Saitama Green Brave

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Saitama Green Brave
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Founded2012
Base Saitama Prefecture
Team principal(s)Hiroshi Aoyagi
Founder(s)Saitama Toyopet
Current series Super GT
Super Taikyu
Former series F4 Japanese Championship
Current drivers
Teams'
Championships
Drivers'
Championships		 2023 Super GT (GT300)
Website www.saitama-toyopet.co.jp/greenbrave

Saitama Green Brave (formerly known as Saitama Toyopet Green Brave) is a Japanese racing team who competes in Super GT and Super Taikyu championship. Green Brave recently is best known for winning the 2023 Super GT title in the GT300 class with Hiroki Yoshida and Kohta Kawaai.

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History

After searching for ways to enjoy the Toyota 86, which was released in 2012, Saitama Toyopet a car dealer company based in Saitama Prefecture came up with the idea that "If car sellers don't know how to enjoy cars, they won't be able to tell customers how to enjoy cars." then established their Motor Sports Department. The company decided to participate in a race competition. For this reason, the roles of team representative, chief engineer, and mechanic are all Saitama Toyopet employees. The drivers are not only professionals, but also the managing director, Takayuki Hiranuma, who has experience in racing karts, will be at the wheel himself. The company named it Green Brave after the company's main color green.[ citation needed ]

In addition to Super Taikyu, and Super GT, the team actively participates in many large and small races such as the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race and OKAYAMA Challenge Cup.[ citation needed ]

Super Taikyu

In 2013, they began participating in the Super Taikyu ST-4 class, with a Toyota 86, and achieved their first victory in 2015, their third year. They won the championship that same year. They debuted in the ST-3 class in 2017, racing with the Toyota Mark X.[ citation needed ]

Super GT – GT300

Toyota Mark X MC made its debut in the GT300 class in 2017. No.52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave MARK X MC afetr SUZUKA 1000km THE FINAL (1).jpg
Toyota Mark X MC made its debut in the GT300 class in 2017.

In 2017, the team stepped up to the Super GT's GT300 class, and became the 6th team in the series with a mother chassis which they used to develop the Toyota Mark X with a GTA V8 4.5 L V8. [1] Taku Bamba & Shigekazu Wakisaka were the drivers for that season. For 2019, Hiroki Yoshida joined the team replacing Bamba. [2] The team achieved their first podiums in 2019, at Okayama and the second race at Fuji. From 2020 GreenBrave have been fielding the fifth-generation Toyota GR Supra in the GT300 Class. Built to JAF-GT GT300 regulations, the GT300 GR Supra is powered by Toyota's 5.4 litre 2UR-GSE V8 engine. [3] FIA F4 Japanese graduate Kohta Kawaai signed with the team for the 2020 Season, replacing Wakisaka. For 2021, the team retained the same line up, with Kawaai skipping the second round due to COVID, and Taku Bamba filled the seat. [4] [5] In 2023, The team achieved their first championship along with Yoshida, and Kawaai with two wins and four podiums.[ citation needed ]

For 2024, Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave changed its official name to Saitama Green Brave. Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge (TGR-DC) member Seita Nonaka, is set to replace reigning GT300 champion Kohta Kawaai, after spending the last two seasons at Hoppy Team Tsuchiya and entering as the team's third driver last year in Autopolis. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ディーラーチームの挑戦。埼玉トヨペットがスーパーGT300クラスに『トヨタ マークX』を投入し参戦". AUTO SPORT web. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ↑ "12-Car Field For Sprint Cup GT Races At Fuji". dailysportscar.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Toyota GR Supra GT300 In Development – Set For 2020 Launch". dailysportscar.com. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave Announces 2021 Racing Activities". dailysportscar.com. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "SUPER GT: Saitama Toyopet's Kohta Kawaai to miss Suzuka race". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Saitama Toyopet Gets New Lineup Amid Toyota Reshuffle". sportscar365.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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