2025 Super Taikyu Series

Last updated January 28, 2025

The 2025 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone will be the thirty-fifth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It will begin on 3 March at Mobility Resort Motegi and will finish on 16 November at Fuji Speedway.

Calendar

The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2025 calendar on 18 November 2024, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits.^[1]

Round	Event	Race Length	Race Format	Classes	Circuit	Date
1					Mobility Resort Motegi	2–3 March
2					Suzuka Circuit	27 April
3	Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race	24 Hours	1 Race	All	Fuji Speedway	31 May–1 June
4					Sportsland SUGO	6 July
5					Autopolis	27 July
6					Okayama International Circuit	26 October
7					Fuji Speedway	16 November

Teams and drivers

ST-X (FIA GT3)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
TKRI ^[2]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	23	"Daisuke"^[2]	TBC
				Tatsuya Kataoka ^[2]
				Yuhki Nakayama ^[2]
				Shunji Okumoto^[2]

ST-Z (SRO GT4)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Saitama Green Brave ^[3]	Toyota GR Supra GT4	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	52	Manabu Yamazaki^[3]	TBC
				Hiroki Yoshida ^[3]
				Naoki Hattori ^[3]
				Seita Nonaka ^[3]

ST-Q

The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STO.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Mazda Spirit Racing ^[2]	Mazda Roadster (NDERC) CNF Concept	12	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
	Mazda3 Bio Concept	55	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing ^[4]	Toyota GR86 CNF Concept	28	Daisuke Toyoda^[5]	TBC
			Sho Tsuboi ^[5]
			Eisuke Sasaki^[5]
			Kazuya Oshima ^[5]
	Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept Toyota GR Corolla (Rd. 3 & 7) Toyota GR Yaris M Concept (Rd. 5 & 6)	32	"Morizo" ^[4]	TBC
			Yasuhiro Ogura^[5]
			Masahiro Sasaki^[5]
			Hiroaki Ishiura ^[5]
Team SDA Engineering ^[6]	Subaru High Performance X Future Concept	61	Kazuhiro Ito^[6]	TBC
			Hideki Yamauchi ^[6]
			Takuto Iguchi ^[6]
			Masafumi Hanazawa^[6]
GR Team Spirit^[7]	Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept	104	Kazuhiko Omasa^[7]	TBC
			Yuichi Nakayama ^[7]
			Kenta Yamashita ^[7]
			Takamitsu Matsui ^[7]
Team HRC ^[8]	Honda Civic Type R CNF Concept	271	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA

ST-5

1,500cc and below

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Mazda Spirit Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	120	Taisei Matsubara	TBC
			Subaru Kumeta
			Tatsuhiko Katoh
			Yasumasa Yoshida
			Takumi Minamisawa

Championship standings

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.

Points systems^[9]
Duration	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	≤11th	Pole
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

If the final round of the championship is less than five hours or 700 kilometres, 1.5 times the regular amount of points will be awarded.

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References

↑ "2025 Super Taikyu Series Provisional Calendar Announced". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
1 2 3 4 5 6 O'Connell, RJ (15 January 2025). "Japan Notebook, Tokyo Auto Salon Edition". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "埼玉Green Braveが2025年のチーム体制を発表。スーパーGT、スーパー耐久でタイトルを目指す". as-web.jp. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
1 2 O'Connell, RJ (10 January 2025). "Toyota Gazoo ROOKIE Racing Outlines N24 & Super Taikyu Efforts". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Klein, Jamie (15 January 2025). "Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing Reveals Two-Car N24 Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "Subaru Outlines 2025 Motorsports Activities". dailysportscar.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing、2025年SUPER GT GT300クラス、スーパー耐久シリーズ参戦体制を発表". toyotagazooracing.com. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
↑ "Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
↑ "Super Taikyu 2023 Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Official Eneos Super Taikyu Series powered by Hankook (in Japanese). pp. 37–38. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

External links

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[1] "2025 Super Taikyu Series Provisional Calendar Announced". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 O'Connell, RJ (15 January 2025). "Japan Notebook, Tokyo Auto Salon Edition". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

[GB-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "埼玉Green Braveが2025年のチーム体制を発表。スーパーGT、スーパー耐久でタイトルを目指す". as-web.jp. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

[RookieSTQ25-4] 1 2 O'Connell, RJ (10 January 2025). "Toyota Gazoo ROOKIE Racing Outlines N24 & Super Taikyu Efforts". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[TGRR-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Klein, Jamie (15 January 2025). "Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing Reveals Two-Car N24 Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

[SubaruST-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Subaru Outlines 2025 Motorsports Activities". dailysportscar.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[Spirit25-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing、2025年SUPER GT GT300クラス、スーパー耐久シリーズ参戦体制を発表". toyotagazooracing.com. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

[Honda2025-8] "Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[9] "Super Taikyu 2023 Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Official Eneos Super Taikyu Series powered by Hankook (in Japanese). pp. 37–38. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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