2022 D1 Grand Prix series

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2022Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series was the 22nd season of D1 Grand Prix and it started from April 24 on Fuji Speedway and ended on November 6 on Ebisu Circuit. [1]

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Naoki Nakamura entered the season as the Defending Champion. [2]

Masashi Yokoi won his third championship with Masato Kawabata winning the Tanso (Solo Run) championship.

Regulation Changes

In an attempt to reduce grip from specialised tires, D1GP now mandates the UN/ECE R117-02 international standard for wet performance, noise and rolling resistance. [3] The grip reduction is implemented in order to decrease damaged cause by tires to the road surfaces and also to increase tire choices. The tires that will be used will undergo an inspection before being able to be use in competition. This rule change caused Linglong and Sailun to withdraw from the series because of an inability to provide tires with such specification.

Following dispute over a pit time limit in Autopolis, the time given to service a vehicle between rounds is limited to three minutes. An official will be observing the clock as the cars are being serviced.

Schedule

RoundVenueDateWinnerReport
Single-RunFollow-up
1 Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture April 23Hideyuki FujinoMasato Kawabata [4]
April 24
2 Flag of Shiga Prefecture.svg Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga Prefecture June 11Kojiro MekuwaNaoki Nakamura [5]
3June 12Naoki NakamuraNaoki Nakamura [6]
4 Flag of Fukushima.svg Ebisu Circuit (West Course), Fukushima Prefecture August 20Masashi YokoiKojiro Mekuwa [7]
5August 21Hokuto MatsuyamaHokuto Matsuyama [8]
6 Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture October 22Koudai SobagiriMasashi Yokoi [9]
7October 23Koudai SobagiriMasato Kawabata [10]
8 Flag of Fukushima.svg Ebisu Circuit (Bank Course), Fukushima Prefecture November 12Daigo SaitoMasao Suenaga [11]
9November 13Koudai SobagiriMasao Suenaga [12]

Changes

Drivers and Teams

Entry list as of round 8 and 9

TeamNo.DriverMachineTiresRound
TMAR x TEAM 紫99 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino 1
Nissan Silvia (S13)2-9
TEAM 紫 TOPTUL x VALINO TIRES98 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Vito Nissan Silvia (S13)All
DMAX RACING TEAM70 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia (S15) Nankang All
46 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Suenaga Nissan Silvia (S15)All
Team ORANGE57 Flag of Japan.svg Kanta Yanaguida Nissan Silvia (S15) Yokohama 4-5
TMAR87 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Saito Toyota GR SupraYokohama2-9
77 Flag of Japan.svg Hokuto Matsuyama Toyota GR Supra Toyo Tires 2-9
Freem TEAM G-meister16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamaguchi Nissan Silvia (S15)ValinoAll
79 Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro Mekuwa Nissan 180SX (RPS13)All
TEAM RE雨宮 K & N 7 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)Toyo TiresAll
TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT66 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino Toyota GR86Toyo TiresAll
88 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata Toyota GR86All
VITOUR RACING SEIMI STYLE DRIFT2 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi Tanaka Nissan Silvia (S15) Vitour All
TMAR x TEAM VERTEX78 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno Lexus RCYokohamaAll
TEAM MORI52 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kitaoka Toyota Mark II (JZX100)VitourAll
Yokohama TOYOPET X 俺だっ!レーシング90 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Tezuka Toyota GR SupraYokohama8-9
SHIBATA RACING TEAM SHIBATIRE31 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Sobagiri Infiniti Q60ShibatireAll
84 Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Hasi Nissan Silvia (S15)All
VALINO15 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo Nissan 180SX (RPS13)ValinoAll
Team CM Feeling.23 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuru Murakami Nissan Silvia (S15)Toyo Tires1-5
Shibatire6-7
RS WATANABE SPEED MASTER BUY NOW JAPAN43 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Tadokoro Toyota AE86 Habilead All
51 Flag of Japan.svg Teruyoshi Iwai Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Federal All
OKUTONE FP IWANACENTER27 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Mogi Nissan Silvia (S15)ShibatireAll
VITOUR Racing GP SPORTS56 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Mori Nissan 180SX (RPS13)VitourAll
DSL.com33 Flag of Japan.svg Shigehisa Sasayama Toyota Chaser (JZX100)Valino8-9
SPAN Racing9 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Yamamoto Toyota GR SupraShibatire4-5
TEAM TNR30 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuro Nakata Toyota Mark II (JZX100)Tri-Ace1,8-9
Mercury 車楽人 VALINO38 Flag of Japan.svg Sayaka Shimoda Nissan Silvia (S15)Valino1-3,6-7
OS GIKEN SUNOCO48 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Kitashiba Toyota GT86 (ZN6)Shibatire1
Team miyaseimitsu55 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Saito Nissan Silvia (S15)Vitour1
Team BOOSTAR VALINO69 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Akiba Nissan Silvia (S15)ValinoAll
HIRANO TIRE Auto Garage KATAOKA93 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyuki Masuda Nissan Silvia (S15)Goodride1-5
CAR GUY Racing 97 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichiro Saito Toyota GR SupraGoodride1-3,8--9
BC Racing91 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tai Xiao-Hsang Nissan Silvia (S15)Toyo Tires2-3

Changes

Ranking

Overall Drivers' Ranking

Rank.DriverFujiOkuibukiEbisuAutopolisEbisuTotal.
RD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9
1Masashi Yokoi2115212211280 1616*150
2Masato Kawabata2610159197281015139
3Naoki Nakamura02529240†11 16 1616*137
4Masao Suenaga1619161100102518*115
5Yusuke Kitaoka114215620191310109
6Hideyuki Fujino22511212 108216107
7Koudai Sobagiri7105632525717105
8Hokuto Matsuyama016618290115893
9Kojiro Mekuwa11712257066781
10Daigo Saito000711512221269
11Hiroki Vito127000134416*56
12Katsuhiro Ueo15210110320052
13Seimi Tanaka667013172547
14Ryusei Akiba00410512150046
15Yukio Matsui011202 1750037
16Teruyoshi Iwai1100134200232
17Sayaka Shimoda0010--4011025
18Kanta Yanaguida---416----20
19Tsuyoshi Tezuka-------10313
20Takahiro Mori52000010412
21Takahiro Ueno00000831012
22Mitsuru Murakami0330060--12
13Tetsuro Nakata100000000111
24Kazuyuki Masuda00900----9
25Takeshi Mogi3003100007
26Shinichiro Saito4------004
27Kouji Yamaguchi0000000303
28Wataru Yamamoto--020----2
29Masakazu Hashi0110000002
30Yoshifumi Tadokoro2000000002

Note :

 : Naoki Nakamura gets second place but according to the regulation due to his rear tire debeaded he did not awarded any point

* : Due to debris flying and injured one of the spectator the event were not continued and as per regulation the Top 4 were given the same point (excluding Tanso point) and the winner is given to the highest quailifier [14]

Solo Run Ranking

Rank.DriverRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9Total
1Masato Kawabata141215141411161516127
2Sobagiri Kodai815711420201220117
3Masashi Yokoi1216122016160168116
4Yusuke Kitaoka165168815141412108
5Hideyuki Fujino2068711513131093
6Kojiro Mekuwa12011131307101186
7Hokuto Matsuyama-71015200871380
8Naoki Nakamura082016071211579
9Daigo Saito-001210611201473
10Seimi Tanaka710130121102661
11Masao Suenaga11145600531559
12Hiroki Vito13110001245752
13Ryusei Akiba0064710150042
14Yukio Matsui0132031460038
15Teruyoshi Iwai1000106200230
16Katsuhiro Ueo153015320029
17Takahiro Ueno000001331017
18Sayaka Shimoda004--408016
19Mitsuru Murakami0430080--15
20Kazuyuki Masuda0014------14
21Takahiro Mori62000010413
22Tsuyoshi Tezuka-------639
23Takeshi Mogi4003100008
24Yanagikuida Kanta---52----7
25Shinichiro Saito5------005
26Koji Yamaguchi0000000404
27Tetsuro Nakata2------013
28Yoshifumi Tadokoro3000000003
29Wataru Yamamoto---20----2
10Masakazu Hashi0110000002

Teams' Ranking

Rank.teamRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9Total
1D-MAX RACING TEAM20152015326626Ten141
2TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT2666615626206117
3TMAR × TEAM紫026262006101010108
4TMAR-10310263615679
5TEAM MORI33153315156669
6SHIBATA RACING TEAM SHIBATIRE3333320203664
7Freem TEAM G-meister366263033353
8VALINO620036330041
9TEAM 紫 TOPTUL × VALINO TIRE630--6331031
TenVITOUR RACING SEIMI STYLE DRIFT33306333327
11TEAM RE 雨宮 K&N063031030025
12Team BOOSTAR VALINO00363660024
13RS WATANABE SPEED MASTER BUY NOW JAPAN60063300321
14Mercury 車楽人 Valino006--306015
15Team ORANGE---310----13
16VITOUR Racing GP SPORTS33000030312
17Yokohama Toyopet x 俺だっ!レーシング-------639
18TEAM TNR6-------39
19TMAR × TEAM VERTEX0000033309
20Team CM Feeling.033--30009
21OKUTONE FP IWANA CENTER3003300009
22SPAN Racing---30----3
23HIRANO TIRE Auto Garage KATAOKA0030-----3
24CAR GUY Racing3------003

Points System

Overall Standings
Positions1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th
Drivers Point252118161312111087654321
Team Point26201510666633333333
Tanso Points4321
Tanso Standings
Point201615141312111087654321

Note :

 : Naoki Nakamura gets second place but according to the regulation due to his rear tire debeaded he did not awarded any point

* : Due to debris flying and injured one of the spectator the event were not continued and as per regulation the Top 4 were given the same point (excluding Tanso point) and the winner is given to the highest quailifier

References

  1. "2022年度暫定スケジュール". d1gp.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. "2021年D1グランプリシリーズランキング". d1gp.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  3. "2022 D1GP Tire Regulation change (In Japanese)" (PDF).
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  5. "D1GP RD.2 奥伊吹 結果速報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  6. "D1GP RD.3 奥伊吹 詳細レポート" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. "D1GP RD.4 エビス 結果速報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. "D1GP RD.5 エビス 結果速報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  9. "D1GP RD.6 AP 詳細レポート" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  10. "D1GP RD.7 AP 詳細レポート" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  11. "D1GP RD.8 エビス 詳細レポート" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  12. "D1GP RD.9 エビス 詳細レポート" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  13. "エヴァンゲリオンレーシングがドライバーを発表!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  14. "D1GP RD.9 エビス 大会途中終了につきまして" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-16.