2025 Super GT Series

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The 2025 Autobacs Super GT Series is a planned motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It will be the thirty-third season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the twenty-first season under the Super GT name. It will be also the forty-third overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

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TGR Team au TOM'S of Sho Tsuboi and Kenta Yamashita entered the season as the defending champions of the GT500 class. And JLOC Takashi Kogure and Yuya Motojima entered the season as the defending champions of the GT300 class.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for 2025 was confirmed on 1 August 2024, which consists of eight races. [1] The series will race abroad for the first time since 2019, and they will return to race at Sepang International Circuit for the first time since 2013. [2]

RoundCircuitLocationDates
1 Flag of Okayama Prefecture.svg Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture 12–13 April
2 Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 3–4 May
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia 27–28 June
4 Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 2–3 August
5 Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie Prefecture 23–24 August
6 Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sportsland Sugo Murata, Miyagi Prefecture 20–21 September
7 Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Autopolis Hita, Oita Prefecture 18–19 October
8 Flag of Tochigi.svg Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture 1–2 November

Regulation changes

The GTA confirmed several changes for the 2025 Super GT season. [3] [4]

After a year of using the aggregate qualifying format, the qualifying system will revert back to the knockout format. For GT500 qualifying, 10 cars will advance to Q2 instead of 8 which previously held before. And for the GT300, 9 cars will advance to Q2 from 2 groups of 14 cars. The qualifying points of rewarding top 3 cars will be scrapped, and revert back to awarding a single point for pole position in both classes.

There will be changes in the GT300 drivers' and teams’ championship points, classified top 15 finishers will be able to collect points up from 10 finishers. The winner will be awarded 25 points while 2nd place will receive 20 points. 3rd place will revive 16 points, then 4th and 5th will get 13 and 11 points respectively, and from 6th to 15th, 10 points down to 1 point will be awarded. Also, races over 700km in length or four hours in duration no longer have a fixed points system, instead this will be announced by the series in advance of each round.

Teams are allowed to bring in 4 sets of dry and 6 sets of wet tyres for the 300km races. New: One wet tyre set must be functioning in heavy rain conditions. From Round 2 onward, GT500 tyre manufacturers who haven't won a race in 2024 may bring in one extra dry set.

During the formation lap, the distance to the car in front should be within 5 car lengths to avoid a spread out start like seen on this photo.To avoid slow driving to save fuel when driving to the grid, a speed minimum of 80 km/h or more has to be maintained. Infractions will see a time penalty applied, along with the previous grid penalty and drive-through penalty.

To comply with a new FIA standard, carbon helmets will be mandatory from this season onward with satisfactory helmets given GTA stickers. However, there will be a grace period for drivers who can't obtain one for the opening race.

Teams and drivers

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
TGR Team au TOM'S [5] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 1 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi [5] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita [5]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S [5] 37 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Sasahara [5] B TBC
Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi [5]
NISMO NDDP [6] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki [6] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake [6]
NISMO [6] 23 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo [6] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi [6]
ARTA [a] [7] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri [7] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita [7]
16 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu [7] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato [7]
Team Impul [6] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine [6] B TBC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette [6]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE [5] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [5] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi [5]
Astemo Real Racing [7] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [7] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Syun Koide [7]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh [5] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [5] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi [5]
Kondo Racing [6] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda [6] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori [6]
TGR Team KeePer Cerumo [5] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [5] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Oyu [5]
TGR Team SARD [5] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi [5] B TBC
Flag of Argentina.svg Sacha Fenestraz [5]
Modulo Nakajima Racing [7] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa [7] D TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Riki Okusa [7]
Stanley Team Kunimitsu [7] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [7] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino [7]

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
Hyper Water Racing INGING [8] Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuui Tsutsumi [8] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira [8]
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhisa Urabe [8] TBC
Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO [9] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi [9] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka [9]
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhki Nakayama [10] TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Shunji Okumoto [10]
Team Mach [11] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Shiotsu [11] Y TBC
Flag of none.svg TBA
Velorex [12] [11] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V66 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama [12] Y TBC
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Muntan [12]
CarGuy MKS Racing [11] [13] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V67Flag of none.svg TBATBATBC
Flag of none.svg TBA
Pacific Racing Team [11] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryohei Sakaguchi [11] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Tomibayashi [11]
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Fujiwara [11] TBC
GAINER [b] [14]

Anest Iwata Racing [b] [15] [16]
Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 11 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita [14] D TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Oki [14]
Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 26 Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Omura Fraga [15] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Yasuda [15]
Team UpGarage [17] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 18 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi [17] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura [17]
SHADE Racing [15] Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 20 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka [15] M TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Eijiro Shimizu [15]
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano [15] TBC
R'Qs Motor Sports [11] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 22 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada [11] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai [11]
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano [11] TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Shoji [11]
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya [15] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui [15] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Sato [15]
apr [15] Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai [15] M TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido [15]
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ogawa [18] TBC
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Flag of Denmark.svg Oliver Rasmussen [15] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Koyama [5]
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nemoto [15] TBC
PONOS Racing [19] [20] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V645 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino [19] D TBC
Flag of France.svg Lilou Wadoux [19]
NILZZ Racing [14] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 48 Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Ida [11] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata [11]
Saitama Green Brave [15] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida [15] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka [5]
Flag of Japan.svg Rikuto Kobayashi [15] TBC
Kondo Racing [14] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 56 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira [14] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate [14]
Flag of Japan.svg Yu Kanamaru [11] TBC
LM corsa [21] Lexus Lexus LC 500 GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 60 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto [21] D TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno [21]
Flag of Japan.svg Reimei Ito [21] TBC
R&D Sport [22] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi [22] D TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi [22]
HELM Motorsports [14] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 62 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki [14] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Reiji Hiraki [14]
K2 R&D LEON Racing [23] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou [23] B TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Togo Suganami [23]
JLOC [11] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 87 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura [11] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Natsu Sakaguchi [11]
88 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure [11] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Motojima [11]
K-tunes Racing [15] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta [15] D TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi [15]
Tomei Sports [14] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki [14] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Rin Arakawa [24]
Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Shimizu [24] TBC
Seven x Seven Racing [25] Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 666 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Fujinami [25] Y TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kondo [25]
D'station Racing [26] Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 777 Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii [26] D TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Fagg [26]

Vehicle changes

GT300

Entrant changes

GT500

GT300

Mid-season changes

GT300

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

Race points
Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thPole
GT500 Points201511865432101
GT300 Points252016131110987654321

Teams' championships

Race points
Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thLead Lap-1 Lap-2 Laps-3 Laps or more
GT500 Points20151186543210321
GT300 Points252016131110987654321321

Notes

  1. The team is operated by Mugen, and their cars are entered as ARTA Mugen Civic Type R-GTs.
  2. 1 2 Car No. 11 entered as GAINER, and car No. 26 entered as Anest Iwata Racing

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