2026 D1 Grand Prix series

2026 D1 Grand Prix series

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D1 Lights
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The 2026 D1 Grand Prix series is a planned professional drifting competition. 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.

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 calender will be held at same weekend as previous year.

Round	Venue	Date
1	Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi Prefecture	9 May
2		10 May
3	Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture	27 June
4		28 June
5	Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture	26 September
6		27 September
7	Autopolis, Oita Prefecture	24 October
8		25 October
9	TBA	TBA
10		TBA

Teams and drivers

Teams	No	Drivers	Machine	Tires	Round
TBA	TBA	Kazutaka Yanagi	TBA	TBA	TBC
Shibata Racing Team	31	Koudai Sobagiri	TBA	Shibatire	TBC
MCR Factory	70	Masashi Yokoi	TBA	TBA	TBC
Team Valino Works	TBA	Sayaka Shimoda	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Valino	TBC

Changes

• At 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon, Masashi Yokoi announced he is leaving D-Max Racing Team at the end of the 2025 season. Yokoi planned to compete with his own team. ^{[2] [3]}
• On 25th November 2025, Shibata Racing Team announced they parted with Tetsuya Hibino. Hibino's contract which ended on 31st December of that year was not renewed. ^[4]
• D1 Lights runner-up, Kazutaka Yanagi announced he will stepping up to D1GP. ^[5]
• Sayaka Shimoda returns to the series after 2 year away. She will drive a Toyota GR86. ^[6]

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. "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.
3. Yokoi, Masashi (2025-11-18). "D1GP 2026 plan". X.
4. "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.
5. Yanagi, Kazutaka (2025-11-25). "2026 D1GP Participation announcement". X.
6. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.