2024 D1 Grand Prix series

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2024 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix Series was the 24th season of D1 Grand Prix drifting competition. It started in May 10 at Okuibuki Motorpark and ended in November 10 at Odaiba. The series is run by Sunpros under Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) official semi-national competition format. The competition was held as JAF Japan Drift Championship as drifting category is added to Japan Championship by JAF. [1]

Contents

Hideyuki Fujino entered the season as defending champion in both Overall and Single run championship. [2]

Naoki Nakamura won his second Overall and Solo Run championship at the final round of the season from Daigo Saito and Tetsuya Hibino. [3] Shibata Racing Team wins the team championship for the first time.

Schedule

Calendar released by Japan Automobile Federation [4]
RoundVenueDate
1 Flag of Shiga Prefecture.svg Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga Prefecture May 11
2May 12
3 Flag of Ibaraki.svg Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture June 29
4June 30
5 Flag of Fukushima.svg Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture September 28
6September 29
7 Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Autopolis, Oita Prefecture October 26
8October 27
9 Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Odaiba, Tokyo Bay November 9
10November 10

Rule Changes

Tire Regulation

On 21 March, D1GP changes tire allocation rules. [5]

Under the new regulation, tires allocation for each round is limited to :

Scoring Regulation

For this season the tires of the car had to be inside the clipping point as opposed to only body parts in previous season. This is to prevent teams and drivers fitting an overly extended parts on the car.

Drivers and Teams

Entry list as of Round 1 & 2 [6]
TeamNoDriverMachineTiresRound
Team Toyo Tires Drift66 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyo Tires All
88 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata All
Team Toyo Tires Drift +Leno Racing77 Flag of Japan.svg Hokuto Matsuyama Toyota GR Corolla (E210) All
Valino x N-Style99 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia (S13) ValinoAll
Shibata Racing Seimi Style Drift2 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi Tanaka Nissan Silvia (S15) ShibatireAll
Shibata Racing Team31 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Sobagiri Toyota GR86 (ZN8) ShibatireAll
18 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Hibino All
Team D-Max Racing70 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia (S15) Toyo TiresAll
80 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki TanoAll
Drift Star Racing98 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Vito Nissan Onevia (S13) ValinoAll
75 Flag of Japan.svg Yumeto Hatanaka Toyota Chaser (JZX100) All
Vazestra15 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino1-2, 7-8
Repair Create × Result Japan23 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuru Murakami Toyota GR86 (ZN8) ShibatireAll
TOP Team G-Meister79 Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro Mekuwa BMW 3-Series (E92) ValinoAll
16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji YamaguchiAll
広島トヨタ team DROO-P33 Flag of Japan.svg Junya Ishikawa Toyota GR86 (ZN8) DunlopAll
55 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Matsukawa Toyota Sprinter (AE85) All
Racing Service Watanabe51 Flag of Japan.svg Teruyoshi Iwai Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) AntaresAll
43 Flag of Japan.svg Yosifumi Tadokoro Toyota Sprinter (AE86) HabileadAll
Fat Five Racing87 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Saito Toyota Supra (J29/DB) ShibatireAll
21 Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Djan Ley Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyo Tires1-2
TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ シバタイヤ7 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Matsui Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) ShibatireAll
Team Vertex78 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno Lexus RC (XC10) ShibatireAll
95 Flag of Thailand.svg Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond) Nissan Silvia (S15) Toyo Tires1-4
Toyota GR86 (ZN8) 5-8
GP Sports × Greentop56 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Mori Nissan 180SX (RPS13) ValinoAll
47 Flag of Japan.svg Hisato YonaiAll
Nexzter Drive to Drift63 Flag of Thailand.svg Konpicit Toyingcharoen (Pay) Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Shibatire1-8
89 Flag of Thailand.svg Lattapon Keawchin (Pop) Toyota GR86 (ZN8) 1-4
BMW 2-Series (F22) 5-10
俺だっ! レーシング×ウエインズトヨタ神奈川90 Flag of Japan.svg Maopo Yamanaka Toyota Supra (J29/DB) Yokohama1-6
ハイチュウ インターナショナル11 Flag of Japan.svg Sumika Kubokawa Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Shibatire1-6
平野タイヤ ★ ハードコア ★ ロケットバニーレーシング93 Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Kanou Nissan Silvia (S15) Dunlop1-6
27WORKS27 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Mogi Nissan Silvia (S15) Shibatire1-6
FORGED crew × 佐藤牧場9 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Yamamoto Nissan Silvia (S15) Shibatire3-6
Team Miyaseimitsu38 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Saito Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino3-6
Team RDS84 Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Hashi Nissan Skyline (ER34) Shibatire1-6
Team Frontier Next86 Flag of Japan.svg Shigehisa Sasayama Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Valino1-2, 5-6
URAS Racing3 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Nomura Nissan Skyline (R34) Dunlop 1-6
Team MJ Style Valino10 Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Miyoshi Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Valino1-6
Toyo Tires × RedBull TCP Magic12 Flag of New Zealand.svg "Mad" Mike Whiddett Mazda RX-3 (S102W) Toyo Tires1-2, 5-6
Team Sasarin24 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Hirayama Toyota GT86 (ZN6) Valino3-6
トヨプラス Racing Team57 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Jinno Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino1-6
Garasi Drift × GP Sports29 Flag of Indonesia.svg Ziko HarnadiToyota GT86 (ZN6)TBA9-10

Changes

Results and standings

Round results

RoundVenueWinnerReport
Solo RunBattle
1 Okuibuki Motorpark Naoki NakamuraNaoki Nakamura [30]
2Hokuto MatsuyamaTetsuya Hibino [31]
3 Tsukuba Circuit Naoki NakamuraDaigo Saito [32]
4Tetsuya HibinoDaigo Saito [32]
5 Ebisu Naoki NakamuraKoudai Sobagiri [33]
6Koudai SobagiriKoudai Sobagiri [26]
7 Autopolis Takahiro UenoTetsuya Hibino [27]
8Koudai SobagiriDaigo Saito [34]
9 Odaiba Masato KawabataMaopo Yamanaka [29]
10Naoki NakamuraMasato Kawabata [3]

Further Information : 2024 D1 Grand Prix Series Ranking

Points System

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

Overall Standings

RankDriverOkuibukiTsukubaEbisuAutopolisOdaibaTotal
RD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10
1Naoki Nakamura29622162224019017155
2Daigo Saito21222528110025210152
3Tetsuya Hibino16251025141825　413150
4Koudai Sobagiri4150328291512117124
5Masashi Yokoi18131214050111916108
6Masato Kawabata050180412211725102
7Hideyuki Fujino011571210188161097
8Hokuto Matsuyama121205211316110696
9Mao Yamanaka5104316016272294
10Mitsuru Murakami11161406150100072
11Seimi Tanaka2016120112130368
12Yuki Tano021166100250262
13Takahiro Mori100701080136054
14Takahiro Ueno110210071200051
15Junya Ishikawa030050102151550
16Hiroki Vito040111600108049
17Kojiro Mekuwa13030001000834
18Hisato Yonai0001076441032
19Hayato Miyoshi01000000001828
20Yukio Matsui770000002420
21Teruyoshi Iwai004043305019
22Takeshi Mogi008100700016
23Hirotaka Kano906010000016
24Koji Yamaguchi0000000120012
25Kazuya Matsukawa0000001100011
26Lattapon Keawchin (Pop)020000003510
27Wataru Yamamoto00000000707
28Katsuhiro Ueo00000050005
29Yoshifumi Tadokoro00120010004
30Yumeto Hatanaka30000000003
31Tetsuro Nakata00000200002
32Sumika Kubokawa00002000002
33Akinori Utsumi00200000002
34Toshiyuki Jinno00000000011
35Shigehisa Sasayama00000100001
36Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond)10000000001

Solo Run Standings

Rank.DriverRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10Total
1Naoki Nakamura2072032016　14　20120
2Koudai Sobagiri815　416201520138119
3Hideyuki Fujino　1161311812151113100
4Tetsuya Hibino41382014138　41599
5Hokuto Matsuyama1020　115144412686
6Mitsuru Murakami161015　1215　16　　84
7Masashi Yokoi12141414　5　314783
8Yuki Tanno　16161215　613　280
9Mao Yamanaka132　846　12151474
10Junya Ishikawa　4　　8　166161666
11Daigo Saito21251610　　710　62
12Hisato Yonai　　　1513711111　58
13Masato Kawabata　6　5　471201255
14Seimi Tanaka6　1210　1128　352
15Takahiro Ueno5　11　　1020　　　46
16Takahiro Mori3　10　312　106　44
17Teruyoshi Iwai　　4　7310　5　29
18Yukio Matsui148　　　　　　2428
19Hiroki Vito　5　76　　28　28
20Takeshi Mogi　　131　　14　　　28
21Kojiro Mekuwa11　30　　1　　1126
22Hirotaka Kano15　7　1　　　　　23
23Katsuhiro Ueo　　　　　　13　　　13
24Hayato Miyoshi　1　　　　　　　1011
25Lattapon Keawchin (Pop)　3　　　　　　3511
26Wataru Yamamoto　　　　　　　　7 7
27Yumeto Hatanaka7　　　　　　　　　7
28Yoshifumi Tadokoro　　12　　3　　　6
29Koji Yamaguchi　　　　　　　5　　5
30Kazuya Matsukawa　　　　　　5　　　5
31Tetsuro Nakata　　　　　2　　　　2
32Sumika Kubokawa　　　　2　　　　　2
33Akinori Utsumi　　2　　　　　　　2
34Toshiyuki Jinno　　　　　　　　　11
35Shigehisa Sasayama　　　　　1　　　　1
36Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond)1　　　　　　　　　1

Team's Standings

Rank.TeamRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10Total
1SHIBATA RACING TEAM1026620262626366155
2FAT FIVE RACING202026266　　2620　144
3TEAM VALINO × N-STYLE26315101520　15　6110
4TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT　63156615201026107
5TEAM D-MAX RACING1515663336151082
6ウエインズトヨタ神奈川 × 俺だっ！レーシング33　3310　10262078
7TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT 263　32061036360
8SEIMI STYLE SHIBATIRE DRIFT3　106　6203　351
9GP SPORTS × GreenTop6　3363363　33
10TEAM VERTEX NEXZTER D2D6　20　　33　　　32
11DRIFT STAR Racing33　610　　63　31
12Repair Create × Result Japan3106　36　3　　31
13広島トヨタ team DROO-P　3　　3　636627
14TOP Team G-meister6　30　　66　324
15Team MJ-STYLE VALINO　6　　　　　　　1521
16レーシングサービス ワタナベ　　33333　3　18
17TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ シバタイヤ33　　　　　　3312
18NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT　3　　　　　　339
1927WORKS　　33　　3　　　9
20平野タイヤ ★ ハードコア ★ ロケットバニーレーシング3　3　3　　　　　9
21トヨプラス Racing Team　　　　　　　　　33
22FORGED crew × 佐藤牧場　　　　　　　　3　3
23VAZESTRA　　　　　　3　　　3
24TEAM TNR LOVCA　　　　　3　　　　3
25Team FRONTIER NEXT　　　　　3　　　　3
26HI-CHEW International　　　　3　　　　　3
27BLUE FACE　　3　　　　　　　3

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