The 2024 Superrace Championship is a South Korean motor racing series for stock cars, production cars, prototypes and production bikes. It is the 19th season running for the championship and the 18th season partnered by CJ Group and raced under the moniker 'Superrace Championship'. The championship is contested individually between 8 classes; Super 6000, GT, LUBEX M Class, Radical Cup Korea, the newly named Korea Trofeo motorbike class and three new categories; a standalone GT4 class, Prius PHEV Class and 'lpine Class.
On 18 March, CJ Logistics signed a new title sponsorship agreement with the competition, which includes a revamp of the championship logo and rename with their integrated delivery brand, O-NE. Thus, for the first time since 2007, the championship will race under a different name; the 2024 O-NE Superrace Championship. [1]
Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Dates | Map |
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1 | Super Exciting Superrace | Everland Speedway | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do | 20 April | |
2 | 21 April | ||||
3 | Asia Motorsports Carnival | Korea International Circuit | Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do | 19 May | |
4 | Summer Night Race Vol. 1 | Inje Speedium | Inje-gun, Gangwon-do | 15 June | |
5 | Summer Night Race Vol. 2 | Everland Speedway Night Course | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do | 13 July | |
6 | Summer Night Race Vol. 3 | Inje Speedium | Inje-gun, Gangwon-do | 24 August | |
7 | Jeonnam GT | Korea International Circuit | Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do | 12–13 October | |
8 | Final Battle | Everland Speedway | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do | 2 November | |
9 | 3 November | ||||
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Since 2020, all teams are currently using the Toyota GR Supra powered with a General Motors 6.2L LS3 V8 engine capable of producing 460 horsepower. [2]
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Team | No. | Driver(s) | Tyre | Rounds |
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AMC Motorsports | 11 | Pete Thongchua | M | 1–6 |
17 | Rotor Thongchua | 1–2, 4–6 | ||
21 | Kim Hak-kyum | 6 | ||
81 | Aoki Takayuki | 3 | ||
86 | Kim Seong-hun | 1–5 | ||
Brand New Racing | 03 | Park Seok-chan | All | |
38 | Park Gyu-seung | All | ||
58 | Na Yeon-woo | 6–9 | ||
61 | Go Se-jun | 3–5 | ||
87 | Lee Hyo-jun | 1–2 | ||
JUN-FITTED Racing | 12 | Hwang Jin-woo | All | |
77 | Park Jung-jun | All | ||
O-NE Racing | 02 | Kim Dong-eun | NEX | All |
13 | Lee Jung-woo | All | ||
50 | Oh Han-sol | All | ||
ONE Racing | 08 | Lim Min-jin | All | |
29 | Ahn Hyun-jun | 1–2 | ||
63 | Choi Gwang-bin | All | ||
98 | Kang Jin-seong | 3–9 | ||
Seohan GP | 04 | Jung Eui-chul | All | |
05 | Kim Joong-kun | All | ||
06 | Jang Hyun-jin | All |
Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning tyre | Ref |
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1 | Super Exciting Superrace | Hwang Jin-woo | Jung Eui-chul | Jung Eui-chul | Seohan GP | Nexen | [3] |
2 | Jang Hyun-jin | Lee Jung-woo | Jang Hyun-jin | Seohan GP | Nexen | [4] | |
3 | Asia Motorsports Carnival | Park Gyu-seung | Lee Chang-uk | Jang Hyun-jin | Seohan GP | Nexen | [5] |
4 | Summer Night Race Vol. 1 | Choi Gwang-bin | Lee Jung-woo | Jang Hyun-jin | Seohan GP | Nexen | [6] |
5 | Summer Night Race Vol. 2 | Kim Joong-kun | Oh Han-sol | Kim Joong-kun | Seohan GP | Nexen | [7] |
6 | Summer Night Race Vol. 3 | Lee Jung-woo | Choi Gwang-bin | Choi Gwang-bin | ONE Racing | Nexen | [8] |
7 | Jeonnam GT | ||||||
8 | Final Battle | ||||||
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Race completion |
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Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Round 3 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Qualifying | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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The teams championship is decided upon points scored by two drivers per team after each race. Teams with 3 or more drivers have 15 days before each race to select two drivers to add their points towards their final tally.
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Like the teams championship, the tyre manufacturers must select 5 drivers per tyre user 15 days before each round to add their points towards their final tally.
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