2023 Japan Cup Series

The 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]

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
Car Guy Racing^[2]	Ferrari 296 GT3 1 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 3		1	Takeshi Kimura^[2]	PA	1, 3–4
BMW M Team Studie^[3]	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8	5	Seiji Ara^[3]	PA	All
BMW M Team Studie^[3]	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8	5	Tomohide Yamaguchi^[3]	PA	All
Comet Racing^[4]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	7	Yorikatsu Tsujiko^[4]	Am	All
Comet Racing^[4]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	7	Yusuke Yamasaki^[4]	Am	All
Bingo Racing^[5]	Corvette C7 GT3-R	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	9	Akira Iida^[5]	PA	1
Bingo Racing^[5]	Corvette C7 GT3-R	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	9	Shinji Takei^[5]	PA	1
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]		1, 3
				Katsuaki Kubota		2
				Atsushi Miyake		2
Porsche Centre Okazaki^[3]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	18	Yuta Kamimura^[3]	PA	All
Porsche Centre Okazaki^[3]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	18	Hiroaki Nagai^[3]	PA	All
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
NK Racing^[6]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	25	Kiyoshi Uchiyama^[6]	PA	All
D'station Racing^[7]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	47	Tomonobu Fujii^[7]	PA	All
D'station Racing^[7]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	47	Satoshi Hoshino^[7]	PA	All
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
LM Corsa^[3]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6	60	Shigekazu Wakisaka^[3]	PA	All
K-tunes Racing^[4]	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	96	Morio Nitta^[4]	PA	1–2, 4
K-tunes Racing^[4]	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	96	Kazunori Suenaga^[4]	PA	1–2, 4
RunUp Sports^[8]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6	360	Masaaki Nishikawa^[8]	Am	All
RunUp Sports^[8]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6	360	Atsushi Tanaka^[8]	Am	All
Team 5ZIGEN^[9]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6	500	"Hirobon"^[9]	PA	1–2, 4
Team 5ZIGEN^[9]	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6	500	Shintaro Kawabata^[9]	PA	1–2, 4
GT4
CREF Motor Sport^[10]	McLaren Artura GT4	McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6	27	Masataka Inoue^[10]	SA	4
CREF Motor Sport^[10]	McLaren Artura GT4	McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6	27	Yuko Suzuki^[10]	SA	4
D'station Racing^[11]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	48	Kenji Hama^[11]	Am	4
D'station Racing^[11]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	48	Tatsuya Hoshino^[11]	Am	4
YZ Racing with Studie^[5]	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	50	Masaki Kano^[5]	SA	All
YZ Racing with Studie^[5]	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	50	Manabu Orido^[5]	SA	All
Akiland Racing^[5]	Toyota GR Supra GT4	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	71	Masayoshi Oyama^[5]	SA	1–2, 4
Akiland Racing^[5]	Toyota GR Supra GT4	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	71	Ryohei Sakaguchi^[5]	SA	1–2, 4
Comet Racing^[10]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	83	Kazuki Oki^[10]	SA	4
Comet Racing^[10]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	83	Risa Oogushi^[10]	SA	4
K-tunes Racing^[5]	Toyota GR Supra GT4	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	97	Hiromitsu Fujii^[5]	Am	1–2
K-tunes Racing^[5]	Toyota GR Supra GT4	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	97	Masanori Nogami^[5]	Am	1–2
Checkshop Caymania Racing^[5]	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	718	Sho Kobayashi^[5]	Am	All
Checkshop Caymania Racing^[5]	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	718	Naohiko Otsuka^[5]	Am	All

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
	R1		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
	R2		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
	R1		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
	R2		"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
	R1		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
	R2		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
	R1		"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
	R2		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
3	Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka	No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing	14	11	32	32	27	29	3	4	136
4	Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi	No. 71 Akiland Racing	12	12	31	Ret			1	2	87
5	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 finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

^ ^a ^b "Provisional 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS calendar revealed". Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Goodwin, Graham (25 November 2022). "Car Guy's 2023 Plans Confirmed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Fanatec Japan Cup regulars confirmed for 2023". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "K-Tunes, Comet, Spirit of FFF and AMAC join strong Am Cup class". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Record-breaking entry confirmed for Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS 2023". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NK Racing confirms full-season entry with Uchiyama, Kondo and all-new Porsche GT3". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "D'station returns for renewed Fanatec Japan Cup assault". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Goodwin, Graham (15 February 2023). "Godzilla Returns For Japan Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "5ZIGEN makes Fanatec Japan Cup move with Hirobon, Kawabata and Nissan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "More GT4 Japan entries confirmed for Okayama". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "D'station and Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia commit to GT4 Japan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

Official website

[Calender-1] "Provisional 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS calendar revealed". Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

[CarGuyTitleDefence-2] Goodwin, Graham (25 November 2022). "Car Guy's 2023 Plans Confirmed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[JPNCupEntries-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Fanatec Japan Cup regulars confirmed for 2023". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[JPNCupEntries2nd-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "K-Tunes, Comet, Spirit of FFF and AMAC join strong Am Cup class". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[43AsiaEntries-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Record-breaking entry confirmed for Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS 2023". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[NKPorsche-6] "NK Racing confirms full-season entry with Uchiyama, Kondo and all-new Porsche GT3". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[D'stationAMR-7] "D'station returns for renewed Fanatec Japan Cup assault". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[NissanReturn-8] Goodwin, Graham (15 February 2023). "Godzilla Returns For Japan Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[5ZIGENNissan-9] "5ZIGEN makes Fanatec Japan Cup move with Hirobon, Kawabata and Nissan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[OkayamaGT4Entries-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "More GT4 Japan entries confirmed for Okayama". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[DstationGT4-11] "D'station and Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia commit to GT4 Japan". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

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