Yamashita and his teammate aboard the #14 Toyota GR Supra, Kazuya Oshima, salvaged a third-place finish from 11th on the grid in Sunday's Motegi finale, giving them a first podium finish since their victory at Okayama in April.
The five Bridgestone-equipped Toyotas occupied the bottom five positions in a miserable qualifying session for the GR Supra contingent, and Yamashita and Oshima were eliminated from title contention by failing to score pole.
