2023 SRO Japan Cup

2023 SRO Japan Cup

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Parent series:
GT World Challenge Asia

The 2023 Fanatec Japan Cup was 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]

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date
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
Sources: [1]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds GT3 Car Guy Racing [2] Ferrari 296 GT3 1 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 3 Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6 1 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 3 1 Kei Cozzolino [2] PA 1, 3–4 Takeshi Kimura [2] BMW M Team Studie [3] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 5 Seiji Ara [3] PA All Tomohide Yamaguchi [3] Comet Racing [4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko [4] Am All Yusuke Yamasaki [4] Bingo Racing [5] Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 Akira Iida [5] PA 1 Shinji Takei [5] ABSSA Motorsport [3] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 16 Keita Sawa [3] PA 1–2 Kiwamu Katayama [5] 1 Masataka Inoue 2 CREF Motor Sport [5] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 17 Masataka Inoue [5] PA 1, 3 Yuko Suzuki [5] Katsuaki Kubota 2 Atsushi Miyake Porsche Centre Okazaki [3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Yuta Kamimura [3] PA All Hiroaki Nagai [3] The Spirit of FFF Racing [4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 19 Mineki Okura [4] Am All Hiroshi Hamaguchi [4] 1, 3–4 Takuya Shirasaka 2 NK Racing [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 25 Tsubasa Kondo [6] PA All Kiyoshi Uchiyama [6] D'station Racing [7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Tomonobu Fujii [7] PA All Satoshi Hoshino [7] Team Uematsu McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 55 Tadao Uematsu Am 1, 3 LM Corsa [3] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6 60 Kei Nakanishi [3] PA All Shigekazu Wakisaka [3] K-tunes Racing [4] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 96 Morio Nitta [4] PA 1–2, 4 Kazunori Suenaga [4] RunUp Sports [8] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 360 Masaaki Nishikawa [8] Am All Atsushi Tanaka [8] Team 5ZIGEN [9] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 500 "Hirobon" [9] PA 1–2, 4 Shintaro Kawabata [9] GT4 CREF Motor Sport [10] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Masataka Inoue [10] SA 4 Yuko Suzuki [10] D'station Racing [11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 48 Kenji Hama [11] Am 4 Tatsuya Hoshino [11] YZ Racing with Studie [5] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 50 Masaki Kano [5] SA All Manabu Orido [5] Akiland Racing [5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 71 Masayoshi Oyama [5] SA 1–2, 4 Ryohei Sakaguchi [5] Comet Racing [10] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 83 Kazuki Oki [10] SA 4 Risa Oogushi [10] K-tunes Racing [5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97 Hiromitsu Fujii [5] Am 1–2 Masanori Nogami [5] Checkshop Caymania Racing [5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 718 Sho Kobayashi [5] Am All Naohiko Otsuka [5]

Icon Class Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup SA Silver-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race results

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
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 standings

Scoring system

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
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Driver Team FUJ SUZ MOT OKA Points GT3 1 Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki 4 6 2 3 1 1 3 3 133 2 Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino No. 47 D'station Racing 10 2 Ret 1 3 2 5 4 108 3 Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi No. 5 BMW M Team Studie Ret 1 3 2 Ret Ret 9 1 85 4 Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura No. 1 Car Guy Racing 3 3 2 9 2 5 78 5 "Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN 9 Ret 1 10 1 2 71 6 Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama No. 25 NK Racing 2 14 5 4 8 7 4 6 70 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki No. 7 Comet Racing 7 4 8 8 6 6 10 9 45 8 Mineki Okura No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret Ret 4 3 6 7 41 8 Hiroshi Hamaguchi No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret 4 3 6 7 41 9 Kei Nakanishi Shigekazu Wakisaka No. 60 LM Corsa Ret 8 6 6 Ret 4 7 38 10 Hiroaki Hatano Shinya Hosokawa No. 33 Team GMB 6 10 7 7 7 8 31 11 Tadao Uematsu No. 55 Team Uematsu 13 5 5 5 30 12 Akira Iida Shinji Takei No. 9 Bingo Racing 1 Ret 25 13 Katsuaki Kubota Atsushi Miyake No. 17 CREF Motor Sport 4 5 22 14 Morio Nitta Kazunori Suenaga No. 96 K-tunes Racing 8 15 Ret DNS 8 8 12 15 Masaaki Nishikawa Atsushi Tanaka No. 360 RunUp Sports 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 16 Keita Sawa No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 Ret 6 16 Kiwamu Katayama No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 6 17 Masataka Inoue No. 17 CREF Motor Sport No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret DNS Ret 9 2 17 Yuko Suzuki No. 17 CREF Motor Sport Ret DNS 9 2 — Takuya Shirasaka No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing Ret 33 0 GT4 1 Masaki Kano Manabu Orido No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie 11 DSQ 30 30 26 28 5 1 162 2 Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing 14 11 32 32 27 29 3 4 136 3 Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi No. 71 Akiland Racing 12 12 31 Ret 1 2 87 4 Hiromitsu Fujii Masanori Nogami No. 97 K-tunes Racing 15 13 27 Guest drivers ineligible to score points GT4 — Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino No. 48 D'station Racing 5 3 — — Masataka Inoue Yuko Suzuki No. 27 CREF Motor Sport 2 Ret — — Kazuki Oki Risa Oogushi No. 83 Comet Racing 7 6 — Pos. Driver Team FUJ SUZ MOT OKA Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

1. "Provisional 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS calendar revealed". Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
2. Goodwin, Graham (25 November 2022). "Car Guy's 2023 Plans Confirmed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. "Fanatec Japan Cup regulars confirmed for 2023". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
4. "K-Tunes, Comet, Spirit of FFF and AMAC join strong Am Cup class". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
5. "Record-breaking entry confirmed for Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS 2023". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
6. "NK Racing confirms full-season entry with Uchiyama, Kondo and all-new Porsche GT3". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. "D'station returns for renewed Fanatec Japan Cup assault". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
8. Goodwin, Graham (15 February 2023). "Godzilla Returns For Japan Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
9. "5ZIGEN makes Fanatec Japan Cup move with Hirobon, Kawabata and Nissan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
10. "More GT4 Japan entries confirmed for Okayama". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
11. "D'station and Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia commit to GT4 Japan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

• Official website