De Oliveira and teammate Kiyoto Fujinami claimed their second title success in the space of three seasons after a thrilling finale, as their chief title rivals failed to take advantage of the opportunity presented when the #56 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 bizarrely shed its front-right wheel on lap 42 of 63.
Both the #10 Gainer Nissan (Riki Okusa) and #52 Saitama Toyopet Toyota (Kohta Kawaai) crews had chances to steal the title away from Kondo, but in the end neither could hang on to the positions they needed to overturn the points deficit.
