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2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup

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The 2023 Bridgestone Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup was the eleventh running of the TGR GR86/BRZ Cup, a one-make motor racing championship for Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars operated by Toyota Gazoo Racing.[1] The championship featured a mix of Toyota factory drivers, independent professional drivers, and gentleman drivers, and commenced on 13 May at Sportsland SUGO and concluded on 26 November at Fuji Speedway.[2]

Subaru factory driver Takuto Iguchi won his second series championship during the series finale at Fuji despite a first-lap collision with Takamitsu Matsui and Reimei Itō, clinching the title by four points over runner-up Yuui Tsutsumi and third-placed Tōgo Suganami.[3]

Teams and drivers

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Professional Series

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Rounds
Toyota Delta Motorsports 1 Japan Yūsuke Tomibayashi 2–7
504 1
KIM International 3 Japan Kengo Ichijou 5–7
Mansaku Jidousya 5 Japan Takashi Inoue All
T by Two CABANA Racing 7 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi All
700 Japan Hikaru Jitōsho All
770 Japan Ryō Yamada All
KWR Motorsports 8 Japan Keiichi Watanabe 7
OTG Motor Sports 10 Japan Tōgo Suganami All
60 Japan Ryō Ogawa [ja] All
70 Japan Naoki Hattori All
80 Japan Reimei Itō All
ASSO Motor Sports 11 Japan Juichi Wakisaka All
112 Japan Toshiki Ishimori All
Kobannyanneru 12 Japan Seiya Jin 1–5
Japan Tsubasa Mekaru 6–7
120 Japan Masaya Kohno 5–7
K-one Racing team 17 Japan Kiyonori Imai 1–2
Japan Shunji Okumoto 4–7
32 Japan Kiyonori Imai 4–7
Ibaraki Toyopet Racing Team 18 Japan Yūichi Nakayama 2, 4–7
KMS Racing 31 Japan Takayuki Aoki All
Ogura Clutch with Revolution 34 Japan Masahiro Sasaki [ja] All
TEAM GMB 38 Japan Manabu Yamazaki 3
Spread Japan Shō Tsuboi 5, 7
Japan Shinya Hosokawa [ja] 6
Takashima Noboru 50 Japan Noboru Takashima 5
Y's PRODUCE 55 Japan Yūki Kamakura 1, 3, 6–7
Tochigi Toyota T2FACTORY 56 Japan Yoshiyuki Tsuruga All
Maruta Toshimasa 58 Japan Toshimasa Maruta 2
Morikawa Motoo 76 Japan Motoo Morikawa 5–7
DTEC Team MASTER ONE 97 Japan Tomoki Takahashi 1–5
98 Japan Yūya Motojima [ja] All
RSS 114 Japan Miki Onaga 2, 4–7
Netz Hyōgo Racing Team 121 Japan Naoya Gamou All
Netz Toyama Racing 123 Japan Takamitsu Matsui 1, 3, 5–7
Saitama Toyopet Green Brave 160 Japan Hiroki Yoshida All
AVANTECH racingteam 186 Japan Takafumi Katsuki 6–7
Nine with ARN Racing 199 Japan Hibiki Taira 1–4, 6–7
Kobe Toyopet Motor Sports 225 Japan Miki Koyama All
KSM 293 Japan Daichi Okamoto 1, 3–7
4MINUTES 340 Japan Atsushi Miyake All
Hojust Racing 501 Japan Takeshi Suehiro 5–6
Team MEISHIN 550 Japan Shōtarō Munetou 1–2, 4–7
SHIFT 556 Japan Ryōsuke Go All
M Planning 910 Japan Hiroyuki Saka 1, 3–7
Subaru Atract/K 62 Japan Junpei Katoh 1–3, 5, 7
Team Takuty 87 Japan Rintarō Kubo [ja] All
88 Japan Takuto Iguchi All
Recaro Racing Team 909 Japan Takashi Kogure All
Source:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Race calendar and results

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All races were held in Japan. The provisional calendar was announced on 25 November 2022.[11] The sixth round at Suzuka was run in support of the Super Formula Championship, with other rounds being run alongside local racing events and Formula Beat races.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland SUGO, Murata 14 May Japan Daichi Okamoto Japan Daichi Okamoto Japan Daichi Okamoto KSM
2 Ōita Prefecture Autopolis, Hita 11 June Japan Reimei Itō Japan Yūya Motojima Japan Takuto Iguchi Team Takuty
3 Tochigi Prefecture Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 23 July Japan Hiroki Yoshida Japan Hiroki Yoshida Japan Rintarō Kubo Team Takuty
4 Hokkaido Tokachi International Speedway, Sarabetsu 20 August Japan Hibiki Taira Japan Daichi Okamoto Japan Yuui Tsutsumi T by Two CABANA Racing
5 Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 10 September Japan Tōgo Suganami Japan Hiroki Yoshida Japan Takamitsu Matsui Netz Toyama Racing
6 Mie Prefecture Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 29 October Japan Tōgo Suganami Japan Takuto Iguchi Japan Tōgo Suganami OTG Motor Sports
7 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway, Oyama 26 November Japan Reimei Itō Japan Yuui Tsutsumi Japan Yūichi Nakayama Ibaraki Toyopet Racing Team

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos. Driver SUG AUT MOT TOK OKA SUZ FUJ Points
1 Japan Takuto Iguchi 3 1 3 6 4 4 Ret 71
2 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi 2 9 4 1 7 2 25 67
3 Japan Tōgo Suganami 6 13 7 8 2 1 8 53
4 Japan Daichi Okamoto 1 5 7 9 36 3 49
5 Japan Yūichi Nakayama 4 3 10 6 1 49
6 Japan Rintarō Kubo 16 12 1 9 6 7 7 36
7 Japan Hibiki Taira 7 2 Ret 2 32 10 36
8 Japan Yūya Motojima 13 31 2 4 11 10 9 29
9 Japan Hiroki Yoshida 10 7 Ret 5 5 9 28 26
10 Japan Masahiro Sasaki 4 10 8 Ret 12 13 4 24
11 Japan Naoya Gamou 8 20 12 Ret 13 3 6 21
12 Japan Takamitsu Matsui 20 13 1 11 Ret 20
13 Japan Yūsuke Tomibayashi 5 8 11 29 33 5 11 19
14 Japan Takayuki Aoki 11 11 Ret 18 18 17 2 15
15 Japan Tomoki Takahashi 15 3 9 10 Ret 15
16 Japan Reimei Itō 14 6 10 WD 8 8 Ret 15
17 Japan Juichi Wakisaka 12 5 6 Ret Ret 27 17 14
18 Japan Ryō Ogawa 23 14 18 16 3 12 12 12
19 Japan Shō Tsuboi 16 5 8
20 Japan Hikaru Jitōsho 9 26 22 13 Ret 15 16 2
Japan Tomoki Ishimori 21 22 15 11 21 20 21 0
Japan Shōtarō Munetou 26 15 12 32 Ret 35 0
Japan Kengo Ichijou 20 23 13 0
Japan Naoki Hattori 19 16 17 15 Ret 14 20 0
Japan Ryō Yamada 27 19 29 14 15 22 32 0
Japan Yoshiyuki Tsuruga 17 29 14 19 24 24 18 0
Japan Seiya Jin 18 18 20 26 14 0
Japan Ryōsuke Go 24 21 24 23 22 25 14 0
Japan Shunji Okumoto 21 27 19 15 0
Japan Takashi Kogure 22 27 19 17 19 16 24 0
Japan Junpei Katoh 28 23 16 WD 34 0
Japan Hiroyuki Saka 25 23 22 17 Ret 19 0
Japan Atsushi Miyake 30 17 25 20 30 35 22 0
Japan Takeshi Suehiro Ret 18 0
Japan Miki Koyama DNS Ret 26 24 23 21 30 0
Japan Takashi Inoue 31 28 21 25 28 Ret 31 0
Japan Miki Onaga 24 27 26 29 23 0
Japan Masaya Kohno 25 30 37 0
Japan Toshimasa Maruta 25 0
Japan Takafumi Katsuki 33 26 0
Japan Shinya Hosokawa 26 0
Japan Tsubasa Mekaru 31 27 0
Japan Manabu Yamazaki 27 0
Japan Motoo Morikawa 29 28 29 0
Japan Yūki Kamakura 29 28 34 33 0
Japan Kiyonori Imai 32 30 28 34 0
Japan Noboru Takashima 31 0
Japan Keiichi Watanabe 36 0
Pos. Driver SUG AUT MOT TOK OKA SUZ FUJ Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "GR86/BRZ Cup". Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Calendar | GR86/BRZ Cup 2023年 カレンダー". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ "TGR GR86/BRZ Cup第7大会は波乱の展開を中山雄一が制す。2023年チャンピオンは井口卓人に" [TGR GR86/BRZ Cup Round 7 sees Yūichi Nakayama dominate amid on-track turbulence. Takuto Iguchi is crowned champion]. auto sport web. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第1大会 | スポーツランドSUGO 5/13~14 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第2大会 | オートポリス 6/11 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第3大会 | モビリティリゾートもてぎ 7/22~23 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第4大会 | 十勝スピードウェイ 8/19~20 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第5大会 | 岡山国際サーキット 9/9~10 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第6大会 | 鈴鹿サーキット 10/28~29 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第7大会 | 富士スピードウェイ 11/25~26 エントリーリスト" (PDF). Toyota Gazoo Racing (in Japanese). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cupの2023年スケジュールが発表。全7大会を予定". auto sport web (in Japanese). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.