The 2024 SRO Japan Cup is the third season of the SRO Japan Cup, 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 8 June at the Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi and is scheduled to end on 25 August at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama. [1]
Starting from this season, the Japan Cup had separated from the main GTWCA race, and would run as a stand-alone race. [1]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | ![]() | 8–9 June |
2 | ![]() | 22–23 June |
3 | ![]() | 6–7 July |
4 | ![]() | 24–25 August |
Sources: [1] |
Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).
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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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Italics – Fastest Lap |
Notes:
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points | ||||||||||||
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GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 154 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WD | WD | 106 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||
GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
— | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points |
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points | ||||||||||||
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GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 153 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 146 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 143 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 114 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 126 | ||||||||||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 103 | ||||||||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 84 | ||||||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 62 | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points |
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points | ||||||||||||
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GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 154 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 149 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 99 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | WD | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 87 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 83 | ||||||||||
6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||||||
7 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 86 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points |
Pos. | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points | |||||||||||||
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GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 272 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | WD | WD | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 115 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 105 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 100 | |||||||||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 62 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | |||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 153 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 146 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 143 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 112 | |||||||||
5 | ![]() | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 78 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 38 | |||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||
GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | ![]() | 1 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||
— | ![]() | 4 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | ![]() | 14 | 13 | — | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | SUG ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SUZ ![]() | OKA ![]() | Points |
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