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2023 Super GT Series

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Sho Tsuboi & Ritomo Miyata were the GT500 driver's champion, driving for TGR Team au TOM'S, who were the GT500 teams' champions
The 2023 Super GT Series was the last season for the three-time GT500 champion Yuji Tachikawa (pictured in 2015), having participated in the series since 1996.

The 2023 Autobacs Super GT Series was a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars, sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ran by the GT Association (GTA). It was the thirty-first season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which included the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the nineteenth season under the Super GT name. It was also the forty-first overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

Team Impul and drivers Kazuki Hiramine and Bertrand Baguette entered the season as the defending GT500 champions, while Kondo Racing and driver João Paulo de Oliveira entered the season as the defending GT300 champions. This was the final season for three-time GT500 champion, Yuji Tachikawa, who announced his retirement at the end of the season.[1][2]

TGR Team au TOM'S won the championship in the GT500 class after having won the previous title in the 2021 season, with Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata won the Drivers' Championship. In the GT300 class, Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave, Hiroki Yoshida and Kohta Kawaai won the Teams' and Drivers' Championship. Both class championships were won by Toyota teams driving the respective GT500 and GT300 versions of the Toyota GR Supra.[3]

Calendar

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A confirmed eight round provisional 2023 calendar was announced on 8 August 2022.[4] On 28 December 2022, the dates of Sugo and Autopolis rounds were changed.[5] On 20 February 2023, distances and formats for all rounds were confirmed. Both races at Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, plus the penultimate round at Autopolis, would be 450 kilometre races requiring at least two green flag pit stops for refuelling.[6] Also, the first and final rounds of the championship will no longer require teams to change tyres on their compulsory pit stops.[6]

Round Race Circuit Location Dates Map
1 Okayama GT 300km Race Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken 15–16 April
2 Fujimaki Group Fuji GT 450km Race Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 May
3 Suzuka GT 450km Race Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 3–4 June
4 Fuji GT 450km Race Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 5–6 August
5 Suzuka GT 450km Race Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 26–27 August
6 Sugo GT 300km Race Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland Sugo Murata-machi, Miyagi-ken 16–17 September
7 Autopolis GT 450km Race Ōita Prefecture Autopolis Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 14–15 October
8 Motegi GT 300km Race Tochigi Prefecture Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi-machi, Tochigi-ken 4–5 November

Regulation changes

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GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh outlined the series' environmental initiative plans in November 2022, known as the "Super GT Green Project 2030".[7][1] The series aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030. As part of this initiative, Super GT made the following regulation changes for 2023:

  • Super GT debuted a new, 100 percent sustainable carbon-neutral fuel manufactured by ETS Racing Fuels, a division of Haltermann Carless GmbH. The new ETS Renewablaze GTA R100 racing fuel was introduced to GT500 for the first round of the championship.[8] The GT300 class will continue to use petroleum fuel for the season after feedback gathered in testing.[9]
  • The number of tyre sets available to teams per race weekend has been limited to five sets of dry tyres and six sets of wet tyres for 300 kilometre race meetings, one set fewer for each than in 2022. The number of tyre sets available for 450km races would be determined on a case-by-case basis.[6] Ultimately, there would be six sets of dry tyres and seven sets of wet tyres available at all five 450km races, one set fewer for each than in 2022.

Teams and drivers

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On 20 February, 2023, the GTA released the series entry list, featuring 15 entries in the GT500 class and 27 entries in the GT300 class. All teams compete under a Japanese license.

GT500

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Team Impul[10] Nissan Nissan Z GT500 Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 1 Japan Kazuki Hiramine[10] B All
Belgium Bertrand Baguette[10]
NDDP Racing[10] Nissan Nissan Z GT500 Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo[10] M All
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi[10]
NISMO[10] 23 Japan Tsugio Matsuda[10] M All
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli[10]
ARTA[N 1] Honda Honda NSX-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[12] B All
Japan Toshiki Oyu[12]
Japan Iori Kimura[13] 4
16 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[12] B All
Japan Hiroki Otsu[12]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE[14] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima[14] B All
Japan Kenta Yamashita[14]
Astemo REAL Racing[12] Honda Honda NSX-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[12] B All
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[12]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh[14] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[14] Y All
Japan Sena Sakaguchi[14]
Kondo Racing[10] Nissan Nissan Z GT500 Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Japan Daiki Sasaki[10] Y All
Japan Kohei Hirate[10]
TGR Team au TOM'S[14] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Japan Sho Tsuboi[14] B All
Japan Ritomo Miyata[14]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S[14] 37 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[15] B All
France Giuliano Alesi[14]
TGR Team ZENT Cerumo[14] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa[14] B All
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[14]
TGR Team SARD[14] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[14] B All
Japan Yuichi Nakayama[14]
Modulo Nakajima Racing[12] Honda Honda NSX-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Japan Takuya Izawa[12] D All
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta[12]
Team Kunimitsu[12] Honda Honda NSX-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Japan Tadasuke Makino[12] B All
Japan Naoki Yamamoto[12] 1–6
Japan Iori Kimura[16] 7–8

GT300

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
muta Racing INGING[17] Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi[17] B All
Japan Hibiki Taira[17]
Japan Hiroki Katoh[17] 2–5, 7
Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO[18] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi[18] Y All
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka[18]
Team Mach[19] Toyota Toyota 86 MC GT300 GTA V8 4.5 L V8 5 Japan Yusuke Tomibayashi[19] Y All
Japan Takamitsu Matsui[19]
Team LeMans[17] Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 6 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama[17] Y All
Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan[17] 1–2, 4–8
Japan Seiya Jin[20] 2–5, 7
BMW M Team Studie × CRS[21] BMW M BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 7 Japan Seiji Ara[21] M All
Canada Bruno Spengler[21] 1, 5–8
Japan Masataka Yanagida[21] 2–4
Pacific Racing Team[17][22] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[22] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi[22] Y All
China Liang Jiatong[22]
Japan Shintaro Kawabata[22] 2–5, 7
GAINER[10] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 10 Japan Hironobu Yasuda[10] D All
Japan Riki Okusa[10]
11 Japan Ryuichiro Tomita[10] D All
Japan Keishi Ishikawa[10]
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu[10] 2–5, 7
Team UpGarage[a][12] Honda Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 18 Japan Takashi Kobayashi[12] Y All
Japan Syun Koide[12]
Yogibo Racing[a][23] 27 Japan Yugo Iwasawa[23] Y All
Japan Reimei Ito[23]
SHADE Racing[17] Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 20 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka[17] D All
Japan Eijiro Shimizu[17]
Japan Shinnosuke Yamada[20] 2–5, 7
R'Qs Motor Sports[b][22]

Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage[b][24] 		Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 22 Japan Hisashi Wada[22] Y All
Japan Masaki Jyonai[22]
Japan Masaki Kano[22] 2–5, 7
Lexus Lexus RC F GT3[24] Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 50 Brazil Igor Omura Fraga[24] Y All
Japan Yuga Furutani[24]
Japan Miki Koyama[24] 2–5, 7
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya[25] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 Japan Togo Suganami[25] Y 1–4
Japan Seita Nonaka[25]
Max Racing[17][26] 244 Japan Kimiya Sato[17] Y 1–4
Japan Atsushi Miyake[17]
apr[27] Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Japan Manabu Orido[27][28] Y All
Japan Yuta Kamimura[27][28] 1, 3, 5, 7
Japan Hiroaki Nagai[27] 2–8
Japan Ryo Ogawa[27] 2, 4
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT[27] Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Japan Kazuto Kotaka[27] B All
Japan Koki Saga[27] 1–7
Japan Yuki Nemoto[27] 2–5, 7–8
NILZZ Racing[10] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 48 Japan Taiyo Ida[17] Y All
Japan Yuki Tanaka[17] 1, 6–8
Japan Takumi Sanada[20] 2–5, 7
Japan Masaya Kono[20] 2–3, 5
Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave[29] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Japan Hiroki Yoshida[29] B All
Japan Kohta Kawaai[29]
Japan Seita Nonaka[30] 7
Kondo Racing[10] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 56 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[10] Y All
Japan Teppei Natori[10]
LM corsa[31] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 60 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto[31] D All
Japan Shunsuke Kohno[31]
R&D Sport[32] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Japan Takuto Iguchi[32] D All
Japan Hideki Yamauchi[32]
K2 R&D LEON Racing[29] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Japan Naoya Gamou[29] B All
Japan Takuro Shinohara[29]
Japan Haruki Kurosawa[33] 5, 7
JLOC[17] Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 87 Japan Kosuke Matsuura[17] Y All
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi[17]
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 3
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 5 		88 Japan Takashi Kogure[17] Y All
Japan Yuya Motojima[17]
K-tunes Racing[29] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Japan Morio Nitta[29] D All
Japan Shinichi Takagi[29]
Tomei Sports[34] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Japan Takayuki Aoki[34] Y All
Japan Atsushi Tanaka[34] 1–5, 7
Japan Takuya Otaki[34] 2–7
Japan Yusaku Shibata[35] 8

Vehicle changes

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GT500

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  • Honda announced that a new GT500 car based on the Civic Type R will debut in 2024.[36] As a result, 2023 is the final season for the second-generation NSX-GT.

GT300

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  • apr replaced their Toyota GR Sport Prius PHV with a new hybrid GT300 car, the Lexus LC500h GT.[37] The Prius had served as apr's flagship car since 2012.
  • After selling their Toyota 86 Mother Chassis to Team Mach in the off-season, Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage (see Entrant changes below) changed to the Lexus RC F GT3.
  • Pacific Racing Team replaced their Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.

Entrant changes

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GT500

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GT300

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Mid-season changes

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GT500 Class

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  • Iori Kimura was named as the third driver for the number 8 ARTA Mugen NSX-GT. Kimura's appointment came after Toshiki Oyu suffered a fractured collarbone prior to the Super Formula race at Fuji Speedway on 16 July.[13] Oyu was eventually declared fit to race, so Kimura did not run in practice, qualifying, or the race.
  • Naoki Yamamoto suffered a neck injury in a crash at Sportsland Sugo which forced him to miss the final two races of the season. Iori Kimura was named as his replacement.[16]

GT300 Class

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  • Yuta Kamimura replaced Hiroaki Nagai in the number 30 apr Toyota GR86 for the opening round of the series.[28] Nagai returned for round two, and Ryo Ogawa made his series debut as the team's third driver.[20] Kamimura and Ogawa alternated third driver duties throughout the season, with Ogawa running both races at Fuji, and Kamimura running both races at Suzuka plus the Autopolis round.
  • Pacific Racing Team missed the second round at Fuji after a crash at Okayama.[40] They returned from the third round onwards.
  • Masaya Kono replaced NILZZ Racing's Yuki Tanaka for rounds two and three.[20] Tanaka withdrew prior to the fourth round at Fuji and was not replaced. Kono would join Taiyo Ida and Takumi Sanada for the fifth round at Suzuka, and Tanaka returned for the sixth round at Sugo.
  • Roberto Merhi signed with Mahindra Racing in the FIA Formula E World Championship, replacing Oliver Rowland for the remainder of the 2023 season. Due to a clash of dates between the third round at Suzuka and the Jakarta ePrix, Merhi did not race at Suzuka.[41]
  • JLOC debuted the new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 at the fourth round at Fuji Speedway.[42] The number 88 team ran with a brand new EVO2 chassis, while the number 87 team would use the old number 88 GT3 EVO model following a heavy crash at Suzuka, which destroyed their previous chassis.
  • Hoppy Team Tsuchiya's Toyota GR Supra GT300 was destroyed in a vehicle fire during the fourth round at Fuji Speedway, and the car and team would not return for the rest of the season.[43]
  • On 23 August, Max Racing announced their immediate withdrawal from the Super GT Series.[26] They were scheduled to miss the fifth round at Suzuka due to a vehicle fire sustained in the previous round at Fuji.[33]
  • 2018 GT300 Champion and K2 R&D LEON Racing team director, Haruki Kurosawa, entered the fifth round at Suzuka as the team's third driver. It is Kurosawa's first Super GT appearance as a driver since the 2019 Fuji GT 500 Mile Race.[33]
  • Seita Nonaka joined Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave as a third driver for the seventh round at Autopolis.[30]
  • Yuki Nemoto replaced Koki Saga in the number 31 apr Lexus LC500h for the final round at Motegi.[44]
  • Time attack and gymkhana specialist Yusaku Shibata rejoined Tomei Sports for the final round at Motegi, driving alongside Takayuki Aoki.[44]

Results

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Drivers credited with winning Pole Position for their respective teams are indicated in bold text.

Round Circuit Class Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner
1 Okayama International Circuit GT500 No. 23 NISMO No. 100 Team Kunimitsu No. 23 NISMO
Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli 		Japan Naoki Yamamoto
Japan Tadasuke Makino 		Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli
GT300 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing No. 18 Team UpGarage
Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara 		Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara 		Japan Takashi Kobayashi
Japan Syun Koide
2 Fuji Speedway GT500 No. 100 Team Kunimitsu No. 100 Team Kunimitsu No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Japan Naoki Yamamoto
Japan Tadasuke Makino 		Japan Naoki Yamamoto
Japan Tadasuke Makino 		Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Ritomo Miyata
GT300 No. 56 Kondo Racing No. 88 JLOC No. 56 Kondo Racing
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira
Japan Teppei Natori 		Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima 		Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira
Japan Teppei Natori
3 Suzuka Circuit GT500 No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh
Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Ritomo Miyata 		Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Ritomo Miyata 		Japan Yuji Kunimoto
Japan Sena Sakaguchi
GT300 No. 61 R&D Sport No. 61 R&D Sport No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS
Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi 		Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi 		Japan Seiji Ara
Japan Masataka Yanagida
4 Fuji Speedway GT500 No. 24 Kondo Racing No. 17 Astemo Real Racing No. 3 NDDP Racing
Japan Daiki Sasaki
Japan Kohei Hirate 		Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 		Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi
GT300 No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO No. 11 GAINER No. 11 GAINER
Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka 		Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Japan Keishi Ishikawa
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu 		Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Japan Keishi Ishikawa
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu[c]
5 Suzuka Circuit GT500 No. 16 ARTA No. 16 ARTA No. 16 ARTA
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
Japan Hiroki Otsu 		Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
Japan Hiroki Otsu 		Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
Japan Hiroki Otsu
GT300 No. 61 R&D Sport No. 96 K-tunes Racing No. 18 Team UpGarage
Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi 		Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi 		Japan Takashi Kobayashi
Japan Syun Koide
6 Sportsland Sugo GT500 No. 8 ARTA No. 8 ARTA No. 8 ARTA
Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Toshiki Oyu 		Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Toshiki Oyu 		Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Toshiki Oyu
GT300 No. 96 K-tunes Racing No. 96 K-tunes Racing No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave
Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi 		Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi 		Japan Hiroki Yoshida
Japan Kohta Kawaai
7 Autopolis GT500 No. 16 ARTA No. 16 ARTA No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
Japan Hiroki Otsu 		Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
Japan Hiroki Otsu 		Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Ritomo Miyata
GT300 No. 2 muta Racing INGING No. 2 muta Racing INGING No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave
Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira
Japan Hiroki Katoh 		Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira
Japan Hiroki Katoh 		Japan Hiroki Yoshida
Japan Kohta Kawaai
Japan Seita Nonaka
8 Mobility Resort Motegi GT500 No. 3 NDDP Racing No. 3 NDDP Racing No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S
Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi 		Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi 		Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Ritomo Miyata
GT300 No. 2 muta Racing INGING No. 2 muta Racing INGING No. 88 JLOC
Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira 		Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira 		Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima

Championship standings

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Drivers' championships

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Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

GT500

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Rank Driver Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 Points
1 Japan Sho Tsuboi
Japan Ritomo Miyata 		No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 15 1 2 4 10 7 1 1 89
2 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi 		No. 3 NDDP Racing 2 5 4 1 12 9 3 13 63
3 Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli 		No. 23 NISMO 1 7 13 13 DSQ 2 10 2 56
4 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi
Japan Hiroki Otsu 		No. 16 ARTA 11 10 7 3 1 12 2 12 53
5 Japan Kazuki Hiramine
Belgium Bertrand Baguette 		No. 1 Team Impul 6 9 3 15 5 4 5 4 46
6 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 		No. 17 Astemo REAL Racing 7 3 9 7 4 DSQ 6 3 45
7 Japan Kazuya Oshima
Japan Kenta Yamashita 		No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE 4 4 6 11 3 6 8 6 45
8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri
Japan Toshiki Oyu 		No. 8 ARTA 3 11 12 14 14 1 Ret 5 38
9 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi
Japan Yuichi Nakayama 		No. 39 TGR Team SARD 8 8 15 9 2 3 14 7 38
10 Japan Tadasuke Makino No. 100 Team Kunimitsu 12 2 5 6 7 Ret 9 10 34
11 Japan Naoki Yamamoto No. 100 Team Kunimitsu 12 2 5 6 7 Ret 31
12 Japan Yuji Kunimoto
Japan Sena Sakaguchi 		No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 9 12 1 12 9 8 13 8 30
13 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 		No. 38 TGR Team ZENT Cerumo 5 13 10 5 6 Ret 4 11 26
14 Japan Takuya Izawa
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta 		No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 10 14 14 2 8 11 11 Ret 19
15 Japan Ukyo Sasahara
France Giuliano Alesi 		No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 13 6 11 8 11 10 7 9 15
16 Japan Daiki Sasaki
Japan Kohei Hirate 		No. 24 Kondo Racing 14 15 8 10 13 5 12 14 11
17 Japan Iori Kimura No. 8 ARTA 14 3
No. 100 Team Kunimitsu 9 10
Rank Driver Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 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
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 Points
1 Japan Hiroki Yoshida
Japan Kohta Kawaai 		No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave 5 3 3 9 Ret 1 1 7 74
2 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi
Japan Hibiki Taira 		No. 2 muta Racing INGING 18 2 2 11 7 Ret 2 9 53
3 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira
Japan Teppei Natori 		No. 56 Kondo Racing 10 1 4 4 Ret 10 5 6 50
4 Japan Naoya Gamou
Japan Takuro Shinohara 		No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 2 4 12 25† Ret 6 12 2 44
5 Japan Takashi Kobayashi
Japan Syun Koide 		No. 18 Team UpGarage 1 Ret Ret 17 1 DSQ 17 8 43
6 Japan Seiji Ara No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 6 13 1 2 16 13 8 12 43
7 Japan Takashi Kogure
Japan Yuya Motojima 		No. 88 JLOC 24† 6 21 8 4 14 7 1 40
8 Japan Takuto Iguchi
Japan Hideki Yamauchi 		No. 61 R&D Sport 22 11 6 6 3 4 4 10 40
9 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama No. 6 Team LeMans 21 7 15 3 Ret 3 15 3 37
9 Spain Roberto Merhi Muntan No. 6 Team LeMans 21 7 3 Ret 3 15 3 37
10 Japan Masataka Yanagida No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 13 1 2 35
11 Japan Kazuto Kotaka No. 31 apr 16 8 13 5 6 11 3 4 33
11 Japan Yuki Nemoto No. 31 apr 8 13 5 6 3 4 33
12 Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Japan Keishi Ishikawa 		No. 11 GAINER Ret 17 5 1 15 12 9 13 28
13 Japan Koki Saga No. 31 apr 16 8 13 5 6 11 3 25
14 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka 		No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO 9 Ret 18 12 5 5 6 11 20
15 Japan Kosuke Matsuura
Japan Natsu Sakaguchi 		No. 87 JLOC 7 Ret 23 16 2 19 19 21 19
16 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Japan Eijiro Shimizu 		No. 20 SHADE Racing Ret 12 10 15 18 2 13 14 16
17 Japan Hironobu Yasuda
Japan Riki Okusa 		No. 10 GAINER 11 5 8 7 13 9 10 16 16
18 Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi 		No. 96 K-tunes Racing 14 9 22 23 8 8 Ret 5 15
19 Japan Kimiya Sato
Japan Atsushi Miyake 		No. 244 Max Racing 3 16 16 Ret 11
20 Japan Yugo Iwasawa
Japan Reimei Ito 		No. 27 Yogibo Racing 4 15 20 20 9 18 Ret Ret 10
21 Canada Bruno Spengler No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 6 16 13 8 12 8
22 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto
Japan Shunsuke Kohno 		No. 60 LM corsa 8 23† 7 10 12 21 20 15 8
23 Brazil Igor Omura Fraga
Japan Yuga Furutani 		No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 12 14 17 19 10 7 11 17 5
24 Japan Manabu Orido No. 30 apr 13 18 9 13 17 Ret 16 23 2
24 Japan Hiroaki Nagai No. 30 apr 18 9 13 17 Ret 16 23 2
24 Japan Yuta Kamimura No. 30 apr 13 9 17 16 2
25 Japan Seita Nonaka No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 17 10 11 Ret 1
No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave 1[d]
25 Japan Togo Suganami No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 17 10 11 Ret 1
26 Japan Hiroki Katoh No. 2 muta Racing INGING 2[e] 2[f] 11 7[g] 2[d] 1
– Japan Yusuke Shiotsu No. 11 GAINER 17 5[f] 1[h] 15 9[d] 0
– Japan Seiya Jin No. 6 Team LeMans 7[e] 15 3[h] Ret 15 0
– Japan Miki Koyama No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 14 17 19 10[g] 11 0
– Japan Shinnosuke Yamada No. 20 SHADE Racing 12 10[f] 15 18 13 0
– Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi
China Liang Jiatong 		No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 23† WD 25 22 11 17 23 19 0
– Japan Shintaro Kawabata No. 9 Pacific Racing Team WD 25 22 11 23 0
– Japan Haruki Kurosawa No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing Ret 12 0
– Japan Ryo Ogawa No. 30 apr 18 13 0
– Japan Takayuki Aoki No. 360 Tomei Sports Ret 19 14 14 14 15 14 24 0
– Japan Takuya Otaki No. 360 Tomei Sports 19 14 14 14 15 14 0
– Japan Atsushi Tanaka No. 360 Tomei Sports Ret 19 14 14 14 14 0
– Japan Yusuke Tomibayashi
Japan Takamitsu Matsui 		No. 5 Team Mach 15 22 19 18 21 22 18 18 0
– Japan Hisashi Wada
Japan Masaki Jyonai 		No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 20 21 26 24 20 16 21 22 0
– Japan Taiyo Ida No. 48 NILZZ Racing 19 20 25 21 19 20 22 20 0
– Japan Takumi Sanada No. 48 NILZZ Racing 20 25 21 19 22 0
– Japan Yuki Tanaka No. 48 NILZZ Racing 19 WD 20 22 20 0
– Japan Masaya Kono No. 48 NILZZ Racing 20 25 19 0
– Japan Masaki Kano No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 21 26 24 20 21 0
– Japan Yusaku Shibata No. 360 Tomei Sports 24 0
Rank Driver Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 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

Additionally, teams received points for completed the race behind the race winner:

 Same lap as the race winner   1 lap behind the race winner   2 laps or more behind the race winner 
Points 3 2 1

GT500

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Rank Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 Points
1 No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S 153 11 21 41 101 72 11 11 109
2 No. 3 NDDP Racing 21 51 41 11 123 91 31 131 85
3 No. 23 NISMO 11 71 132 132 DSQ 21 101 21 74
4 No. 16 ARTA 111 101 71 31 11 123 21 121 73
5 No. 1 Team Impul 61 91 31 152 51 41 51 41 69
6 No. 14 TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE 41 41 61 112 31 62 81 6 1 67
7 No. 17 Astemo Real Racing 71 31 91 72 41 DSQ 61 3 1 65
8 No. 39 TGR Team SARD 81 81 152 92 21 31 143 71 58
9 No. 8 ARTA 31 112 121 142 143 11 Ret 51 54
10 No. 100 Team Kunimitsu 122 21 51 61 71 Ret 91 101 53
11 No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 91 122 11 122 91 82 133 81 49
12 No. 38 TGR Team ZENT Cerumo 51 132 101 51 61 Ret 41 111 46
13 No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing 101 142 142 21 81 111 111 Ret 37
14 No. 37 TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S 132 61 111 82 111 102 71 91 36
15 No. 24 Kondo Racing 14 3 153 81 102 132 51 123 142 25
Rank Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 Points

1 – 3 Points for finished at the same lap as the race winner
2 – 2 Points for finished 1 lap behind the race winner
3 – 1 Point for finished 2 laps or more behind the race winner

GT300

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Rank Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 Points
1 No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave 51 31 31 91 Ret 11 11 71 95
2 No. 2 muta Racing INGING 182 21 21 111 71 Ret 21 91 71
3 No. 56 Kondo Racing 101 11 41 41 Ret 101 51 61 70
4 No. 7 BMW M Team Studie × CRS 61 132 11 21 161 132 82 121 64
5 No. 88 JLOC 24†3 61 211 81 41 142 71 1 61
6 No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing 21 41 121 25†3 Ret 61 122 21 61
7 No. 61 R&D Sport 223 112 61 61 31 4 41 101 59
8 No. 31 apr 161 81 131 51 61 11 31 41 57
9 No. 18 Team UpGarage 11 Ret Ret 171 11 DSQ 171 81 56
10 No. 6 Team LeMans 213 71 151 31 Ret 31 152 31 55
11 No. 11 GAINER Ret 172 51 11 151 122 92 131 46
12 No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO 91 Ret 181 121 51 51 61 111 40
13 No. 10 GAINER 111 51 81 71 131 91 101 161 39
14 No. 87 JLOC 71 Ret 231 161 21 192 193 213 35
15 No. 20 SHADE Racing Ret 122 101 151 182 21 132 141 34
16 No. 96 K-tunes Racing 142 91 221 233 81 81 Ret 51 33
17 No. 50 Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage 121 142 171 191 101 72 112 171 27
18 No. 60 LM Corsa 81 23†3 71 101 121 213 203 151 26
19 No. 27 Yogibo Racing 41 152 201 202 91 182 Ret Ret 25
20 No. 244 Max Racing 31 162 161 Ret 19
21 No. 30 apr 131 183 91 131 171 Ret 162 233 18
22 No. 5 Team Mach 151 223 191 181 213 223 183 181 16
23 No. 360 Tomei Sports Ret 193 143 143 143 152 142 241 15
24 No. 9 Pacific Racing Team 23†3 WD 251 222 111 172 233 192 14
25 No. 48 NILZZ Racing 192 203 251 212 192 203 223 203 13
26 No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports 20 2 213 262 243 203 162 213 223 11
27 No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya 171 101 111 Ret 10
Rank Team OKA
 FUJ1
 SUZ1
 FUJ2
 SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 Points

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Car No. 18 entered as Team UpGarage, and car No. 27 entered as Yogibo Racing
  2. ^ a b Car No. 22 entered as R'Qs Motor Sports, and car No. 50 entered as Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage
  3. ^ Yusuke Shiotsu did not run during the race as a third driver and was ineligible for championship points.
  4. ^ a b c Seita Nonaka, Hiroki Katoh, Yusuke Shiotsu did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  5. ^ a b Hiroki Katoh & Seiya Jin did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  6. ^ a b c Hiroki Katoh, Yusuke Shiotsu, & Shinosuke Yamada did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  7. ^ a b Hiroki Katoh, Miki Koyama did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  8. ^ a b Yusuke Shiotsu and Seiya Jin did not run during the race as a third driver and were ineligible for championship points.
  1. ^ The team is operated by Mugen, and their cars are entered as ARTA Mugen NSX-GTs.[11]

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