From pole position, Yamamoto and Makino finished a distant second in the Golden Week race, ending up some 28 seconds down on the #36 TOM'S Toyota GR Supra of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata.
Makino was at the wheel of the Kunimitsu car for the opening two stints of the 450km race, completing almost two thirds of the race before pitting to hand over to Yamamoto on lap 63 of 100.
