It emerged ahead of this weekend's season finale that the #17 Real Racing Honda and the #19 Racing Project Bandoh both performed illegal overtakes on the #22 R'Q Motor Sports Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the 10-second countdown period leading up to the FCY period on lap 17 of 65 in the penultimate round of the season.
Both cars escaped penalties, with the Real Honda of Nobuharu Matsushita and Koudai Tsukakoshi going on to score a victory that has kept them in the running for the title this weekend at Motegi.