2025 SRO Japan Cup

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The 2025 SRO Japan Cup is the fourth 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, 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.DriversClassRounds
GT3
Flag of Japan.svg Max Racing [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24Flag of none.svg TBATBATBC
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] TBATBC
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] AmTBC
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Toyoda [4]
Flag of Japan.svg GTNET Motorsports [5] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 81 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuyuki Oyagi [5] AmTBC
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Oyagi [5]
Flag of Japan.svg RunUp Sports [5] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Nishikawa [5] AmTBC
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Tanaka [5]
Flag of Japan.svg Maezawa Racing [6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 555 Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Maezawa [6] PATBC
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo [6]
Flag of Japan.svg Seven x Seven Racing [7] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 666 Flag of Japan.svg "Bankcy" [7] PATBC
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Fujinami [7]
Flag of Japan.svg TODA Racing [8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBA Flag of Japan.svg "Akita" [8] PATBC
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi [8]
GT4
Flag of Indonesia.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia [9] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 39 Flag of Indonesia.svg Haridarma Manoppo [9] SATBC
Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka [9]
Flag of Japan.svg Sunrise BLVD [4] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 82Flag of none.svg TBASATBC
Flag of none.svg TBA
IconClass
Drivers
PAPro-Am Cup
SASilver-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

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