The 2021 Superrace Championship (commercially known as the 2021 CJ Logistics Superrace Championship) was a South Korean motor racing series for stock cars, production cars and prototypes. It was the 16th season running for the championship and the 15th season both partnered by CJ Group and raced under the moniker Superrace Championship. [1] The championship was contested individually between 5 classes; Super 6000, Kumho GT, Cadillac CT4 Class, [2] Kolon Motors (BMW) M Class [3] & Radical Cup Korea.
Round | Circuit | Dates |
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1 | Everland Speedway | 16 May |
2 | Inje Speedium | 10 July |
3 | 5 September | |
4 | Korea International Circuit | 24 October |
5 | Everland Speedway | 6 November |
6 | 7 November | |
7 | Korea International Circuit | 20 November |
8 | 21 November |
The 3rd round of the championship held at Korea International Circuit was postponed due to the Korean government announcing measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading across the country. As a result, the revised calendar included a double-header hosted at Korea International Circuit at the end of the season taking place on the 20th and 21st of November. [5] The 3rd round took place at Inje Speedium, which also held the annual Gangwon International Motor Festa. The event was also held without spectators and with on-site quarantine in accordance with the government's plans to strengthen social distancing. [6]
Since 2020, all teams are currently using the Toyota GR Supra powered with a General Motors 6.2L LS3 V8 engine capable of producing 460 horsepower. [7]
Key | |
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Regular driver | |
Wildcard driver | |
Replacement driver |
Team | No. | Driver(s) | Tyre | Rounds |
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ASA & JUN-FITTED Racing Team | 12 | Hwang Jin-woo | NEX | All |
77 | Park Jung-jun | |||
ATLASBX Motorsports | 08 | Roelof Bruins | H | All |
09 | Kim Jong-kyum | |||
10 | Steven Cho | |||
CJ Logistics Racing | 63 | Choi Gwang-bin | K | 2-8 |
88 | Tom Mun Sung-hak | All | ||
ECSTA Racing | 01 | Jung Eui-chul | K | All |
02 | Noh Dong-gi | |||
03 | Lee Jung-woo | |||
L&K Motors | 04 | Kim Dong-eun | NEX | 2-8 |
22 | Lee Eun-jung | All | ||
LOAR Racing | 66 | Lee Chan-joon | K | All |
94 | Seo Ju-won | 1-2 | ||
MIDAS Racing - ATLASBX | 99 | Seo Seok-hyun | H | All |
N'Fera Racing | 16 | Hwang Do-yun | NEX | 3-8 |
ONE Racing | 13 | Lim Min-jin | K | 6 |
32 | Jang Hyun-wook | 5 | ||
91 | Kwon Jae-in | 1, 3-4, 7-8 | ||
Purple Motorsport | 11 | Oh Il-ki | K | All |
Seohan GP | 06 | Jang Hyun-jin | H | All |
07 | Jeong Hoe-won | 2-8 | ||
83 | Kim Joong-kun | All | ||
ULSAN x DR Motorsport | 80 | Ha Tae-young | NEX | 2-8 |
VOLLGAS Motorsports | 95 | Kim Jae-hyun | H | All |
On August 26, series tire supplier Nexen Tire announced the arrival of a new racing team. Named 'N'Fera Racing', the team held a launch ceremony in Seoul and confirmed that they will debut at the 3rd round of the championship held at Inje Speedium, selecting Hwang Do-yun as their driver. [8]
On November 5, ONE Racing announced that its main driver, Kwon Jae-in, will not contest the 5th and 6th rounds held at Everland Speedway for personal reasons. As a result, Kumho GT1 drivers Jang Hyun-wook and Lim Min-jin replaced him for the weekend and raced the car on the 5th and 6th rounds respectively. [9]
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Wildcard driver | |
Replacement driver |
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Regular driver | |
Wildcard driver | |
Replacement driver |
Team | No. | Driver(s) | Tyre | Rounds |
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Cadillac CT4 | 22 | Lee Jun-woo | NEX | 1 |
40 | Park Hyun-jun | All | ||
66 | Lee Seok-woo | |||
Dream Racer | 07 | Lee Young-min | All | |
32 | Yoo Jae-hyung | |||
70 | Kim Moon-soo | |||
76 | Shin Il-kyung | |||
91 | Jung Kyung-hoon | |||
RAON Racing | 01 | Ham Seung-wan | All | |
86 | Jeong In-seung | 2-5 | ||
Team E.S Racing | 11 | Lee Sol-yong | 1 | |
The A Motors | 77 | Byun Jeong-ho | All | |
VOLLGAS Motorsports | 83 | Kim Jae-ik | All | |
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Regular driver | |
Wildcard driver | |
Replacement driver |
Team | No. | Driver(s) | Tyre | Rounds |
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Dorrautomotive | 02 | Phil Kim | NEX | All |
Giant Factory | 04 | Kim Hyo-gyeom | 3-5 | |
07 | Song Deok-sam | All | ||
37 | Lee Sang-cheol | |||
44 | Hong Chan-ho | 1, 3-5 | ||
66 | Park Chan-yeong | 1, 3, 5 | ||
86 | Song Hyeong-jin | 2-4 | ||
99 | Kim Ji-hoon | |||
MIDAS Racing | 11 | Ryu Seong-yeol | 1-2, 4-5 | |
M.I.M. Racing | 03 | Charles | ||
22 | Park Chan-young | All | ||
Team M.C.K. (M Club Korea) | 88 | Choi Min | All | |
TOM n TOMs Racing | 01 | Kwon Hyung-jin | All | |
09 | Henry | |||
10 | Kim Jae-woo | |||
ULSAN x DR Motorsport | 50 | Park Hee-chan | 3-5 | |
55 | Ken Kim | 1-2 | ||
V8 Racing | 08 | Han Sang-gyu | All | |
87 | Kim Min-hyun | 3-5 | ||
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Race completion |
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Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Qualifying | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Kim Jong-kyum won the Super 6000 title for the third time in his career, after winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019.
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The teams championship is decided upon points scored by two drivers per team after each race. Teams with 3 or more drivers have 15 days before each race to select two drivers to add their points towards their final tally.
AtlasBX Motorsports won the teams' championship to add to the three titles they won in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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