2015 Super GT Series

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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.

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Schedule

A provisional calendar was released on August 8, 2014. [1] [2] An updated calendar was released on January 19, 2015, which saw the Autopolis race move from May to November, the Chang race move from October to June and SUGO from July to September. [3]

RoundRaceCircuitDate
1Okayama GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Okayama International Circuit April 5
2Fuji GT
500 km
Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway May 3
3Buriram United Super GT Race
300 km
Flag of Thailand.svg Chang International Circuit June 21
4Fuji GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway August 9
544th International Suzuka 1000km
1000 km
Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit August 30
6Sugo GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO September 20
7Autopolis GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Autopolis November 1
8Motegi GT
250 km
Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi November 15
2015 International venue

Drivers and teams

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Nismo [4] Nissan Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 1 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda M All
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS [5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 6 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto B All
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima All
Flag of Japan.svg Autobacs Racing Team Aguri [6] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura B All
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Impul [4] Nissan Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira B All
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda All
Flag of Japan.svg Drago Modulo Honda Racing [6] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 15 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure B All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey All
Flag of Japan.svg Keihin REAL Racing [6] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh B All
Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH [5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka All
Flag of Japan.svg Kondō Racing [4] Nissan Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki Y All
Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Ordóñez 1–3
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S [5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito B All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S [5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 37 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli B All
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hirakawa All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo [5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura B All
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team SARD [5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate B All
Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen [7] All
Flag of Austria.svg Christian Klien [8] 5
Flag of Japan.svg MOLA [4] Nissan Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 46 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama M All
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida All
Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing [6] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette D All
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Kunimitsu [6] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa B All
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto All

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo [9] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 0 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi All
Flag of Japan.svg Cars Tokai Dream28 [10] Lotus Lotus Evora MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi 5
Flag of Japan.svg NDDP Racing [4] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi All
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wolfgang Reip5
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mach [11] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Mitsuyama Y 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Junichiro Yamashita2
Flag of Japan.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie [12] BMW BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 7 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara Y All
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller All
Flag of Japan.svg Pacific Racing Team [11] [13] McLaren McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Twin Turbo V8 9 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Shirasaka Y 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Tohjiro Azuma1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Yamawaki2, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Ryohei Sakaguchi4–8
Flag of Japan.svg GAINER [14] [15] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 10 Flag of Macau.svg André Couto D All
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo 1–2, 4–5, 7–8
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita2–3, 5–6
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 11 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka All
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Up Garage with Bandoh [16] [17] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 18
20
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide 1–4, 7–8
Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer 2, 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy 5
Flag of Japan.svg Kota Sasaki 6
Flag of Japan.svg Audi Team Hitotsuyama [18] [19] Audi Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 21 Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii Y All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons All
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli 2
Flag of Japan.svg R'Qs Motor Sports [11] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 22 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai Y 1, 3–8
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada 1, 3–8
Flag of Japan.svg VivaC team Tsuchiya [20] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 25 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui 1–6
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa 5, 7–8
Flag of Thailand.svg Reiter Vattana Motorsport Lamborghini Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 28 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonsawat Asavahame M 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge 3
Flag of Japan.svg apr [5] [11] [21] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 30 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Iwasaki Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi KoizumiAll
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 2
Toyota Toyota Prius apr GT Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama B All
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga All
Flag of Japan.svg Kota Sasaki 2, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Porsche Team KTR [11] [22] Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 33 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita Y All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Sakamoto5–8
Flag of Japan.svg Dijon Racing [11] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 47 Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata Y 4, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Yuzawa4, 8
48 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Takamori1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Tanaka1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata2, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Arnage Racing [11] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 50 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Yasuoka1–2, 5–7
Flag of Thailand.svg Nanin Indra-Payoong2–5, 8
Flag of Japan.svg LM corsa [23] BMW BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 51 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta Y 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka 1–2, 4–8
Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.3 L V8 60 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto All
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher 5
Flag of Japan.svg Autobacs Racing Team Aguri [6] Honda Honda CR-Z GT Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Twin Turbo Hybrid V6 55 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi B All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi All
Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi 5
Flag of Japan.svg R&D Sport [24] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi D All
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi All
Flag of Japan.svg LEON Racing [25] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 65 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa All
Flag of Japan.svg Direction Racing [11] [26] Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 77 Flag of Japan.svg Kyosuke Mineo Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo 1–3, 5–8
Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Iida 2, 4–5
Flag of Japan.svg Audi Team Racing Tech [11] Audi Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 86 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa Y 1–5
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Mamerow 1–2, 4–5
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Kuroda 2
Flag of Japan.svg Masanobu Kato 3, 5
Flag of Japan.svg JLOC [11] [27] Lamborghini Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 87 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi 1–5, 7
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Kuroda 5
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Sato 6, 8
88 Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido All
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine 1–2, 5–8
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Sato 2–5
Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports [28] [29] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 111 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Tsuruta Y 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Shin Ikegami 2, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Tomei Sports [30] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida Y 1–2, 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Tanaka 1–2, 4–5, 7–8
Flag of Japan.svg Masato Narisawa 2, 5–6

Vehicle changes

Entrant changes

GT500

GT300

Mid-season changes

  • From round 6 and up, Team UPGARAGE with BANDOH will change their racing number from 18 to 20.
  • Audi Team Racing Tech left the series after the Suzuka round due to a severe accident. They will return in 2016 with the upgraded Audi R8 LMS ultra. [41]

Calendar

RoundCircuitDateClassPole PositionRace Winner
1 Flag of Japan.svg Okayama International Circuit
Report
5 AprilGT500No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
GT300No. 10 GainerNo. 31 apr
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo
Flag of Macau.svg André Couto
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
2 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway
Report
3 MayGT500No. 1 Nismo No. 1 Nismo
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
GT300No. 31 aprNo. 10 Gainer
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
Flag of Japan.svg Kota Sasaki
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo
Flag of Macau.svg André Couto
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Chang International Circuit
Report
21 JuneGT500No. 38 Lexus Team ZENT CerumoNo. 46 MOLA
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
GT300No. 25 VivaC team TsuchiyaNo. 3 NDDP Racing
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi
4 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway
Report
9 AugustGT500No. 38 Lexus Team ZENT CerumoNo. 24 Kondo Racing
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
GT300No. 55 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri No. 55 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
5 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit
Report
30 AugustGT500No. 1 Nismo No. 36 Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter
GT300No. 2 Cars Tokai Dream28No. 10 Gainer
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Flag of Macau.svg André Couto
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita
6 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO
Report
20 SeptemberGT500No. 46 MOLANo. 100 Team Kunimitsu
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto
GT300No. 55 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
7 Flag of Japan.svg Autopolis
Report
1 NovemberGT500No. 12 Team Impul No. 1 Nismo
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
GT300No. 2 Cars Tokai Dream28No. 3 NDDP Racing
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi
8 Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi
Report
15 NovemberGT500No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
GT300No. 31 aprNo. 31 apr
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points2015118654321
Suzuka25181310865432

Drivers' championships

GT500

RankDriverOKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
13154761279
2 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
72433112474
3 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto
2RetRet55111360
4 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
3RetRet22104559
5 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
166128912156
6 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
810114626Ret50
7 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Itō
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter
143771135Ret49
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh
Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi
12438Ret83839
9 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima
99213Ret48932
10 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki 1111Ret1133151231
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 1133151231
11 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka
1079104591027
12 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey
681061277726
13 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen
557911Ret13623
14 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri
413RetRet1012141110
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima
Ret1211119Ret10134
Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Ordóñez 1111Ret0
Flag of Austria.svg Christian Klien 110
RankDriverOKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
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)

GT300

RankDriverOKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Macau.svg André Couto 7126162694
2 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo 71612674
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
149910213169
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi
821Ret1481Ret61
5 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim
12343113Ret352
6 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
21710112126449
7 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller
Ret63Ret2193947
8 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita 121645
9 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa
227526712541
10 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya 6Ret75231Ret1235
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui 6Ret7523135
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi
5513188167235
12 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi
1786835Ret1130
13 Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons
3Ret19205135828
14 Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido RetRet17744Ret726
15 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine RetRet44Ret722
16 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka
994Ret9171514
17 Flag of Japan.svg Kyosuke Mineo 1113181291141012
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo 11131891141012
18 Flag of Japan.svg Kota Sasaki 4101510
19 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa 41016Ret179
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Mamerow 410Ret179
20 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita 14128Ret18178146
21 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi
16Ret11227Ret21135
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi 75
22 Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Sato Ret177418164
23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori 14128Ret3
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Sakamoto 18178143
24 Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Iida 131293
25 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama 19RetRetRet21159Ret2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide 19RetRetRetRet9Ret2
26 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada
DNS1510161022242
27 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto
10RetRet15192210172
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki 20DNSRet11241811160
Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi 20DNSRet1124110
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 181114RetRet2016220
Flag of Thailand.svg Nanin-Indra Payoong 1114RetRet220
Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Yasuoka 1811Ret20160
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonsawat Asavahame
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge
120
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Iwasaki
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Koizumi
1316Ret17132418180
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Tsuruta
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda
211413201419190
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Takamori
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Tanaka
151814152115250
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida 241521RetRet14230
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Tanaka 241521Ret14230
Flag of Japan.svg Shin Ikegami 14200
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wolfgang Reip 140
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata 181915200
Flag of Japan.svg Masato Narisawa 15RetRet0
Flag of Japan.svg Masanobu Kato 16170
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Shirasaka 23Ret16222320Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Ryohei Sakaguchi 16222320Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 160
Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Yuzawa 190
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher 190
Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer Ret210
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy 210
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Yamawaki Ret220
Flag of Japan.svg Tohjiro Azuma 23Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa 23Ret120
Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Mitsuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka
RetRetRetRetRet210
Drivers ineligible for championship points
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Kuroda 10240
Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi 120
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Junichiro Yamashita Ret0
RankDriverOKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
AUT
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
Points

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<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Super GT Series</span>

The 2018 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-sixth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the fourteenth season the series has competed under the Super GT name. It was the thirty-sixth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 8 and ended on November 11, after 8 races.

The 2019 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-seventh season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the fifteenth season the series has competed under the Super GT name. It was the thirty-seventh overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 14 and ended on November 24, after 8 championship races & 2 non-championship races.

Team Taisan is a Japanese auto racing team founded in 1983 by Yasutsune "Ricky" Chiba and owned by the Taisan Industrial Company. Most active in the Super GT Series, formerly known as the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), Taisan has been involved in all but one season from 1994 to 2018, taking a sabbatical in 2015. During that time they have won eight team championships and four drivers championships, representing manufacturers Ferrari, Porsche, Dodge, Toyota, Nissan, and Audi. Team Taisan has also participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning their class on their debut in 2000. For nearly their entire career, Taisan has been sponsored by tire manufacturer Yokohama Rubber Company, often carrying the name of Yokohama's Advan brand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toshiki Oyu</span> Japanese racing driver (born 1998)

Toshiki Oyu is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing who currently competes in Super GT for Team Cerumo and in Super Formula for INGING. He was previously a factory driver for Honda until 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">B-Max Racing Team</span> Japanese racing team

B-Max Racing Co., Ltd also known as B-Max Racing Team and B-Max Engineering is a Japanese race car constructor and racing team headquartered in Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan.

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">Atsushi Miyake</span> Japanese racing driver

Atsushi Miyake is a Japanese racing driver who is currently set to compete in Super Formula for ThreeBond Racing. He previously raced in the series for Team Goh during the 2022 season, and competed full-time for Max Racing in Super GT between 2020 and 2023. Since 2024, Miyake will race for Nismo NDDP team in Super GT.

Hiroki Yoshida is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT in the GT300 category and the Super Taikyu Series in the ST-Z category, both for Saitama Green Brave.

Takamitsu Matsui is a Japanese racing driver affiliated with Toyota Gazoo Racing who currently competes in Super GT for Hoppy Team Tsuchiya. A longtime competitor in the series, he is best known for winning the 2016 championship in the GT300 class, driving alongside Takeshi Tsuchiya. He is also a four-time class champion in the Super Taikyū endurance racing series, winning the title in 2009, 2017, 2018, and 2022, as well as a two-time class winner at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

2024 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix Series is the 24th season of D1 Grand Prix drifting competition set to be started in May 10 at Okuibuki Motorpark and ended between November 10 at Odaiba. The series is run by Sunpros under Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) official semi-national competition format. The competition will be held as JAF Japan Drift Championship as drifting category is added to Japan Championship by JAF.

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

LEON Racing is a Japanese racing team that competes in the GT300 class of Super GT.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gainer (racing team)</span> Japanese racing team

GAINER Co, Ltd. is a Japanese racing team that competes in Super GT.

LM corsa is a racing team based in Osaka Prefecture and the team is run by Osaka Toyopet Group's OTG Motor Sports.

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