2024 Japan Cup Series
The 2024 Japan Cup Series is the third 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 8 June at the Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi and is scheduled to end on 25 August at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama.[1]
Starting from this season, the Japan Cup had separated from the main GTWCA race, and would run as a stand-alone race.[1]
Calendar
[edit]Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Sportsland SUGO, Murata, Miyagi | 8–9 June |
2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka | 22–23 June |
3 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie | 6–7 July |
4 | Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama | 24–25 August |
Sources:[1] |
Entry list
[edit]Race results
[edit]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 | Sportsland SUGO | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 55 Team MACCHINA | No. 50 YZ Racing | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | |
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Ukyo Sasahara Shinji Takei | Tadao Uematsu | Yuki Fujii Masaki Kano | Kiwamu Katayama Takashi Toyoda | ||||
R2 | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 55 Team MACCHINA | No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | |||
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Ukyo Sasahara Shinji Takei | Tadao Uematsu | Haridarma Manoppo Seita Nonaka | Kiwamu Katayama Takashi Toyoda | ||||
2 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 55 Team MACCHINA | No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia | No. 64 JBR | |
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Tadao Uematsu | Haridarma Manoppo Kazuhisa Urabe | Yasutaka Ando Osamu Kondo | ||||
R2 | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 55 Team MACCHINA | No. 82 Sunrise BLVD | No. 64 JBR | |||
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Tadao Uematsu | Daiki Fujiwara Yoshimoto Makino | Yasutaka Ando Osamu Kondo | ||||
3 | R1 | Suzuka | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 96 K-tunes Racing | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | No. 47 D'station Racing | |
"Motoki" Shinji Takei | Morio Nitta Kazunori Suenaga | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | Toshiyuki Ochiai Takeshi Suehiro | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino | ||||
R2 | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 7 Comet Racing | No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | No. 47 D'station Racing | |||
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | Toshiyuki Ochiai Takeshi Suehiro | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino | ||||
4 | R1 | Okayama | No. 666 Seven x Seven With KFM | No. 666 Seven x Seven With KFM | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 50 YZ Racing | No. 47 D'station Racing | |
"Bankcy" Kiyoto Fujinami | "Bankcy" Kiyoto Fujinami | "Motoki" Shinji Takei | Yuki Fujii Masaki Kano | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino | ||||
R2 | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | No. 9 Bingo Racing | No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | No. 47 D'station Racing | |||
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | "Motoki" Shinji Takei | Toshiyuki Ochiai Takeshi Suehiro | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino |
Championship standings
[edit]- 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.
Pro-Am Cup
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points | ||||||||||||
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GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki | No. 98 K-tunes Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 154 | ||||||||
2 | Morio Nitta Kazunori Suenaga | No. 96 K-tunes Racing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WD | WD | 106 | ||||||||
3 | Ukyo Sasahara Shinji Takei | No. 9 Bingo Racing | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Akira Mizutani Yuki Nemoto | No. 563 ANR With VSR | 3 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||
GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | "Bankcy" Kiyoto Fujinami | No. 666 Seven x Seven With KFM | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
— | Yusaku Maezawa Naoki Yokomizo | No. 555 Maezawa Racing | 3 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points |
Silver-Am Cup
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points | ||||||||||||
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GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Takeshi Suehiro | No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 153 | ||||||||
2 | Yuki Fujii Masaki Kano | No. 50 YZ Racing | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 146 | ||||||||
3 | Haridarma Manoppo | No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | P | 143 | ||||||||
4 | Daiki Fujiwara Yoshimoto Makino | No. 82 Sunrise BLVD | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 114 | ||||||||
5 | Toshiyuki Ochiai | No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 126 | ||||||||||
6 | Seita Nonaka | No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 103 | ||||||||||
7 | Yoshichika Nagai | No. 97 K-tunes Racing | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 84 | ||||||||
8 | Masahiko Kageyama | No. 97 K-tunes Racing | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 62 | ||||||||||
9 | Kazuhisa Urabe | No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Noriyuki Higuchi | No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | 3 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Ryohei Sakaguchi | No. 16 K-tunes Racing | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points |
Am Cup
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points | ||||||||||||
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GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tadao Uematsu | No. 55 Team MACCHINA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 154 | ||||||||
2 | Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki | No. 7 Comet Racing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 149 | ||||||||
3 | Atsushi Tanaka | No. 360 RunUp Sports | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 99 | ||||||||
4 | Masaaki Nishikawa | No. 360 RunUp Sports | 4 | 3 | 6 | WD | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 87 | ||||||||
5 | "Motoki" Shinji Takei | No. 9 Bingo Racing | 2 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 83 | ||||||||||
6 | Nobuyuki Oyagi Ryuichiro Oyagi | No. 81 Team DAISHIN with GTNET Motorsports | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino | No. 47 D'station Racing | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino | No. 47 D'station Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||||||||||||
2 | Takashi Toyoda | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 86 | ||||||||||||
3 | Kiwamu Katayama | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Yasutaka Ando Osamu Kondo | No. 64 JBR | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Yasuto Fukui | No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | "Hiro" Miou Katayama | No. 64 JBR | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points |
Teams' Championship
[edit]Pos. | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points | |||||||||||||
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GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | K-tunes Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 272 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | WD | WD | ||||||||||||
2 | Team MACCHINA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 115 | |||||||||
3 | Bingo Racing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 105 | |||||||||
4 | Comet Racing | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 100 | |||||||||
5 | RunUp Sports | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 62 | |||||||||
6 | Team DAISHIN with GTNET Motorsports | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | |||||||||||||
7 | ANR With VSR | 3 | 7 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
8 | D'station Racing | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 153 | |||||||||
2 | YZ Racing | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 146 | |||||||||
3 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 143 | |||||||||
4 | Sunrise BLVD | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 112 | |||||||||
5 | K-tunes Racing | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 78 | |||||||||
6 | D'station Racing | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 38 | |||||||||||||
7 | ABSSA Motorsport | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||||
8 | JBR | 15 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||
GT3 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | Seven x Seven With KFM | 1 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||
— | Maezawa Racing | 4 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||
GT4 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | JBR | 14 | 13 | — | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | OKA | Points |
See also
[edit]- 2024 British GT Championship
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
- 2024 GT World Challenge America
- 2024 GT World Challenge Australia
- 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge
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