The #16 ARTA car that had qualified third and ran second in the early stages in the hands of Nirei Fukuzumi was penalised for a second race in a row for an infraction at its first pitstop, with a drive-through demoting Fukuzumi and Hiroki Otsu to 10th place.
Then, with just two laps to run, the sister #8 machine of Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu dropped out of third place when Oyu ran out of fuel, necessitating an extra splash and dash that put the bright orange Honda out of the points.
