Japan: Super GT Round One
2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT Round1 SUZUKA GT 300km
The race started at 14:00 under clear blue skies worthy of the season opener. The temperature at the start was 19 degrees C. and the track surface temperature was 33 degrees.
After suffering transmission trouble in the morning free session, the No.1 ARTA NSX had to start the race [...]
SUPER GT: Round 9 Fuji Qualifying
Qualifying sessions for Round 9 of the 2006 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, the FUJI GT300KM, took place at the Fuji Speedway (1 lap 4.563 km) in Shizuoka Prefecture on November 4. Loic Duval in the EPSON NSX captured the pole position (1st place in qualifying). He will start from the front row for the final race [...]
Firman Takes Japanese Super GT Win
A1 Team Ireland star Ralph Firman took the podium in round four of the Japanese Super GT Championship for Team Honda Racing this weekend in Malaysia, taking the championship lead in the process.
Firman, the principal driver for A1 Team Ireland last season, claimed pole position and won the race despite gruelling conditions which saw his [...]
A1 Team Malaysia to Demo A1 Car at Japan GT event
A1 Team Malaysia has annouced that it will carry out a five lap demonstration drive of the A1 Team Malaysia car at the Japan GT event at Sepang International Circuit this Sunday 25 June 2006.
The A1 Team Malaysia car driven to victory by Alex Yoong at the Shanghai International Circuit on 2 April 2006 has [...]
SUPER GT: Round1 Suzuka - Race Review
OPEN INTERFACE TOM’S SC430 (Wakisaka-Lotterer) clinch season Japan Super GT opener
While the sky was not threatening when the race started at 14:30, a cold wind had been blowing since morning and grew consistently stronger in the afternoon. As the machines took to the track for the formation lap, feelings were uneasy about the unstable weather [...]
Japanese Super GT Season Preview
It’s almost here! The long awaited start of the 2006 AUTOBACS SUPER GT season arrives on March 18 and 19. This year’s opener will take place on the same Suzuka circuit that witnessed the final dramatic battle of the 2005 season in the rain last November.
Lexus SC430 Attention will focus first and foremost on the [...]
Korean Tiremaker Hankook Joins Super GT
Tie-up between ENDLESS and Mitsuhiro Kinoshita sees unveiling of Hankook Porsche
With a 47% share of the Republic Korean tire market, and ranked eighth in the world, Hankook Tire is that country’s major player. Hankook Tire and ENDLESS Sports have joined forces to create the ‘Hankook ENDLESS Porsche Team’, and are planning to take part in [...]
Maserati MC12 in First Suzuka Test
SUPER GT: Maserati MC12 runs in Japan for the first time! (Photo: SUPER GT) Dunlop, others conclude Suzuka test. This time too, Z cars lead the way
The roar of SUPER GT machinery once again filled the air around Suzuka Circuit as car manufacturers and tire makers completed a two-day test at the circuit on February [...]
SUPER GT: Nissan Driver Lineup
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Tokyo headquarters: Nissan announced their motorsport plans for fiscal 2006. A total of five Z33-type Fairlady Z (350Z) cars will contest the GT500 class in SUPER GT this season, with a further four privately-entered cars from three teams taking on the GT300 class.
Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO) Managing Director Mr Kunihiko Kakimoto [...]
