2024 SRO Japan Cup

The 2024 SRO Japan Cup is the third season of the SRO Japan Cup, 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

Round Circuit Date
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

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
Comet Racing[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko[2] Am All
Yusuke Yamasaki[2]
Bingo Racing[3] Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 Ukyo Sasahara[3] PA 1
Shinji Takei[3][4] 1
Am 2–4
"Motoki"[4] 2–4
D'station Racing[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Kenji Hama[5] Am 1–2
Tatsuya Hoshino[5]
Team MACCHINA[6] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 55 Tadao Uematsu[6] Am All
Team DAISHIN with GTNET Motorsports[7] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 81 Nobuyuki Oyagi[7] Am 2, 4
Ryuichiro Oyagi[7]
K-tunes Racing[8] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 96 Morio Nitta[8] PA All
Kazunori Suenaga[8]
Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 98 Shinichi Takagi[8] PA All
Daisuke Yamawaki[8]
RunUp Sports[8] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Masaaki Nishikawa[8] Am All
Atsushi Tanaka[8]
Maezawa Racing[9] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 555 Yusaku Maezawa[9] PA 4
Naoki Yokomizo[9]
ANR with VSR[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 563 Akira Mizutani[10] PA 1
Yuki Nemoto[10]
Seven x Seven With KFM[11] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 666 "Bankcy"[11] PA 4
Kiyoto Fujinami[11]
GTC
ABSSA Motorsport[12] Ferrari 488 Challenge Ferrari F154 4.0 L V8 16 Masataka Inoue[12] PA 3
Kiwamu Katayama[12]
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Satoshi Konno[11] 4
Keita Sawa[11]
GAMA 83 Racing[13] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 83 Makoto Haga[13] Am 2–4
Mineki Okura[11] 4
GT4
ABSSA Motorsport[3] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 16 Takashi Toyoda[3] Am 1–2
Kiwamu Katayama[3] 1
Yasuto Fukui[3] 2
Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing[6] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 38 Takeshi Suehiro[6] SA All
Toshiyuki Ochiai[6] 1, 3–4
Noriyuki Higuchi[6] 2
Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia[13] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 39 Haridarma Manoppo[13] SA All
Seita Nonaka[13] 1, 3–4
Kazuhisa Urabe[4] 2
D'station Racing[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Kenji Hama[5] Am 3–4
Tatsuya Hoshino[5]
YZ Racing[13] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 50 Yuki Fujii[13] SA All
Masaki Kano[13]
JBR[14] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838 3.8 L Turbo V8 64 Yasutaka Ando[4] Am 2
Osamu Kondo[4]
"Hiro"[12] 3
Miou Katayama[12]
Sunrise BLVD[13] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 82 Daiki Fujiwara[13] SA All
Yoshimoto Makino[13]
K-tunes Racing[8] Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 97 Yoshichika Nagai[8] SA All
Masahiko Kageyama[10] 1–3
Ryohei Sakaguchi[8] 4
Icon Class
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
  • Buzz Racing was scheduled to compete in the series with "Ken Alex" and Lin Chenghua, but did not enter any rounds.[15]

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).

GT3 & GTC

Round Circuit Pole Position GT3 Pro/Am Winners GT3 Am Winners GTC Winner
1 R1 Sugo No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 9 Bingo Racing No. 55 Team MACCHINA No Entries
Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Ukyo Sasahara
Shinji Takei 		Tadao Uematsu
R2 No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 9 Bingo Racing No. 55 Team MACCHINA
Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Ukyo Sasahara
Shinji Takei 		Tadao Uematsu
2 R1 Fuji No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 55 Team MACCHINA No. 83 GAMA 83 Racing
Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Tadao Uematsu Makoto Haga
R2 No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 55 Team MACCHINA No. 83 GAMA 83 Racing
Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Tadao Uematsu Makoto Haga
3 R1 Suzuka No. 9 Bingo Racing No. 96 K-tunes Racing No. 7 Comet Racing No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport
"Motoki"
Shinji Takei 		Morio Nitta
Kazunori Suenaga 		Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki 		Masataka Inoue
Kiwamu Katayama
R2 No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 7 Comet Racing No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport
Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki 		Masataka Inoue
Kiwamu Katayama
4 R1 Okayama No. 666 Seven x Seven With KFM No. 666 Seven x Seven With KFM No. 9 Bingo Racing No. 83 GAMA 83 Racing
"Bankcy"
Kiyoto Fujinami 		"Bankcy"
Kiyoto Fujinami 		"Motoki"
Shinji Takei 		Makoto Haga
Mineki Okura
R2 No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 98 K-tunes Racing No. 9 Bingo Racing No. 83 GAMA 83 Racing
Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		"Motoki"
Shinji Takei 		Makoto Haga
Mineki Okura

GT4

Round Circuit GT4 Pole Position GT4 Silver-Am Winner GT4 Am Winner
1 R1 Sugo No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 50 YZ Racing No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport
Haridarma Manoppo
Seita Nonaka 		Yuki Fujii
Masaki Kano 		Kiwamu Katayama
Takashi Toyoda
R2 No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport
Haridarma Manoppo
Seita Nonaka 		Haridarma Manoppo
Seita Nonaka 		Kiwamu Katayama
Takashi Toyoda
2 R1 Fuji No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 64 JBR
Noriyuki Higuchi
Takeshi Suehiro 		Haridarma Manoppo
Kazuhisa Urabe 		Yasutaka Ando
Osamu Kondo
R2 No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing No. 82 Sunrise BLVD No. 64 JBR
Noriyuki Higuchi
Takeshi Suehiro 		Daiki Fujiwara
Yoshimoto Makino 		Yasutaka Ando
Osamu Kondo
3 R1 Suzuka No. 50 YZ Racing No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing No. 47 D'station Racing
Yuki Fujii
Masaki Kano 		Toshiyuki Ochiai
Takeshi Suehiro 		Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino
R2 No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing No. 47 D'station Racing
Toshiyuki Ochiai
Takeshi Suehiro 		Toshiyuki Ochiai
Takeshi Suehiro 		Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino
4 R1 Okayama No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 50 YZ Racing No. 47 D'station Racing
Haridarma Manoppo
Seita Nonaka 		Yuki Fujii
Masaki Kano 		Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino
R2 No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing No. 47 D'station Racing
Haridarma Manoppo
Seita Nonaka 		Toshiyuki Ochiai
Takeshi Suehiro 		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

Pos. Driver Team SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
 OKA
 Points
GT3
1 Shinichi Takagi
Daisuke Yamawaki 		No. 98 K-tunes Racing 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 169
2 Shinji Takei No. 9 Bingo Racing 1 1 4 5 Ret DSQ 3 3 108
3 Tadao Uematsu No. 55 Team MACCHINA 4 3 3 2 4 4 5 8 107
4 Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Yusuke Yamasaki 		No. 7 Comet Racing 6 4 5 3 3 3 7 4 100
5 Morio Nitta
Kazunori Suenaga 		No. 96 K-tunes Racing 5 5 2 4 1 2 WD WD 93
6 Atsushi Tanaka No. 360 RunUp Sports 8 6 8 6 5 5 8 7 62
7 "Motoki" No. 9 Bingo Racing 4 5 Ret DSQ 3 3 58
8 Masaaki Nishikawa No. 360 RunUp Sports 8 6 8 WD 5 5 8 7 54
9 Ukyo Sasahara No. 9 Bingo Racing 1 1 50
10 Nobuyuki Oyagi
Ryuichiro Oyagi 		No. 81 Team DAISHIN with GTNET Motorsports 7 8 6 5 34
11 Akira Mizutani
Yuki Nemoto 		No. 563 ANR With VSR 3 7 21
12 Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino 		No. 47 D'station Racing 7 Ret 6 7 20
GTC
1 Makoto Haga No. 83 GAMA 83 Racing 13 13 10 7 9 14 129
2 Masataka Inoue
Kiwamu Katayama 		No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 6 6 50
3 Mineki Okura No. 83 GAMA 83 Racing 9 14 50
4 Satoshi Konno
Keita Sawa 		No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 10 16 36
GT4
1 Takeshi Suehiro No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing 10 9 11 12 7 8 13 9 153
2 Yuki Fujii
Masaki Kano 		No. 50 YZ Racing 9 10 12 10 8 9 11 11 146
3 Haridarma Manoppo No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia 12 8 9 11 9 10 12 10 143
4 Toshiyuki Ochiai No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing 10 9 7 8 13 9 126
5 Daiki Fujiwara
Yoshimoto Makino 		No. 82 Sunrise BLVD 11 11 10 9 11 14 15 12 112
6 Seita Nonaka No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia 12 8 9 10 12 10 103
7 Yoshichika Nagai No. 97 K-tunes Racing 13 12 14 14 13 13 14 15 78
8 Masahiko Kageyama No. 97 K-tunes Racing 13 12 14 14 13 13 56
9 Kazuhisa Urabe No. 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia 9 11 40
10 Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino 		No. 47 D'station Racing 12 11 16 13 40
11 Takashi Toyoda No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 14 13 16 16 28
12 Noriyuki Higuchi No. 38 Wakayama Toyota with Hojust Racing 11 12 27
13 Kiwamu Katayama No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 14 13 16
14 Yasutaka Ando
Osamu Kondo 		No. 64 JBR 15 15 16
15 Ryohei Sakaguchi No. 16 K-tunes Racing 14 15 20
16 Yasuto Fukui No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport 16 16 12
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
GT3
— "Bankcy"
Kiyoto Fujinami 		No. 666 Seven x Seven With KFM 1 6 —
— Yusaku Maezawa
Naoki Yokomizo 		No. 555 Maezawa Racing 4 2 —
GT4
— "Hiro"
Miou Katayama 		No. 64 JBR 14 11 —
Pos. Driver Team SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
 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.

Pro-Am Cup

Pos. Driver Team SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
 OKA
 Points
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

Pos. Driver Team SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
 OKA
 Points
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 2 143
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

Pos. Driver Team SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
 OKA
 Points
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

Pos. Team SUG
 FUJ
 SUZ
 OKA
 Points
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

References

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