The 2023 Fanatec Japan Cup was 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.
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 AugustSources:
Entry list Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds GT3 Car Guy Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 1 Kei Cozzolino PA 1, 3–4 Takeshi Kimura BMW M Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 5 Seiji Ara PA All Tomohide Yamaguchi Comet Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 7 Yorikatsu Tsujiko Am All Yusuke Yamasaki Bingo Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 9 Akira Iida PA 1 Shinji Takei ABSSA Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 16 Keita Sawa PA 1–2 Kiwamu Katayama 1 Masataka Inoue 2 CREF Motor Sport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 17 Masataka Inoue PA 1, 3 Yuko Suzuki Katsuaki Kubota 2 Atsushi Miyake Porsche Centre Okazaki Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Yuta Kamimura PA All Hiroaki Nagai The Spirit of FFF Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 Mineki Okura Am All Hiroshi Hamaguchi 1, 3–4 Takuya Shirasaka 2 NK Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 25 Tsubasa Kondo PA All Kiyoshi Uchiyama D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Tomonobu Fujii PA All Satoshi Hoshino Team Uematsu McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 55 Tadao Uematsu Am 1, 3 LM Corsa Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 60 Kei Nakanishi PA All Shigekazu Wakisaka K-tunes Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Morio Nitta PA 1–2, 4 Kazunori Suenaga RunUp Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 360 Masaaki Nishikawa Am All Atsushi Tanaka Team 5ZIGEN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 500 "Hirobon" PA 1–2, 4 Shintaro Kawabata GT4 CREF Motor Sport McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Masataka Inoue SA 4 Yuko Suzuki D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 48 Kenji Hama Am 4 Tatsuya Hoshino YZ Racing with Studie BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 50 Masaki Kano SA All Manabu Orido Akiland Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 71 Masayoshi Oyama SA 1–2, 4 Ryohei Sakaguchi Comet Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 83 Kazuki Oki SA 4 Risa Oogushi K-tunes Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 97 Hiromitsu Fujii Am 1–2 Masanori Nogami Checkshop Caymania Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 718 Sho Kobayashi Am All Naohiko Otsuka 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 Points251815121086421
Drivers' championships
Overall
DriverTeamFUJSUZMOTOKAPointsGT31 Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai No. 18 Porsche Centre Okazaki 4 6 2 3 1 1 3 31332 Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino No. 47 D'station Racing 10 2 Ret 1 3 2 5 41083 Seiji Ara Tomohide Yamaguchi No. 5 BMW M Team Studie Ret 1 3 2 Ret Ret 9 1854 Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura No. 1 Car Guy Racing 3 3 2 9 2 5 785 "Hirobon" Shintaro Kawabata No. 500 Team 5ZIGEN 9 Ret 1 10 1 2 716 Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama No. 25 NK Racing 2 14 5 4 8 7 4 6707 Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki No. 7 Comet Racing 7 4 8 8 6 6 10 9458 Mineki Okura No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret Ret 4 3 6 7418 Hiroshi Hamaguchi No. 19 The Spirit of FFF Racing DNS Ret 4 3 6 741 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 3111 Tadao Uematsu No. 55 Team Uematsu 13 5 5 5 3012 Akira Iida Shinji Takei No. 9 Bingo Racing 1 Ret25 13 Katsuaki Kubota Atsushi Miyake No. 17 CREF Motor Sport 4 522 14 Morio Nitta Kazunori Suenaga No. 96 K-tunes Racing 8 15 Ret DNS 8 812 15 Masaaki Nishikawa Atsushi Tanaka No. 360 RunUp Sports 10 9 9 9 10 10 1010 16 Keita Sawa No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 7 Ret6 16 Kiwamu Katayama No. 16 ABSSA Motorsport Ret 76 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 330GT41 Masaki Kano Manabu Orido No. 50 YZ Racing with Studie 11 style="background-color:#000000;color:white" DSQ 30 30 26 28 5 11622 Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka No. 718 Checkshop Caymania Racing 14 11 32 32 27 29 3 41363 Masayoshi Oyama Ryohei Sakaguchi No. 71 Akiland Racing 12 12 31 Ret 1 2874 Hiromitsu Fujii Masanori Nogami No. 97 K-tunes Racing 15 13 27Guest drivers ineligible to score pointsGT4 — 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 —DriverTeamFUJSUZMOTOKAPointsBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap Notes:
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
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