The 2023 Fanatec Japan Cup Series is the second season of the Japan Cup Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Japan, co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races are contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 17 June at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka and is scheduled to end on 20 August at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama. [1]
| Round | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 |  Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka | 17–18 June |
| 2 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie | 15–16 July |
| 3 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi | 22–23 July |
| 4 | Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama | 19–20 August |
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Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | GT4 Silver-Am Winner | GT4 Am Winner | ||
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| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
| Akira Iida Shinji Takei | Akira Iida Shinji Takei | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | Masaki Kano Manabu Orido | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| R2 | No. 1 CarGuy Racing | No. 88 BMW M Team Studie | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 71 Akiland Racing | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |||
| Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura | Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Suzuka | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
| Keita Sawa Masataka Inoue | "Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | Masaki Kano Manabu Orido | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| R2 | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 48 D'Station Racing | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |||
| "Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | Masaki Kano Manabu Orido | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Motegi | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
| Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura | Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura | Masaki Kano Manabu Orido | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| R2 | No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki | No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |||
| Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai | Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura | Masaki Kano Manabu Orido | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Okayama | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 71 Akiland Racing | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
| "Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata | "Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura | Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi | Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
| R2 | No. 1 CarGuy Racing | No. 88 BMW M Team Studie | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 48 D'Station Racing | |||
| Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura | Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura | Masaki Kano Manabu Orido | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino | ||||
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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