2025 Japan Cup Series

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The 2025 Japan Cup Series is the fourth 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, GTC-spec and GT4-spec cars with hopes of GT2-spec entries. The season began on 8 June at the Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi and is scheduled to end on 14 September Suzuka International Circuit in Okayama. [1]

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Calendar

RoundCircuitDate
1 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO, Murata, Miyagi 13–15 June
2 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 11–13 July
3 Flag of Japan.svg Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 29–31 August
4 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie 12–14 September
Sources: [1] [2]

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClass
GT3
Flag of Japan.svg Max Racing [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24Flag of none.svg TBATBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Japan.svg Team MACCHINA [4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 55 Flag of Japan.svg Tadao Uematsu [4] TBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Japan.svg CarGuy Racing [4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 66 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Ota [4] Am
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Toyoda [4]
Flag of Japan.svg TODA Racing [5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBA Flag of Japan.svg "Akita" [5] PA
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi [5]
GT4
Flag of Indonesia.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia [6] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 39 Flag of Indonesia.svg Haridarma Manoppo [6] SA
Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka [6]
Flag of Japan.svg Sunrise BLVD [4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 82Flag of none.svg TBASA
Flag of none.svg TBA
IconClass
Drivers
PAPro-Am Cup
SASilver-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

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