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Motegi SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the grand finale, which begins at 1pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9).

Motorsport · Nov 2, 2023

Super GT eyes reduction in corner speeds after Sugo crash

Team Kunimitsu Honda man Yamamoto was left with serious neck and spinal cord injuries following the contact with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori that pitched him hard into the barriers during last month’s sixth round of the season.

Autosport · Oct 16, 2023

SUPER GT eyes reduction in corner speeds after Sugo crash

Motorsport · Oct 16, 2023

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Autopolis SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the seventh round of the season, slated to begin at 1.30pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9).

Motorsport · Oct 12, 2023

TOM'S #37 car risks making dubious piece of SUPER GT history

While the #36 TOM’S machine of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata is in the thick of the title fight, the same can’t be said of the sister #37 car crewed by Ukyo Sasahara and Giuliano Alesi, who have mustered a mere nine points in the first six races of the…

Motorsport · Oct 5, 2023

Yamamoto to miss final Super Formula, SUPER GT races after Sugo crash

Yamamoto suffered a major impact with the barriers in the sixth round of the SUPER GT season at Sugo after the Team Kunimitsu driver collided with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori.

Motorsport · Sep 26, 2023

Natori apologises for triggering Yamamoto's huge Sugo crash

Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 driver Natori made contact with Yamamoto's Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT while trying to enter the pits exiting the final corner on lap 37 of 84, sending Yamamoto into the barriers at high speed.

Motorsport · Sep 18, 2023

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Super GT Sugo: Real Honda victorious in red-flagged thriller

Tsukakoshi came out on top in a pulsating battle with Toshiki Oyu in the closing stages of the 300km race following an earlier red flag.

Autosport · Sep 17, 2023

Sugo SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the sixth round of the season, slated to begin at 1.30pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9).

Motorsport · Sep 14, 2023

Suzuka SUPER GT: Fukuzumi puts Honda on pole, Toyotas struggle

On what will be the last visit for the NSX to Honda’s home track before it is replaced by the new Civic Type R-GT next year, Fukuzumi posted a 1m46.385s at the end of the Q2 pole shootout to grab the top spot in the #16 ARTA car he shares…

Motorsport · Aug 26, 2023

Suzuka 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for Sunday's 77-lap race, slated to begin slightly later than usual at 2.45pm local time (GMT +9).

Motorsport · Aug 24, 2023

Fuji 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 42 cars, 15 in GT500 and 27 in GT300, are entered for Sunday's 450km (100 lap) race.

Motorsport · Aug 3, 2023

Super Formula boss wants fewer Honda, Toyota juniors in future

The new chairman of championship promoter JRP, whose eponymous Kondo Racing team is active in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, has previously expressed his desire to broaden the category's international appeal.

Motorsport · May 12, 2023

Michelin to end Super GT GT500 tyre supply after 2023 season

The French firm made the shock announcement on Wednesday, signalling the end of its relationship with Nissan and the works NISMO team, which it has supplied continuously since the 2013 season.

Autosport · May 10, 2023

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Motorsport · May 10, 2023

What Michelin’s shock exit means for Nissan and SUPER GT

Nissan because it now has the headache of trying to reach an agreement with one of the three remaining GT500 suppliers, Bridgestone, Yokohama and Dunlop - and the championship itself because it raises questions about the future of the tyre war that has been a core element of the premier…

Motorsport · May 3, 2023

Fuji SUPER GT: Honda takes pole on Toyota's home turf

Free of any success ballast following a disastrous result in the season opener, Makino lapped the Toyota-owned circuit in 1m26.420s in the #100 Honda NSX-GT Type S to take Team Kunimitsu team’s first pole position since last year’s finale at Motegi.

Motorsport · May 1, 2023

Fuji 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 41 cars, 15 in GT500 and 26 in GT300, are entered for the annual Golden Week classic, the first of five 450km races on this year's schedule.

Motorsport · Apr 22, 2023

Suzuka Super Formula: Oyu beats Tsuboi to pole, Lawson ninth

Having already topped his Q1 group, Oyu found a huge chunk of time in the final segment of qualifying as he successfully broke the 1m36s barrier, securing pole position with a best effort of 1m35.792s.

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Motorsport · Apr 9, 2023

Yamashita in tears after first Super Formula podium since 2020

From sixth on the grid, Kondo Racing man Yamashita finished third on Sunday behind Tomoki Nojiri and Sho Tsuboi, albeit finishing fourth on the road and gaining a place from Liam Lawson’s penalty.

Motorsport · Mar 29, 2023

Nissan clarifies status of its relationship with axed Fujinami

Fujinami was part of the Kondo Racing squad that won the title in SUPER GT’s lower class in both 2020 and 2022 alongside Joao Paulo de Oliveira.

Motorsport · Mar 23, 2023

De Oliveira expecting GT300 “shake-up” with new pitstop rules

Kondo Racing driver de Oliveira has been at the forefront of the GT300 class since he joined the team in 2020, winning that year’s title alongside Kiyoto Fujinami, finishing runner-up the following season and then prevailing in a nail-biting climax to the 2022 campaign.

Motorsport · Mar 16, 2023

The signs Toyota can still threaten Honda in Okayama opener

SUPER GT pre-season testing times have always been tricky to get a read on, but the introduction of the new for 2023 carbon-neutral fuel (CNF) has made it harder than ever to discern which of the three GT500 manufacturers has the advantage.

Motorsport · Mar 12, 2023

Toyota goes 1-2 on final day of Okayama official SUPER GT test

Sakaguchi, who shares the Yokohama-shod #19 Toyota GR Supra with Yuji Kunimoto, recorded a best time of 1m18.074s around half an hour into the two-hour morning session to top the times by exactly a tenth of a second.

Motorsport · Mar 11, 2023

Honda leads the way on first day of official SUPER GT testing

Fukuzumi set what proved to be the day's benchmark time of 1m17.827s just under halfway through the two-hour morning session at the wheel of the #16 Honda NSX-GT he shares with new team-mate Hiroki Otsu.

Motorsport · Mar 9, 2023

Fujinami handed SUPER GT lifeline with Nissan reserve role

Fujinami's future was plunged into doubt in late January when his name was absent from Nissan's announcement of its GT500 driver line-up for the coming season, which came just days after the two-time GT300 champion was seen testing for Kondo Racing at Suzuka.

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