1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

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The 1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the fifth season of the All-Japan GT Championship, now known as the Super GT Series, and the 15th season of top-level Japanese sports car racing dating back to the formation of the previous All-Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

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1997 GT500 champions, #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra 1997 Castrol Tom's Supra 01.jpg
1997 GT500 champions, #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra

Michael Krumm and Pedro de la Rosa won the GT500 class championship for Toyota Castrol Team in the #36 Castrol TOM's Supra. Hideo Fukuyama and Manabu Orido won the GT300 class championship for Racing Project Bandoh in the #19 Nissan Silvia.

The GT500 Drivers' Championship was decided on a tiebreaker for the first time in JGTC/Super GT history. The duo of De la Rosa and Krumm, and Toyota Team SARD driver Masami Kageyama each scored 67 points, with two victories, and one second place finish. But a third-place finish for De la Rosa and Krumm broke the tie, giving them the championship for the Toyota Castrol Team. De la Rosa became the first driver to win both the GT500 Drivers' Championship, and the Japanese Top Formula Championship in Formula Nippon (now Super Formula), in the same calendar year.

For the second year in a row, the GT Association (GTA) held a non-championship all-star race at the end of the year. The race was held at the new Twin Ring Motegi circuit which had opened earlier in the year. Instead of using the 4.801-kilometre road course, the series raced around the 2.414 km superspeedway oval with cone chicanes installed around the banked corners. The circuit, now known as Mobility Resort Motegi, staged its first championship race the following year and has remained on the JGTC/Super GT schedule ever since.

Drivers and teams

GT500

EntrantTeam NameMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
NISMO ZEXEL Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 2 Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki B All
Flag of France.svg Érik Comas 1, 3–6, NC
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Apicella 2
KURE R33556 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama All
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo All
Hasemi Motorsports Unisia JECS Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 3 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi B All
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka All
Suzuki Bankin Advan Porsche (1)
Alpha Computer Porsche (2, 4–5)
Dunlop Porsche (3, 6)
Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 4 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko Kaneumi Y (1–2)
D (3–6)
All
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsutake Koma All
Team 5ZIGEN 5ZIGEN Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 5 Flag of Japan.svg Eiichi Tajima D All
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Hiro Matsushita NC
Power CraftPower Craft TRD Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot B 1–2
Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo 1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner 3–4, 6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nagasaka 3, 5, 6
Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 4–5, NC
Team TMSChateraise Porsche GT2 Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 10 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Iida D All
Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman All
Hoshino Racing Calsonic Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 12 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama B 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1, 3–6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Fuminori Mizuno 2
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya NC
Endless SportsEndless Advan GT-R Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 13 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Kikuchi 1
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuo Fujimura 2–6
Mugen + Dome Project avex Dome Mugen NSX Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 18 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa B 2–6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Yamamoto 2–6, NC
Team Take OneSOK Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 30 Flag of Japan.svg Yoji Yamada B All
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi All
Team Taisan Advan STP Taisan Porsche GT2 Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 34 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya Y 3–4
Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda 3–4
STP Taisan Advan Viper Dodge Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge Viper 8.0 L V10 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya 5–6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda 5–6, NC
Toyota Castrol Team [N 1] Castrol TOM's Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm B 1–6
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya NC
Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Katayama NC
37 Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki All
Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Tachi NC
Castrol Cerumo Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi B All
Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi All
Toyota Team SARD Denso SARD Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Y All
Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard 1
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa 2–6, NC
Susuki Racing MechanicsAdvance Auto GT Camaro Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 47 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Yamamoto G 4
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Okamoto 4
Team LeMans Nissan 300ZX-GTS Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z LM Nissan VH45DE 4.5 L V8 75 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Takahashi 1–2
JLOC Corsa JLOC Diablo GTR Lamborghini Lamborghini Diablo GTR Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V12 88 Flag of Japan.svg Takao Wada D 2–6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada 2–6, NC
Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Raybrig NSX Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 100 Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi B 2–6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida 2–6, NC
Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo [N 2] RH Cerumo Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 510 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot B 3–6
Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo 3–6

GT300

EntrantTeam NameMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
KRAFTWise Sports Dunlop BP MR2 Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I4 6 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh D 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Fujita 1–6
Wise Sports Dunlop BP Cavalier Toyota Cavalier 60 Flag of Japan.svg Kumi Sato 4–6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Minoru Tanaka 4–6, NC
RE Amemiya Racing RE Amemiya SuperG RX-7 Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor 7 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yamaji D All
Flag of Japan.svg Haruhiko Matsumoto All
Team 5ZIGEN PCJ 5ZIGEN RSR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 9 Flag of Japan.svg Tsunefumi Hioki D 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Masaharu Kinoshita 1–2
M Factory RacingMurauchi Kamei Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-R (HR31) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 11 Flag of Japan.svg Hiromoto Ishimori B 2
Flag of Japan.svg Kinji Suzuki 2
Kamco WorksKamco Workstation GT-R Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 15 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Odagiri Y 4
Flag of Japan.svg Takatoshi Onoda 4
Team Power MagicYB BMW 318i Coupe BMW BMW 318i Coupe BMW M43B18 1.8L I4 16 Flag of Japan.svg Motoji Sekine Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Iiri 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiya Fujishima 3–6
Kageisen Racing TeamTokyo College of Science and Arts RX-7 (1) Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 17 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiko Nogami D 1
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Koshimizu 1
Tokyo Polytechnic Institute Roadster (2–4, 6) Mazda Roadster (NA) Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiko Nogami 2–4, 6, NC
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Hosono 2–4, 6, NC
RS-R Racing with Bandoh RS-R Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S14) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama All
AI Auto RacingAI Auto GAB Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RS Porsche M64/70 3.8 L F6 20 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Takahashi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Suga All
Hitotsuyama RacingDunlop BP BMW BMW BMW M3 (E36) BMW S14 2.2 L Turbo I4 21 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Hitotsuyama D 1–2, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Kinoshita 1
Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Yamamoto 2–4
Flag of Japan.svg Mikio Hitotsuyama 3–5
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuno Fuminori 5–6
Hirano MotorsportHirano Motorsport R32M Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-i (R32) Nissan RB20DET 2.0 L Turbo I6 24 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hirano Y 4
Flag of Japan.svg Hisanori Kuboyama 4
Tsuchiya Engineering Atlus Tsuchiya MR2 (1–2)
Tsuchiya MR2 (3–6)
Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 25 Flag of Japan.svg Masaoki Nagashima Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Sakae Obata NC
Team Taisan Jr. Taisan Star Card RSR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 26 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta All
Team Ferrari Club of JapanTeam FCJ Ferrari (1–4)
Shell Ferrari F355 (5–6)
Ferrari Ferrari F355 GT Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 27 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota Y 1–4, 6, NC
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olofsson 1–2, 4, NC
Flag of Sweden.svg Steven Andskär 3, 6
Team FCJ Ferrari28 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Sugiyama All
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Yamazaki 1–4, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota 5
SignalFriends Nito Seaside Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S13) Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 45 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Yuasa Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoaki Hanai 1–2
Cobra Racing TeamCobra Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 51 Flag of Japan.svg Katsunori Iketani Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Masamitsu Ishihara 1–2, 4–6
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Sugiyama 3
S.D.R. Che'Nelle Porsche SDR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 54 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuyuki Tanaka Y 6
Flag of Japan.svg Kazushige Saito 6
Sports Factory RacingCastrol RX-7 (1–3)
Castrol FS RX-7 (4, 6)
Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Fukazawa D 1–3, 4, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Nagashima 1–3, 4, 6
ecurie SiFoSiFo Spider Version GT Renault Renault Sport Spider Renault F7R 2.0 L I4 57 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Tamamoto M 2
Flag of Japan.svg Michiko Okuyama 2
Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiko Sunako 6
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yoshitomi 6
Team GaikokuyaGaikokuya Dunlop Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 70 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Ishibashi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuo Komiya All
SigmaTec Racing TeamSigmaTec 911 Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 71 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Hoshino D All
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai All
Makiguchi EngineeringWAKO'S BMW M3 BMW BMW M3 (E36) BMW S14 2.5 L I4 72 Flag of Japan.svg Norio Makiguchi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Asami All
Cusco Racing Cusco Subaru Impreza Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 77 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Kobayashi Y 6
Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Furuya 6
NAC WestNAC West Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S13) Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 79 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sugiyama D 2, 4
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyasu Aoyagi 2, 4
Team DaishinDaishin Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S14) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 81 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuyuki Ohyagi B (1–2)
D (3–6)
All
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuneaki Mankumo 1
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Kinoshita 2–6
First Racing TeamBuddy Club MR2 Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 91 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Matsunaga Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Junko Mihara All
Shimizu Racing EnterpriseCastrol Porsche (1–3)
Porsche (4, 6)
Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 333 Flag of Japan.svg Masatomo Shimizu D 1–2, 4, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Katayama 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Saeki 4
Flag of Japan.svg Fumihito Sakamoto 6
Tackle & RS MatsumotoPCJ Shiomi Clinic RSR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 777 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuya Makita D 1
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuharu Shiomi 1
910 Racing910 Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 910 Flag of Japan.svg Seiichi Sodeyama D All
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Misaki 1
Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiko Sunako 2–3
Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Tamamoto 4–6
910 TIB Porsche911 Flag of Japan.svg Shigemitsu Haga 6
Flag of Japan.svg Kiichi Takahashi 6

Schedule

RoundRaceCircuitDates
1Suzuka GT 300 km Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit 29–30 March
2All Japan Fuji GT Race Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway 3–4 May
3Hi-Land GT Championship Flag of Japan.svg Sendai Hi-Land Raceway 28–29 June
4Japan Special GT Cup Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway 9–10 August
5CP Mine GT Race Flag of Japan.svg Miné Circuit 4–5 October
6Sugo GT Championship Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO 25–26 October
NCNicos Cup GT Allstar Race Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi 15–16 November

Season results

Drivers credited with winning Pole Position for their respective teams are indicated in bold text.

RoundCircuitDateClassPole PositionRace Winner
1 Suzuka Circuit [1] [2] 30 MarchGT500No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team No. 2 NISMO
Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki
Flag of France.svg Érik Comas
GT300No. 26 Team Taisan Jr. No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh
Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido
2 Fuji Speedway [3] [4] 4 MayGT500No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team No. 39 Toyota Team SARD
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa
GT300No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh No. 26 Team Taisan Jr.
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido
Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
3 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway [5] [6] 29 JuneGT500No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team
Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya
Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
GT300No. 21 Hitotsuyama RacingNo. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering
Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Hitotsuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Yamamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Masaoki Nagashima
4 Fuji Speedway [7] [8] 10 AugustGT500No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team No. 39 Toyota Team SARD
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa
GT300No. 25 Tsuchiya EngineeringNo. 26 Team Taisan Jr.
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Masaoki Nagashima
Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
5 Miné Circuit [9] [10] 5 OctoberGT500No. 18 Mugen + Dome Project No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Yamamoto
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
GT300No. 6 KraftNo. 19 Racing Project Bandoh
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Fujita
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido
6 Sportsland SUGO [11] [12] 26 OctoberGT500No. 100 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft No. 5 Team 5Zigen
Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida
Flag of Japan.svg Eiichi Tajima
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
GT300No. 25 Tsuchiya EngineeringNo. 71 Sigmatech Racing Team
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Masaoki Nagashima
Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai
NC Twin Ring Motegi Race 1–16 November [13] GT500No. 2 NISMO [14] No. 2 NISMO
Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki
Flag of France.svg Érik Comas
Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki
Flag of France.svg Érik Comas
GT300No. 910 910 Racing [14] No. 27 Ferrari Club of Japan
Flag of Japan.svg Seiichi Sodeyama
Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Tamamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olofsson
Race 2–16 November [15] GT500No. 2 NISMO No. 2 NISMO
Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki
Flag of France.svg Érik Comas
Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki
Flag of France.svg Érik Comas
GT300No. 27 Ferrari Club of JapanNo. 27 Ferrari Club of Japan
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olofsson
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ota
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olofsson

Point ranking

GT500 class

Drivers

Rank [16] DriverNo.SUZFUJSENFUJMINSUGMOTMOTPoints
1 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team 1331211567
2 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama No. 39 Toyota Team SARD 2151137RetRet67
3 Flag of Japan.svg Toshio Suzuki No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team 3633343264
3 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team 36333464
No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team Ret5
4 Flag of Japan.svg Aguri Suzuki No. 2 NISMO 14210931160
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa No. 39 Toyota Team SARD 151137RetRet52
6 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas No. 2 NISMO 1210931150
7 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka
No. 3 Hasemi Motorsports 42967Ret4337
8 Flag of Japan.svg Eiichi Tajima No. 5 Team 5Zigen6Ret6Ret12171032
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens No. 5 Team 5Zigen6Ret6Ret12132
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida
No. 100 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Ret161122101130
10 Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi
Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi
No. 38 Toyota Castrol Team79485102428
11 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama No. 12 Hoshino Racing Ret515461424
12 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nagasaka No. 8 Power Craft74620
13 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino No. 12 Hoshino Racing Ret154614Ret616
14 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard No. 39 Toyota Team SARD 215
15 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot
Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo
No. 8 Power Craft10Ret12
No. 510 Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo8511
16 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Yamamoto
No. 18 Mugen + Dome Project RetRetRet858911
17 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Apicella No. 2 NISMO 410
17 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen No. 8 Power Craft15410
19 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo
No. 556 NISMO 5Ret149RetRetRet710
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner No. 8 Power Craft715610
21 Flag of Japan.svg Fuminori Mizuno No. 12 Hoshino Racing 58
22 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita No. 13 Endless Sports8Ret11710128
23 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuo Fujimura No. 13 Endless SportsRet11710125
24 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Iida
Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman
No. 10 Team TMS1271313DNQ4
25 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda
No. 34 Team Taisan with Advan 10Ret1486Ret4
26 Flag of Japan.svg Yoji Yamada
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi
No. 30 Team Take One9Ret1212119584
27 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko Kanaumi
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsutake Koma
No. 4 Suzuki Bankin118DNQ16DNQ3
27 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Kikuchi No. 13 Endless Sports83
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Wada
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada
No. 88 JLOC Corsa RetRet14Ret139Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Masato Yamamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Okamoto
No. 47 Susuki Racing MechanicsRet0
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Tachi No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team 320
Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Katayama No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team Ret50
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya No. 12 Hoshino Racing Ret60
Flag of Japan.svg Hiro Matsushita No. 5 Team 5Zigen7100

GT300 Class (Top 5)

Drivers

RankDriversNumber/TeamPointsWins
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Fukuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido
#19 Racing Project Bandoh Nissan Silvia 902
2 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Suzuki
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
#26 Team Taisan Jr Porsche 964 892
3 Flag of Japan.svg Masaoki Nagashima #25 Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota MR-2 521
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya #25 Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota MR-2 521
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai
#71 Team Sigmatech Porsche 993 511

Notes

    1. 36 and #37 operated by TOM's, #38 operated by Cerumo
  1. Operated by Cerumo with drivers from Power Craft

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The 2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the tenth season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the twentieth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class drivers' champions of 2002 were Juichi Wakisaka and Akira Iida driving the No. 6 Esso Team LeMans Toyota Supra, and the teams' champion was Honda team Mugen x Dome Project with their No. 16 Mugen NSX and No. 18 Takata Dome NSX. The GT300 class drivers' champions were the No. 31 ARTA with A'PEX Toyota MR-S driven by Morio Nitta and Shinichi Takagi.

The 2003 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the eleventh season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the twenty-first season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class champions of 2003 were the #23 Xanavi NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R team driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Michael Krumm and the GT300 class champions were the #3 Hasemi Motorsports Nissan Fairlady Z driven by Masataka Yanagida and Mitsuhiro Kinoshita, neither of which had won a single race during the course of the season.

The 2015 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-third season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the eleventh season under the name Super GT. It marked the thirty-third season overall of a Japanese professional sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 5 and ended on November 15, after 8 races.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Super GT Series</span> Japanese motorsport championship

The 2016 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-fourth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the twelfth season under the name Super GT. It was the thirty-fourth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 10 and ended on November 13, after 8 races.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Racing Project Bandoh</span> Japanese racing team

Racing Project Bandoh Ltd. is a Japanese racing team competing in the Super GT series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Super GT Series</span> Season of Japanese auto racing competition

The 2017 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-fifth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the thirteenth season under the name Super GT. It was the thirty-fifth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 9 and ended on November 12, after 8 races.

The 2020 Autobacs Super GT Series was 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 was the twenty-eighth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the sixteenth season the series to compete under the Super GT name. It was the thirty-eighth overall season of a JAF national sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.

The 2021 Autobacs Super GT Series was 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 was the twenty-ninth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the seventeenth season under the Super GT name. It was the thirty-ninth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship, dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.

The 2022 Autobacs Super GT Series was a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars, sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It was the thirtieth season of the JAF Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the eighteenth season under the Super GT name. It was also the fortieth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morio Nitta</span> Japanese racing driver

Morio Nitta is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Super GT Series for K-tunes Racing. He is a three-time champion of the GT300 class, winning the championship in 1996, 1999, and 2002.

The 2024 Autobacs 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-second season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the twentieth season under the Super GT name. It is also the forty-second overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

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