2026 Super Taikyu Series

2026 Super Taikyu Series

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The 2026 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone will be the thirty-sixth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It will mark 35 years since the inaugural season of the championship took place in 1991.

Calendar

The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2025 calendar on 19 November 2025, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits. ^[1]

Round	Event	Race Length	Race Format	Classes	Circuit	Date
1	Motegi Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race	4 hours	2 races	ST-X / Z / Q / USA / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5R	Mobility Resort Motegi	21 March
						22 March
2	SUZUKA 5 Hours Race	5 hours	1 race	ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4	Suzuka Circuit	19 April
3	Fuji 24 Hours Race	24 hours	1 race	All	Fuji Speedway	6–7 June
4	SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race	4 hours	2 races	All	Sportsland SUGO	4 July
						5 July
5	Autopolis	5 hours	1 race	ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 1 / 3 / 5F / 5R	Autopolis	25–26 July
6	Okayama	3 hours	2 races	ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 2 / 4 / 5F / 5R	Okayama International Circuit	24–25 October
7	Fuji	4 hours	1 race	All	Fuji Speedway	14–15 November

Teams and drivers

ST-X (FIA GT3)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
apr	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8	31	Hiroaki Nagai [2]	TBC
				Naoya Gamou [2]
				Ryo Ogawa [2]
				Koki Saga [2]
D'station Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	777	Satoshi Hoshino [3]	TBC
				Tomonobu Fujii [3]
				Yuta Kamimura [3]

ST-Z (SRO GT4)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Team Impul	Nissan Z Nismo GT4	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6	20	Takashi Matsumoto [4]	TBC
				Kazuki Oki [4]
				Kazuki Hiramine [4]
				Jules Kazuki Tréluyer [4]
Team ZeroOne [4]	Nissan Z Nismo GT4	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6	25	Ryuichiro Otsuka [4]	TBC
				Ryuichiro Tomita [4]
				Takuro Shinohara [4]
				Tsugio Matsuda [4]
Saitama Green Brave	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	52	Kouta Matsui [5]	TBC
				Hiroki Yoshida [5]
				Seita Nonaka [5]
				Naoki Hattori [5]
Aoyama Gakuin Automobile Club [6]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	150	TBA	TBC
				TBA
				TBA
				TBA
SHADE Racing	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	885	Dai Mizuno [7]	TBC
				Katsuyuki Hiranaka [7]
				Yuji Kunimoto [7]
				Tsubasa Mekaru [7]

ST-Q

The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STMO, similar to the ADAC NLS in Germany.

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Mazda Spirit Racing	Mazda Roadster (NDERC) CNF Concept	Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4	12	Hiroshi Kawata [8]	TBC
				Yuui Tsutsumi [8]
	Mazda3 Bio Concept	Mazda Skyactiv-D S8-DPTS 1.8 L I4	55	Ikuo Maeda [8]	TBC
				Kazuhiro Terakawa [8]
				Ryohei Sakaguchi [8]
GR Team ORC Field	Toyota GR Yaris M Concept	Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4	28	Yasuhiro Ogura [9]	TBC
				Masahiro Sasaki [9]
				Takamitsu Matsui [9]
				Keizo Kato
Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing	Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept	Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3	32	"Morizo" [9]	TBC
				Daisuke Toyoda [9]
				Hiroaki Ishiura [9]
				Kazuya Oshima [9]
Team SDA Engineering	Subaru High Performance X Future Concept	Subaru FA24 2.4 L Turbo F4	61	Takuto Iguchi [10]	TBC
				Hideki Yamauchi [10]
				TBA
				TBA
GR Team Spirit	Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept	Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4	104	Shunsuke Kohno [9]	TBC
				Kenta Yamashita [9]
				Tokiya Suzuki [9]
Team HRC [11]	Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept	Honda HRC-K20C 2.0 L Turbo I4	271	TBA	TBC
				TBA
				TBA

ST-1 (GTC cars)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
D'station Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6	47	Tatsuya Hoshino [3]	TBC
				Tetsuya Tanaka [3]
				Kenji Hama [3]
				Taiga Kabaki [3]

ST-2

2,400–3,500cc displacement - front-wheel (FWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles.

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Nihon Automobile College	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4	72	Tetsuya Yamano [12]	TBC
				Makoto Kanai [12]
				Toshiya Nojima [12]
Team Spoon	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4	95	Kazuomi Komatsu [13]	TBC
				Syun Koide [13]
				Yusuke Mitsui [13]
KTMS	Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16)	Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3	225	Riona Tomishita [14]	TBC
				Kiyoshi Umegaki [14]
				Rin Arakawa [14]

ST-3

2,400–3,500cc displacement - rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicles.

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Tracy Sports with RCIT	Lexus RC 350 (GSC10)	Lexus 2GR-FKS 3.5 L V6	38	Yuji Takahashi	TBC
				Takashi Ito
				Hitoshi Sakai
				Shinya Fujita

ST-4

1,500–2,500cc displacement.

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Asano Racing Service	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4	18	Kazumi Mikami [15]	TBC
				Takeo Asano [15]
				Takuya Minowa [15]
				Daiki Fujiwara [15]
SHADE Racing	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4	884	Tatsuya Osaki [7]	TBC
				Eijiro Shimizu [7]
				Shinnosuke Yamada [7]

ST-5

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
5R (1,500cc and below with rear wheel drive)
Maple Hiroshima Racing Team	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4	27	Toshiyuki Matsuda	TBC
				Yuga Furutani
				Sota Muto
Club Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4	120	Tsuyoshi Ishitani [8]	TBC
				Tatsuhiko Kato [8]
				Hana Burton [8]
				Haruto Miyake [8]
				Ryo Yamada [8]
				Yasumasa Yoshida [8]
Koshido Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4	610	Motoharu Sato	TBC
				Yusaku Shibata
				Yasuji Asai
				Kengo Yamamoto
				Kento Omiya
Niwa Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4	888	Eiji Niwa	TBC
				Kentaro Kato
				Kan Nakamura
				Taisei Matsubara

References

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External links

• Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese)