2021 D1 Grand Prix series

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The 2021 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series is the twenty-first season of D1 Grand Prix started on April 24 at Okuibuki Motopark and ended on November 21 at Ebisu Circuit. [1]

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Masanori Kohashi is the defending champions.

Teams and Drivers

TeamNoDriverMachineTiresRound
LINGLONG TIRE DRIFT Team ORANGE4 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kohashi Nissan Silvia (S15) Linglong All
9 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Suenaga Nissan Silvia (S15) All
NANKANG TIRE DRIFT TEAM D-MAX70 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia (S15) Nankang All
46 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Suenaga Nissan Silvia (S15) All
Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT66 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino Toyota 86 (ZN6) Toyo Tires All
90 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata Toyota GR Supra (A90) All
MUGEN PLUS team ALIVE VALINO99 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino All
TEAM SAILUN TIRE2 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi Tanaka Nissan Silvia (S15) Sailun All
6 Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Utsumi Nissan Silvia (S15) All
FAT FIVE RACING87 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Saito Toyota GR Supra (A90) Sailun1-2,7-10,5-6
77 Flag of Japan.svg Hokuto Matsuyama Toyota GR Supra (A90) Toyo TiresAll
Team RE雨宮 K&N7 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Toyo TiresAll
TEAM VERTEX SAILUN TIRE78 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno Lexus RC (GSC10) Sailun1-7,9-10
VALINO15 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo Nissan Silvia (S15) ValinoAll
TEAM MORI52 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kitaoka Toyota Mark II (JZX100) LinglongAll
横浜トヨペット SAILUN 俺だっ!91 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Hatanaka Toyota GR Supra (A90) SailunAll
TEAM SHIBATA SAILUN TIRE31 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Sobagiri Infiniti Q60 (Q60) SailunAll
RS WATANABE SPEED MASTER BUY NOW JAPAN43 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Tadokoro Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Toyo TiresAll
51 Flag of Japan.svg Teruyoshi Iwai Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) VitourAll
alpinestars LINGLONG G-MEISTER16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamaguchi Nissan Silvia (S15) LinglongAll
79 Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro Mekuwa Nissan 180SX (RPS13) All
TMS RACING TEAM SAILUN TIRE36 Flag of Japan.svg Kazumi Takahashi BMW 3 Series (E92) SailunAll
VITOUR TIRE & SPEED MASTER27 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Mogi Nissan Silvia (S15) VitourAll
Team M2 Racing33 Flag of Japan.svg Shigehisa Sasayama Toyota Chaser ValinoAll
25 Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Kawashima Toyota GR Supra (A90) Toyo Tires1-2,7-10,5-6
AUTO-TEC-RACING19 Flag of Japan.svg Kentaro Kawai Toyota Chaser SailunAll
MSR.kitakyushu17 Flag of Japan.svg Masaru Fuchigami Nissan Silvia (S15) SailunAll
Team CM Feeling23 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuru Murakami Nissan Silvia (S15) Toyo Tires1-2,7-10,5-6
OS-GIKEN SUNOCO48 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Kitashiba Toyota 86 (ZN6) Goodride 9-10
GP SPORTS56 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Mori Nissan 180SX (RPS13) VitourAll
Team BOOSTAR69 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Akiba Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino7-8,5-6
GARAGE わいず76 Flag of Japan.svg Teruaki Shimoda Nissan Silvia (S13) Sailun9-10
PEACE WORKS 男気  DRIFT Racing84 Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Hashi Nissan Silvia (S15) ValinoAll

Source : 2021 D1GP Drivers

Schedule

RoundVenueDateWinner
Single RunFollow-up
1 Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga Prefecture April 24Hokuto MatsuyamaDaigo Saito [2]
2April 25Hokuto MatsuyamaMasashi Yokoi [3]
3 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture June 26Naoki NakamuraAkinori Utsumi [4]
4June 27Yukio MatsuiMasanori Kohashi [5]
7 Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga Prefecture October 2Koudai SobagiriNaoki Nakamura [6]
8October 3Naoki NakamuraNaoki Nakamura [7]
9 Autopolis, Oita Prefecture October 30Naoki NakamuraYukio Matsui [8]
10October 31Naoki NakamuraNaoki Nakamura [9]
5 Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture November 20Masashi YokoiNaoto Suenaga [10]
6November 21Masashi YokoiNaoki Nakamura [11]

Note : Round 5 and 6 supposed to be held on August 21 and 22, but were postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in Japan. The event was moved to November 20 and 21 but the event was not renamed. [12]

Ranking

Drivers' Ranking

PosDriverRd.1Rd.2Rd.3Rd.4Rd.7Rd.8Rd.9Rd.10Rd.5Rd.6Total
1Naoki Nakamura11211215252917292027206
2Masashi Yokoi525192116211581722169
3Kazumi Takahashi161814201113193011125
4Masao Suenaga16167107231011110111
5Kojiro Mekuwa1316032210022116103
6Yukio Matsui0621†170925015497
7Masanori Kohashi00102520000172294
8Hokuto Matsuyama22120241121181091
9Seimi Tanaka31411166101281687
10Naoto Suenaga1021600125525075
11Hideyuki Fujino2312005160061274
12Daigo Saito251000160607266
13Yusuke Kitaoka84151234130858
14Koudai Sobagiri40169126060053
15Akinori Utsumi65216000113052
16Shingo Hatanaka70670410010549
17Takahiro Ueno13041000230748
18Masato Kawabata07011351600648
19Mitsuru Murakami00000711100028
20Katsuhiro Ueo0100007162026
21Shigehisa Sasayama0000203051020
22Yoshifumi Tadakoro00300004007
23Takeshi Mogi00500000016
24Teruyoshi Iwai20200020006
25Takahiro Mori00400001005
26Koji Yamagauchi00000000404
27Ryusei Akiba00000000033
28Masakazu Hashi00001200003
29Masaru Fuchigami00000010001
30Hisashi Saito00000000000

Note :

Tanso series Ranking

Pos.DriverRd.1Rd.2Rd.3Rd.4Rd.7Rd.8Rd.9Rd.10Rd.5Rd.6Total
1Naoki Nakamura1012201672020201515155
2Masashi Yokoi813148161616142020145
3Masao Suenaga161611121115151660118
4Kazumi Takahashi7715151213147010100
5Hokuto Matsuyama20200251110111080
6Seimi Tanaka3151348106131679
7Yukio Matsui0107200146016477
8Yusuke Kitaoka1352613371001372
9Koudai Sobagiri4012142070130070
10Naoto Suenaga631600128128065
11Kojiro Mekuwa1410314100371163
12Hideyuki Fujino1514006400111262
13Masanori Kohashi0011115000141455
14Masato Kawabata011013461100752
15Shingo Hatanaka120101005305651
16Daigo Saito580010012012249
17Akinori Utsumi1168700053040
18Takahiro Ueno1405100150834
19Shigehisa Sasayama0000304010522
20Katsuhiro Ueo0000001342021
21Mitsuru Murakami000008520015
22Yoshifumi Tadokoro004000080012
23Takeshi Mogi00600000017
24Teruyoshi Iwai20300020007
25Takahiro Mori00500001006
26Koji Yamaguchi00000000404
27Masukazi Hashi00002200004
28Ryusei Akiba00000000033
29Masaru Fuchigami00000010001
30Hisashi Saito00010000001

Note :

Bold : Tanso (Single-run) Winner

Teams' Ranking

Pos.TeamRd.1Rd.2Rd.3Rd.4Rd.7Rd.8Rd.9Rd.10Rd.5Rd.6Total
1MUGEN PLUS team ALIVE VALINO6203626266261526160
2NANKANG TIRE DRIFT TEAM D-MAX626152062063615123
3LINGLONG TIRE DRIFT Team ORANGE63626156332620114
4FAT FIVE RACING266 310620153392
5TMS RACING TEAM SAILUN TIRE101561566153 682
6alpinestars LINGLONG G-MEISTER610 3206 3201078
7Team RE雨宮 K&N 3206 326 6367
8Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT206 631010 3664
9TEAM SAILUN TIRE36201033 63660
10TEAM VERTEX SAILUN TIRE33 36  20 338
11TEAM MORI33336336 333
12横浜トヨペット SAILUN 俺だっ3 33 36 6327
13TEAM SHIBATA SAILUN TIRE3 10333 3  25
14VALINO 3    3103 19
15Team M2 Racing    3 3 3615
16Team C.M.Feeling     366  15
17RS WATANABE SPEED MASTER BUY NOW JAPAN3 3   33  12
18VITOUR TIRE SPEED MASTER  3      36
19GP SPORTS  3    3  6
20PEACE WORKS 男気DRIFT Racing    33    6
21Team BOOSTAR         33
22msr kitakyushu      3   3
23マチュアーミヤセイミツS15   3      3

Source : 2021 D1GP Series ranking

Official Website (In Japanese)

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