
The #3 Nissan Z of Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi was ahead on the road at the time of Matsuda's huge crash on lap 59 of 77 by virtue of not yet having completed its second refuelling stop.
Chiyo and Takaboshi were announced as the winners some time after it was confirmed that the race would not be restarted after the accident, which also left the JLOC Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of Kosuke Matsuura with heavy damage.