2024 Super GT Series

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The 2024 Super GT Series is a 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 is the thirty-first season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the nineteenth season under the Super GT name. It is also the forty-first overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

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TGR Team au TOM'S and driver Sho Tsuboi entered the season as the defending champions of the GT500 class. Saitama Green Brave, formerly known as Saitama Toyopet Green Brave, and driver Hiroki Yoshida entered as the defending GT300 class champions. [1]

Regulation changes

The GTA confirmed several changes for the 2024 Super GT season. [2]

Aggregate qualifying format

Super GT introduced a new aggregate qualifying system on 9 February, replacing the knockout format which had been used since 2013.

On 12 March, a follow-up bulletin would detail the changes made to GT300 qualifying:

Other changes

Beginning in 2024, GT300 teams will use 50 percent renewable carbon-neutral synthetic fuel supplied by ETS Racing Fuels. [4] [5]

Teams will only be allocated four sets of dry tyres for 300 kilometre races, down from five sets in 2023. Five sets of dry tyres will be available for 350 km events, and six sets of tyres will be available in three-hour timed events. [2] [6]

Success Weight in GT300 has been reduced to a maximum of 100 kilogrammes to just 80 kg. GT300 teams will now receive two kilogrammes of Success Weight per drivers' championship point scored from rounds one through six. [2]

To reduce cornering speeds, the GTA implemented new technical directives in both class. In GT500, the minimum ride height has been raised by 5 millimetres by increasing the thickness of the skid block. In GT300, all cars will carry a predetermined amount of additional ballast weight, between 33 and 52 kg. This additional weight is distinct from the weight assigned to each car as part of the balance of performance. [7]

Teams and drivers

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
NISMO NDDP [8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi [8] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake [8]
NISMO [8] 23 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo [8] B 1–2
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli [8]
ARTA [9] [lower-alpha 1] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri [9] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita [9]
16 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu [9] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato [9]
Team Impul [8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine [8] B 1–2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette [8]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE [11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [11] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi [11]
Astemo REAL Racing [9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [9] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Kakunoshin Ohta [9]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh [11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [11] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi [11]
Kondo Racing [8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda [8] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori [8]
TGR Team au TOM'S [11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi [11] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita [11]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S [11] 37 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Sasahara [11] B 1–2
Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi [11]
TGR Team KeePer Cerumo [11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [11] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Oyu [11]
TGR Team SARD [11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi [11] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama [11]
Modulo Nakajima Racing [9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa [9] D 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Riki Okusa [9]
Stanley Team Kunimitsu [9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [9] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino [9]

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRounds
muta Racing INGING [12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuui Tsutsumi [12] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira [12]
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh [12] TBC
Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO [13] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi [13] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka [13]
Team Mach [4] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Fujinami [14] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Shiotsu [14]
Team LeMans [15] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V66 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama [4] Y 1–2
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Muntan [4]
BMW M Team Studie × CRS [16] BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 7 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara [16] M 1–2
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Krütten [16]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler [16] 2
Pacific Racing Team [4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryohei Sakaguchi [4] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Tomibayashi [4]
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Fujiwara [17] 2
GAINER [8] [lower-alpha 2]

PONOS Racing [18] [lower-alpha 2]
Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 11 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita [8] D 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Keishi Ishikawa [8]
Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 45 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino [18] M 1–2
Flag of France.svg Lilou Wadoux [18]
Team UpGarage [9] Honda Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 18 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi [9] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Syun Koide [9]
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Mitsui [19] 2
SHADE Racing [12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 20 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka [12] M 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Eijiro Shimizu [12]
R'Qs Motor Sports [4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 22 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada [4] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano [4]
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai [4] 2
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Koyama [4] TBC
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya [12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 Flag of Japan.svg Togo Suganami [12] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui [12]
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya Sato [4] 2
apr [12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai [12] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Rikuto Kobayashi [12]
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido [12] 2
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka [12] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Jin Nakamura [12]
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nemoto [12] 2
NILZZ Racing [8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 48 Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Ida [8] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata [19]
Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Sanada [19] 2
Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage [12] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 50 Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Omura Fraga [12] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuga Furutani [12]
Saitama Green Brave [12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida [12] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka [12]
Kondo Racing [8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 56 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki [8] Y 1–2
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira [8]
LM Corsa [12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 60 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto [12] D 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno [12]
R&D Sport [20] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi [20] D 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi [20]
HELM Motorsports [8] [21] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 62 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate [8] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki [8]
Flag of Japan.svg Reiji Hiraki [8] 2
K2 R&D LEON Racing [4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou [4] B 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara [4]
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa [17] 2
JLOC [4] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 87 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura [4] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Natsu Sakaguchi [4]
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 88 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure [4] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Motojima [4]
K-tunes Racing [12] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta [12] D 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi [12]
Tomei Sports [8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Otaki [4] Y 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki [4]
Flag of Japan.svg Rin Arakawa [19] 2
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Tanaka [19] TBC
D'station Racing [22] [23] Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 777 Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii [24] D 1–2
Flag of Denmark.svg Marco Sørensen [23] 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Fagg [25] 2

Vehicle changes

GT500

GT300

  • Team LeMans entered a new Ferrari 296 GT3, replacing its previous Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II which had raced for three seasons. [15]
  • GAINER developed a new version of the Nissan Fairlady Z built to the GTA-GT300 vehicle regulations, replacing the number 11 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 that had raced since 2018. [8] The car was revealed ahead of the opening round at Okayama and made its race debut at the Fuji 3 Hours. [29] [30]
  • The former number 10 GAINER Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 was replaced by the number 45 Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by PONOS Racing. (see Entrant changes below). [18]

Entrant changes

GT500

GT300

  • D'station Racing returned to Super GT for the first time since 2020, fielding the 2024 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 with Dunlop tyres. [22] 2012 GT300 championship runner-up Tomonobu Fujii returned to Super GT for the first time since 2020, [24] and Aston Martin factory driver Marco Sørensen made his series debut. [23]
  • PONOS Racing make its Super GT debut in 2024, entering the new Ferrari 296 GT3 with Michelin tyres. The first-year team will be run by championship-winning GT300 organisation GAINER. Kei Cozzolino returned to the series for the first time since 2022, while Ferrari GT factory driver Lilou Wadoux made her series debut. [18]
  • Super Taikyu championship-winning team HELM Motorsports made its Super GT debut in 2024, entering a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Yokohama tyres. [21] Two-time GT500 champion Kohei Hirate joined the team alongside HELM co-founders Yuya and Reiji Hiraki, the latter of whom serves as the team's third driver. Two-time GT300 champion Hideo Fukuyama was appointed as the team director. [8]
  • Saitama Toyopet Green Brave changed its official name to Saitama Green Brave. Reigning GT300 champion Kohta Kawaai was replaced by Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge (TGR-DC) driver Seita Nonaka, who spent the last two seasons with Hoppy Team Tsuchiya and was Green Brave's third driver last year at Autopolis. [12] Saitama Green Brave elected not to use the GT300 champion's number "0" in 2024.
  • SHADE Racing changed tyre suppliers from Dunlop to Michelin. [12]
  • Tsuchiya Engineering, entering as Hoppy Team Tsuchiya, and its Toyota GR Supra GT300 returned to the series after missing the last four rounds of the 2023 season following a fire in the fourth round at Fuji Speedway. 2016 GT300 champion Takamitsu Matsui returned to the team after racing for Team Mach in 2023. [12] Kimiya Sato, who spent the last three years with Max Racing, returned to the team as its third driver. [4]
  • Max Racing ceased operations following a vehicle fire in the fourth round of the 2023 season at Fuji Speedway. [35]
  • 2023 FIA F4 Japanese Champion Rikuto Kobayashi and runner-up Jin Nakamura made their full-time series debuts with apr. Kobayashi drives the number 30 Toyota GR86 alongside Hiroaki Nagai, while two-time GT300 champion Manabu Orido remained with the team as its third driver. Nakamura drives the number 31 Lexus LC 500h alongside Kazuto Kotaka, replacing veteran driver Koki Saga. Yuki Nemoto continues as the third driver of the number 31 team. [12]
  • Kondo Racing replaced Teppei Natori with its former GT500 driver, Daiki Sasaki. Sasaki reunited with two-time GT300 champion João Paulo de Oliveira for the first time since 2017. [8]
  • Ryuichiro Tomita and Keishi Ishikawa drove the new number 11 GAINER Nissan Fairlady Z. [8] 2008 GT300 champion Hironobu Yasuda left the team in the off-season after six years, and also left Nissan after 17 years as a factory driver. [36]
  • Tomei Sports promoted Takuya Otaki, who had been a spot starter since 2020, to a full-time seat in 2024. Atsushi Tanaka has the role of third driver with rookie Rin Arakawa, the 2021 FIA F4 Japanese Championship runner-up. [4] [19]
  • Gymkhana and time attack specialist Yusaku Shibata transferred to NILZZ Racing as a full-time driver, replacing Yuki Tanaka. [19]
  • Yogibo Racing withdrew its entry for the 2024 season, citing a change in corporate strategy from the Yogibo brand. [37]
  • Yusuke Tomibayashi transferred from Team Mach to Pacific Racing Team, to replace Liang Jiatong, who moved to GT World Challenge Asia with Harmony Racing. [4] [19] F4 graduate Yuta Fujiwara made his series debut as Pacific Racing Team's third driver. [17]
  • Miki Koyama transferred from Arnage Racing to R'Qs Motor Sports as the fourth driver for the team, joining Hisashi Wada, Masaki Jyonai, and Masaki Kano. [4]
  • 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Gold champion Niklas Krütten made his Super GT debut at BMW M Team Studie x CRS as Seiji Ara's new full-season teammate. BMW M works driver Bruno Spengler stays with the team as the third driver for select rounds. [16]
  • 2022 FIA F4 Japanese Championship runner-up Yusuke Mitsui made his series debut as the third driver at Team UpGarage. [19]
  • Two-time GT300 champion Kiyoto Fujinami and former GAINER third driver Yusuke Shiotsu joined Team Mach. [14] Fujinami, who previously drove for Team Mach from 2017 to 2018, will return to the series after missing the 2023 season.

Mid-season changes

  • 2023 International GT Open champion Charlie Fagg, who drove for D'station Racing in WEC and the Asian Le Mans Series, rejoined D'station as the team's third driver. He replaced Marco Sørensen at the Fuji 3 Hours, and is scheduled to replace him again at the Suzuka 350km and the season finale at Motegi. [38]

Calendar

A confirmed eight round provisional 2024 calendar was announced on 3 August 2023. [39] On 3 October 2023, it was announced that the seventh round at Autopolis would be moved back two weeks to 19–20 October, in order to eliminate a clash of dates with the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. [40]

On 29 February 2024, distances for all rounds were confirmed. The Golden Week race at Fuji Speedway, the Spring race at Suzuka Circuit, and the penultimate race at Autopolis will be three-hour timed races, the first championship races to be run to a timed format. The Summer races at Fuji and Suzuka will be 350 kilometres long. [41]

RoundRaceCircuitLocationDatesMap
1Okayama GT 300 km Race Flag of Okayama Prefecture.svg Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken 13–14 April
2Fuji GT 3 Hours Race Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 May
3Suzuka GT 3 Hours Race Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 1–2 June
4Fuji GT 350 km Race Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 August
5Suzuka GT 350 km Race Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 31 August—1 September
6Sugo GT 300 km Race Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sportsland Sugo Murata-machi, Miyagi-ken 21–22 September
7Autopolis GT 3 Hours Race Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Autopolis Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 19–20 October
8Motegi GT 300 km Race Flag of Tochigi.svg Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi-machi, Tochigi-ken 2–3 November

Results

RoundCircuitClassPole PositionFastest LapRace Winner
1 Okayama International Circuit GT500No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita
Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita
Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita
GT300No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 61 R&D Sport No. 2 muta Racing INGING
Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou
Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara
Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuui Tsutsumi
Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira
2 Fuji Speedway GT500No. 17 Astemo Real Racing No. 3 NISMO NDDP No. 3 NISMO NDDP
Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi
Flag of Japan.svg Kakunoshin Ohta
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake
GT300No. 88 JLOC No. 777 D'station Racing No. 88 JLOC
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Motojima
Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Fagg
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Motojima
3 Suzuka Circuit GT500
GT300
4 Fuji Speedway GT500
GT300
5 Suzuka Circuit GT500
GT300
6 Sportsland Sugo GT500
GT300
7 Autopolis GT500
GT300
8 Mobility Resort Motegi GT500
GT300

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

Race points
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points2015118654321
Qualifying points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd 
Points321

GT500

RankDriverTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita
No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 11431
2 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake
No. 3 NISMO NDDP 61227
3 Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Chiyo
Flag of Italy.svg Ronnie Quintarelli
No. 23 NISMO 52322
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama
No. 39 TGR Team SARD 22919
5 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino
No. 100 Stanley Team Kunimitsu 33716
6 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi
Flag of Japan.svg Kakunoshin Ohta
No. 17 Astemo REAL Racing Ret3114
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Oyu
No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO 4514
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hiramine
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette
No. 12 Team Impul 1165
9 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Sasahara
Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi
No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 7114
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita
No. 8 ARTA 8143
11 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima
Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi
No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE NC83
12 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu
Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato
No. 16 ARTA 9152
13 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa
Flag of Japan.svg Riki Okusa
No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 10121
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi
No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 13101
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori
No. 24 Kondo Racing 12130
RankDriverTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 — Did not finish but classified

GT300

RankDriverTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuui Tsutsumi
Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira
No. 2 muta Racing INGING 12627
2 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Motojima
No. 88 JLOC 81126
3 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshida
Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka
No. 52 Saitama Green Brave 4319
4 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Gamou
Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara
No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 212618
5 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Sasaki
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira
No. 56 Kondo Racing 152316
6 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka
No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO 94212
7 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka
Flag of Japan.svg Jin Nakamura
No. 31 apr5512
8 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Krütten
No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 31111
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura
Flag of Japan.svg Natsu Sakaguchi
No. 87 JLOC 787
10 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Takagi
No. 96 K-tunes Racing6175
11 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Syun Koide
No. 18 Team UpGarage1674
12 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of France.svg Lilou Wadoux
No. 45 PONOS Racing 1192
13 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Muntan
No. 6 Team LeMans 10131
14 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki
No. 62 HELM Motorsports 18101
14 Flag of Japan.svg Reiji HirakiNo. 62 HELM Motorsports 101
15 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Yamauchi
No. 61 R&D Sport 263151
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nemoto No. 31 apr5 [lower-alpha 4] 0
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Mitsui No. 18 Team UpGarage7 [lower-alpha 4] 0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 110
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno
No. 60 LM Corsa12200
Flag of Japan.svg Ryohei Sakaguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Tomibayashi
No. 9 Pacific Racing Team21120
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta FujiwaraNo. 9 Pacific Racing Team120
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Flag of Japan.svg Eijiro Shimizu
No. 20 SHADE Racing 13190
Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Omura Fraga
Flag of Japan.svg Yuga Furutani
No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage17140
Flag of Japan.svg Togo Suganami
Flag of Japan.svg Takamitsu Matsui
No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 14230
Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii No. 777 D'station Racing 19160
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie FaggNo. 777 D'station Racing 160
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Fujinami
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Shiotsu
No. 5 Team Mach22180
Flag of Denmark.svg Marco Sørensen No. 777 D'station Racing 190
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Otaki
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki
No. 360 Tomei Sports20210
Flag of Japan.svg Rin ArakawaNo. 360 Tomei Sports210
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai
Flag of Japan.svg Rikuto Kobayashi
No. 30 apr23220
Flag of Japan.svg Manabu Orido No. 30 apr220
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiya SatoNo. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 230
Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Ida
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Shibata
No. 48 NILZZ Racing24240
Flag of Japan.svg Takumi SanadaNo. 48 NILZZ Racing240
Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano
No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports25250
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Jyonai No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports250
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki KurosawaNo. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 260
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichiro Tomita
Flag of Japan.svg Keishi Ishikawa
No. 11 GAINER WDRet
RankDriverTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points

Teams' championships

Race points
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points2015118654321
ClassLead Lap-1 Lap-2 Laps or more
GT500321
Lead Lap-1 Lap-2 Laps-3 Laps or more
GT300321

GT500

RankTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 114134
2No. 3 NISMO NDDP 611131
3No. 23 NISMO 512127
4No. 39 TGR Team SARD 214123
5No. 100 Stanley Team Kunimitsu 317121
6No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO 415120
7No. 17 Astemo REAL Racing Ret3114
8No. 12 Team Impul 1126110
9No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 711129
10No. 8 ARTA 811437
11No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE NC816
12No. 16 ARTA 911536
13No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 1021225
14No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 1331015
15No. 24 Kondo Racing 1221324
RankTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points

GT300

RankTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points
1No. 2 muta Racing INGING 116131
2No. 88 JLOC 811129
3No. 52 Saitama Green Brave 413125
4No. 56 Kondo Racing 1512121
5No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 2126319
6No. 31 apr515118
7No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 3111117
8No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO 914116
9No. 87 JLOC 718113
10No. 96 K-tunes Racing611739
11No. 18 Team UpGarage162719
12No. 45 PONOS Racing 111918
13No. 6 Team LeMans 1011326
14No. 62 HELM Motorsports 1821016
15No. 60 LM Corsa1212034
16No. 9 Pacific Racing Team2121224
17No. 20 SHADE Racing 1311914
18No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage1721424
19No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 1412334
20No. 777 D'station Racing 1921633
21No. 360 Tomei Sports2022133
22No. 61 R&D Sport 2631532
23No. 5 Team Mach2231832
24No. 30 apr2332232
25No. 48 NILZZ Racing2432432
26No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports2532532
No. 11 GAINER WDRet
RankTeamOKA
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUZ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
Points

Notes

  1. The team is operated by Mugen, and their cars are entered as ARTA Mugen Civic Type R-GTs. [10]
  2. 1 2 Car No. 11 entered as GAINER, and car No. 45 entered as PONOS Racing
  3. Matsuda and Quintarelli drove for Impul in 2010 and NISMO from 2014-2023.
  4. 1 2 Yuki Nemoto, Yusuke Mitsui did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.

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