2019 D1 Grand Prix series

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The 2019 D1 Grand Prix series is the nineteenth season for the D1 Grand Prix series. The season began on June 29 at Tsukuba Circuit, and ended on November 3 at Autopolis. [1]

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Teams and drivers

TireTeamCarEngine/TurboNo.DriversRound(s)
5FIVEX Seimi Style Drift Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX3582RS2 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi Tanaka 1-6
Dixcel D1 Racing Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX40885 Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Utsumi  [ jp ]1-6
Dunlop 激☆滑走団 IK BNJ Nissan S14 Nissan SR20/GCG Garrett GTX3582R14 Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Murayama  [ jp ]1-2
Goodride adidas a-unit G-meister Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/HKS T04Z16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamaguchi 1-6
北九州 MSR Nissan S15 Nissan SR20/GCG Garrett GTX3076R31 Flag of Japan.svg Masaru Fuchigami 1-2
スピードマスター BUY NOW JAPAN Mazda FC3S Mazda 20B/TBA51 Flag of Japan.svg Teruyoshi Iwai 1-2, 5-6
nichiei racing Nissan S15 TBA61 Flag of Japan.svg Kunihiko Teramachi 1-6
Nissan ER34 TBA62 Flag of Japan.svg Junya Ishikawa 1-6
Goodyear AST D1 project & 俺だRacing Toyota ZN6 Toyota 2JZ/Trust T88-34D8 Flag of Japan.svg Masayoshi Tokita 1-6
Origin Labo. Racing Nissan RPS13 Nissan SR20/Garrett GT358281 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Bai 1-2
Linglong DRIFT Team ORANGE Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX354 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kohashi 1-6
Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX40889 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Suenaga 1-6
Nankang D-MAX Racing Team Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX408870 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi 1-6
Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX408884 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Charles Ng 1-6
Toyo Team RE雨宮 K&N Mazda FD3S Mazda 20B/Trust T88-34D7 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui  [ jp ]1-6
Used Parts Tadokoro Toyota AE86 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett 3584RS43 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Tadokoro 1-6
Team Toyo Tires Drift - 1 Nissan RPS13 Toyota 2JZ/Trust T88-34D66 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino 1-6
Toyota A90 Toyota 2JZ/BorgWarner 90 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata 1-6
Team Toyo Tires Drift - 2 Toyota ZN6 Nissan VR38DETT/HKS GT1000+95 Flag of Thailand.svg Daychapon Toyingcharoen  [ th ]1-6
Toyo/Rydanz TMS Racing Team Toyota JZX100 Toyota 2JZ/GCG BorgWarner EFR917436 Flag of Japan.svg Kazumi Takahashi 1-6
TRI-ACE Team TNR T,C,L,S Toyota JZX100 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett 30 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuro Nakada 1-2
Moty's West Auto Toyota JZX100 Toyota 2JZ/Mitsubishi TF-08 SPL73 Flag of Japan.svg Ikuo Saito 1-2, 5-6
Valino Team ZSS Racing Nissan S15 Nissan VR38DETT/HKS GT100015 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo 1-2
K'SPEC SunRISE Racing Nissan S14 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX3582RS18 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Hibino 1-6
IGM Racing Toyota JZX100 Toyota 2JZ/HKS GTIII-4R45 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Hatanaka 1-6
Auto Garage Kataoka ESR Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/ BorgWarner S30049 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Matsuta 1-2, 5-6
Team Mori Toyota JZX100 Toyota 2JZ/GCG Garrett GTX3584RS52 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kitaoka 1-6
Team Vertex Lexus GSC10 TBA78 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno 1-6
スピードマスター BUY NOW JAPAN Toyota AE86 Nissan SR20/Trust T67-25G86 Flag of Japan.svg Noboru Morita 1-2, 5-6
N-Style Alive FNATZ Nissan S15 Toyota 2JZ/TBA99 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura 1-6
Vitour Hirano Tire Nissan C33 Toyota 2JZ/HKS T04Z22 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Kiguchi 1-2, 5-6
Zeknova Fat Five Racing Toyota A90 Toyota 2JZ/HKS GTIII-4R87 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Saito 1-6
N/AMMM Racing Ferrari 550 Nissan VR38DETT/GCG Garrett GTX420260 Flag of Japan.svg Youichi Imamura 1-2

Schedule

Japan location map with side map of the Ryukyu Islands.svg
2018 D1 Grand Prix race locations
RoundVenueDateWinnerReport
1 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture June 29 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi Report
2June 30 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi Report
3 Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaido Prefecture July 27 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui Report
4July 28 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui Report
5 Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture August 24 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kohashi Report
6August 25 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kohashi Report
7 Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture November 2-3 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura Report

Drivers' rankings

D1GP

Pos.Driver [2] Rd.1Rd.2Rd.3Rd.4Rd.5Rd.6Rd.7Total
1 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi 2927231800097
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui 11025251316090
3 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kohashi 0119122525385
4 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino 00182117221189
5 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Suenaga 10196010212187
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Hibino 2417163501065
7 Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Utsumi 0161042011566
8 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura 0017142142682
9 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kitaoka 166217651668
10 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Hatanaka 197460121260
11 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi Tanaka 111110119043
12 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata 12515DSQ261050
13 Flag of Thailand.svg Daychapon Toyingcharoen  [ th ]310010311441
14 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo 102100002152
15 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Charles Kaki Ng 0450161228
16 Flag of Japan.svg Kazumi Takahashi 132DSQDSQ01025
17 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Saito 2001111024
18 Flag of Japan.svg Teruyoshi Iwai 000071421
19 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno 712000019
20 Flag of Japan.svg Junya Ishikawa 63010010
21 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamaguchi 0005409
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Tadokoro 0072009
23 Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Murayama 5000005
24 Flag of Japan.svg Kunihiko Teramachi 0130004
Flag of Japan.svg Masaru Fuchigami 4000004
26 Flag of Japan.svg Ikuo Saito 0000033
27 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Matsuta 0000022
28 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Kiguchi 0000101

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References

  1. "2019 Event Schedule". d1gp.co.jp. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. "2018 Drivers Ranking". d1gp.co.jp. Retrieved 17 November 2018.