2008 Super GT Series

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The 2008 Autobacs Super GT Series was the sixteenth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the fourth season as the Super GT series. It marked as well as the twenty-sixth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring race cars divided into two categories: GT500 and GT300. This was the first season for the new R35 GT-R, replacing the Z which had been used for all GT500 Nissan teams from 2004-2007. The season began on March 15 and ended on November 9, 2008 after 9 races.

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2008 Xanavi Nismo GT-R (R35). XANAVI NISMO GT-R 23 front.jpg
2008 Xanavi Nismo GT-R (R35).

Drivers and teams

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman B All
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa All
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan GT-R GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 3 Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli B All
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo All
ENEOS Toyota Team LeMans Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 6 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito B 1–4, 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim All
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida 5–8
Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Streit 6
Team Impul Nissan Nissan GT-R GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda B 1–4, 6–9
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Philippe All
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager 5
Real Racing with Leon Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 17 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi B All
Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi All
Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi 6
Dome Racing Team Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 18 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami B All
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure All
Nismo Nissan Nissan GT-R GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 22 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm B All
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida All
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager 6
23 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama All
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer All
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Carbone 6
Kondo Racing Nissan Nissan GT-R GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 24 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara All
Toyota Team Tsuchiya Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 25 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura All
Nakajima Racing Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 32 Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval D All
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka All
Houzan Toyota Team Kraft Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Dumbreck B All
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka All
Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka 6
Petronas Toyota Team TOM'S Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 36 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka B All
Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carlo van Dam 6
ZENT Toyota Team Cerumo Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 38 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa B All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons All
Toyota Team SARD Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 39 Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi D All
Flag of Portugal.svg André Couto All
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga 6
Team Kunimitsu Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 100 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide B All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa All
Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura 6

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Mooncraft Shiden Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.4 L V8 2 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto 6
Team Uematsu Nova Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 4 Flag of Japan.svg Ryohei Sakaguchi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Matsushita All
Flag of Japan.svg Tadao Uematsu 6
Vemac RD350R Zytek ZV348 3.9 L V8 16 Flag of Japan.svg Tadao Uematsu 1, 3, 9
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Tsutsui 1, 3, 9
Team Mach Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 5 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Yamano 1–7, 9
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Tsutsui 6, 8
RE Amemiya Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor 7 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Iiri Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Orime All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Matsumura 6
A&S Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8 9 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa K 3, 6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Hirofumi Takei 3, 6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Matsumoto 6
Jim Gainer Racing Ferrari Ferrari F430 Ferrari F136E 4.3 L V8 11 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda All
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Toyota Celica Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido Y 1–3
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Abe 1–3
Lexus Lexus IS350 Lexus RV8J 3.4 L V8 Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido 4–9
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Abe 4–9
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi 6
Team Taisan with Nishizawa Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 26 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Yamaji 1–8
Flag of Japan.svg Keita Sawa 6
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher 9
Team Shadow Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RSR Porsche M96/73 3.6 L F6 27 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Inoue H 1, 3, 6–7, 9
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Jin Woo 1, 3, 6–7
Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhiro Takasaki 6
Flag of Japan.svg Koji Aoyama 9
apr Toyota Toyota MR-S Toyota 2GR-FSE 3.5 L V6 31 Flag of Japan.svg Kyosuke Mineo M 1–5, 7–9
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Sakamoto 1–5, 7–9
95 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate 1–5, 8–9
Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kunimoto All
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Sakamoto 6
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 6
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi 7
Hankook KTR Porsche Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/80 3.8 L F6 33 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita H All
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri ASL ASL ARTA Garaiya Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 43 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta M All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi All
Flag of Japan.svg Kyosuke Mineo 6
MOLA Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 46 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino M All
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda All
Team Takeuchi with Shift Lexus Lexus IS350 Lexus RV8J 3.4 L V8 52 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa K 3–9
Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi 3–9
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi 6
Willcom R&D Sport Vemac Vemac RD408R Mugen MF458S 4.5 L V8 62 Flag of Japan.svg Shinsuke Shibahara Y 1, 5–9
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa All
Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Mitsuyama 2–4, 6
JLOC Lamborghini Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1 Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 66 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Yogo All
Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10 87 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada All
Flag of Japan.svg Muneyuki Kurihara All
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihisa Namekata 6
88 Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi Matsuda All
Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Furuya All
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Sakamoto 6
Team Gaikokuya Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 70 Flag of Japan.svg Takehide Maeda Y 1
Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Yamagishi 1–7, 9
Flag of Japan.svg Akazame Oyaji 2–3
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Ishibashi 4–7
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Takamizawa 6, 9
Cusco Racing Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 77 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Yamano D All
Flag of Japan.svg Kota Sasaki 1–7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carlo van Dam 8–9
Team Daishin Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 81 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii All
Arktech Motorsports Porsche Porsche 986 Boxster Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 110 Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada K All
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ikeda All
111 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Koizumi 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Guts Jyonai 1
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kurosawa 2–6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Paul Ip 6
Tomei Sports Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 118 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Miyamoto Y 1, 3, 6–9
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Ohi 1
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Kurihara 3, 6–7
Flag of Japan.svg Guts Jyonai 6, 8–9
Avanzza Rosso Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 666 Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Suho K 1–3, 5–9
Flag of Japan.svg Junichiro Yamashita 1–3, 5–9
Flag of Japan.svg Takamori.com 6
Studie & Glad with Asada Racing BMW BMW Z4 M Coupe BMW S62B50 4.9 L V8 808 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Kikuchi Y 6–7, 9
Flag of Japan.svg Shozo Tagahara 6–7, 9

Schedule

RoundRaceCircuitDate
1 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka GT 300 km Suzuka Circuit March 16
2 Flag of Japan.svg Okayama GT 300 km Okayama International Circuit April 13
3 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji GT 500 km Fuji Speedway May 4
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Super GT International Series Malaysia Sepang International Circuit June 22
5 Flag of Japan.svg SUGO GT 300 km Sportsland SUGO July 27
6 Flag of Japan.svg International POKKA 1000km Suzuka Circuit August 24
7 Flag of Japan.svg Motegi GT 300 km Twin Ring Motegi September 14
8 Flag of Japan.svg Autopolis GT 300 km Autopolis October 19
9 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji GT 300 km Fuji Speedway November 9

Season Winners

RdCircuitGT500 Winning TeamGT300 Winning Team
GT500 Winning DriversGT300 Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Flag of Japan.svg #23 Xanavi Nismo GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #7 ORC Amemiya SGC-7
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Iiri
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Orime
2 Okayama Flag of Japan.svg #23 Xanavi Nismo GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #43 ARTA Garaiya
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
3 Mt. Fuji Flag of Japan.svg #38 ZENT Cerumo SC430 Flag of Japan.svg #95 Lightning McQueen apr MR-S
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
Flag of Ireland.svg Richard Lyons
Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kunimoto
4 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Japan.svg #24 Woodone ADVAN Clarion GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #77 Cusco Dunlop Subaru Impreza
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Yamano
Flag of Japan.svg Kouta Sasaki
5 Sportsland SUGO Flag of Japan.svg #18 Takata DOME NSX Flag of Japan.svg #43 ARTA Garaiya
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
6 Suzuka
Report
Flag of Japan.svg #12 Calsonic IMPUL GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #46 MOLA LEOPALACE Z
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of France.svg Sebastien Philippe
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
7 Motegi Flag of Japan.svg #3 Yellow Hat YMS Tomica GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #19 WedsSport IS350
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Abe
8 Autopolis Flag of Japan.svg #23 Xanavi Nismo GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #81 Daishin Advan Z
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki
Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
9 Mt. Fuji Flag of Japan.svg #12 Calsonic IMPUL GT-R Flag of Japan.svg #26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of France.svg Sebastien Philippe
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher

Standings

GT500 Drivers

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points2015118654321
Qualifying321
Fastest Lap111
RankDriverSUZ
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OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEP
Flag of Malaysia.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
1

(#23 Xanavi Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
111413148121976
2

(#38 ZENT Toyota Team Cerumo SC430 )

Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons
471Ret3994272
3

(#36 Petronas Toyota Team TOM'S SC430 )

Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka
Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer
342710338763
4

(#12 Calsonic Team Impul Nismo GT-R )

Flag of France.svg Sébastien Philippe Ret29141211110161
5

(#12 Calsonic Team Impul Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda

(Only attempted rounds 1–4, 6–9)

Ret291411110161
6

(#18 Takata Dome Honda NSX )

Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
71233112871460
7

(#22 Motul Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
215152134751157
8

(#1 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda NSX )

Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa
143Ret111513231249
9

(#35 Houzan Toyota Team Kraft Lexus SC430 )

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Dumbreck
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka
66510210615645
10

(#32 Nakajima Racing Epson Honda NSX )

Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka
1057RetRet1152443
11

(#100 Team Kunimitsu Raybrig Honda NSX )

Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide
Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa
1394552169Ret41
12

(#3 Hasemi Motorsport Yellow Hat YMS Tomica Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
1510159115161339
13

(#6 ENEOS Toyota Team LeMans Lexus SC430 )

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim 9136876414339
14

(#24 Kondo Racing Clarion Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara
581118714161534
15

(#25 Toyota Team Tsuchiya Lexus SC430 )

Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
1111844141012823
16

(#6 ENEOS Toyota Team LeMans Lexus SC430 )

Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito

(Only attempted round 1–4, 9)

91368321
17

(#6 ENEOS Toyota Team LeMans Lexus SC430 )

Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida

(only attempted rounds 5–8)

7641420
18

(#100 Team Kunimitsu Raybrig Honda NSX )

Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura

(only attempted round 6)

219
19

(#17 Real Racing with Leon Honda NSX )

Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi
Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi
8161069Ret1511Ret16
20

(#36 Petronas Toyota Team TOM'S SC430 )

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carlo van Dam

(only attempted round 6)

311
21

(#39 Toyota Team SARD Lexus SC430 )

Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi
Flag of Portugal.svg André Couto
121413126151313511
22

(#12 Calsonic Team Impul Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager

(only attempted round 5)

12410
23

(#6 ENEOS Toyota Team LeMans Lexus SC430 )

Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Streit

(only attempted round 6)

65
24

(#23 Xanavi Nismo GT-R )

Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Carbone

(only attempted round 6)

83
25

(#23 Real Racing with Leon Honda NSX )

Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi

(only attempted round 6)

Ret1
RankDriverSUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEP
Flag of Malaysia.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
PTS
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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)

Teams' standings

Rank [1] [2] TeamNo.SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEP
Flag of Malaysia.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
Pts.
1 Petronas Toyota Team TOM'S 36342710338794
2ZENT Toyota Team Cerumo 38471Ret3994293
3 Nismo 23111413148121986
4 Team Impul 12Ret29141211110178
5 Dome Racing Team 1871233112871475
6 Nismo 22215122134751169
7Houzan Toyota Team Kraft3566510210615668
8 Eneos Toyota Team LeMans 69136876414364
9 Team Kunimitsu 1001394552169Ret60
10 Nakajima Racing 321057RetRet1152460
11 Kondo Racing 24581118714161556
12 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 1143Ret111513231254
13Hasemi Motorsport31510159115161353
14Toyota Team Tsuchiya251111844141012844
15 Real Racing with LEON178161069Ret15111030
16 Toyota Team SARD 39121413126151313529
RankTeamNo.SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SEP
Flag of Malaysia.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
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Pts.

GT300 Class (Top 3)

Drivers

RankDriversNumber/TeamPointsWins
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
#46 MOLA LEOPALACE Z 781
2 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
#43 ARTA Garaiya 772
3 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi #26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 711

Teams

RankNumber/TeamCarPoints
1#46 MOLAMOLA Leopalace Z 104
2#43 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri ARTA Garaiya 89
3#81 Team DaishinDaishin ADVAN Z 85

Footnotes

  1. "SUPERGT.net | Race Archive". supergt.net. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. Magazine, Speedsport. "Super GT & All Japan GT: Overview of seasons". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R&D Sport</span> Japanese auto racing team

R&D Sport is a Japanese racing team currently competing in the Super GT series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Team LeMans</span> Automobile parts manufacturer and racing team

Le Mans Ltd., headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo is an automobile parts manufacturer founded in 1967. The original company name was Le Mans Chamber of Commerce. The company is mainly engaged in the development and sales of motorsport parts and the import and sale of race cars overseas.

The 2021 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 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">2023 Super GT Series</span> Sports car racing season in Japan

The 2023 Super GT Series was a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars, sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ran by the GT Association (GTA). It was the thirty-first season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which included the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the nineteenth season under the Super GT name. It was also the forty-first overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

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.