The 2025 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone was the thirty-fifth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It began on 22 March at Mobility Resort Motegi and finished on 16 November at Fuji Speedway.
Calendar The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2025 calendar on 18 November 2024, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits. RoundEventRace LengthRace FormatClassesCircuitDate1Motegi Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race4 hours2 racesST-Z / TCR / 4 / 5F / 5RMobility Resort Motegi22 MarchST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 2 / 3 / 423 March2Round 2 Suzuka5 hours1 raceST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5RSuzuka Circuit27 April3Fuji 24 Hour Race24 hours1 raceAllFuji Speedway31 May–1 June4Round 4 SUGO Super Taikyu 4-Hour Race4 hours2 racesST-2 / 5F / 5RSportsland SUGO5 JulyST-X / Z / Q / TCR / 16 July5Round 5 Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis5 hours1 raceST-X / Q / TCR / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5RAutopolis26–27 July6Round 6 Super Taikyu Race in Okayama3 hours2 racesAM : ST-2 / 3 / 5F / 5RPM : ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / 1Okayama International Circuit25–26 October7Round 7 S-Taikyu Final Thanksgiving Festival4 hours1 raceST-X / Z / Q / TCR / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4Fuji Speedway16 November
Teams and drivers
ST-X (FIA GT3) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds TKRI Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 23 All Shunji Okumoto Yuhki Nakayama 1–5, 7 Tatsuya Kataoka1, 3–4, 6–7 Yuya Motojima3 apr Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 31 Rikuto Kobayashi All Koki Saga Hiroaki Nagai1–3, 6–7 Naoya Gamou1, 3–7 Hideki Nagai 3 Sena Sakaguchi Ryuta Ukai4–5 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Jeffrey Lee 2–4, 6–7 Kakunoshin Ohta 2–4, 7 Jayden Ojeda2 Tom Kalender3–4, 7 Dean Chen3–4 Seiya Motojima3 Adderly Fong 6 "" GTNET MotorSports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 81 Nobuyuki Oyagi 3, 6–7 Ryuichiro Oyagi Natsu Sakaguchi Takayuki Aoki Iori Kimura 3 Hitotsuyama Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 101 Kenji Suzuki 1–3, 5, 7 James Pull Sota Ogawa Anna Inotsume Shintaro Kawabata3 Seven x Seven Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 666 "" 1–3, 6–7 Kiyoto Fujinami Taichi Watarai Tsubasa Kondo 1–3 João Paulo de Oliveira 3 D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 777 Satoshi Hoshino 1–2, 4–7 Tomonobu Fujii Yuta Kamimura Team HandWork Challenge was announced to compete in the series, but did not compete as they focus on 2025 Suzuka 1000 km. Charlie Fagg was announced to compete in the series with D'station Racing, but he did not make a single appearance.
ST-Z (SRO GT4) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Team NoahToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I65 Aruga Tomita1–3, 6–7 Kokoro Morita Masanobu Kato1–2 Toshiro Tsukada1, 3 Yuji Kiyotaki1 Kazuya Shimogaki2, 6–7 Yusuke Shiotsu3 Takuya Nakazawa Team ImpulNissan Z Nismo GT4Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V620 Takashi Matsumoto 1–4, 6–7 Kazuki Hiramine Kazuki Oki Jules Kazuki Tréluyer 1–3, 7 Bertrand Baguette 3 Hitotsuyama RacingMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V821 Daisuke Yamawaki 1–4, 6–7 Sean Walkinshaw Alessandro Bressan Max Salo 1–3 Munehisa Iijima 3 Jim Walsh Kuniyuki Haga 7 Porsche Team EBIPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS ClubsportPorsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-622 Shota Kitazono1–4, 6–7 Rintaro Kubo Ryoma Henzan Naoya Yamano3, 6–7 Keishi Ishikawa3 Team ZeroOneNissan Z Nismo GT4Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V625 Tsugio Matsuda1–4, 6–7 Teppei Natori Kimiya Sato Tadao Uematsu1 Yuki Tanaka2–4, 6–7 Ronnie Quintarelli 3 Masataka Yanagida 26 Ryuichiro Otsuka1–4, 6–7 Ryuichiro Tomita Takuro Shinohara Seiji Ara1–2, 4, 7 Igor Omura Fraga3 Techno First Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi DKAA 5.2 L V10 34 Yuki Fujii 1–2, 4, 6–7 Riki Okusa Hironobu Yasuda Masaki Kano Birth Racing Project【BRP】Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I651 Noriyuki Higuchi1–2, 4, 6–7 Tatsuya Minowa Toshiyuki Ochiai1–2, 4, 7 Kiyohide Shirakihara1–2, 6–7 Shohei Oda4 Saitama Green BraveToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I652 Hiroki Yoshida1–4, 6–7 Naoki Hattori Seita Nonaka Manabu Yamazaki1–4 Rin Arakawa3 Kouta Matsui6–7 Progress RacingMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8111 Andy Yan1–4, 7 Marchy Lee1–3, 7 Daigo Saito1, 4 Andy Kwong1, 4, 7 Samuel Hsieh2–3 Aaron Kwong3 Ho-Pin Tung Sunny Wong Rolly Sham7 Prime RacingToyota GR Supra GT4 EvoToyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 315 Wang Hao 2, 6 Han Lichao Shi Wei 2 Deng Yi Huang Ruohan 6 SHADE RacingToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6885 Katsuyuki Hiranaka1–4, 6–7 Yuji Kunimoto Yuki Sano1–4, 6 "Hiro Hayashi"1–2 Hironori Takeuchi3–4, 6–7
ST-TCR TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Birth Racing Project【BRP】 Cupra León TCR Cupra DNPA 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Takashi Kochiya 1, 3–7 Takeshi Suehiro Jiei Okuzumi Takahisa Ohno 1, 3–5, 7 Taiga Imoto 3, 6 Hirokazu Okumura 3 M&K Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 96 Koji Yamanishi 1, 4–7 Yōsuke Yamaki Osamu Kondo 1, 4, 6–7 Thanasiwanat Phongsinnatchaachun 5 Prapoj Chuenwichit 7 Kento Omiya 5–6 97 1, 4, 7 Mitsuhiro Endō 1, 4–7 Shinji Nakano Jack Young Waimarama Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) Hyundai G4KH 2.0 L Turbo I4 98 Katsumasa Chiyo 1, 3–7 Lee Jung-woo 1, 3–5, 7 Ryusuke Masumoto 3, 5–7 Hironobu Yasuda 3 Giuliano Alesi Audi Team Show Apex Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) Audi CJX 2.0 L Turbo I4 430 Genki Nishimura 1, 4–7 Shigetomo Shimono Takahiro Kimura 1, 4, 7 Shozo Tagahara 1, 5–7 Ryosuke Kagami 4 Ryusho Konishi 5 FET Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 888 Toshiro Tsukada 5, 7 Hiroshi Nakamura Kokoro Morita 5 Masafumi Omura Kiyotaki Yuji 7
ST-Q The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STO, similar to the ADAC NLS in Germany.
TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Mazda Spirit Racing Mazda Roadster (NDERC) CNF Concept Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4 12 Hiroshi Kawata 2–3, 6–7 Yuui Tsutsumi Yutaka Seki Ikuo Maeda2 Takahiro Sato 3 Takuya Minowa Mazda3 Bio Concept Mazda Skyactiv-D S8-DPTS 1.8 L I4 55 Kazuhiro Terakawa 2–3, 7 Ryohei Sakaguchi Kaoru Ijiri Ikuo Maeda3, 7 Shinichi Katsura3 TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing Toyota GR86 CNF Concept Toyota G16E-GTS 1.4 L Turbo I3 28 Daisuke Toyoda 3, 5–7 Sho Tsuboi Eisuke Sasaki Nirei Fukuzumi 3, 5 Kazuya Oshima 3, 6–7 Aimi Saito 3 Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept (Rd. 3 & 7)Toyota GR Yaris M Concept (Rd. 5 & 6) Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4 32 "Morizo" 3, 5–7 Yasuhiro Ogura Masahiro Sasaki Hiroaki Ishiura Mako Hirakawa 3 Kazuki Nakajima Team SDA Engineering Subaru High Performance X Future Concept Subaru FA24 2.4 L Turbo F4 61 Kazuhiro Ito 2–4, 7 Hideki Yamauchi Takuto Iguchi Masafumi Hanazawa Sususmu Ito3 GR Team Spirit Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4 104 Kazuhiko Omasa 1–3, 5–7 Kenta Yamashita Shunsuke Kohno1–3 Takamitsu Matsui1, 3, 5–7 Yuichi Nakayama2–3, 5–7 Ryuta Ukai3 NISMO Nissan Z Racing Concept Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6 230 Kohei Hirate 7 Daiki Sasaki Atsushi Miyake Team HRC Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept Honda HRC-K20C 2.0 L Turbo I4 271 Hiroki Otsu 5–7 Yuto Nomura Shion Tsujimoto
ST-USA (American produced cars) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRoundsUSA-1 (GT3) Bingo Racing Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R Chevrolet LT1 6.2 L V8 9 Shinji Takei 7 Ukyo Sasahara Sena SakaguchiUSA-2 (GTC) TechSport Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 249 Devin Anderson 7 Giuliano Alesi Kazuki Nakajima
ST-1 (GTC cars)
TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds K's Frontier KTM Cars KTM X-Bow GTX Audi DNWA 2.5 L I5 2 Taiyo Ida 1–4, 6–7 Hiroki Katoh Kazuho Takahashi Hiroki Yoshimoto Takashi Kobayashi3 D'station Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 47 Kenji Hama 1–4, 6–7 Tatsuya Hoshino Tetsuya Tanaka Taiga Kabaki Satoshi Hoshino 3 Yuta Kamimura
ST-2 2,400–3,500cc, front-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles
TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Shinryo Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A) Mitsubishi 4B11T 2.0 L Turbo I4 6 Tomohiro Tomimasu 1, 3–7 Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi Takahiro Matsuzawa Turbo Asahi3 7 Hitoshi Gotoh 1, 3, 5–7 Hisahiko Usui Keisuke Anzai Kazunari Yoshioka Tatsuya Okahara 3 Kazuaki Kimura Endless Sports Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 13 Masaya Hanazato 1, 3–7 Mizuki Ishizaka Reimei Ito Hitoshi Okada HCM Uchino Racing Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Hirokazu Iwama 1, 3, 5–7 Jun Doi Toshijiro Akutsu 1, 3, 5, 7 Noriaki Uchino3, 5 Yasunori Matsumoto 3 Takuto Sakai Nihon Automobile College Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 72 Makoto Kanai 1, 3–7 Tetsuya Yamano Toshiya Nojima Ippei Yamazaki 3–4 Hiroki Otsu 3 Team Spoon Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 95 Eiji Yamada 1, 3–7 Syun Koide Kazuma Nishimura Yusuke Mitsui 3 Taketoshi Matsui Yasunori Nakajima KTMS Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 225 Riona Tomishita 1, 3–7 Hibiki Taira Tokiya Suzuki1, 3–6 Rin Arakawa7 Honda R&D Challenge Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 743 Hiroki Ishigaki 1, 3–7 Akira Bitoh Junichi Kidachi Hideki Kakinuma 1, 3–4 Tomoki Nojiri3 Tensho Kobayashi5–6
ST-3 2,400–3,500cc, rear-wheel drive vehicles
TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Okabe Jidosha Motorsport Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) Nissan VQ37VHR 3.7 L V6 15 Shuji Maejima 1–3, 5–7 Masaaki Nagashima Tsubasa Mekaru Seiya Motojima 1–2, 5 Jun Tashiro 3 Yuya Nakajima 16 Toru Tanaka 1–3, 5–7 Hironobu Shimizu Hibiki Komatsu Atsushi Miyake 1–3, 5–6 Kazuomi Komatsu 3 Masaya Kono Tracy Sports with Delta Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) Lexus 2GR-FKS 3.5 L V6 38 Yohei Maruyama 1–3, 5–7 Tomohiro Hayashi Shingo Imai 1–3, 7 Yoshinari Fujiwara1, 3 Kazuya Yasuda5–6 Yohei Ono 3 Toshiyuki Takahashi 39 Shinya Fujita 1–3, 5–7 Takumi Sanada Takashi Ito Takuya Otaki 3 Ren Takahashi
ST-4 1,500–2,500cc vehicles
TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Endless Sports Toyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 3 Hiroyuki Saka 1–3, 5, 7 Togo Suganami Ryo Ogawa Atsushi Shimaya2–3, 5, 7 Asano Racing ServiceToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F418 Takeo Asano 1–3, 5, 7 Shinnosuke Ito Kazumi Mikami Daiki Fujiwara Toshikazu Shiba 3 Takafumi Kondo Team NOPROMazda Roadster (NC)Mazda MZR LF-VE 2.0 L I437 1–3, 5, 7 Tobio Otani Toshihiko Nogami Tatsuya Nogami1, 3 Ryu Yamamoto2–3 Tatsuya Tanigawa3 Tracy Sports With Delta Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 41 Hirotaka Ishii 1–3, 5, 7 Yusuke Tomibayashi Shunsuke Ozaki Daichi Okamoto 3 Dai Mizuno Zenyaku With Team G/Motion'Toyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F460 Resshu Shioya1–3, 5, 7 Keisuke Ohara Masayuki Minato Takumi Umehara1–3, 5 Shun Ito3 Over DriveMazda Roadster RF (NDERC)Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4 66 Kyousuke Inomata 1–3, 5, 7 Kohei Tokumasu Yuta Fujiwara 1–3, 5 Ryohei Yamaichi1, 3 Takuma Ikeda 3, 7 Hiyu Ikeuchi 3 Kunihiro Miyazaki 7 HMR RacingToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4216 Kota Sasaki 1–3, 7 1–2, 7 Toshiki Ishimori 3 Toshihito Funai Tetsuya Moriyama Kosuke Ito AutoLaboSuzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S)Suzuki K14C 1.4 L Turbo I4290 Yuichi Yoko1–3, 5, 7 Daisuke Ito Kazunori Nishimura Natsuki Obi2–3 Sera Tomita 3 Naozumi Saka SHADE RacingToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4884 Masahiko Kageyama1–3, 5, 7 Eijiro Shimizu Shinnosuke Yamada Morio Nitta3, 5
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