2023 SRO Japan Cup

The 2023 Fanatec Japan Cup 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]

Calendar

Round Circuit Date
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]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
Car Guy Racing[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 1
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 3 		Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6 1
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 3 		1 Kei Cozzolino[2] PA 1, 3–4
Takeshi Kimura[2]
BMW M Team Studie[3] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 5 Seiji Ara[3] PA All
Tomohide Yamaguchi[3]
Comet Racing[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko[4] Am All
Yusuke Yamasaki[4]
Bingo Racing[5] Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 Akira Iida[5] PA 1
Shinji Takei[5]
ABSSA Motorsport[3] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 16 Keita Sawa[3] PA 1–2
Kiwamu Katayama[5] 1
Masataka Inoue 2
CREF Motor Sport[5] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 17 Masataka Inoue[5] PA 1, 3
Yuko Suzuki[5]
Katsuaki Kubota 2
Atsushi Miyake
Porsche Centre Okazaki[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Yuta Kamimura[3] PA All
Hiroaki Nagai[3]
The Spirit of FFF Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 19 Mineki Okura[4] Am All
Hiroshi Hamaguchi[4] 1, 3–4
Takuya Shirasaka 2
NK Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 25 Tsubasa Kondo[6] PA All
Kiyoshi Uchiyama[6]
D'station Racing[7] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Tomonobu Fujii[7] PA All
Satoshi Hoshino[7]
Team Uematsu McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 55 Tadao Uematsu Am 1, 3
LM Corsa[3] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6 60 Kei Nakanishi[3] PA All
Shigekazu Wakisaka[3]
K-tunes Racing[4] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 96 Morio Nitta[4] PA 1–2, 4
Kazunori Suenaga[4]
RunUp Sports[8] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 360 Masaaki Nishikawa[8] Am All
Atsushi Tanaka[8]
Team 5ZIGEN[9] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 500 "Hirobon"[9] PA 1–2, 4
Shintaro Kawabata[9]
GT4
CREF Motor Sport[10] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Masataka Inoue[10] SA 4
Yuko Suzuki[10]
D'station Racing[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 48 Kenji Hama[11] Am 4
Tatsuya Hoshino[11]
YZ Racing with Studie[5] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 50 Masaki Kano[5] SA All
Manabu Orido[5]
Akiland Racing[5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 71 Masayoshi Oyama[5] SA 1–2, 4
Ryohei Sakaguchi[5]
Comet Racing[10] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 83 Kazuki Oki[10] SA 4
Risa Oogushi[10]
K-tunes Racing[5] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97 Hiromitsu Fujii[5] Am 1–2
Masanori Nogami[5]
Checkshop Caymania Racing[5] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 718 Sho Kobayashi[5] Am All
Naohiko Otsuka[5]
Icon Class
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

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
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 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Driver Team FUJ
 SUZ
 MOT
 OKA
 Points
GT3
1 Yuta Kamimura
Hiroaki Nagai 		No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki 4 6 2 3 1 1 3 3 133
2 Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino 		No. 47 D'station Racing 10 2 Ret 1 3 2 5 4 108
3 Seiji Ara
Tomohide Yamaguchi 		No. 5 BMW M Team Studie Ret 1 3 2 Ret Ret 9 1 85
4 Kei Cozzolino
Takeshi Kimura 		No. 1 Car Guy Racing 3 3 2 9 2 5 78
5 "Hirobon"
Shintaro Kawabata 		No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN 9 Ret 1 10 1 2 71
6 Tsubasa Kondo
Kiyoshi Uchiyama 		No. 25 NK Racing 2 14 5 4 8 7 4 6 70
7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki 		No. 7 Comet Racing 7 4 8 8 6 6 10 9 45
8 Mineki Okura No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret Ret 4 3 6 7 41
8 Hiroshi Hamaguchi No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret 4 3 6 7 41
9 Kei Nakanishi
Shigekazu Wakisaka 		No. 60 LM Corsa Ret 8 6 6 Ret 4 7 38
10 Hiroaki Hatano
Shinya Hosokawa 		No. 33 Team GMB 6 10 7 7 7 8 31
11 Tadao Uematsu No. 55 Team Uematsu 13 5 5 5 30
12 Akira Iida
Shinji Takei 		No. 9 Bingo Racing 1 Ret 25
13 Katsuaki Kubota
Atsushi Miyake 		No. 17 CREF Motor Sport 4 5 22
14 Morio Nitta
Kazunori Suenaga 		No. 96 K-tunes Racing 8 15 Ret DNS 8 8 12
15 Masaaki Nishikawa
Atsushi Tanaka 		No. 360 RunUp Sports 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
16 Keita Sawa No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 Ret 6
16 Kiwamu Katayama No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 6
17 Masataka Inoue No. 17 CREF Motor Sport
No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 		Ret DNS Ret 9 2
17 Yuko Suzuki No. 17 CREF Motor Sport Ret DNS 9 2
— Takuya Shirasaka No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing Ret 33 0
GT4
1 Masaki Kano
Manabu Orido 		No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie 11 DSQ 30 30 26 28 5 1 162
2 Sho Kobayashi
Naohiko Otsuka 		No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing 14 11 32 32 27 29 3 4 136
3 Masayoshi Oyama
Ryohei Sakaguchi 		No. 71 Akiland Racing 12 12 31 Ret 1 2 87
4 Hiromitsu Fujii
Masanori Nogami 		No. 97 K-tunes Racing 15 13 27
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
GT4
— Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino 		No. 48 D'station Racing 5 3 —
— Masataka Inoue
Yuko Suzuki 		No. 27 CREF Motor Sport 2 Ret —
— Kazuki Oki
Risa Oogushi 		No. 83 Comet Racing 7 6 —
Pos. Driver Team FUJ
 SUZ
 MOT
 OKA
 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

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