2026 Super GT Series

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The 2026 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-fourth season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, the twenty-second season under the Super GT name, and the forty-fourth overall season of a JAF national sportscar championship, dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

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Calendar

The provisional calendar for 2026 was confirmed on 5 August 2025, which consists of eight races. [1]

RoundCircuitLocationDates
1 Flag of Okayama Prefecture.svg Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture 11–12 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 19–20 June
4 Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 1–2 August
5 Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie Prefecture 22–23 August
6 Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sportsland Sugo Murata, Miyagi Prefecture 19–20 September
7 Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Autopolis Hita, Oita Prefecture 17–18 October
8 Flag of Tochigi.svg Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture 7–8 November

Regulation changes

On 19 October 2025, it was announced that the 2026 season would be the last with different tire manufacturers competing against one another. The series will switch to a single tire manufacturer in each class in 2027. [2]

Teams and drivers

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTireRoundsRef.
Flag of none.svg TBA Honda Honda Prelude GT GT500 Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBATBC
Flag of none.svg TBA

GT500 vehicle changes

GT500 entrant changes

Toyota

Honda

Nissan

  • Two-time GT500 Champion Tsugio Matsuda retired from Super GT after 20 seasons as a Nissan GT500 driver, and 26 seasons in GT500 in total. [7]

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTireRoundsRef.
Flag of Japan.svg Pacific Racing TeamTBATBATBA9Flag of none.svg TBATBATBC [8]
Flag of none.svg TBA

Entrant changes

References

  1. ↑ Klein, Jamie (5 August 2025). "Largely Unchanged 2026 Calendar Revealed". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Thukral, Rachit (19 October 2025). "Super GT's long-running tyre war to end after 2026". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Klein, Jamie (30 September 2025). "Honda Reveals Prelude GT500 Car for 2026". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Thukral, Rachit (30 September 2025). "Honda reveals new Prelude GT500 challenger for 2026 Super GT season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Connell, RJ (25 July 2025). "Hiroaki Ishiura Announces SUPER GT GT500 Retirement". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Klein, Jamie (21 August 2025). "Honda Veteran Izawa Calls Time on GT500 Career". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tsugio Matsuda to retire from SUPER GT after 2025 season". NISMO . Nissan. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "スーパーGTに参戦中のPACIFIC RACING TEAMが、チームスタッフ＆2026レースアンバサダーを募集". Auto Sport Web. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Klein, Jamie (3 November 2025). "Hirate Parts Ways With Nissan After Title Near-Miss". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
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