The 2018 Super Taikyu Series was the 27th season of the Super Taikyu Series. The season will start on 31 March at Suzuka Circuit and end on 4 November at Okayama International Circuit. #99 GTNET Motorsports is the Champion and the 4th overall title for a Nissan GTR GT3
Entrant | Vehicle | No | Drivers | Rounds |
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ST–X | ||||
Endless Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 3 | Yukinori Taniguchi | 1–4, 6 |
Hideki Yamauchi | All | |||
Tsubasa Mekaru | ||||
Kyosuke Mineo | 3 | |||
Yamada Shinnosuke | ||||
Juku Sunaga | ||||
Tajima Tsuyoshi | 5 | |||
Kondō Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 24 | Tomonobu Fujii | 1–2, 4–6 |
Kazuki Hiramine | ||||
Yuudai Uchida | ||||
J-Fly Racing by Phoenix Racing Asia | Audi R8 LMS | 81 | Jeffrey Lee | All |
André Couto | ||||
Shintaro Kawabata | 1–5 | |||
Alessio Picariello | 3, 6 | |||
Phoenix Racing Asia | 82 | Alex Au | 1–4 | |
Shaun Thong | ||||
Alex Yoong | ||||
Philip Ellis | 3 | |||
83 | Lim Keong Wee | All | ||
Melvin Moh | ||||
Marchy Lee | 1–4 | |||
Max Hofer | 3 | |||
Mathias Beche | 5–6 | |||
GTNET Motor Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 99 | Teruhiko Hamano | All |
Kazuki Hoshino | ||||
Kiyoto Fujinami | ||||
Yasuda Hironobu | 3 | |||
Sun Zheng | 3, 5 | |||
R.n. Sports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 112 | Atsushi Sato | 1, 4, 6 |
Ryosei Yamashita | ||||
Nobuo Kubo | ||||
MAX Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | 244 | Tetsuya Tanaka | 1, 3–6 |
Kimiya Sato | ||||
Takeshi Tsuchiya | ||||
Go Max | 1, 3–5 | |||
Toru Tanaka | 6 | |||
D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 777 | Satoshi Hoshino | 1–4 |
Seiji Ara | ||||
Tsubasa Kondo | ||||
Yuya Motoshima | 3 | |||
CARGUY Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 999 | Kei Cozzolino | 6 |
Takeshi Kimura | ||||
Afiq Yazid | ||||
ST–Z | ||||
BEND | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 51 | Daisuke Ikeda | 3, 5 |
Masamitsu Ishihara | ||||
Yuya Sakamoto | ||||
Shinya Hosokawa | 3 | |||
Atsushi Yogō | ||||
Monokore | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 550 | "Ryo" | 6 |
Hideki Hirota | ||||
Hironobu Yasuda | ||||
ST–TCR | ||||
Adenau | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 10 | Philippe Devesa | All |
Shogo Mitsuyama | ||||
Mitsuhiro Endō | 3, 5 | |||
Shuichi Wakisaka | 3 | |||
Birth Racing Project | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 19 | “Hirobon” | All |
"Yossy" | ||||
Koichi Okumura | 1–5 | |||
Takuro Shinohara | 1–2, 6 | |||
Kei Akiyoshi | 3 | |||
Komiya Masanobu | ||||
Daisuke Yamawaki | 3, 5 | |||
Takeshi Matsumoto | 4, 6 | |||
Audi driving experience Japan | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 33 | Hideki Nakahara | 5 |
Hiroaki Oiwa | ||||
Ryuichiro Tomita | ||||
Masataka Yanagida | ||||
Audi Team DreamDrive | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 45 | Naoto Takeda | 1–4, 6 |
Takuya Shirasaka | ||||
Shozo Tagahara | All | |||
Yoshiyuki Okumura | 3, 5 | |||
46 | Toshiro Tsukada | 1 | ||
Yoshikazu Sobu | ||||
Atsushi Ishizaki | ||||
Yuji Kiyotaki | ||||
Audi Team DreamDrive Noah | 75 | Yuji Kiyotaki | 3–6 | |
Yoshikazu Sobu | ||||
Toshiro Tsukada | ||||
Tadashi Watanabe | 3–5 | |||
Kazuyuki Matsumoto | 3 | |||
Yukihiro Yamaji | ||||
Audi Team Mars | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 65 | Daisuke Imamura | 3–6 |
Hironori Ishizawa | ||||
Masato Kato | ||||
Toshihiro Yoshida | 3 | |||
B-Max Engineering with Dome | Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK2) | 96 | “Takumi” | 1–2, 4 |
Motoyoshi Yoshida | ||||
Ryuji “Dragon” Kumita | ||||
“Syuji” | 1–2 | |||
Shinichi Takagi | 4 | |||
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | “Takumi” | 6 | ||
Motoyoshi Yoshida | ||||
Shinichi Takagi | ||||
Modulo Racing with Dome | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 97 | Tadao Uematsu | All |
Shinji Nakano | ||||
Hiroki Otsu | ||||
Takashi Kobayashi | ||||
Keiko Ishikawa | 3 | |||
DOME RACING PROJECT | 98 | Taiyou Iida | All | |
Hiroki Katoh | ||||
Hiroshi Hamaguchi | 1–3 | |||
Kazuho Takahashi | 3–4 | |||
Richard Wee | 3 | |||
Keiko Ishikawa | 5 | |||
Ryuji “Dragon” Kumita | 6 | |||
ST–1 | ||||
apr | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 31 | Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa | 1–2 |
Masami Kageyama | 1–2, 5–6 | |||
Ryuichiro Tomita | 1–2, 6 | |||
"T. Stark" | 5–6 | |||
Yuta Uemura | 5 | |||
D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 47 | Tatsuya Hoshino | 1–4 |
Manabu Orido | ||||
Kenji Hama | ||||
Kenji Kobayashi | 3 | |||
Li Jung-woo | ||||
ST–2 | ||||
Shinryo Racing Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6 | Tomohiro Tomimasu | All |
Yasushi Kikuchi | ||||
Masazumi Ohashi | ||||
Yoshiki Fujii | 3 | |||
Setsuo Furuyama | ||||
Masato Narisawa | ||||
7 | Wataru Yamaki | All | ||
Turbo Asahi | ||||
Zene Okazaki | 1–4 | |||
Kizuku Hirota | ||||
Hirofumi Okumura | 3 | |||
Atsushi Ishizaki | 5 | |||
Masato Narazawa | 5–6 | |||
Team Nopro | Mazda Axela Sky-D | 17 | Tatsuya Tanigawa | All |
Tatsuya Nogami | ||||
Toshihiko Nogami | ||||
Yosunari Fujiwara | 3, 5 | |||
Hiroki Yamada | 3 | |||
TOWAINTEC Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 59 | Manabu Osawa | All |
Hitoshi Goto | ||||
Takuto Iguchi | ||||
Mizuki Ishizaka | ||||
ST–3 | ||||
MP Racing | Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) | 9 | Joe Shindo | All |
Keiichi Inoue | ||||
Yusaku Shibata | 1–2, 5–6 | |||
Takahisa Ōno | 3 | |||
Takumi Takada | ||||
"Natsu" | ||||
Masami Kageyama | 4 | |||
Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | Nissan Fairlady (Z34) | 14 | Masaya Kohno | All |
Tomoaki Ichimori | ||||
Manabu Ohara | ||||
Manabu Yamazaki | ||||
Toshiaki Koshimizu | 3 | |||
Takahiko Shimazawa | ||||
15 | Masaaki Nagashima | All | ||
Kazuomi Komatsu | ||||
Makoto Fujiwara | 1–5 | |||
Yasutaka Hinoi | ||||
Ataka Mitsunori | 3 | |||
Yutaka Katsuyoshi | ||||
Kenichi Sugiyama | 6 | |||
Techno First Racing Team | Lexus RC350 | 34 | Masaki Kano | All |
Satoshi Matsubara | ||||
Riki Okusa | ||||
Takafumi Ohsaki | 3 | |||
Naoshi Osaka | ||||
Tracy Sports | Lexus IS350 | 38 | Makoto Hotta | 1–4 |
Ryohei Sakaguchi | ||||
Morio Nitta | ||||
Lexus RC350 | Makoto Hotta | 5–6 | ||
Ryohei Sakaguchi | ||||
Morio Nitta | ||||
39 | Yuya Tezuka | All | ||
Kazuya Shimogaki | ||||
Shuji Maejima | ||||
Sesshu Kondo | ||||
Le Beausset Motorsports | Lexus RC350 | 62 | Koki Saga | All |
Kenta Yamashita | ||||
Ritomo Miyata | ||||
Hiroaki Ishiura | 3 | |||
Hirate Kohei | ||||
Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Toyota Mark X GR Sport | 68 | Naoki Hattori | All |
Shigekazu Wakisaka | ||||
Takayuki Hiranuma | ||||
Taku Bamba | 3 | |||
Suga Fuwami | ||||
ST–4 | ||||
Endless Sports | Toyota 86 | 13 | Ryo Ogawa | All |
Tsubasa Takahashi | ||||
Masaya Hanazato | ||||
Ryosuke Kure | ||||
Yuki Nakayama | 3 | |||
Shinichi Kobayashi | ||||
Asano Racing Service | Toyota 86 | 18 | Takeo Asano | All |
Masataka Inoue | ||||
Yoshiyuki Tsuruga | 1–2 | |||
Masayuki Mori | ||||
Shiba Toshikazu | 3–6 | |||
Kazunori Fumura | 3–4 | |||
Genki Usakura | 3 | |||
Takashi Tobetsutani | ||||
Susumu Nakamura | 5 | |||
Daiki Fujiwara | 6 | |||
APROS Racing | Toyota GRMN Vitz Turbo | 26 | Mitsuaki Matsuo | All |
Kazunari Yoshioka | ||||
Takashi Azuma | ||||
Yuichi Yokoo | ||||
Koji Miura | 3 | |||
Hideki Kimura | ||||
Makiguchi Engineering | Toyota 86 | 27 | Isao Ihashi | All |
Ryuju Fujita | 1–4 | |||
Hideki Hirota | 1–3 | |||
Yuki Baba | 3, 5–6 | |||
Ryo Yamada | 5–6 | |||
T’s Concept | Toyota 86 | 28 | Tohjiro Azuma | All |
“Daisuke” | ||||
Tetsuya Moriyama | 1–4 | |||
Masayuki Ueda | 1–2, 4–6 | |||
Takashi Kubo | 3 | |||
Shunsuke Kono | ||||
Tatsuya Kataoka | ||||
"Kembow" | 5 | |||
29 | Masahiro Sasaki | All | ||
Yasuhiro Ogura | ||||
“Kembow” | 1–2 | |||
Kazuya Oshima | 3 | |||
Koyama Mihime | 3–4 | |||
Daisuke Toyoda | 3–6 | |||
Iida Akira | 3 | |||
TEAM HERO'S | Honda S2000 | 41 | Kensuke Yamamoto | 6 |
Ryuki Fujita | ||||
Masahiro Aso | ||||
TC Corse | Mazda Roadster (NC) | 54 | Teruaki Kato | 1–2, 4–6 |
Yuui Tsutsumi | ||||
Yuya Hiraki | ||||
Hiroshi Nakamura | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
Auto Factory | Toyota 86 | 55 | Jun Tashiro | 1–3 |
Takashi Ito | ||||
Masayuki Tanaka | ||||
Takayuki Oi | 3 | |||
Yuichi Mikasa | ||||
Kenta Hanazawa | ||||
Kobayashi Auto Racing Project | Honda Integra Type-R | 58 | Koichi Kobayashi | All |
Resshu Shioya | ||||
Hiroshi Ito | 1–2, 5 | |||
Takao Seto | 1–2, 6 | |||
Minoru Seino | 3–4 | |||
Takayuki Yamada | 3 | |||
Masayuki Sakano | ||||
Cusco Racing | Toyota 86 | 77 | Eiji "Tarzan" Yamada | 1–3, 5 |
Koji Endo | ||||
Yasunori Nakajima | ||||
Yohei Hashimoto | 3, 5 | |||
Takeshi Matsui | 3 | |||
TOM'S Spirit | Toyota 86 | 86 | Takamitsu Matsui | All |
Yuichi Nakayama | ||||
Sho Tsuboi | ||||
Naoya Gamou | 3 | |||
Tracy Sports with SPV Racing | Toyota 86 | 100 | Hitoshi Matsui | 2–3 |
Tetsuya Hibino | ||||
Yuya Hira | 3 | |||
Ryohei Tanaka | ||||
Kenny Lee | ||||
Shinichi Hyodo | 4, 6 | |||
Masafumi Inada | ||||
TEAM221 with W.S. Engineering | Honda S2000 | 116 | Yasuhiro Ogushi | 4 |
Tetsuya Shuto | 4, 6 | |||
Yoshida Yasuyuki | ||||
Ryuichiro Otsuka | 6 | |||
Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing | Honda Integra Type-R | 884 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 1, 3–6 |
Hiro Hayashi | 1, 3, 5–6 | |||
Shuji Takeuchi | 1 | |||
Hiromasa Hayashi | ||||
Hiroki Yoshida | 3–5 | |||
Yuji Kunimoto | 3 | |||
Le Mans 24h Project Team with CARGUY | Honda Civic Type-R Euro | 999 | Shoki Tenkawa | 3 |
Yuki Shiraishi | ||||
Hajime Noma | ||||
Shimoyama Kazusu | ||||
ST–5 | ||||
Team221 | Mazda Roadster (ND) | 2 | Katsuhiko Tsutsui | All |
Junichiro Yamashita | ||||
Ryuichiro Otsuka | 1–2 | |||
Yamaji Yama | 3–6 | |||
Masaki Tanaka | 3–4 | |||
Takahiro Tanaka | 3 | |||
Shuto Tetsuya | ||||
Yuta Uemura | 6 | |||
Team Bride | Honda Fit 3 RS | 4 | Junzo Shibatani | 1–2 |
Yuya Ota | All | |||
Hidefumi Minami | ||||
Toshiya Ito | 1–3 | |||
Kurosaki Kurosu | 3 | |||
Seijiro Aihara | ||||
Carlos Honda | 3–4, 6 | |||
apr | Mazda Roadster (ND) | 32 | Akihiro Harashima | 1–2 |
Junko Takahashi | ||||
Akihiro Matsuda | ||||
Naoya Kawashima | ||||
apr with Murakami Motors | Teru Nakamura | 6 | ||
Haruhiko Sugino | ||||
Yoshimitsu Kondo | ||||
Team Nopro | Mazda Demio Sky-D | 37 | Yutaka Seki | All |
Kaoru Ijiri | ||||
Tobio Ohtani | ||||
Yoshiaki Kato | 3 | |||
Dijon Racing | Honda Fit 3 RS | 48 | Kyosuke Inomata | All |
Hiroshi Takamori | ||||
Shunsuke Sato | 1–2 | |||
Takahisa Ohno | 1–2, 4–6 | |||
Sho Kawamura | 3 | |||
Tetsuya Sasao | ||||
Seiyuki Neno | ||||
Love Drive Racing with NATS | Mazda Roadster (ND) | 50 | Marie Iwaoka | All |
Anna Inotsume | ||||
Hiroko Komatsu | 1–5 | |||
Yumiko Sekizaki | 1–3 | |||
Kato Sayaka | 3, 6 | |||
Tsujita Megumi | 3 | |||
Over Drive | Mazda Demio 15MB | 66 | Riku Hashimoto | All |
Takayuki Takechi | ||||
Shigetomo Shimono | 1–3 | |||
Takashi Nishiyama | 3 | |||
Yasushi Ide | ||||
Ryoku Tanioka | ||||
Makoto Furano | 4–6 | |||
Team Yamato | Honda Fit 3 RS | 67 | Ayumu Ikeda | 2 |
Ryohei Yasui | 2, 6 | |||
Ryo Nakagawa | 6 | |||
J’s Racing | Honda Fit 3 RS | 69 | Junichi Umemoto | All |
Ifwat Razak | ||||
Masaharu Imuta | 1–3 | |||
Tomomitsu Senoo | ||||
Hideo Kubota | 3–5 | |||
Hirokazu Takahashi | 3 | |||
Masuda Ranmuta | 5 | |||
Seiji Imuta | 6 | |||
70 | Hideo Kubota | 6 | ||
Liu Yonglin | ||||
Lv Yangyi | ||||
Murakami Motors | Mazda Roadster (ND) | 88 | Hiroyuki Murakami | 3–6 |
Keiji Amemiya | ||||
Koichiro Yoshida | ||||
Kununori Nakane | ||||
Takeshi Wakiya | 3 | |||
Haruhiko Sugino | ||||
FCA Racing | Honda Fit 3 RS | 168 | Jun Fujii | All |
Toshihiro Kubota | ||||
Shinsuke Umeda | ||||
Yuji Ito | 3 | |||
Sources: [1] [2] [3] |
The 2018 schedule was announced in January 2018. [4]
Rnd. | Class | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winners |
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1 | ST–X | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka City | 31 March–1 April | #24 Kondō Racing | #24 Kondō Racing | #99 GTNET Motor Sports |
Tomonobu Fujii Yudai Uchida Kazuki Hiramine | Tomonobu Fujii Yudai Uchida Kazuki Hiramine | Teruhiko Hamano Kazuki Hoshino Kiyoto Fujinami | ||||
ST–TCR | #19 Birth Racing Project | #45 Audi Team DreamDrive | #97 Modulo Racing with Dome | |||
"Hirobon" "Yossy" Takuro Shinohara Koichi Okumura | Naoto Takeda Takuya Shirasaka Shozo Tagahara | Tadao Uematsu Shinji Nakano Hiroki Otsu Takashi Kobayashi | ||||
ST–1 | #31 apr | #31 apr | #47 D’station Racing | |||
Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | ||||
ST–2 | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | |||
Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | ||||
ST–3 | #38 Tracy Sports | #38 Tracy Sports | #38 Tracy Sports | |||
Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi | Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi | Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi | ||||
ST–4 | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #55 Auto Factory | #86 TOM'S Spirit | |||
Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Jun Tashiro Takashi Ito Masayuki Tanaka | Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | ||||
ST–5 | #4 Team Bride | #2 Team221 | #2 Team221 | |||
Junzo Shibatani Yuya Ota Toshiya Ito Hidefumi Minami | Katsuhiko Tsutsui Ryuichiro Otsuka Junichiro Yamashita | Katsuhiko Tsutsui Ryuichiro Otsuka Junichiro Yamashita | ||||
2 | ST–X | Sportsland SUGO, Murata | 28–29 April | #777 D'station Racing | #777 D'station Racing | #777 D'station Racing |
Satoshi Hoshino Seiji Ara Tsubasa Kondo | Satoshi Hoshino Seiji Ara Tsubasa Kondo | Satoshi Hoshino Seiji Ara Tsubasa Kondo | ||||
ST–TCR | #98 DOME RACING PROJECT | #19 Birth Racing Project | #97 Modulo Racing with Dome | |||
Taiyou Iida Hiroki Katoh Hiroshi Hamaguchi | "Hirobon" "Yossy" Takuro Shinohara Koichi Okumura | Tadao Uematsu Shinji Nakano Hiroki Otsu Takashi Kobayashi | ||||
ST–1 | #47 D’station Racing | #31 apr | #31 apr | |||
Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | ||||
ST–2 | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | |||
Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | ||||
ST–3 | #68 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | #38 Tracy Sports | #15 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | |||
Naoki Hattori Shigekazu Wakisaka Takayuki Hiranuma | Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi Morio Nitta | Masaaki Nagashima Kazuomi Komatsu Makoto Fujiwara Yasutaka Hinoi | ||||
ST–4 | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #86 TOM'S Spirit | |||
Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | ||||
ST–5 | #66 Over Drive | #168 FCA Racing | #67 Team Yamato | |||
Riku Hashimoto Shigetomo Shimono Takayuki Takechi | Jun Fujii Toshihiro Kubota Shinsuke Umeda | Ayumu Ikeda Ryohei Yasui | ||||
3 | ST–X | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 31 May–3 June | #3 Endless Sports | #83 Phoenix Racing Asia | #99 GTNET Motor Sports |
Yukinori Taniguchi Hideki Yamauchi Tsubasa Mekaru | Lim Keong Wee Marchy Lee Melvin Moh | Teruhiko Hamano Kazuki Hoshino Kiyoto Fujinami | ||||
ST–TCR | #65 Audi Team Mars | #65 Audi Team Mars | #75 Audi Team DreamDrive Noah | |||
Daisuke Imamura Masato Kato Hiroki Ishizawa | Daisuke Imamura Masato Kato Hiroki Ishizawa | Toshiro Tsukada Yoshikazu Sobu Atsushi Ishizaki Yuji Kiyotaki | ||||
ST–1 | #47 D’station Racing | #47 D’station Racing | #47 D’station Racing | |||
Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | ||||
ST–2 | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | |||
Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | ||||
ST–3 | #68 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | #15 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | #68 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | |||
Naoki Hattori Shigekazu Wakisaka Takayuki Hiranuma | Masaaki Nagashima Kazuomi Komatsu Makoto Fujiwara Yasutaka Hinoi | Naoki Hattori Shigekazu Wakisaka Takayuki Hiranuma | ||||
ST–4 | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #29 T’s Concept | #55 Auto Factory | |||
Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Masahiro Sasaki Yasuhiro Ogura “Kembow” | Jun Tashiro Takashi Ito Masayuki Tanaka | ||||
ST–5 | #66 Over Drive | #168 FCA Racing | #88 Murakami Motors | |||
Riku Hashimoto Shigetomo Shimono Takayuki Takechi | Jun Fujii Toshihiro Kubota Shinsuke Umeda | Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani Kununori Nakane Masato Kato | ||||
4 | ST–X | Autopolis, Kamitsue | 14–15 July | #24 Kondō Racing | #81 J-Fly Racing by Phoenix Racing Asia | #24 Kondō Racing |
Tomonobu Fujii Yudai Uchida Kazuki Hiramine | Jeffrey Lee André Couto Alessio Picariello | Tomonobu Fujii Yudai Uchida Kazuki Hiramine | ||||
ST–TCR | #98 DOME RACING PROJECT | #45 Audi Team DreamDrive | #98 DOME RACING PROJECT | |||
Taiyou Iida Hiroki Katoh Hiroshi Hamaguchi | Naoto Takeda Takuya Shirasaka Shozo Tagahara | Taiyou Iida Hiroki Katoh Hiroshi Hamaguchi | ||||
ST–1 | #47 D’station Racing | #47 D’station Racing | #47 D’station Racing | |||
Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | Tatsuya Hoshino Manabu Orido Kenji Hama | ||||
ST–2 | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | |||
Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | ||||
ST–3 | #14 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | #15 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | #39 Tracy Sports | |||
Masaya Kohno Tomoaki Ichimori Manabu Ohara Manabu Yamazaki | Masaaki Nagashima Kazuomi Komatsu Makoto Fujiwara Yasutaka Hinoi | Yuya Tezuka Kazuya Shimogaki Shuji Maejima Sesshu Kondo | ||||
ST–4 | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #86 TOM'S Spirit | |||
Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | ||||
ST–5 | #2 Team221 | #2 Team221 | #2 Team221 | |||
Katsuhiko Tsutsui Ryuichiro Otsuka Junichiro Yamashita | Katsuhiko Tsutsui Ryuichiro Otsuka Junichiro Yamashita | Katsuhiko Tsutsui Ryuichiro Otsuka Junichiro Yamashita | ||||
5 | ST–X | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 22–23 September | #24 Kondō Racing | #83 Phoenix Racing Asia | #3 Endless Sports |
Tomonobu Fujii Yudai Uchida Kazuki Hiramine | Lim Keong Wee Marchy Lee Melvin Moh | Yukinori Taniguchi Hideki Yamauchi Tsubasa Mekaru | ||||
ST–TCR | #65 Audi Team Mars | #10 Adenau | #98 DOME RACING PROJECT | |||
Daisuke Imamura Masato Kato Hiroki Ishizawa | Philippe Devesa Shogo Mitsuyama | Taiyou Iida Hiroki Katoh Hiroshi Hamaguchi | ||||
ST–1 | #31 apr | #31 apr | #31 apr | |||
Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | ||||
ST–2 | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | |||
Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | ||||
ST–3 | #62 Le Beausset Motorsports | #38 Tracy Sports | #62 Le Beausset Motorsports | |||
Koki Saga Kenta Yamashita Ritomo Miyata | Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi Morio Nitta | Koki Saga Kenta Yamashita Ritomo Miyata | ||||
ST–4 | #58 Kobayashi Auto Racing Project | #58 Kobayashi Auto Racing Project | #86 TOM'S Spirit | |||
Koichi Kobayashi Resshu Shioya Hiroshi Ito Takao Seto | Koichi Kobayashi Resshu Shioya Hiroshi Ito Takao Seto | Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | ||||
ST–5 | #4 Team Bride | #4 Team Bride | #4 Team Bride | |||
Junzo Shibatani Yuya Ota Toshiya Ito Hidefumi Minami | Junzo Shibatani Yuya Ota Toshiya Ito Hidefumi Minami | Junzo Shibatani Yuya Ota Toshiya Ito Hidefumi Minami | ||||
6 | ST–X | Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka | 3–4 November | #83 Phoenix Racing Asia | #81 J-Fly Racing by Phoenix Racing Asia | #24 Kondō Racing |
Lim Keong Wee Marchy Lee Melvin Moh | Jeffrey Lee André Couto Alessio Picariello | Tomonobu Fujii Yudai Uchida Kazuki Hiramine | ||||
ST–TCR | #45 Audi Team DreamDrive | #96 B-Max Engineering with Dome | #97 Modulo Racing with Dome | |||
Naoto Takeda Takuya Shirasaka Shozo Tagahara | “Takumi” Motoyoshi Yoshida “Syuji” Ryuji “Dragon” Kumita | Tadao Uematsu Shinji Nakano Hiroki Otsu Takashi Kobayashi | ||||
ST–1 | #31 apr | #31 apr | #31 apr | |||
Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | Masami Kageyama Katsuhito “Jack” Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita | ||||
ST–2 | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | #59 TOWAINTEC Racing | #6 Shinryo Racing Team | |||
Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | Manabu Osawa Hitoshi Gotoh Takuto Iguchi Mizuki Ishizawa | Tomohiro Tomimasu Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi | ||||
ST–3 | #68 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | #15 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | #38 Tracy Sports | |||
Naoki Hattori Shigekazu Wakisaka Takayuki Hiranuma | Masaaki Nagashima Kazuomi Komatsu Makoto Fujiwara Yasutaka Hinoi | Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi Morio Nitta | ||||
ST–4 | #86 TOM'S Spirit | #58 Kobayashi Auto Racing Project | #13 Endless Sports | |||
Takamitsu Matsui Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Koichi Kobayashi Resshu Shioya Hiroshi Ito Takao Seto | Ryo Ogawa Tsubasa Takahashi Masaya Hanazato Ryosuke Kure | ||||
ST–5 | #168 FCA Racing | #2 Team221 | ||||
Jun Fujii Toshihiro Kubota Shinsuke Umeda | Katsuhiko Tsutsui Ryuichiro Otsuka Junichiro Yamashita |
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Bold – Pole |
Notes:
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