While Toyota squad Rookie Racing was able to repeat its 2021 victory during Sunday's 300km opener, Honda provided the main challenge as Team Kunimitsu pair Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino battled their way to second place aboard the #100 Honda NSX-GT.
Makino had put the Kunimitsu car third on the grid behind a pair of Toyota GR Supras, but couldn't make progress in his stint, dropping a position to fourth before handing over to Yamamoto on lap 29 of 81.