2016 Super GT Series

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2016 GT500 champions, #39 Denso Kobelco SARD Lexus RC F. No.39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD RC F at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (8).jpg
2016 GT500 champions, #39 Denso Kobelco SARD Lexus RC F.
2016 GT300 champions, #25 VivaC Team Tsuchiya Toyota 86 MC. No.25 VivaC 86 MC at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (1).jpg
2016 GT300 champions, #25 VivaC Team Tsuchiya Toyota 86 MC.

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.

Contents

Schedule

RoundRaceCircuitDate
1Okayama GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Okayama International Circuit April 10
2Fuji GT
500 km
Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway May 4
3Sugo GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO July 24
4Fuji GT
300 km
Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway August 7
545th International Suzuka 1000km
1000 km
Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit August 28
6Buriram United Super GT Race
300 km
Flag of Thailand.svg Chang International Circuit October 9
7Motegi GT
250 km I [1]
Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi November 12
8Motegi GT
250 km II [1]
November 13

Calendar changes

2016 International venue

Drivers and teams

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Nismo [2] 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 WAKO'S  [ ja ] [3] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 6 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli B All
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima All
Flag of Japan.svg Autobacs Racing Team Aguri [4] 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 [2] 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 [4] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 15 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh B All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 1–2, 4–6
Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino 3, 7–8
Flag of Japan.svg Keihin Real Racing [4] Honda Honda NSX Concept-GT Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure B All
Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh [3] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi All
Flag of Japan.svg Kondo Racing [2] Nissan Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team TOM'S [3] Lexus Lexus RC F GT500 Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy B All
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa B All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter All
Flag of Japan.svg Lexus Team ZENT  [ ja ] Cerumo [3] 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 [3] 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 All
Flag of Japan.svg MOLA  [ ja ] [2] 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 Katsumasa Chiyo 1–4, 6–8
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi 5
Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing [4] 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 [4] 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 GAINER [5] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 0 Flag of Macau.svg André Couto D All
Flag of Japan.svg Ryūichirō Tomita  [ ja ]All
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 11 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka All
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim All
Flag of Japan.svg Cars Tokai Dream28  [ ja ] [5] 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 Tadasuke Makino 6
Flag of Japan.svg NDDP Racing [5] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino Y All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough All
Flag of Japan.svg Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo [5] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mach [5] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka Y 1–3, 6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Junichirō Yamashita1–2, 4–6
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 2, 3–6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg BMW Team Studie [5] BMW BMW M6 GT3 BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 7 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara Y All
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller All
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 6 [6]
Flag of Japan.svg Gulf Racing with Pacific [5] Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryōhei Sakaguchi  [ ja ] Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida All
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dylan Derdaele2
Flag of Japan.svg Team Up Garage  [ ja ] with Bandoh [5] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 18 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinnosuke YamadaAll
Flag of Japan.svg Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama  [ ja ] [5] Audi Audi R8 LMS Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 21 Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii D All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons All
Flag of Japan.svg R'Qs Motor Sports [5] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 22 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada All
Flag of Japan.svg Tohjirō Azuma6
Flag of Japan.svg VivaC Team Tsuchiya  [ ja ] [5] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 25 Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita 6 [7]
Flag of Japan.svg Team Taisan SARD [5] Audi Audi R8 LMS ultra (Rd. 1)

Audi R8 LMS (Rd. 2, 3-6, 8)

Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 26 Flag of Japan.svg Shōgo Mitsuyama  [ ja ] Y 1–2, 4–6
Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Motojima  [ ja ]1–6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kondō  [ ja ]3, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano 6
Flag of Thailand.svg Vattana Motorsport [5] BMW BMW M6 GT3 BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 28 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonsawat Asavahame  [ th ] Y 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Haber7
Flag of Japan.svg apr  [ ja ] [5] Toyota Toyota Prius apr GT Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L Hybrid V8 30 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai  [ ja ] Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Kōta Sasaki All
31 Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Nakayama B All
Flag of Japan.svg Kōki Saga All
Flag of Japan.svg Excellence Porsche Team KTR [5] Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 33 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Yamano  [ ja ] Y All
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister 1–3, 7–8
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Bergmeister4
Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Sakamoto  [ ja ]5–6
Flag of Thailand.svg Toyota Team Thailand [5] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 35 Flag of Thailand.svg Nattavude Charoensukhawatana Y 7
Flag of Thailand.svg Piti Bhirombhakdi  [ th ]7
Flag of Japan.svg Dijon Racing [5] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 48 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Takamori Y 1-2, 4, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Tanaka1–2, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki 2–6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi 3, 5, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Arnage Racing [5] Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 50 Flag of Japan.svg Rintarō Kubo  [ ja ] Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Yasuoka  [ ja ]All
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kanō 2
Flag of Japan.svg LM corsa [5] Ferrari Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 51 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Tsuzuki  [ ja ]All
Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka 2, 6
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 6
Flag of Japan.svg Autobacs Racing Team Aguri [5] BMW BMW M6 GT3 BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 55 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi B All
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi All
Flag of Japan.svg R&D Sport [5] 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 Lamborghini Team Direction [5] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 63 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo Y All
Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg All
Flag of Japan.svg K2 R&D LEON Racing [5] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa  [ ja ]All
Flag of Japan.svg JLOC [5] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 87 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa  [ ja ] Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Satō All
Flag of Japan.svg Taiyō Iida2, 6
88 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine All
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido All
Flag of Japan.svg Lamborghini Team Direction Shift [5] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 108 Flag of Japan.svg Kyōsuke Mineo  [ ja ]1–3, 5–6, 8
Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino Y 1–2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester 5–6
Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi 3, 6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports [5] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 111 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Tsuruta Y All
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda  [ ja ]All
Flag of Japan.svg Keishi Ishikawa  [ ja ]6
Flag of Japan.svg Tomei Sports  [ ja ] [5] Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata Y 1–6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Tanaka  [ ja ]1–3, 5–6, 8
Flag of Japan.svg Shōta Kiyohara  [ ja ]2, 4, 6

Driver changes

No.55 ARTA BMW M6 GT3 at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (12).jpg
No.51 JMS LMcorsa 488 GT3 at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (20).jpg
No.88 MANEPA Lamborghini GT3 at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (7).jpg
No.4 GOODSMILE HATSUNEMIKU AMG at 2016 International Suzuka 1000km (3).jpg
The BMW M6 GT3 (top-left), Ferrari 488 GT3 (top-right), Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (bottom-left), and Mercedes-AMG GT3 (bottom-right) all made their debuts in the GT300 class this season.

Vehicle changes

Driver Changes

GT500

  • Toyota:
    • Petrochemical company WAKO's replaced Eneos as the title sponsor of Team Le Mans. Andrea Caldarelli switched from the KeePer TOM's team to the Wako's LeMans team.
    • Three-time GT500 champion Juichi Wakisaka announced his retirement from racing at the Toyota Gazoo Racing press conference on February 4. He will stay in the series as the team principal of Lexus Team Wako's LeMans. Yuji Kunimoto moved over from Team LeMans to drive for the WedsSport BANDOH team fill the seat from Wakisaka.
    • Two-time and defending 1000 km Suzuka winner James Rossiter switched from the Petronas TOM's team to the KeePer TOM's team. Reigning Japanese Formula 3 champion Nick Cassidy joined the number 36 TOM's team. He was the first driver from New Zealand to race in the series since Mark Porter in 1998. Au replaced Petronas as the title sponsor of the number 36 TOM'S RC-F.
  • Honda:
  • Nissan:
    • Katsumasa Chiyo stepped up to the GT500 class for 2016 driving for MOLA, after helping GAINER  [ fr; ja ] secure their first GT300 championship last season.
    • Masataka Yanagida moved from MOLA to Kondo Racing, his third different team in four seasons.
    • Forum Engineering took over from D'Station as the title sponsor of Kondo Racing. Former GT500 champion Michael Krumm had no plans to race in Super GT in 2016 after competing for Kondo Racing last season.

GT300

  • After participating in selected rounds last year, Ryuichiro Tomita became a full-time driver of the #0 GAINER Nissan GT-R.
  • Kota Sasaki drove a second Toyota Prius GT for apr.
  • Mitsunori Takaboshi left the series after a successful rookie season with NDDP to drive in Blancpain GT. However, he returned for the fourth race of the season at Fuji Speedway. GT Academy champion and Nissan factory driver Jann Mardenborough joined the NDDP team, partnering Kazuki Hoshino.
  • Former Rolex 24 champion Jörg Bergmeister joined Excellence Porsche Team KTR on a full-time basis, after driving two rounds for the team in 2014.
  • WEC LMP1 driver Pierre Kaffer drove for Audi Team Braille in his debut GT300 campaign.
  • Porsche Carrera Cup Japan champion Yuya Motojima, as well as fellow PCCJ drivers Rintaro Kubo and Hiroaki Nagai, moved to GT300, driving for Team Taisan SARD, Arnage Racing, and apr respectively.
  • Shinnosuke Yamada graduated from the F4 Japanese Championship to race for Team Upgarage with Bandoh.
  • South African Adrian Zaugg and Japanese-Italian driver Kei Cozzolino made their Super GT debuts for Lamborghini Team Direction.
  • Inaugural GT Academy champion Lucas Ordóñez returned to racing in Europe, competing in the Blancpain GT Series for NISMO RJN Motorsport.
  • Alexandre Imperatori left Super GT to focus on his World Endurance Championship campaign with Rebellion Racing.
  • Former 24h Nürburgring winner Christian Mamerow did not return to the series after running a partial campaign with Audi Team Racing Tech.
  • EVA Racing became the primary sponsor of the Rn-sports AMG.
  • Gulf Racing merged with Pacific Racing Team to form Gulf Racing with PACIFIC, fielding an all-new Porsche 911 GT3-R.
  • Direction Racing changed their name to Lamborghini Team Direction, and also fielded two Huracán GT3s.
  • Before the start of the season, an entry was announced for Audi Team Braille, with a new 2016 Audi R8 LMS and veteran World Endurance Championship driver Pierre Kaffer. However, the team never appeared in the 2016 season.
  • After withdrawing from the 2015 season, Team Taisan returned to GT300 in alliance with SARD.

Mid-season changes

  • From the second round, Team Taisan SARD switched to a 2016 model Audi R8 LMS.

Results

RoundCircuitDateClassPole PositionRace Winner
1 Flag of Japan.svg Okayama International Circuit
Report
10 AprilGT500No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S No. 1 Nismo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
GT300No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa
2 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway
Report
4 MayGT500No. 12 Team Impul No. 1 Nismo
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
GT300No. 55 ARTA No. 3 NDDP Racing
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough
3 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO
Report
24 JulyGT500No. 6 Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'SNo. 24 Kondo Racing
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima
Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
GT300No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya No. 31 apr
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
4 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway
Report
7 AugustGT500No. 12 Team Impul No. 12 Team Impul
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
GT300No. 55 ARTA No. 55 ARTA
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
28 AugustGT500No. 15 Drago Modulo Honda Racing No. 38 Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
GT300No. 18 Team UpGarage with Bandoh No. 61 R&D Sport
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Shinnosuke Yamada
Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi
6 Flag of Thailand.svg Chang International Circuit
Report
9 OctoberGT500No. 19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh No. 19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi
GT300No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
7 Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi
Report
12 NovemberGT500No. 39 Lexus Team SARD No. 24 Kondo Racing
Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen
Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
GT300No. 11 GAINER No. 21 Audi Team Hitotsuyama
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim
Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons
8 Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi
Report
13 NovemberGT500No. 39 Lexus Team SARD No. 39 Lexus Team SARD
Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen
Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen
GT300No. 31 aprNo. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
Points20151186543211
Suzuka251813108654321

Drivers' championships

GT500

Driver Ranking GT500 2016 Series [8] [9]
RankDriver OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen
Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
7228872182
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
4549434269
3 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
11946149762
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto
98510515358
5 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy
841152113454
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
614371156952
7 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida
1391Ret121311043
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
511Ret1Ret47843
9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter
23812Ret9Ret538
10 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 3713Ret3128636
11 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
111262106Ret1127
12 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo 3713Ret128623
13 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh 12137RetRet2121520
14 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa
10Ret103710101220
15 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri
Ret614698111316
16 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino 2121515
17 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi 313
18 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette
1410121111513147
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 12137RetRet5
RankDriver OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
MOT
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

Driver Ranking GT300 2016 Series [10] [11]
RankDriver OKA
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUG
Flag of Japan.svg
FUJ
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
CHA
Flag of Thailand.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
632132217178
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kōki Saga
Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Nakayama
12201252524260
3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons
77Ret26241457
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hoshino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough
1015610213652
5 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
112Ret1143RetDNS48
6 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi
2311331Ret231347
7 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka
218755818347
8 Flag of Macau.svg Andre Couto
Flag of Japan.svg Ryūichirō Tomita
851193451538
9 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Flag of Sweden.svg Bjorn Wirdheim
4Ret47Ret941032
10 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Yamano22231424772530
11 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido
925649103Ret30
12 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa
Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou
1Ret162381192426
13 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister 222372525
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama
Flag of Japan.svg Shinnosuke Yamada
15481042212925
15 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller
3241020DNS6151217
16 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Tsuzuki
56911111211Ret13
17 Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Motojima2015198206712
18 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kondō679
19 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Satō
138221917218116
20 Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka 6115
21 Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Sakamoto2475
22 Flag of Japan.svg Ryōhei Sakaguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida
DNSRet132113172283
23 Flag of Japan.svg Shōgo Mitsuyama2015198203
24 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai
Flag of Japan.svg Kōta Sasaki
1491815241416172
25 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki 1017122110142
26 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Tanaka2710211
27 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Takamori271017211
28 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi 1210141
Flag of Japan.svg Yūsaku Shibata261612Ret1225220
Flag of Japan.svg Shōta Kiyohara1612120
Flag of Japan.svg Rintarō Kubo
Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Yasuoka
1812Ret16161526190
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Tanaka2616Ret1225220
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kanō 12160
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg
21191518251314160
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuho Takahashi
171323RetRet19Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Tsuruta
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda
24142122151617200
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 22Ret14RetRet230
Flag of Japan.svg Junichirō Yamashita22Ret14Ret0
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Bergmeister140
Flag of Japan.svg Keishi Ishikawa150
Flag of Japan.svg Kyōsuke Mineo 16171927180
Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino 16170
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto
2521Ret17182320Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Taiyō Iida170
Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi 1927180
Flag of Thailand.svg Nattavude Charoensukhawatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Piti Bhirombhakdi
180
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher 180
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada
19Ret20Ret231921210
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester 190
Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano 200
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonsawat Asavahame
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Haber
200
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka 22RetRet230
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita 220
Flag of Japan.svg Tohjirō Azuma230
Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Ret0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dylan DerdaeleRet0
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus DNS
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