2023 Japan Cup Series
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Article ImagesThe 2023 Fanatec Japan Cup Series is the second season of the Japan Cup Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Japan, co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races are contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 17 June at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka and is scheduled to end on 20 August at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama.[1]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka | 17–18 June |
2 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie | 15–16 July |
3 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi | 22–23 July |
4 | Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama | 19–20 August |
Sources:[1] |
Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | GT4 Silver-Am Winner | GT4 Am Winner | ||
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1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
Akira Iida Shinji Takei |
Akira Iida Shinji Takei |
Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
R2 | No. 1 CarGuy Racing | No. 88 BMW M Team Studie | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 71 Akiland Racing | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |||
Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura |
Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi |
Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki |
Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
2 | R1 | Suzuka | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
Keita Sawa Masataka Inoue |
"Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata |
Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
R2 | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 48 D'Station Racing | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |||
"Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata |
Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino |
Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
3 | R1 | Motegi | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura |
Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai |
Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
R2 | No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki | No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |||
Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai |
Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai |
Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
4 | R1 | Okayama | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 71 Akiland Racing | No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing | |
"Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata |
"Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata |
Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura |
Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka | ||||
R2 | No. 1 CarGuy Racing | No. 88 BMW M Team Studie | No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie | No. 48 D'Station Racing | |||
Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura |
Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi |
Hiroshi Hamaguchi Mineki Okura |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino |
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
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Italics – Fastest Lap |
Notes:
- † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
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