguchi 2135
7 Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Kashiwabara 37330
7 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hayashi 33730
9 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Fukushima 5128
10 Flag of Japan.svg Yukihiro Yoshimoto 3?27
11 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Okamoto120
12 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Aoyagi 215
12 Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda 215
14 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Shiratori
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Hayakawa
4Ret913
16 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sugiyama
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa
410
18 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Goto Tsugutoshi
68
20 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Mizunuma Ret8Ret4
20 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Sunaga Ret84
RankDriver FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT2 Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

RankTeamNo. FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
1 Korg Kegani Racing291125280
2 Yoshimi Ishibashi 702313469
3KK Scuderia1225143
4 Makiguchi Engineering 722135
5Tomei Sports5537330
6 Amuze Racing 334Ret913
7Hunter Racing11312
8NAC WEST26410
9Osuka Racing5268
10 Dandelion Racing 22Ret8Ret4
RankTeamNo. FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEN
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS

Notes

1. ^ Tetsuya Ota did not drive during the final and was ineligible for championship points.

See also

References

  1. "JGTC.net | 1994 SERIES RANKING".