2023 D1 Grand Prix series

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2023 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series is the 23rd season of D1 Grand Prix. Started in May 13 in Okuibuki Motorpark and finished at Odaiba in November 12. [1]

Contents

Masashi Yokoi is the series reigning champion.

Hideyuki Fujino win both Overall and Tanso series championship for the second time.

Schedule

Calendar released by D1GP [1]

RoundVenueDate
Kick Off Drift Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture January 14 & 15
0 (Exhibition) Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture April 23
1 Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga Prefecture May 13
2May 14
3 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture June 24
4June 25
5 Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture August 26
6August 27
7 Autopolis, Oita Prefecture October 28
8October 29
9 Odaiba, Tokyo Bay November 11
10November 12

Changes

Drivers and Teams

TeamNoDriverMachineTiresRounds
D-MAX RACING TEAM70 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia (S15) Goodride All
46 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Suenaga Nissan Silvia (S15) All
TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT88 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyo Tires All
66 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino Toyota GR86 (ZN8) All
VALINO x N-STYLE99 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura Toyota GR86 (ZN8) ValinoAll
TEAM MORI52 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kitaoka Toyota Mark II (JZX100) ShibatireAll
SHIBATA RACING TEAM31 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Sobagiri Infiniti Q60 ShibatireAll
18 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Hibino Toyota GR86 (ZN8) All
SHIBATA RACING SEIMI STYLE DRIFT2 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi Tanaka Nissan Silvia (S15) All
+Leno Racing watanabe77 Flag of Japan.svg Hokuto Matsuyama Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Toyo TiresAll
TMS RACING G-MEISTER16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamaguchi BMW 3-Series (E92) ValinoAll
79 Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro Mekuwa BMW 3-Series (E92) All
FAT FIVE RACING87 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Saito Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Goodride1-2
Shibatire3-10
DRIFT STAR RACING X RACING GEAR98 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Vito Nissan Silvia (S13) Valino/ Drift StarAll
VALINO VAZESTRA15 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino1-8
Z CHALLENGER x BOOSTAR69 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Akiba Nissan Silvia (S15) ValinoAll
75 Flag of Japan.svg Yumeto Hatanaka Toyota Chaser (JZX100) 5-10
TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ APA7 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Toyo TiresAll
RS WATANABE SPEEDMASTER43 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Tadokoro Toyota AE86 HabileadAll
51 Flag of Japan.svg Teruyoshi Iwai Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) FederalAll
Mercury 車楽人 VALINO38 Flag of Japan.svg Sayaka Shimoda Nissan Silvia (S15) ValinoAll
GP SPORTS56 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Mori Nissan 180SX (RPS13) ValinoAll
WEINS Toyota Kanagawa x OREDA RACING90 Flag of Japan.svg Genki Mogami Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Yokohama All
Team VERTEX x NEXZTER x D2D78 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno Lexus RC Goodride1-2
Shibatire3-10
95 Flag of Thailand.svg Daychapon Toyingcharoen Toyota Soarer (Z30) Toyo Tires1-4
Nissan Silvia (S15) 5-8
Repair Create x 326Power11 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuru Murakami Toyota GR86 (ZN8) ShibatireAll
TEAM TNR30 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuro Nakata Toyota Mark II (JZX100) Zestino3-4
GUNSAI Racing SHIBATIRE27 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Mogi Nissan Silvia (S15) ShibatireAll
EWALU RACING SHIBATIRE84 Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Hashi Nissan Skyline (R34) Shibatire1-2,9-10
HIRANO TIRE ★ VALINO RACING8 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Kume Nissan Silvia (S15) ValinoAll
93 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Kano Nissan Silvia (S15) All
FORGEDcrew x SATO RANCH9 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Yamamoto Nissan Silvia (S15) Shibatire3-10
DSL.com86 Flag of Japan.svg Shigehisa Sasayama Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Valino3-6,9-10
Toyota Chaser (JZX100) 7-8
Team miyaseimitsu38 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Saito Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino5-6
浅井工業 SP security レーシングチーム6 Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Utsumi Nissan Silvia (S15) TBA3-4,8-10
MUSEE PLATINUM DxD12 Flag of Japan.svg Sumika Kubokawa Nissan 180SX (RPS13) ShibatireAll
HIROSHIMA TOYOTA Team DRoo-P55 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Matsukawa Toyota Sprinter (AE85) Dunlop All
33 Flag of Japan.svg Junya Ishikawa Toyota GR86 (ZN8) All
TBA29 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Saito Nissan Silvia (S15) TBA1-2,9-10
GOODRIDE x NEXZTER45 Flag of Thailand.svg Chanatpon Kerdpiam Nissan Silvia (S15) Goodride1-6,9-10
Hot Wheels x Rocket Bunny Racing39 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Nagai Nissan Silvia (S13) Toyo Tires3-10
NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT63 Flag of Thailand.svg Konpichit Toyingcharoen Nissan 180SX (RPS13) 5-10
89 Flag of Thailand.svg Lattapon Keawchin Toyota Supra (J29/DB) 5-8
Toyota GR86 (ZN8) 9-10

Changes

Results and Point Standing

Results

RoundEventWinnerReport
Solo RunBattle
Kick Off DriftKick Off DriftExhibition only
0 (Exhibition)D1GP Round ZeroHideyuki FujinoHideyuki Fujino [17]
1Okuibuki DriftSeimi TanakaMasashi Yokoi [18]
2†Masashi YokoiMasashi Yokoi [19]
3Tsukuba DriftKoudai SobagiriKatsuhiro Ueo [20]
4Koudai SobagiriKoudai Sobagiri [21]
5Ebisu DriftHideyuki FujinoMasato Kawabata [22]
6Hokuto MatsuyanaHideyuki Fujino [23]
7Autopolis DriftNaoki NakamuraMasao Suenaga [24]
8Naoki NakamuraNaoki Nakamura [25]
9Tokyo DriftJunya IshikawaHideyuki Fujino [26]
10Hideyuki FujinoHokuto Matsuyama [27]

Overall Drivers' Ranking

Rank.DriverOkuibukiTsukubaEbisuAutopolisOdaibaTotal
RD.1RD.2†RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10
1Hideyuki Fujino1231311172810-2725146
2Hokuto Matsuyama186211122513-1325134
3Naoki Nakamura11-DSQ71618222921-124
4Seimi Tanaka1741212181222 119117
5Koudai Sobagiri-101229-1019209-109
6Masao Suenaga21994--27-71087
7Tetsuya Hibino-1222410161111-77
8Masashi Yokoi2815DSQDSQ314-11-374
9Masato Kawabata-3-1326-512-1372
10Hiroki Vito167118-4613--65
11Katsuhiro Ueo-52517--125--64
12Mitsuru Murakami64--2464-61161
13Ryusei Akiba------1121101658
14Yusuke Kitaoka8--6110--191256
15Kojiro Mekuwa1-17-737-12-47
16Junya Ishikawa----411-122745
17Teruyoshi Iwai1014-111-63-36
18Chanatpon Kerdpiam (S)5261010-----33
19Daigo Saito32--62-17-232
20Yukio Matsui--3-----51826
21Yuji Saito106------4-20
22Tetsuya Kume--105-5----20
23Takahiro Mori----57-7--19
24Sayaka Shimoda4---2--10--16
25Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond)-11------1113
26Kazuya Matsukawa-------4-59
27Sumika Kubokawa------8---8
28Genki Mogami---3--3---6
29Lattapon Keawchin (Pop)---------44
30Hirotaka Kanou2-------2-4
31Yumeto Hatanaka------22--4
32Koji Yamaguchi-------3--3
33Akinori Utsumi---2------2
34Takeshi Mogi---------11

Tanso Drivers' Ranking

Rank.DriverOkuibukiTsukubaEbisuAutopolisOdaibaTotal
RD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10
1Hideyuki Fujino12513620166-1520113
2Koudai Sobagiri-152020-8161514-108
3Seimi Tanaka20788121214-1115107
4Hokuto Matsuyama811121132013-1312103
5Naoki Nakamura7-012101320204-86
6Masao Suenaga1314154--15-10273
7Mitsuru Murakami118--1674-71669
8Masashi Yokoi162000414-5-665
9Hiroki Vito313713 5813--62
10Yusuke Kitaoka14--10115-016460
11Tetsuya Hibino-16416331161-60
12Masato Kawabata-6-1114-510-854
13Kojiro Mekuwa1-14-11411-12-53
14Junya Ishikawa----511--201450
15Chanatpon Kerdpiam (S)10311515-----44
16Katsuhiro Ueo-10114--107--42
17Daigo Saito54--82-14-538
18Teruyoshi Iwai416-71-113-33
19Yuji Saito1512------5-32
20Ryusei Akiba------768728
21Takahiro Mori----610-12--28
22Yukio Matsui--5-----61324
23Tetsuya Kume--37-6----16
24Kazuya Matsukawa-------4-1115
25Sumika Kubokawa------12---12
26Lattapon Keawchin (Pop)---------1010
27Sayaka Shimoda6---2--1--9
28Daychapon Toyingcharoen (pon)-22------37
29Genki Mogami---3--3---6
30Hirotaka Kano2-------2-4
31Yuto Hatanaka------22--4
32Koji Yamaguchi-------3--3
33Akinori Utsumi---2------2
34Takeshi Mogi---------11

Teams' Ranking

Rank.TeamOkuibukiTsukubaEbisuAutopolisOdaibaTotal
RD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10
1TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT62662626662620130
2+LenoRacing watanabe1532036206-626105
3D-MAX RACING TEAM261333362663695
4TEAM VALINO × N-style6-031015152620-95
5SHIBATIRE RACING-1032661010153-83
6SHIBATIRE RACING SEIMI STYLE D626615620-6370
7VALINO VAZESTRA-32610--63--48
8Z CHALLENGER × BOOSTAR------62061042
9Repair Create × 326power32--2033-3337
10DRIFT STAR Racing × RACING GEAR10363-336--34
11TMS Racing Team G-meister3-10-33336-31
12広島トヨタ team DROO-P         ----36-315330
13TEAM MORI3--333--10628
14RS Watanabe SPEED MASTER623-63-33-26
15FAT FIVE RACING32--33-10-324
16TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ APA--3-----31521
17HIRANO TIRE ★ VALINO RACING3-63-3--3-18
18GOODRIDE × NEXZTER32363-----17
19Mercury 車楽人 VALINO             3---3--6--12
20TEAM VERTEX × NEXZTER × D2D-23------611
21CAR SHOP GLITTER × Carlife ORANGE × Next Dream33------3-9
22GP SPORTS----33-3--9
23ウエインズトヨタ神奈川 俺だっ!レーシング---3--3---6
24NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT---------33
25GUNSAI Racing SHIBATIRE------- -33
26MUSEE PLATINUM DxD------3---3
27浅井工業 SP security レーシングチーム---3------3


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