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2024 Super GT Series

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

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

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

Aggregate qualifying format

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

  • Under the new format, the grids in GT500 and GT300 will be determined by the combined Q1 and Q2 times of each team's two nominated drivers.
  • Each team is only allowed to use one set of tyres throughout Q1 and Q2, and must start the race on the same set of tyres.
  • Teams that don't participate in qualifying, fail to set a time in both qualifying sessions, or fail to meet the 107% minimum time after Q2 will have to start the race from the pits.
  • Points will now be awarded to the top three qualifiers in each class. The pole-winning team and drivers now earn three points, while second place earns two points and third place earns one point.
  • Pole position will be credited to both drivers on the pole-winning team that run in qualifying.[3]

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

  • Similar to recent years, the GT300 field would be split into two groups for Q1 based on the most recent Teams' Championship standings, with odd number-ranked teams in Group A and even number-ranked teams in Group B. A pre-event lottery would determine which group goes first in Q1.
  • After both Q1 groups have run, the cars would be regrouped for Q2. The top eight cars in each Q1 group will go into Q2 Group 1, and the cars that finished outside the top eight in each group would go into Q2 Group 2.
  • Once Group 2 and Group 1 have run, the final grid order will be determined based on these final groupings:
    • Positions 1-12: Top 12 combined times in Q2 Group 1.
    • Positions 13-20: Combined times of the top four in Q2 Group 2 and bottom four in Q2 Group 1.
    • Positions 21-27: Combined times of the remaining cars that finished fifth or lower in Q2 Group 2.
  • In the event of rain, the GT300 grid will be determined from Q2 times only.

Other changes

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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]

GT300 success ballast 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. There is a limit of 50 points (100 kg).[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

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GT500

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
NISMO NDDP[8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi[8] B 1–7
Japan Atsushi Miyake[8]
NISMO[8] 23 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo[8] B 1–7
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli[8]
ARTA[9][a] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[9] B 1–7
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[9]
16 Japan Hiroki Otsu[9] B 1–7
Japan Ren Sato[9]
Team Impul[8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 Japan Kazuki Hiramine[8] B 1–7
Belgium Bertrand Baguette[8]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima[11] B 1–7
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[11]
Astemo Real Racing[9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[9] B 1–7
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta[9]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[11] Y 1–7
Japan Sena Sakaguchi[11]
Kondo Racing[8] Nissan Nissan Z NISMO GT500 Nissan NR4S24 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Japan Tsugio Matsuda[8] Y 1–7
Japan Teppei Natori[8]
TGR Team au TOM'S[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Japan Sho Tsuboi[11] B 1–7
Japan Kenta Yamashita[11]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S[11] 37 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[11] B 1–7
France Giuliano Alesi[11]
TGR Team KeePer Cerumo[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[11] B 1–7
Japan Toshiki Oyu[11]
TGR Team SARD[11] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[11] B 1–7
Japan Yuichi Nakayama[11]
Modulo Nakajima Racing[9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Japan Takuya Izawa[9] D 1–7
Japan Riki Okusa[9]
Stanley Team Kunimitsu[9] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[9] B 1–7
Japan Tadasuke Makino[9]

GT300

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
muta Racing INGING[12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi[12] B 1–7
Japan Hibiki Taira[12]
Japan Hiroki Katoh[12] TBC
Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO[13] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi[13] Y 1–7
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka[13]
Team Mach[4] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Japan Kiyoto Fujinami[14] Y 1–7
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu[14]
Team LeMans[15] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 6 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama[4] Y 1–7
Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan[4]
BMW M Team Studie × CRS[16][b]

Team UpGarage[9][b]
BMW BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 7 Japan Seiji Ara[16] M 1–7
Germany Niklas Krütten[16]
Canada Bruno Spengler[16] 2–4, 6
Honda Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 18 Japan Takashi Kobayashi[9] Y 1–7
Japan Syun Koide[9]
Japan Yusuke Mitsui[17] 2–4, 6
Pacific Racing Team[4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi[4] Y 1–7
Japan Yusuke Tomibayashi[4]
Japan Yuta Fujiwara[18] 2–4, 6
GAINER[8][c]

PONOS Racing[19][c]
Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 (RZ34) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 11 Japan Ryuichiro Tomita[8] D 1–7
Japan Keishi Ishikawa[8]
Japan Kazuki Oki[20] TBA
Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 45 Japan Kei Cozzolino[19] M 1–7
France Lilou Wadoux[19]
SHADE Racing[12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 20 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka[12] M 1–7
Japan Eijiro Shimizu[12]
R'Qs Motor Sports[4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 22 Japan Hisashi Wada[4] Y 1–7
Japan Masaki Kano[4] 1–2, 6
Japan Masaki Jyonai[4] 2–3, 5, 7
Japan Miki Koyama[4] 3–4, 6
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya[12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 Japan Takamitsu Matsui[12] Y 1–7
Japan Togo Suganami[12] 1–4, 6–7
Japan Kimiya Sato[4] 2–6
apr[12] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Japan Rikuto Kobayashi[12] Y 1–7
Japan Hiroaki Nagai[12] 1–6
Japan Manabu Orido[12] 2–4, 6–7
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Japan Kazuto Kotaka[12] B 1–7
Japan Jin Nakamura[12]
Japan Yuki Nemoto[12] 2–4, 6
NILZZ Racing[8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 48 Japan Taiyo Ida[8] Y 1–7
Japan Yusaku Shibata[17] 1–3, 5–7
Japan Takumi Sanada[17] 2–4, 6
Japan Takashi Ito[21] 4
Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage[12] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 50 Brazil Igor Omura Fraga[12] Y 1–7
Japan Yuga Furutani[12]
Saitama Green Brave[12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Japan Hiroki Yoshida[12] B 1–7
Japan Seita Nonaka[12]
Kondo Racing[8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 56 Japan Daiki Sasaki[8] Y 1–7
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[8]
LM corsa[12] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 60 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto[12] D 1–7
Japan Shunsuke Kohno[12]
Japan Reimei Ito[22] TBC
R&D Sport[23] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Japan Takuto Iguchi[23] D 1–7
Japan Hideki Yamauchi[23]
HELM Motorsports[8][24] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 62 Japan Kohei Hirate[8] Y 1–7
Japan Yuya Hiraki[8]
Japan Reiji Hiraki[8] 2–4, 6
K2 R&D LEON Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Japan Naoya Gamou[4] B 1–7
Japan Takuro Shinohara[4]
Japan Haruki Kurosawa[18] 2–4, 6
JLOC[4] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 3
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 4[21]
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 87 Japan Kosuke Matsuura[4] Y 1–7
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi[4]
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 88 Japan Takashi Kogure[4] Y 1–7
Japan Yuya Motojima[4]
K-tunes Racing[12] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Japan Morio Nitta[12] D 1–7
Japan Shinichi Takagi[12]
Tomei Sports[8] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Japan Takayuki Aoki[4] Y 1–7
Japan Takuya Otaki[4] 1–6
Japan Rin Arakawa[17] 2–4, 7
Japan Atsushi Tanaka[17] 6
D'station Racing[25][26] Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 777 Japan Tomonobu Fujii[27] D 1–7
Denmark Marco Sørensen[26] 1
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg[28] 2–7

Vehicle changes

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GT500

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GT300

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  • 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.[32][33]
  • 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).[19]

Entrant changes

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GT500

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GT300

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  • D'station Racing returned to Super GT for the first time since 2020, fielding the 2024 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 with Dunlop tyres.[25] 2012 GT300 championship runner-up Tomonobu Fujii returned to Super GT for the first time since 2020,[27] and Aston Martin factory driver Marco Sørensen made his series debut.[26]
  • 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.[19]
  • Super Taikyu championship-winning team HELM Motorsports made its Super GT debut in 2024, entering a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Yokohama tyres.[24] Two-time GT500 champion Kohei Hirate joined the team alongside HELM co-founders Yuya Hiraki 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.[38]
  • 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.[39]
  • Tomei Sports promoted Takuya Otaki, who had been a spot starter since 2020, to a full-time seat in 2024. As Tomei Sports owner Atsushi Tanaka has the role of third driver with rookie Rin Arakawa, the 2021 FIA F4 Japanese Championship runner-up.[4][17]
  • Gymkhana and time attack specialist Yusaku Shibata transferred to NILZZ Racing as a full-time driver, replacing Yuki Tanaka. Takumi Sanada continue his role as the team's third driver.[17]
  • Yogibo Racing withdrew its entry for the 2024 season, citing a change in corporate strategy from the Yogibo brand.[40]
  • 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][17] F4 graduate Yuta Fujiwara made his series debut as Pacific Racing Team's third driver.[18]
  • 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. The team will have different line up on each race.[4]
  • 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Gold champion Niklas Krütten made his Super GT debut at BMW M Team Studie × CRS as Seiji Ara's new full-season teammate. BMW M works driver Bruno Spengler stays with the team as the third driver for selected rounds.[16]
  • 2022 FIA F4 Japanese Championship runner-up Yusuke Mitsui made his series debut as the third driver at Team UpGarage.[17]
  • 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, returns to the series after missing the 2023 season.

Mid-season changes

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GT300

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Calendar

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A confirmed eight round provisional 2024 calendar was announced on 3 August 2023.[43] 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.[44]

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.[45] On 28 August 2024, it was announced that the 2nd Suzuka round was postponed to 7–8 December due to the threat of Typhoon Shanshan,[46] followed by an 21 October 2024 announcement the race will be reduced from 61 laps (350 km) to 52 laps (300 km)with an earlier (12.40) start featuring a time certain finish of 15.30 if the 52 laps cannot be completed by then.[47]

Round Race Circuit Location Dates Map
1 Okayama GT 300 km Race Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture 13–14 April
2 Fuji GT 3 Hours Race Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 3–4 May
3 Suzuka GT 3 Hours Race Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie Prefecture 1–2 June
4 Fuji GT 350 km Race Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 3–4 August
5 Sugo GT 300 km Race Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland Sugo Murata, Miyagi Prefecture 21–22 September
6 Autopolis GT 3 Hours Race Ōita Prefecture Autopolis Hita, Oita Prefecture 19–20 October
7 Motegi GT 300 km Race Tochigi Prefecture Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture 2–3 November
8 Suzuka GT 300 km Race Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie Prefecture 7–8 December

Results

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Round Circuit Class Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner
1 Okayama International Circuit GT500 No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
GT300 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 61 R&D Sport No. 2 muta Racing INGING
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi
Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira
2 Fuji Speedway GT500 No. 17 Astemo Real Racing No. 3 NISMO NDDP No. 3 NISMO NDDP
Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi
Japan Atsushi Miyake
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi
Japan Atsushi Miyake
GT300 No. 88 JLOC No. 777 D'station Racing No. 88 JLOC
Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg
Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima
3 Suzuka Circuit GT500 No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S No. 12 Team Impul No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S
Japan Ukyo Sasahara
France Giuliano Alesi
Japan Kazuki Hiramine
Belgium Bertrand Baguette
Japan Ukyo Sasahara
France Giuliano Alesi
GT300 No. 777 D'station Racing No. 777 D'station Racing No. 777 D'station Racing
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
United Kingdom Charlie Fagg
4 Fuji Speedway GT500 No. 8 ARTA No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh No. 8 ARTA
Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
Japan Yuji Kunimoto
Japan Sena Sakaguchi
Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
GT300 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
Japan Haruki Kurosawa
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
Japan Haruki Kurosawa
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
Japan Haruki Kurosawa
5 Sportsland Sugo GT500 No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO No. 39 TGR Team SARD No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
Japan Toshiki Oyu
Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi
Japan Yuichi Nakayama
Japan Ukyo Sasahara
France Giuliano Alesi
GT300 No. 20 SHADE Racing No. 31 apr No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing
Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Japan Eijiro Shimizu
Japan Kazuto Kotaka
Japan Jin Nakamura
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
6 Autopolis GT500 No. 24 Kondo Racing No. 23 NISMO No. 39 TGR Team SARD
Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Japan Teppei Natori
Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli
Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi
Japan Yuichi Nakayama
GT300 No. 6 Team LeMans No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 88 JLOC
Japan Yoshiaki Katayama
Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima
7 Mobility Resort Motegi GT500 No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Japan Takuya Izawa
Japan Riki Okusa
Japan Takuya Izawa
Japan Riki Okusa
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
GT300 No. 31 apr No. 87 JLOC No. 88 JLOC
Japan Kazuto Kotaka
Japan Jin Nakamura
Japan Kosuke Matsuura
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi
Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima
8 Suzuka Circuit GT500
GT300

Championship standings

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Drivers' championships

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Race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

GT500

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Rank Driver Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG[e] AUT MOT SUZ2 Points
1 Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Kenta Yamashita
No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 11 4 5 7 4 7 13 74
2 Japan Naoki Yamamoto
Japan Tadasuke Makino
No. 100 Stanley Team Kunimitsu 33 7 7 22 5 4 6 56
3 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
Japan Toshiki Oyu
No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO 4 5 Ret 3 21 10 3 52
4 Japan Ukyo Sasahara
France Giuliano Alesi
No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 7 11 11 10 1 8 Ret 51
5 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi
Japan Atsushi Miyake
No. 3 NISMO NDDP 6 12 8 12 6 3 7 50
6 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi
Japan Yuichi Nakayama
No. 39 TGR Team SARD 22 9 11 15 11 1 5 45
7 Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
No. 8 ARTA 8 14 Ret 11 15 11 22 43
8 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli
No. 23 NISMO 5 23 10 13 12 22 9 42
9 Japan Kazuki Hiramine
Belgium Bertrand Baguette
No. 12 Team Impul 11 6 4 5 3 5 11 36
10 Japan Kazuya Oshima
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE NC 8 23 4 92 93 13† 32
11 Japan Hiroki Otsu
Japan Ren Sato
No. 16 ARTA 9 15 32 11 10 6 4 29
12 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta
No. 17 Astemo Real Racing Ret 31 6 8 7 Ret 14† 26
13 Japan Takuya Izawa
Japan Riki Okusa
No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 10 12 13 63 14 Ret 101 11
14 Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Japan Teppei Natori
No. 24 Kondo Racing 12 13 9 14 13 121 8 8
15 Japan Yuji Kunimoto
Japan Sena Sakaguchi
No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 13 10 12 9 83 Ret 12 6
Rank Driver Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

GT300

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Rank Driver Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG[e] AUT MOT SUZ2 Points
1 Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara
No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 21 26 8 11 1 6 2 84
2 Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima
No. 88 JLOC 8 11 20 5 10 1 1 73
3 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira
No. 2 muta Racing INGING 12 6 23 8 8 2 13 64
4 Japan Tomonobu Fujii No. 777 D'station Racing 19 16 11 4 33 53 6 54
4 United Kingdom Charlie Fagg No. 777 D'station Racing 16 11 4 33 53 6 54
5 Japan Seiji Ara
Germany Niklas Krütten
No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 3 11 7 7 4 4 52 43
6 Japan Daiki Sasaki
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira
No. 56 Kondo Racing 15 23 16 3 11 122 8 32
7 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka
No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO 9 42 12 23 20 16 10 29
8 Japan Hiroki Yoshida
Japan Seita Nonaka
No. 52 Saitama Green Brave 4 3 5 23 DNS 18 7 29
9 Japan Kazuto Kotaka
Japan Jin Nakamura
No. 31 apr 5 5 4 12 6 14 111 28
10 Japan Kosuke Matsuura
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi
No. 87 JLOC 7 8 21 62 7 13 4 26
11 Japan Kei Cozzolino
France Lilou Wadoux
No. 45 PONOS Racing 11 9 6 11 2 24 15 22
12 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama
Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan
No. 6 Team LeMans 10 13 3 9 Ret 81 9 22
13 Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi
No. 96 K-tunes Racing 6 17 9 Ret Ret 3 14 18
14 Japan Takashi Kobayashi
Japan Syun Koide
No. 18 Team UpGarage 16 7 13 16 16 15 33 16
15 Canada Bruno Spengler No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 11 7 7 4 16
16 Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi
No. 61 R&D Sport 263 15 Ret2 24 52 25† Ret 9
17 Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Japan Keishi Ishikawa
No. 11 GAINER WD Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 23† 5
18 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto
Japan Shunsuke Kohno
No. 60 LM corsa 12 20 10 14 9 10 12 4
19 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Japan Eijiro Shimizu
No. 20 SHADE Racing 13 19 15 19 Ret1 9 16 2
20 Japan Kohei Hirate
Japan Yuya Hiraki
No. 62 HELM Motorsports 18 10 11 13 13 17 17 1
20 Japan Reiji Hiraki No. 62 HELM Motorsports 10 11 13 17 1
Japan Haruki Kurosawa No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 26 8[f] 11[g] 6[h] 0
Japan Yuki Nemoto No. 31 apr 5[i] 4[f] 12 14 0
Japan Yusuke Mitsui No. 18 Team UpGarage 7[i] 13 16 15 0
Japan Takamitsu Matsui No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 14 23 18 Ret Ret 11 Ret 0
Japan Togo Suganami No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 14 23 18 Ret 11 Ret 0
Japan Kimiya Sato No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 23 18 Ret Ret 11 0
Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi
Japan Yusuke Tomibayashi
No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 21 12 17 Ret 14 20 Ret 0
Japan Takayuki Aoki No. 360 Tomei Sports 20 21 23 17 12 21 18 0
Japan Takuya Otaki No. 360 Tomei Sports 20 21 23 17 12 21 0
Japan Yuta Fujiwara No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 12 17 Ret 20 0
Brazil Igor Omura Fraga
Japan Yuga Furutani
No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 17 14 14 20 18 Ret Ret 0
Japan Kiyoto Fujinami
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu
No. 5 Team Mach 22 18 25 15 17 Ret 22† 0
Japan Taiyo Ida No. 48 NILZZ Racing 24 24 22 22 15 22 21 0
Japan Yusaku Shibata No. 48 NILZZ Racing 24 24 22 15 22 21 0
Japan Rin Arakawa No. 360 Tomei Sports 21 23 17 18 0
Japan Rikuto Kobayashi No. 30 apr 23 22 19 18 21 19 19 0
Japan Manabu Orido No. 30 apr 22 19 18 19 19 0
Japan Hiroaki Nagai No. 30 apr 23 22 19 18 21 19 0
Japan Hisashi Wada No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 25 25 24 21 19 23 20 0
Japan Masaki Jyonai No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 25 24 19 20 0
Denmark Marco Sørensen No. 777 D'station Racing 19 0
Japan Miki Koyama No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 24 21 23 0
Japan Atsushi Tanaka No. 360 Tomei Sports 21 0
Japan Takumi Sanada No. 48 NILZZ Racing 24 22 22 22 0
Japan Takashi Ito No. 48 NILZZ Racing 22 0
Japan Masaki Kano No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 25 25 23 0
Rank Driver Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Points

Teams' championships

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Race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Class Lead Lap -1 Lap -2 Laps or more
GT500 3 2 1
Lead Lap -1 Lap -2 Laps -3 Laps or more
GT300 3 2 1

GT500

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Rank Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Points
1 No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 11 41 51 51 41 71 11 91
2 No. 100 Stanley Team Kunimitsu 31 71 71 21 51 41 61 74
3 No. 38 TGR Team KeePer CERUMO 41 51 Ret 31 21 101 31 70
4 No. 3 NISMO NDDP 61 11 81 121 61 31 71 69
5 No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 71 112 11 101 11 81 Ret 65
6 No. 39 TGR Team SARD 21 41 122 153 112 11 51 60
7 No. 23 NISMO 51 21 102 131 122 21 91 58
8 No. 12 Team Impul 112 61 41 51 31 51 111 56
9 No. 8 ARTA 81 143 Ret 11 153 111 21 52
10 No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE NC 81 21 41 92 91 133 45
11 No. 16 ARTA 91 153 31 111 102 61 41 45
12 No. 17 Astemo Real Racing Ret 31 61 81 71 Ret 143 36
13 No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 102 122 133 61 142 Ret 101 20
14 No. 24 Kondo Racing 122 132 91 142 132 123 81 20
15 No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 133 101 112 91 81 Ret 123 19
Rank Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Points

GT300

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Rank Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Points
1 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 21 263 81 11 11 61 21 97
2 No. 88 JLOC 81 11 202 51 101 11 11 90
3 No. 2 muta Racing INGING 11 61 21 81 81 21 131 82
4 No. 777 D'station Racing 192 163 11 41 31 51 61 68
5 No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 31 111 71 71 41 41 51 62
6 No. 56 Kondo Racing 151 21 162 31 111 121 81 49
7 No. 31 apr 51 51 41 121 61 121 111 46
8 No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO 91 41 121 21 203 161 101 45
9 No. 52 Saitama Green Brave 41 31 51 233 DNS 182 71 44
10 No. 87 JLOC 71 81 212 61 71 131 41 44
11 No. 45 PONOS Racing 111 91 61 111 21 123 121 41
12 No. 6 Team LeMans 101 132 31 91 Ret 81 91 36
13 No. 18 Team UpGarage 162 71 132 161 163 151 31 32
14 No. 96 K-tunes Racing 61 173 91 Ret Ret 31 141 28
15 No. 60 LM corsa 121 203 101 141 91 101 121 23
16 No. 62 HELM Motorsports 182 101 111 131 131 173 171 18
17 No. 20 SHADE Racing 131 191 152 192 Ret 91 161 16
18 No. 61 R&D Sport 263 153 Ret 243 51 253 Ret 13
19 No. 360 Tomei Sports 202 213 233 172 121 212 182 13
20 No. 11 GAINER WD Ret Ret 101 Ret 71 233 12
21 No. 30 apr 233 223 192 182 213 192 192 11
22 No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 141 233 182 Ret Ret 111 Ret 9
23 No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 212 122 172 Ret 143 202 Ret 9
24 No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 172 142 142 202 183 Ret Ret 9
25 No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 253 253 243 212 193 181 202 9
26 No. 5 Team Mach 223 183 253 151 172 Ret 223 9
27 No. 48 NILZZ Racing 243 243 223 223 153 182 213 8
Rank Team OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Points

Notes

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  1. ^ The team is operated by Mugen, and their cars are entered as ARTA Mugen Civic Type R-GTs.[10]
  2. ^ a b Car No. 7 entered as BMW Team Studie × CRS, and car No. 18 entered as Team UpGarage
  3. ^ a b Car No. 11 entered as GAINER, and car No. 45 entered as PONOS Racing
  4. ^ Matsuda and Quintarelli drove for Impul in 2010 and NISMO from 2014-2023.
  5. ^ a b Qualifying was canceled due to bad weather. The pole position was awarded according to the previous free practice result, but will not get points.
  6. ^ a b Yuki Nemoto, Haruki Kurosawa did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  7. ^ Haruki Kurosawa did not participate in qualiflying & not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  8. ^ Haruki Kurosawa did not participate in qualiflying & not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  9. ^ a b Yuki Nemoto, Yusuke Mitsui did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.

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