2026 D1 Grand Prix series

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The 2026 D1 Grand Prix series is a planned professional drifting competition based in Japan. The competition is organised by Sunpros under Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) Semi national competition format and recognise as Japan Drift Championship. The championship is planned to be contested over 10 rounds starting at Aichi Sky Expo on 24th of March 2026.

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Hideyuki Fujino is the defending champion. [1]

Schedule

Provisional schedule was released following the final round of 2025 season. Aichi Sky Expo in Nagoya will host the opening two rounds of the season. The venue is located near Centrair which have previously held D1GP round back in 2013. In turns, Okuibuki Motorpark will not held any round for the first time since 2019. The rest of the calendar will be held at same weekend as previous year. [2]

RoundVenueDate
1 Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi Prefecture 9 May
210 May
3 Flag of Ibaraki.svg Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture 27 June
428 June
5 Flag of Fukushima.svg Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture 26 September
627 September
7 Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Autopolis, Oita Prefecture 24 October
825 October
9Flag placeholder.svg TBATBA
10TBA

Teams and drivers

TeamsTiresCarEngineNoDriversRound
TBA Shibatire Nissan Silvia (S15) Toyota 2JZ I62 Flag of Japan.svg Seimi TanakaTBC
URAS Racing Dunlop Nissan Skyline (R34) Toyota 2JZ I63 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi NomuraTBC
RE AmemiyaTBA Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Mazda 4-rotor 7 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio MatsuiTBC
VEHIQL RACINGTBA Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Toyota 2JZ I68 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya InaokaTBC
TBA Valino Nissan Silvia (S15) Toyota 2JZ I615 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Fujiwara TBC
Shibata Racing Team Shibatire Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Nissan VR38 V631 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai SobagiriTBC
CUSCO Racing Yokohama Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota 2JZ I632 Flag of Japan.svg Kuoji TadaTBC
Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) TBA Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitatsu KanedaTBC
広島トヨタ team マッハ＆DRoo-P Dunlop Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota 2JZ I633 Flag of Japan.svg Junya IshikawaTBC
Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE85) Toyota 2GR V655 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya MatsukawaTBC
Team miyaseimitsuTBA Nissan Silvia (S15) Mazda 4-rotor 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi SaitoTBC
TBATBA Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Toyota 2JZ I647 Flag of Japan.svg Hisato YonaiTBC
GP Sports Drift Star Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Toyota 2JZ I656 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro MoriTBC
Team Toyo Tires Drift-1 Toyo Tires Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota 2JZ I666 Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Fujino TBC
88 Flag of Japan.svg Masato Kawabata TBC
Team Toyo Tires Drift-2 Toyota GR Corolla (GZEA14) 77 Flag of Japan.svg Hokuto MatsuyamaTBC
Toyota GR86 (ZN8) 80 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki TanoTBC
Team Toyo Tires Drift-3 Toyota GT86 (ZN6) Nissan VR38 V614 Flag of Japan.svg Shiina TamakiTBC
MCR FactoryTBA Nissan Silvia (S14) Toyota 2JZ I670 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Yokoi TBC
Drift Star Racing Drift Star Toyota Chaser (JZX100) Toyota 2JZ I675 Flag of Japan.svg Yumeto HatanakaTBC
Nissan Silvia (S13) 76 Flag of Japan.svg Ryu NakamuraTBC
Team VertexTBA Lexus RC (XC10) Toyota 2JZ I678 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ueno TBC
Team D-Max Racing Valino Nissan Silvia (S15) Toyota 2JZ I679 Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro MekuwaTBC
81 Flag of Japan.svg Kenshiro WadaTBC
WEINS Toyota Kanagawa 俺だっ！Racing Valino Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Toyota 2JZ I690 Flag of Japan.svg Maopo YamanakaTBC
Team Valino Works Valino Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota 2JZ I699 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakamura TBC
TBA Flag of Japan.svg Sayaka ShimodaTBC
TBATBATBATBATBA Flag of Japan.svg Kazutaka YanagiTBC
TBATBATBATBATBA Flag of Japan.svg Daiki NishiyamaTBC

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References

  1. ↑ "Congratulations to Hide Fujino — 2025 D1GP Series Champion!The true potential of the 2JZ has been unleashed. TOMEIUSA/RSE engine components prove their performance with real results. – TOMEI –The Engine Specialist–". www.tomeiusa.com. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  2. ↑ "競技会カレンダー". モータースポーツトップ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  3. ↑ "大盛況に終わった東京オートサロン2025でのD1GPキックオフドリフトでD-MAXが重大発表 | ドリフト". autosport web (in Japanese). 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  5. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  6. ↑ "『【コラム】今年のレーシングチームの体制発表！』". ⚡️しばちゃん⚡ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  7. ↑ "日比野哲也選手とのD1ドライバー契約終了に関するお知らせ | ニュースリリース". SHIBATA 柴田自動車株式会社 (in Japanese). 2025-11-25. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  8. ↑ Yanagi, Kazutaka (2025-11-25). "2026 D1GP Participation announcement". X.
  9. ↑ "女性プロドリフト選手の下田紗弥加がD1GP復帰！ 2026年の愛機"サヤカブルーGR86"もお披露目 | ドリフト". autosport web (in Japanese). 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  10. ↑ Drift Station (2026-01-09). "Ryu Nakamura joined Drift Star".
  11. ↑ Yonai, Hisato (2025-12-25). "2026 Participation announcement".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "CUSCO Racing 2026年モータースポーツ活動計画|CUSCO ウェブサイト". www.cusco.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-12.

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