The 2019 Suzuka 10 Hours was an endurance event that took place on August 25, 2019, at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was the 48th edition of the Summer Endurance Classic at Suzuka, and the third round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the last Suzuka Summer Endurance Race to take place for five years, until the 2025 Suzuka 1000 km.
Entry list
Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup A Cars eligible for Asia awards SGT Cars eligible for Super GT awards
Team Vehicle No Driver Class Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILE Mercedes-AMG GT3 00 Kamui Kobayashi PA SGT Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka KCMG Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018) 018 Alexandre ImperatoriP Oliver Jarvis Edoardo Liberati 35 Josh BurdonPA Katsumasa Chiyo Tsugio Matsuda Modulo Drago Corse Honda NSX GT3 034 Ryo MichigamiPA SGT Daisuke Nakajima Hiroki Otsu Lotus Evora MC GT300 2 Hiroshi HamaguchiPA A SGT Hiroki Katoh Kazuho Takahashi GTNET Motor Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) 5 Teruhiko HamanoPA A Kazuki Hoshino Eiji Yamada Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2017) 6 Tony D'AlbertoS Adrian Dietz Cameron McConville apr with ARN Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 8 Yuta KamimuraS
A SGT Hiroaki Nagai Manabu Orido MP Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) 9 Yusaku ShibataAm
A Joe Shindo Takumi Takata Planex SmaCam Racing McLaren 720S GT3 11 Mika HäkkinenPA SGT Hiroaki Ishiura Katsuaki Kubota Team UpGarage Honda NSX GT3 Evo 18 Takashi KobayashiPA SGT Tadasuke Makino Kosuke Matsuura Audi Team Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS Evo 21 Richard LyonsPSGT Alessio Picariello Ryuichiro Tomita Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo 25 Kelvin van der LindeP Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch HubAuto Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 27 Nick CassidyP Nick Foster Heikki Kovalainen Motul Honda Team JAS Honda NSX GT3 Evo 30 Bertrand BaguetteP Marco Bonanomi Hideki Mutoh Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 34 Nick CatsburgP Mikkel Jensen Christian Krognes Callaway Competition with Bingo Racing Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R 37 Ryo OgawaS A Markus Pommer Shinji Takei BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M6 GT3 42 Augusto FarfusP Nick Yelloly Martin Tomczyk Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 43 Dominik BaumannPA Adrian Henry D'Silva Christina Nielsen Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing 44 Gary PaffettP Tristan Vautier Lewis Williamson AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 R 51 Andrew MacPhersonS Ben Porter Brad Shiels LM corsa Porsche 911 GT3 R 60 Kei NakanishiPA
A SGT Juichi Wakisaka Shigekazu Wakisaka SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 75 Nico BastianS Kenny Habul Mikaël Grenier Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Mercedes-AMG GT3 77 Yelmer BuurmanP Maximilian Götz Luca Stolz JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 87 Takashi KogurePA SGT Yuya Motojima Yuhi Sekiguchi 88 Andrea CaldarelliPSGT Dennis Lind Marco Mapelli Arrows Racing Honda NSX GT3 Evo 98 Lic Ka LiuAm
A Philip Ma Jacky Yeung Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 107 Jules GounonP Steven Kane Jordan Pepper 108 Alex BuncombeP Andy Soucek Seb Morris Sato-SS Sports Mercedes-AMG GT3 112 Norio KuboAm
A Atsushi Sato Ryosei Yamashita Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 125 Christopher HaaseP Christopher Mies Markus Winkelhock Porsche 911 GT3 R 912 Matt CampbellP Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 188 Chris GoodwinPA Côme Ledogar Alexander West CarGuy Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 777 Miguel MolinaP Kei Cozzolino James Calado EBM Porsche 911 GT3 R 911 Romain DumasP Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 999 Maximilian BuhkP Maro Engel Raffaele Marciello
Qualifying
Super Pole
These were the 20 fastest cars in qualifying
Driver Team Car Time Dif 1 42 Augusto FarfusBMW Team SchnitzerBMW M6 GT32:00.455 2 25 Dries VanthoorAudi Sport Team WRTAudi R8 LMS Evo2:00.531 +0,076 3 34 Nick Catsburg Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT32:00.729 +0,274 4 777 Miguel Molina CarGuy RacingFerrari 488 GT32:00.868 +0,413 5 107 Jules GounonBentley Team M-SportBentley Continental GT32:01.002 +0,547 6 00 Kamui KobayashiMercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILEMercedes-AMG GT32:01.024 +0,569 7 125 Christopher HaaseAudi Sport Team Absolute RacingAudi R8 LMS Evo2:01.045 +0,590 877 Maximilian GötzMercedes-AMG Team Craft BambooMercedes-AMG GT32:01.071 +0,616 9 999 Maro EngelMercedes-AMG Team GruppeM RacingMercedes-AMG GT32:01.177 +0,722 10 107 Andy SoucekBentley Team M-SoortBentley Continental GT32:01.292 +0,837 11 912 Dirk WernerAbsolute RacingPorsche 911 GT3 R2:01.306 +0,851 12 75 Nico BastianSunEnergy1 RacingMercedes-AMG GT32:01.348 +0,893 13 35 Tsugio Matsuda KCMG Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018)2:01.448 +0,998 14 44 Gary Paffett Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka RacingMercedes-AMG GT32:01.479 +1,024 15 30 Bertrand BaguetteHonda Team MotulHonda NSX GT32:01.525 +1,070 16 88 Marco MapelliJLOCLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2:01.537 +1,082 17 018 Oliver JarvisKCMGNissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018)2:01.563 +1,108 18 21 Richard LyonsAudi Team HitotsuyamaAudi R8 LMS Evo2:01.579 +1,124 19 87 Takashi KogureJLOCLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2:01.614 +1,158 20 27 Heikki KovalainenHubAuto CorsaFerrari 488 GT32:01.727 +1,272
Race
Race results Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Reason1P25 Audi Sport Team WRT Kelvin van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Frédéric VervischAudi R8 LMS Evo27510:01:51.0482P999 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Maximilian Buhk Maro Engel Raffaele MarcielloMercedes-AMG GT3275 +40.3673P912 Absolute Racing Matt Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk WernerPorsche 911 GT3 R275 +43.7974P77 Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Yelmer Buurman Maximilian Götz Luca StolzMercedes-AMG GT3275 +47.0385P42 BMW Team Schnitzer Augusto Farfus Nick Yelloly Martin TomczykBMW M6 GT3275 +48.6666P35 KCMG Josh Burdon Katsumasa Chiyo Tsugio MatsudaNissan GT-R NISMO GT3 (2018)275 +56.9217P125 Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing Christopher Haase Christopher Mies Markus WinkelhockAudi R8 LMS Evo275 +57.1998P107 Bentley Team M-Sport Jules Gounon Steven Kane Jordan PepperBentley Continental GT3275 +1:11.0989P44 Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing Gary Paffett Tristan Vautier Lewis WilliamsonMercedes-AMG GT3275 +1:27.89110P00 Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILE Kamui Kobayashi Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya KataokaMercedes-AMG GT3274 +1 Lap11P777 CarGuy Racing Miguel Molina Kei Cozzolino James CaladoFerrari 488 GT3274 +1 Lap12S75 SunEnergy1 Racing Nico Bastian Kenny Habul Mikaël GrenierMercedes-AMG GT3274+1 Lap13P911 EBM Romain Dumas Mathieu Jaminet Sven MüllerPorsche 911 GT3 R273 +2 Laps14P18 Team UpGarage Takashi Kobayashi Tadasuke Makino Kosuke MatsuuraHonda NSX GT3 Evo273 +2 Laps15P30 Honda Team Motul Bertrand Baguette Marco Bonanomi Hideki MutohHonda NSX GT3 Evo273 +2 Laps16P87 JLOC Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima Yuhi SekiguchiLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo272 +3 Laps17P21 Audi Team Hitotsuyama Richard Lyons Alessio Picariello Ryuichiro TomitaAudi R8 LMS Evo272 +3 Laps18P034 Modulo Drago Corse Ryo Michigami Daisuke Nakajima Hiroki OtsuHonda NSX GT3 Evo272 +3 Laps19S37 Callaway Competition with Bingo Racing Ryo Ogawa Markus Pommer Shinji TakeiCallaway Corvette C7 GT3-R271 +4 Laps20PA43 Strakka Racing Dominik Baumann Adrian Henry D'Silva Christina NielsenMercedes-AMG GT3269+6 Laps21PA188 Garage 59 Chris Goodwin Côme Ledogar Alexander WestAston Martin AMR Vantage GT3269 +6 Laps22P11 Planex SmaCam Racing Mika Häkkinen Hiroaki Ishiura Katsuaki KubotaMcLaren 720S GT3268 +7 Laps23P018 KCMG Alexandre Imperatori Oliver Jarvis Edoardo LiberatiNissan GT-R NISMO GT3 (2018)266 +9 Laps24PA60 LM corsa Kei Nakanishi Juichi Wakisaka Shigekazu WakisakaPorsche 911 GT3 R263 +12 Laps25Am112 Sato-SS Sports Norio Kubo Atsushi Sato Ryosei YamashitaMercedes-AMG GT3263+12 Laps26Am9 MP Racing Yusaku Shibata Joe Shindo Takumi TakataNissan GT-R NISMO GT3 (2015)261 +14 Laps27PA2 Hiroshi Hamaguchi Hiroki Katoh Kazuho TakahashiLotus Evora MC260 +15 Laps28P108 Bentley Team M-Sport Alex Buncombe Andy Soucek Seb MorrisBentley Continental GT3259 +16 Laps29PA5 GTNET Motor Sports Teruhiko Hamano Kazuki Hoshino Eiji YamadaNissan GT-R NISMO GT3 (2015)245 +30 Laps30S6 Wall Racing Tony D'Alberto Adrian Dietz Cameron McConvilleLamborghini Huracán GT3244 +31 Laps31S51 AMAC Motorsport Andrew MacPherson Ben Porter Brad ShielsPorsche 997 GT3 R227 +48 Laps32P27 HubAuto Corsa Nick Cassidy Nick Foster Heikki KovalainenFerrari 488 GT3197 +78 LapsNCS8 apr with ARN Racing Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai Manabu OridoFerrari 488 GT3186NCAm98 Arrows Racing Lic Ka Liu Philip Ma Jacky YeungHonda NSX GT3 Evo59NCP88 JLOC Andrea Caldarelli Dennis Lind Marco MapelliLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo49NCP34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Nick Catsburg Mikkel Jensen Christian KrognesBMW M6 GT343Source:
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References
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