2025 Super Taikyu Series

2025 Super Taikyu Series

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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	Round 1 Motegi	4 hours	2 races		Mobility Resort Motegi	22–23 March
2	Round 2 Suzuka	5 hours	1 race		Suzuka Circuit	26–27 April
3	Fuji 24 Hours Race	24 hours	1 race	All	Fuji Speedway	31 May–1 June
4	Round 4 SUGO	4 hours	2 races		Sportsland SUGO	5–6 July
5	Round 5 Autopolis	5 hours	1 race		Autopolis	26–27 July
6	Round 6 Okayama	3 hours	2 races		Okayama International Circuit	25–26 October
7	Round 7 Fuji	4 hours	1 race		Fuji Speedway	15–16 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]
Team HandWork Challenge [3]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6	30	Iori Kimura [3]	TBC
				Daiki Sasaki [3]
				TBA
apr [4]	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	31	Hiroaki Nagai [4]	TBC
				Naoya Gamou [4]
				Rikuto Kobayashi [5]
				Koki Saga [4]
GTNET MotorSports [3]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6	81	Nobuyuki Oyagi [3]	TBC
				Ryuichiro Oyagi [3]
				Natsu Sakaguchi [3]
				Takayuki Aoki [3]
Hitotsuyama Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi DAR 5.2 L V10	101	TBA	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
				TBA
Seven x Seven Racing [6]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	666	"Bankcy" [6]	TBC
				Kiyoto Fujinami [6]
				Tsubasa Kondo [6]
				Taichi Watarai [6]
D'station Racing [7]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8	777	Satoshi Hoshino [7]	TBC
				Tomonobu Fujii [7]
				Charlie Fagg [7]

ST-Z (SRO GT4)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Naniwa DensoTeam Impul [3]	Nissan Z Nismo GT4	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6	20	Takashi Matsumoto [3]	TBC
				Kazuki Hiramine [3]
				Kazuki Oki [3]
				Jules Kazuki Treluyer [3]
				Bertrand Baguette [3]	TBC
Hitotsuyama Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	21	TBA	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
				TBA
Porsche Team Ebi	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	22	TBA	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
				TBA
Team ZeroOne [3]	Nissan Z Nismo GT4	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6	25	Tadao Uematsu [3]	TBC
				Tsugio Matsuda [3]
				Teppei Natori [3]
				Kimiya Sato [3]
			26	Ryuichiro Otsuka [3]	TBC
				Ryuichiro Tomita [3]
				Takuro Shinohara [3]
				Seiji Ara [3]
Birth Racing Prpject【BRP】 [8]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	51	Toshiyuki Ochiai [8]	TBC
				Noriyuki Higuchi [8]
				Kiyohide Shirakihara [8]
				TBA
Saitama Green Brave [9]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	52	Manabu Yamazaki [9]	TBC
				Hiroki Yoshida [9]
				Naoki Hattori [9]
				Seita Nonaka [9]
Progress Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	111	TBA	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
				TBA
SHADE Racing [10]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	885	Hiro Hayashi [10]	TBC
				Katsuyuki Hiranaka [10]
				Yuji Kunimoto [10]
				Yuki Sano [10]

ST-TCR

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
M&K Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)	96	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Birth Racing Prpject【BRP】 [8]	Cupra León VZ TCR	19	Takashi Kochiya [8]	TBC
			Takeshi Suehiro [8]
			Takahisa Ohno [8]
			Taiga Imoto [8]
			Jiei Okuzumi [8]
			TBA
Audi Team Show Apex [11]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	430	Genki Nishimura [11]	TBC
			Shigetomo Shimono [11]
			Ryosuke Kagami [11]
			Shozo Tagahara [11]
			Takahiro Kimura [11]
			Ryusho Konishi [11]

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 [12]	Toyota GR86 CNF Concept	28	Daisuke Toyoda [13]	TBC
			Sho Tsuboi [13]
			Eisuke Sasaki [13]
			Kazuya Oshima [13]
	Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept (Rd. 3 & 7) Toyota GR Yaris M Concept (Rd. 5 & 6)	32	"Morizo" [12]	TBC
			Yasuhiro Ogura [13]
			Masahiro Sasaki [13]
			Hiroaki Ishiura [13]
Team SDA Engineering [14]	Subaru High Performance X Future Concept	61	Kazuhiro Ito [14]	TBC
			Hideki Yamauchi [14]
			Takuto Iguchi [14]
			Masafumi Hanazawa [14]
GR Team Spirit [15]	Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept	104	Kazuhiko Omasa [15]	TBC
			Yuichi Nakayama [15]
			Kenta Yamashita [15]
			Takamitsu Matsui [15]
Team HRC [16]	Honda Civic Type R CNF Concept	271	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA

ST-1

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
D'station Racing [7]	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	47	Kenji Hama [7]	TBC
			Tatsuya Hoshino [7]
			Tetsuya Tanaka [7]

ST-2

2,400–3,500cc, front-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Shinryo Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A)	6	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
		7	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
HCM Uchino Racing	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	36	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Nihon Automobile College	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	72	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Team Spoon [17]	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	95	Eiji Yamada [17]	TBC
			Syun Koide [17]
			Kazuma Nishimura [17]
			Taketoshi Matsui [17]	TBC
			Yasunori Nakajima [17]
KTMS [18]	Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16)	225	Riona Tomishita [18]	TBC
			Tokiya Suzuki [18]
			Hibiki Taira [18]
Honda R&D Challenge [19]	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	743	Hiroki Ishigaki [19]	TBC
			Junichi Kidachi [19]
			Hideki Kakinuma [19]
			Akira Bitoh [19]

ST-3

2,400–3,500cc, rear-wheel drive vehicles

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Okabe Jidosha Motorsport [3]	Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34)	15	Shuji Maejima [3]	TBC
			Masaaki Nagashima [3]
			Tsubasa Mekaru [3]
			Seiya Motojima [3]
		16	Toru Tanaka [3]	TBC
			Hironobu Shimizu [3]
			Atsushi Miyake [3]
			TBA

ST-4

1,500–2,500cc vehicles

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Asano Racing Service	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	18	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Team NOPRO	TBA	37	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Team G/Motion'	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	60	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
HMR Racing	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	216	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
SHADE Racing [10]	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	884	Masahiko Kageyama [10]	TBC
			Eijiro Shimizu [10]
			Shinosuke Yamada [10]

ST-5F

1,500cc and below with front wheel drive.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Team Bride	Honda Fit4 RS (GS4)	4	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Team Yamato	Honda Fit3 RS (GK5)	67	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
AutoLabo Racing	Toyota Yaris (MXPA10)	290	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Sakae Motor Sports	Honda Fit3 RS (GK5)	11	Hajime Omono	TBC
			Ryohei Oshima
			Hidenori Miwa
			Masaharu Nishioka
			Ryoji Tashiro
			Ryuichi Furuido

ST-5R

1,500cc and below with rear wheel drive.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Murakami Motors	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	88	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
		89	TBA	TBC
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
Mazda Spirit Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	120	Taisei Matsubara	TBC
			Subaru Kumeta
			Tatsuhiko Katoh
			Yasumasa Yoshida
			Takumi Minamisawa
Koshido Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	610	Motoharu Sato	TBC
			Yusaku Shibata
			Yasuji Asai
			Kengo Yamamoto
			TBA
			TBA

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 ^[20]

Duration	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	≤11th	Pole
3–4 Hours / 500 km	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	0	2
5 Hours / 700 km	30	22.5	18	15	12	9	6	4.5	3	1.5	1	2
≥12 Hours / 1400 km	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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External links

• Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese)