SUPER GT veteran de Oliveira opened his GT300 class title defence with an eventful run to 10th place on board the #56 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 he shares with new team-mate Teppei Natori.
The arrival of rain in the early stages of the race shook up the order as just under half the field managed to switch to wet tyres before the pitlane closed due to a full-course yellow, with Natori unable to come in before as Kondo gave priority to its GT500 car in a crowded pitlane.
