Factory drivers Takuto Iguchi and Hideki Yamauchi took the new second-generation BRZ to four pole positions of a possible eight and the same number of podiums to record the manufacturer’s most significant achievement in motorsport since Petter Solberg won the 2003 WRC title.
It also marked the first GT300 title win for a non-FIA GT3 car in five years, something that has triggered a predictable backlash in terms of the Balance of Performance for the 2022 season amid complaints that the ‘JAF’ cars, as they are still known in the paddock, had become too quick.
