2009 D1 Grand Prix series

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The 2009 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series was the ninth season for the D1 Grand Prix series and the fourth for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. This year saw the return of the US series after its cancellation last year, its second season. The series began on March 29, 2009 at Ebisu Circuit for the D1GP and April 11 for D1SL at Bihoku Highland Circuit. The USA series consisted of four rounds and the first round was on May 2, 2009. The series concluded on December 5 as a D1SL point scoring round. Youichi Imamura took advantage of a non-score by Tsuyoshi Tezuka at the final round to claim the D1GP title in his Nissan Silvia. Meanwhile, in D1SL, Naoki Nakamura claimed that championship, also in a Silvia.

Contents

Schedule

RoundVenueLocationDateWinnerCar
D1GPD1SLUSA
1 Ebisu Circuit Fukushima Prefecture March 29 Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34
1 Bihoku Highland Circuit Hiroshima Prefecture April 11, 12 Kiyofumi Jikuya Nissan Silvia S15
2 Autopolis Ōita Prefecture April 26 Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15
1 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California May 2 Daigo Saito Toyota Chaser JZX100
Tokyo Drift Exhibition Odaiba Tokyo Prefecture May 23 Yoshinori Koguchi Nissan 180SX RPS13
May 24 Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32
2 Gulfstream Park Miami, Florida May 30 Daigo Saito Toyota Chaser JZX100
2 Ebisu Circuit Fukushima Prefecture June 13, 14 Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15
3 Okayama International Circuit Okayama Prefecture June 27 Daigo Saito

Tetsuya Hibino

Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]

Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86

4 Okayama International Circuit Okayama Prefecture June 28 Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32
3 Nikkō Circuit Tochigi Prefecture July 11,12 Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15
3 Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois August 1 Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34
5 Ebisu Circuit Fukushima Prefecture August 29 Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S
6 Ebisu Circuit Fukushima Prefecture August 30 Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S
4 Englishtown Raceway Englishtown, New Jersey September 5 Daigo Saito Toyota Chaser JZX100
4 Nihonkai Maze Circuit Niigata Prefecture September 21, 22 Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15
7 Fuji Speedway Shizuoka Prefecture October 10 Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13
8 Fuji Speedway Shizuoka Prefecture October 11 Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13
5 Ebisu Circuit Fukushima Prefecture November 7, 8 Kiyofumi Jikuya Nissan Silvia S15
6 Tsukuba Circuit Ibaraki Prefecture December 5 Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia S14

Results

Round 1

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 25
2nd Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 21
3rd Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]18
4th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 16
5th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 13
6th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 12
7th Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 11
8th Yoshinori Koguchi Nissan 180SX RPS13 10
9th Tomohiro Murayama Nissan Silvia S14 8
10th Chikara Mizuhata Nissan Silvia S15 7
11th Kenji Takayama Mazda RX-7 FD3S 6
12th Naoto Suenaga Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A 5
13th Akinori Utsumi Nissan Silvia PS13 4
14th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 4
15th Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 2
16th Ken Maeda Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1

Round 2

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 25
2nd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 21
3rd Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 18
4th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 17
5th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 13
6th Koichi Yamashita Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]12
7th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]11
8th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 10
9th Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15 8
10th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 7
11th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 6
12th Takahiro Imamura Mazda RX-7 FC3S 5
13th Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 4
14th Manabu Fujinaka Mazda RX-7 FD3S 3
15th Kuniaki Takahashi Toyota Chaser JZX100 2
16th Akinori Utsumi Nissan Silvia PS13 1

Round 3

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]23
1st Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 23
3rd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 18
4th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 16
5th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 14
6th Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 12
7th Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 11
8th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 10
9th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 8
10th Manabu Orido Toyota Aristo JZS161 7
11th Koichi Yamashita Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]6
12th Takahiro Imamura Mazda RX-7 FC3S 5
13th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 4
14th Kuniaki Takahashi Toyota Chaser JZX100 3
15th Kenji Takayama Mazda RX-7 FD3S 2
16th Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 1

Round 4

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 25
2nd Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 21
3rd Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 19
4th Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 16
5th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 14
6th Kazuyoshi Okamura Nissan Silvia S15 12
7th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 11
8th Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 10
9th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 8
10th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 7
11th Kuniaki Takahashi Toyota Chaser JZX100 6
12th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]6
13thHiroshi Fukuda Nissan 180SX RPS13 4
14th Manabu Fujinaka Mazda RX-7 FD3S 3
15th Yukio Matsui Nissan 180SX RPS13 2
16th Chikara Mizuhata Nissan Silvia S15 1

Round 5

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 25
2nd Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 22
3rd Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 18
4th Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 16
5th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 14
6th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 12
7th Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 11
8th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 10
9th Kenji Takayama Mazda RX-7 FD3S 8
10th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]7
11th Kazuyoshi Okamura Nissan Silvia S15 6
12th Toru Inose Nissan Silvia S15 5
13th Takumi Nozawa Nissan Silvia S14 4
14th Takahiro Imamura Mazda RX-7 FC3S 3
15th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 2
16th Takanari Kato Nissan Silvia S14 1

Round 6

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 25
2nd Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 21
3rd Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 18
4th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 16
5th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 13
6th Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 12
7th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 11
8th Kenji Takayama Mazda RX-7 FD3S 10
9th Tomohiro Murayama Nissan Silvia S14 8
10th Yukio Matsui Nissan 180SX RPS13 7
11th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]6
12thHiroshi Fukuda Nissan 180SX RPS13 5
13th Yoshinori Koguchi Nissan 180SX RPS13 4
14th Takumi Nozawa Nissan Silvia S14 3
15th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 2
16th Kazuyoshi Okamura Nissan Silvia S15 1

Round 7

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 25
2nd Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 21
3rd Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 18
4th Manabu Orido Toyota Aristo JZS161 16
5th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 13
6th Yoshinori Koguchi Nissan 180SX RPS13 12
7th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 11
8th Kuniaki Takahashi Toyota Chaser JZX100 10
9th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 8
10th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 7
11th Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 6
12th Chikara Mizuhata Nissan Silvia S15 5
13th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 4
14th Yukio Matsui Nissan 180SX RPS13 3
15th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]3
16th Kazuyoshi Okamura Nissan Silvia S15 1

Round 8

PositionDriverCarPoints
1st Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 25
2nd Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 22
3rd Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 18
4th Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 16
5th Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 13
6th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 12
7th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 11
8th Yukio Matsui Nissan 180SX RPS13 10
9th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]8
10th Kuniaki Takahashi Toyota Chaser JZX100 7
11th Toru Inose Nissan Silvia S15 6
12th Koichi Yamashita Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]5
13th Takahiro Imamura Mazda RX-7 FC3S 4
14th Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15 3
15th Kenji Takayama Mazda RX-7 FD3S 2
16th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1

Final Championship Results

D1GP

PositionDriverCarrd.1rd.2rd.3rd.4rd.5rd.6rd.7rd.8Total
1st Youichi Imamura Nissan Silvia S15 2125121016121816130
2nd Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 161316251821130122
3rd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 25211871311110106
4th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 13101002525712102
5th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 017231922160198
6th Masato Kawabata Nissan 180SX RPS13 47141422252593
7th Nobushige Kumakubo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X CZ4A 1118116111801388
8th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]1811236763882
9th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 12681110082277
10th Masayoshi Tokita Toyota Crown GRS180 2411210061862
11th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 0008013211153
12th Kenji Takayama Mazda RX-7 FD3S 60208100228
12th Kuniaki Takahashi Toyota Chaser JZX100 02360010728
14th Yoshinori Koguchi Nissan 180SX RPS13 100000412026
15th Manabu Orido Toyota Aristo JZS161 0700016023
15th Koichi Yamashita Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]01260000523
17th Yukio Matsui Nissan 180SX RPS13 020731022
18th Kazuyoshi Okamura Nissan Silvia S15 00012611020
18th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 00401204020
20th Drift Samurai Mazda RX-7 FC3S 0550300417
21st Tomohiro Murayama Nissan Silvia S14 8000080016
22nd Chikara Mizuhata Nissan Silvia S15 7201005015
23rd Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15 0800000311
23rd Toru Inose Nissan Silvia S15 00500611
25thHiroshi Fukuda Nissan 180SX RPS13 00405009
26th Takumi Nozawa Nissan Silvia S14 00043007
27th Manabu Fujinaka Mazda RX-7 FD3S 30300006
28th Naoto Suenaga Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A 500000005
28th Akinori Utsumi Nissan Silvia PS13 410000005
30th Ken Maeda Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 100000001
30th Takanari Kato Nissan Silvia S14 00010001

D1SL

PositionDriverCarrd.1rd.2rd.3rd.4rd.5rd.6Total
1st Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia S15 62625251613111
2nd Kiyofumi Jikuya Nissan Silvia S15 252180251897
3rd Seimi Tanaka Nissan Silvia PS13 1312518132182
4th Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia S14 42112182580
5th Kenji Kiguhi Nissan Laurel C33 21708211269
6th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline ER34 1211181011062
7th Kunihiko Teramachi Nissan Silvia PS13 181011231155
8th Masami Mikami Nissan Skyline ECR33 1813160754
9th Hideyuki Fujino Nissan Silvia S15 00167121651
10th Hiroyuki Fukushima Nissan Silvia PS13 12312111241
11th Yuuji Tanaka Nissan Silvia S14 165067034
12th Yukiharu Komagata Nissan 180SX RPS13 22022
13th Miyuki Kishiume Nissan Silvia PS13 16000420
14th Yukio Matsui Toyota Supra JZA80 013619
15th Kousuke Kamiya Nissan 180SX RPS13 13000518
16th Michinori Ito Toyota Chaser JZX100 001006016
17th Yoshiaki Waki Nissan Silvia S14 6205013
18th Yusuke Kitaoka Toyota Mark II JZX100 [ broken anchor ]8004012
18th Yuuichi Aokiri Nissan Silvia S15 004812
20th Tomohiro Kurashima Nissan Silvia S14 011011
20th Kazuya Bai Nissan 180SX RPS13 10111
22nd Ikou Saito Nissan 180SX RPS13 10000010
23rd Takamasa Kuroi Nissan Silvia S15 8000008
23rd Masanori Kohashi Nissan 180SX RPS13 000808
25th Kazuhiro Kubo Nissan 180SX RPS13 7000007
25th Shiro Deura Nissan Silvia S15 07007
27th Akihiko Hirashima Nissan Silvia S14 6006
27th Kazuki Hayashi Nissan Silvia S14 1000236
29th Takashi Hagisako Nissan Silvia PS13 5000005
29th Takashi Onoda Nissan Silvia S15 05005
29th Satoshi Kajihara Nissan Silvia S15 2030005
32nd Haruki Nanba Nissan Silvia PS13 400004
32nd Unorio Saito Nissan Silvia PS13 40004
34th Yoshifumi Tadokoro Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 30003
34th Masahiro Ochiai Nissan Silvia S14 003003
36th Tsutomu Endou Nissan 180SX RPS13 200002
37th Yuuki Inaoka Nissan Silvia S15 0100001
37th Kyogo Kitayama Nissan 180SX RPS13 0010001

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