The 2024 Bridgestone TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup was the twelfth running of the TGR GR86/BRZ Cup, a one-make motor racing championship for Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars operated by Toyota Gazoo Racing. The championship featured a mix of Toyota factory drivers, independent professional drivers, and gentleman drivers, and commenced on 11 May at Sportsland SUGO before concluding on 24 November at Mobility Resort Motegi.
Tōgo Suganami dominated the season, taking a record-breaking six race victories, five pole positions, and seven podiums from the season's eight races to clinch his second championship title during the penultimate round at Suzuka. Defending champion Takuto Iguchi finished second, having scored less than half of Suganami's final points tally, with Iguchi and Takamitsu Matsui winning one race each.
Teams and drivers
Professional Series Manufacturer Team Driver RoundsSubaruTeam Takuty1 Takuto IguchiAll87 Rintarō KuboAllATRACT/K62 Kenji Nakahama1, 3 Junpei Katoh7Recaro Racing Team906 Kōta Sasaki1, 4 Tsubasa Kondō2–3, 5–7909 Takashi KogureAllToyotaKIMInternational3 Kengo Ichijou1–4, 7Mansaku Jidousya5 Takashi InoueAllT by Two CABANA Racing 7 Yuui TsutsumiAll700 Hikaru JitōshoAllGR Garage Urawamisono with GB 8 Keiichi Watanabe1, 3, 6–7160 Hiroki YoshidaAllOTG Motor Sports10 Tōgo SuganamiAll60 Ryo Ogawa2–770 Naoki HattoriAll80 Reimei Itō1–4, 6–7Okabe Jidosha Motorsport12 Ai Miura314 Seiya Motojima1, 3K-one Racing Team17 Nobuteru TaniguchiAll85 Shunji Okumoto1–2, 4–7Ibaraki Toyopet Racing Team18 Yūichi NakayamaAllKM Racing31 Takayuki AokiAllTeam OTHR32 Tomoaki Ichimori3, 5–6Ogura Clutch with Revolution34 AllCOROLLA SHIN-IBARAKI CSIRacing38 Seita Nonaka7Takashima Noboru50 Noboru Takashima5Kamakura Yuuki55 Yūki Kamakura3, 6 Tochigi Toyota T2FACTORY 56 Yoshiyuki TsurugaAll4MINUTES Co., Ltd. R&D72 Natsu SakaguchiAllMorikawa Motoo76 Motoo Morikawa2–3, 5–6DTEC Team MASTER ONE97 Tomoki Takahashi4–798 Yūya MotojimaAllRSS144 Miki Onaga2–5, 7Netz Hyōgo Racing Team121 Naoya GamouAllNetz Tōyama Racing123 Takamitsu Matsui1, 3, 5–7Nine with ARN RACING199 Kōki Saga1–3 Rikuto Kobayashi6–7KTMS225 Hibiki Taira1–2, 5–7KSM293 Daichi OkamotoAllHOJUST RACING501 Takeshi Suehiro5Delta Motorsports504 Yūsuke TomibayashiAllTeam MEISHIN550 Shōtarō MunetouAllMAX ORIDO RACING559 Maaya Orido3M Planning910 Hiroyuki Saka1–3, 5–7Source:
Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. The provisional calendar was announced on 1 December 2023. All rounds were held alongside other national-level and local racing events; Rounds 1–4 and Round 7 were held alongside the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Yaris Cup sister series. Round 1 at Sugo was also run in support of the TCR Japan Series and Formula Regional Japanese Championship, and Round 5 at Okayama was held alongside the fourth Super Formula Lights round. Round Circuit Date Winning team 1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 12 May Yūsuke Tomibayashi Yuui Tsutsumi Takuto IguchiTeam Takuty2 Autopolis, Hita 16 June Tōgo Suganami Tōgo Suganami Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor Sports 3 Fuji Speedway, Oyama14 July Ryō Ogawa Takuto Iguchi Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor SportsN/A Takuto Iguchi Takamitsu MatsuiNetz Tōyama Racing4 Tokachi International Speedway, Sarabetsu25 August Tōgo Suganami Tōgo Suganami Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor Sports 5 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka15 September Tōgo Suganami Hiroki Yoshida Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor Sports6 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka6 October Tōgo Suganami Tōgo Suganami Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor Sports7 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi24 November Tōgo Suganami Yūichi Nakayama Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor Sports
Championship standings Drivers' Championship Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 PP FL 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 Driver SUGAUT FUJTOKOKASUZMOT Points 1 Tōgo Suganami211111111 143 2 Takuto Iguchi16425DNQ31†Ret 613 Yūsuke Tomibayashi3832584302 564 Yuui Tsutsumi21251031636 555 Yūichi Nakayama4111532578 536 Takamitsu Matsui691844517 Naoya Gamou54DNSDNS66211458 Ryō Ogawa 53164995379 Hiroki Yoshida8136513215103410 Reimei Itō7728268132911 Daichi Okamoto998127175201912 Naoki Hattori23101241071391813 Tsubasa Kondō37141416121614 Takayuki Aoki30†1611219311431415 Shunji Okumoto1323123Ret321216 Rintarō Kubo11Ret10191911671117 Hikaru Jitōsho281917717131719418 Yūya Motojima29RetRet915151214219 Masahiro Sasaki101213Ret11291825120 Hibiki Taira31† DSQ121022121 Nobuteru Taniguchi14152116241019241– Shōtarō Munetou16141815222111210– Hiroyuki Saka122524Ret2323170– Kengo Ichijou15261413Ret290– Kōta Sasaki26140– Tomoki Takahashi182720150– Yoshiyuki Tsuruga1821Ret17161821270– Takashi Kogure17WD16Ret252225180– Rikuto Kobayashi22160– Natsu Sakaguchi2517RetRet233026300– Takashi Inoue19182924202524280– Tomoaki Ichimori221826290– Seiya Motojima2019220– Takeshi Suehiro190– Miki Onaga2220232120260– Kōki Saga2220WDWD0– Motoo Morikawa24232024280– Seita Nonaka230– Kenji Nakahama24 27290– Keiichi Watanabe27252727310– Ai Miura26260– Yūki Kamakura2828DNS0– Noboru Takashima280– Maaya Orido30300– Junpei KatohRet0 Driver SUG AUT FUJ TOK OKA SUZ MOT PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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