The 2024 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone was the thirty-fourth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It began on 20-21 April at Sportsland Sugo and finished on 17 November at Fuji Speedway.
This season marked the beginning of a new three-year contract with Bridgestone to be the series' official tyre supplier. Bridgestone had taken over the supply of tyres from Hankook during the 2023 season after a fire at the Hankook manufacturing plant in Daejeon, South Korea forced them to abandon its supply. [1]
The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2024 calendar on 3 October 2023, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits. [2] Sportsland Sugo hosted the opening round of the championship on 21 April, while the five-hour race at Suzuka Circuit was moved to late September. Fuji Speedway again hosted two rounds, including the series' showcase event, the Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours on 25-26 May, and the season finale on 17 November.
| Round | Event | Race Length | Race Format | Classes | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 | SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hour Race | 4 hours | 2 races | ST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 | Sportsland Sugo | 20–21 April |
| 2 | NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race | 24 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 24–26 May |
| 3 | Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 2 / 4 | Autopolis | 27–28 July |
| 4 | Motegi Super Taikyu 5 Hours Race | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 | Mobility Resort Motegi | 7 September |
| 5 | Suzuka S-Tai | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 | Suzuka Circuit | 28–29 September |
| 6 | Super Taikyu Race in Okayama | 3 hours | 2 races | All | Okayama International Circuit | 26–27 October |
| 7 | S-Tai Final Fuji | 4 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 16–17 November |
On 2 April, the Super Taikyu Series published its provisional full-season entry list, featuring 69 entries. [3]
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 24 | | 6 |
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| | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 97 | | 3–7 |
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| | 3–5 | |||
| | 3, 5–7 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| 98 | | 3–7 | ||
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| | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 430 | | 3–7 |
| | 3–6 | |||
| | 3, 5 | |||
| | 3, 7 | |||
| | 4, 5–7 | |||
| | 6 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) | 888 | | 7 |
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The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STO.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| | KTM X-Bow GTX | 2 | | All |
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| | 2 | |||
2,400–3,500cc, front-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A) | 6 | | 1–3, 5–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
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| 7 | | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
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| | 2 | |||
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| | Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | 13 | | 1–3, 5–7 |
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| | 2–3, 5–7 | |||
| | Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 36 | | 2, 5–7 |
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| | 2, 5–6 | |||
| | 2, 7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 72 | | 1–3, 5–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
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| | Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 95 | | 1–3, 5–7 |
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| | 1–2, 5–7 | |||
| | 2–3, 5–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
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| | Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | 225 | | 1–3, 5–7 |
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| | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
| | 1–3 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| | Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 743 | | 1–3, 5–7 |
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| | 1–3 | |||
| | 2, 7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | 3, 5–7 |
2,400–3,500cc, rear-wheel drive vehicles
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) | 15 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 1 | |||
| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
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| 16 | | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
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| | 1 | |||
| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) | 38 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
| | 1–2 | |||
| | 1 | |||
| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
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| | 5 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| 39 | | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
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| | 1 | |||
| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2, 4–5, 7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | 5 | |||
1,500–2,500cc vehicles
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 3 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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| | 1 | |||
| | 2–4, 6–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 18 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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| | 1–2, 4, 6–7 | |||
| | 1, 3 | |||
| | 2–4, 6–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
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| | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 41 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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| | 1 | |||
| | 2–4, 6–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 60 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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| | Mazda Roadster RF (NDERC) | 66 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
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| | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 216 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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| | 1–2, 4, 6 | |||
| | 2–3 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 884 | | 1–4, 6–7 |
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1,500cc and below
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| | Honda Fit4 RS (GS4) | 4 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
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| | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | 11 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 1–2, 4, 6 | |||
| | 2, 5, 7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | Mazda2 Diesel Turbo (DJ5FS) | 17 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
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| Mazda Demio (DE5FS) | 37 | | 1–2, 4–7 | |
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| | 1–2 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | 2, 6 | |||
| | 4, 7 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 27 | | 1, 5–7 |
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| | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 50 | | 2, 5, 7 |
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| | 2, 5 | |||
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| | 5, 7 | |||
| | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 65 | | 1–2, 4, 5–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
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| | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | 67 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 4–5, 7 | |||
| | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 76 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
| | 1, 5–7 | |||
| | 2, 4 | |||
| | 2 | |||
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| | 7 | |||
| | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 88 | | 1–7 |
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| | 1 | |||
| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| 89 | | 2, 4–7 | ||
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| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2, 6 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | 4, 7 | |||
| | 5 | |||
| | 6 | |||
| | Toyota Vitz (NCP131) | 110 | | 1, 4–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
| | 4, 7 | |||
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| | 5 | |||
| | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 120 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
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| | 1–2, 4 | |||
| | 1, 4–7 | |||
| | 2, 5, 7 | |||
| | 2, 6 | |||
| | 2 | |||
| | Honda Fit4 RS (GS4) | 222 | | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
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| | 2 | |||
| | Toyota Yaris (MXPA10) | 290 | | 1–2, 4–7 |
| | 1–2, 4–6 | |||
| | 1–2 | |||
| | 1 | |||
| | 2, 4–7 | |||
| | 2, 7 | |||
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| | 4 | |||
| | 5 | |||
| | 7 | |||
| | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | 888 | | 1–2, 4 |
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| | 2 | |||
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Bold indicates overall winner for the race.
| Round | Circuit | Race | Overall Pole Position | ST-X Winners | ST-Z Winners | ST-TCR Winners | ST-Q Winners |
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| 1 | Sugo | Group 1 [22] [23] | | | did not participate | did not participate | |
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| Group 2 [21] [23] | | did not participate | | | |||
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| 2 | Fuji 24h | [24] [25] | | | | | |
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| 3 | Autopolis | | | | | | |
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| 4 | Motegi | | | | | | |
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| 5 | Suzuka | | | | | | |
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| 6 | Okayama | Group 1 | | | | | |
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| Group 2 | | did not participate | | ||||
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| 7 | Fuji 4h | | | | | | |
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| Round | Circuit | Race | ST-1 Winners | ST-2 Winners | ST-3 Winners | ST-4 Winners | ST-5 Winners |
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| 1 | Sugo | Group 1 [22] [23] | did not participate | | | | did not participate |
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| Group 2 [21] [23] | | did not participate | | ||||
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| 2 | Fuji 24h | [24] [25] | | | | | |
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| 3 | Autopolis | | | did not participate | | did not participate | |
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| 4 | Motegi | | did not participate | | | | |
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| 5 | Suzuka | | | | did not participate | | |
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| 6 | Okayama | Group 1 | | | did not participate | ||
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| Group 2 | did not participate | | | | |||
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| 7 | Fuji 4h | | | | | | |
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Championship points are awarded in every class with the exception of ST-Q at the end of each event.
For the ST-X, ST-Z, and ST-TCR championships, each team's six highest scoring rounds are validated in the final championship standings.
| Duration | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ≤11th | Pole |
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| 3–4 Hours / 500km | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 Hours / 700km | 30 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| ≥12 Hours / 1400km | 45 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Notes
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 134.5 | ||||
| 2 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 130 | |||
| 3 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 125 | ||
| 4 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 4 | 116 | ||
| 5 | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 107.5 | ||
| – | | Ret | – | ||||||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 128 | ||
| 2 | | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 82.5 | ||
| 2 | | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 82 | ||
| 3 | | 3 | WD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 81.5 | ||
| 5 | | 2 | NC | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 75 | ||
| 6 | | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | DSQ | 3 | 75 | ||
| 7 | | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 71.5 | ||
| 8 | | 10 | NC | Ret | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 63.5 | ||
| 9 | | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 53.5 | ||
| 10 | | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 53 | |||
| 11 | | 8 | 8 | 1 | 41.5 | ||||||
| 12 | | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | WD | 12 | 13 | |||
| 13 | | 7 | NC | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 122 | ||||
| 2 | | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 103 | ||||
| 3 | | Ret | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 76 | ||||
| 4 | | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| – | | Ret | – | ||||||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| — | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| — | | 1 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | |||
| — | | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | ||||
| — | | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | |||
| — | | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | |||
| — | | 2 | 2 | — | |||||||
| — | | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | — | ||||
| — | | 3 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | — | ||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 1† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 218 | ||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 124 | |||
| 2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 120.5 | |||
| 3 | | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 98.5 | |||
| 4 | | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 87 | |||
| 5 | | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 84.5 | ||||
| 6 | | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 73 | |||
| 7 | | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 58 | |||
| 8 | | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 22.5 | |||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 142.5 | |||
| 2 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 129 | |||
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 105 | |||
| 4 | | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 81 | |||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 134 | |||
| 2 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 118 | |||
| 3 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 116.5 | |||
| 4 | | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 78 | |||
| 5 | | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 65 | |||
| 6 | | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 58 | |||
| 7 | | 4 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 3 | 47 | ||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 142 | |||
| 2 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 135 | |||
| 3 | | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 117 | |||
| 4 | | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 67 | |||
| 5 | | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 38 | |||
| 6 | | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 38 | |||||
| 7 | | 12† | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 36 | |||
| 8 | | 4 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 34 | |||
| 9 | | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | |||
| 10 | | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 11 | | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 12 | | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 13 | | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| 14 | | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | | NC | 9 | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | | NC | 11 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2.5 | |||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||