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2023 Japan Cup Series

The 2023 Fanatec Japan Cup Series is the second season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Japan. The races are contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 17 June at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka and is scheduled to end on 20 August at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama.[1]

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date
1   Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 17–18 June
2   Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie 15–16 July
3   Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi 22–23 July
4   Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 19–20 August
Sources:[1]

Entry list

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
  Car Guy Racing[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 1
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 3 		Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6 1
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 3 		1   Kei Cozzolino[2] PA 1, 3–4
  Takeshi Kimura[2]
  BMW M Team Studie[3] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 5   Seiji Ara[3] PA All
  Tomohide Yamaguchi[3]
  Comet Racing[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 7   Yorikatsu Tsujiko[4] Am All
  Yusuke Yamasaki[4]
  Bingo Racing[5] Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9   Akira Iida[5] PA 1
  Shinji Takei[5]
  ABSSA Motorsport[3] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 16   Keita Sawa[3] PA 1–2
  Kiwamu Katayama[5] 1
  Masataka Inoue 2
  CREF Motor Sport[5] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 17   Masataka Inoue[5] PA 1, 3
  Yuko Suzuki[5]
  Katsuaki Kubota 2
  Atsushi Miyake
  Porsche Centre Okazaki[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 18   Yuta Kamimura[3] PA All
  Hiroaki Nagai[3]
  The Spirit of FFF Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 19   Mineki Okura[4] Am All
  Hiroshi Hamaguchi[4] 1, 3–4
  Takuya Shirasaka 2
  NK Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 25   Tsubasa Kondo[6] PA All
  Kiyoshi Uchiyama[6]
  D'station Racing[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 47   Tomonobu Fujii[7] PA All
  Satoshi Hoshino[7]
  Team Uematsu McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 55   Tadao Uematsu Am 1, 3
  LM Corsa[3] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6 60   Kei Nakanishi[3] PA All
  Shigekazu Wakisaka[3]
  K-tunes Racing[4] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 96   Morio Nitta[4] PA 1–2, 4
  Kazunori Suenaga[4]
  RunUp Sports[8] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 360   Masaaki Nishikawa[8] Am All
  Atsushi Tanaka[8]
  Team 5ZIGEN[9] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 500   "Hirobon"[9] PA 1–2, 4
  Shintaro Kawabata[9]
GT4
  CREF Motor Sport[10] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 27   Masataka Inoue[10] SA 4
  Yuko Suzuki[10]
  D'station Racing[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 48   Kenji Hama[11] Am 4
  Tatsuya Hoshino[11]
  YZ Racing with Studie[5] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 50   Masaki Kano[5] SA All
  Manabu Orido[5]
  Akiland Racing[5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 71   Masayoshi Oyama[5] SA 1–2, 4
  Ryohei Sakaguchi[5]
  Comet Racing[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 83   Kazuki Oki[10] SA 4
  Risa Oogushi[10]
  K-tunes Racing[5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97   Hiromitsu Fujii[5] Am 1–2
  Masanori Nogami[5]
  Checkshop Caymania Racing[5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 718   Sho Kobayashi[5] Am All
  Naohiko Otsuka[5]
Icon Class
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup
Am Am Cup


Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).

Round Circuit Pole Position Pro/Am Winners Am Winners GT4 Silver-Am Winner GT4 Am Winner
1 R1   Fuji Speedway   No. 9 Bingo Racing   No. 9 Bingo Racing   No. 7 Comet Racing   No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  Akira Iida
  Shinji Takei 		  Akira Iida
  Shinji Takei 		  Yorikatsu Tsujiko
  Yusuke Yamasaki 		  Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
R2   No. 1 CarGuy Racing   No. 88 BMW M Team Studie   No. 7 Comet Racing   No. 71 Akiland Racing   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  Kei Cozzolino
  Takeshi Kimura 		  Seiji Ara
  Tomohide Yamaguchi 		  Yorikatsu Tsujiko
  Yusuke Yamasaki 		  Masayoshi Oyama
  Ryohei Sakaguchi 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
2 R1   Suzuka   No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport   No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN   No. 7 Comet Racing   No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  Keita Sawa
  Masataka Inoue 		  "Hirobon"
  Shintaro Kawabata 		  Yorikatsu Tsujiko
  Yusuke Yamasaki 		  Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
R2   No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN   No. 48 D'Station Racing   No. 7 Comet Racing   No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  "Hirobon"
  Shintaro Kawabata 		  Tomonobu Fujii
  Satoshi Hoshino 		  Yorikatsu Tsujiko
  Yusuke Yamasaki 		  Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
3 R1   Motegi   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing   No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing   No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Mineki Okura 		  Yuta Kamimura
  Hiroaki Nagai 		  Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Mineki Okura 		  Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
R2   No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki   No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing   No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  Yuta Kamimura
  Hiroaki Nagai 		  Yuta Kamimura
  Hiroaki Nagai 		  Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Mineki Okura 		  Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
4 R1   Okayama   No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN   No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing   No. 71 Akiland Racing   No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing
  "Hirobon"
  Shintaro Kawabata 		  "Hirobon"
  Shintaro Kawabata 		  Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Mineki Okura 		  Masayoshi Oyama
  Ryohei Sakaguchi 		  Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka
R2   No. 1 CarGuy Racing   No. 88 BMW M Team Studie   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing   No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie   No. 48 D'Station Racing
  Kei Cozzolino
  Takeshi Kimura 		  Seiji Ara
  Tomohide Yamaguchi 		  Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Mineki Okura 		  Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  Kenji Hama
  Tatsuya Hoshino

Championship standings

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Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championships

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Overall

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Pos. Driver Team FUJ
  		SUZ
  		MOT
  		OKA
  		Points
GT3
1   Yuta Kamimura
  Hiroaki Nagai 		  No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki 4 6 2 3 1 1 3 3 133
2   Tomonobu Fujii
  Satoshi Hoshino 		  No. 47 D'station Racing 10 2 Ret 1 3 2 5 4 108
3   Seiji Ara
  Tomohide Yamaguchi 		  No. 5 BMW M Team Studie Ret 1 3 2 Ret Ret 9 1 85
4   Kei Cozzolino
  Takeshi Kimura 		  No. 1 Car Guy Racing 3 3 2 9 2 5 78
5   "Hirobon"
  Shintaro Kawabata 		  No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN 9 Ret 1 10 1 2 71
6   Tsubasa Kondo
  Kiyoshi Uchiyama 		  No. 25 NK Racing 2 14 5 4 8 7 4 6 70
7   Yorikatsu Tsujiko
  Yusuke Yamasaki 		  No. 7 Comet Racing 7 4 8 8 6 6 10 9 45
8   Mineki Okura   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret Ret 4 3 6 7 41
8   Hiroshi Hamaguchi   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret 4 3 6 7 41
9   Kei Nakanishi
  Shigekazu Wakisaka 		  No. 60 LM Corsa Ret 8 6 6 Ret 4 7 38
10   Hiroaki Hatano
  Shinya Hosokawa 		  No. 33 Team GMB 6 10 7 7 7 8 31
11   Tadao Uematsu   No. 55 Team Uematsu 13 5 5 5 30
12   Akira Iida
  Shinji Takei 		  No. 9 Bingo Racing 1 Ret 25
13   Katsuaki Kubota
  Atsushi Miyake 		  No. 17 CREF Motor Sport 4 5 22
14   Morio Nitta
  Kazunori Suenaga 		  No. 96 K-tunes Racing 8 15 Ret DNS 8 8 12
15   Masaaki Nishikawa
  Atsushi Tanaka 		  No. 360 RunUp Sports 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
16   Keita Sawa   No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 Ret 6
16   Kiwamu Katayama   No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 6
17   Masataka Inoue   No. 17 CREF Motor Sport
  No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 		Ret DNS Ret 9 2
17   Yuko Suzuki   No. 17 CREF Motor Sport Ret DNS 9 2
—   Takuya Shirasaka   No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing Ret 33 0
GT4
1   Masaki Kano
  Manabu Orido 		  No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie 11 DSQ 30 30 26 28 5 1 162
3   Sho Kobayashi
  Naohiko Otsuka 		  No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing 14 11 32 32 27 29 3 4 136
4   Masayoshi Oyama
  Ryohei Sakaguchi 		  No. 71 Akiland Racing 12 12 31 Ret 1 2 87
5   Hiromitsu Fujii
  Masanori Nogami 		  No. 97 K-tunes Racing 15 13 27
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
GT4
—   Kenji Hama
  Tatsuya Hoshino 		  No. 48 D'station Racing 5 3 —
—   Masataka Inoue
  Yuko Suzuki 		  No. 27 CREF Motor Sport 2 Ret —
—   Kazuki Oki
  Risa Oogushi 		  No. 83 Comet Racing 7 6 —
Pos. Driver Team FUJ
  		SUZ
  		MOT
  		OKA
  		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

Notes:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Provisional 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS calendar revealed". Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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  7. ^ a b c "D'station returns for renewed Fanatec Japan Cup assault". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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  11. ^ a b c "D'station and Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia commit to GT4 Japan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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