2024 Super GT Series

The 2024 Super GT Series is an upcoming motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It is the thirty-first season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the nineteenth season under the Super GT name. It is also the forty-first overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

TGR Team au TOM'S and driver Sho Tsuboi enter the upcoming season as the defending champions of the GT500 class. Green Brave, formerly known as Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave, and driver Hiroki Yoshida enter as the defending GT300 class champions.[1]

Teams and drivers

GT500

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
NISMO NDDP[2] Nissan Nissan Z GT500 Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 3 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi[2] B TBC
Japan Atsushi Miyake[2]
NISMO[2] 23 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo[2] B TBC
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli[2]
ARTA[3] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT GT500 Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[3] B TBC
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[3]
16 Japan Hiroki Otsu[3] B TBC
Japan Ren Sato[3]
Team Impul[2] Nissan Nissan Z GT500 Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 Japan Kazuki Hiramine[2] B TBC
Belgium Bertrand Baguette[2]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE[4] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima[4] B TBC
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[4]
Astemo REAL Racing[3] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT GT500 Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[3] B TBC
Japan Kakunoshin Ohta[3]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh[4] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[4] Y TBC
Japan Sena Sakaguchi[4]
Kondo Racing[2] Nissan Nissan Z GT500 Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Japan Tsugio Matsuda[2] Y TBC
Japan Teppei Natori[2]
TGR Team au TOM'S[4] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Japan Sho Tsuboi[4] B TBC
Japan Kenta Yamashita[4]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S[4] 37 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[4] B TBC
France Giuliano Alesi[4]
TGR Team KeePer CERUMO[4] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[4] B TBC
Japan Toshiki Oyu[4]
TGR Team SARD[4] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[4] B TBC
Japan Yuichi Nakayama[4]
Modulo Nakajima Racing[3] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT GT500 Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Japan Takuya Izawa[3] D TBC
Japan Riki Okusa[3]
Stanley Team Kunimitsu[3] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT GT500 Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[3] B TBC
Japan Tadasuke Makino[3]

GT300

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
INGING Motorsport[5][a] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Japan Yuui Tsutsumi[5] B TBC
Japan Hibiki Taira[5]
Japan Hiroki Katoh[5] TBC
Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO[6] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi[6] Y TBC
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka[6]
Team LeMans[7] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 6 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama[7] Y TBC
TBA
Pacific Racing Team[8] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Japan Ryohei Sakaguchi[8] Y TBC
TBA
Team UpGarage[3] Honda Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 18 Japan Takashi Kobayashi[3] Y TBC
Japan Syun Koide[3]
SHADE Racing[5] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 20 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka[5] M TBC
Japan Eijiro Shimizu[5]
Hoppy Team Tsuchiya[5] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 Japan Togo Suganami[5] Y TBC
Japan Takamitsu Matsui[5]
apr[5] Toyota Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Japan Hiroaki Nagai[5] Y TBC
Japan Rikuto Kobayashi[5]
Japan Manabu Orido[5] TBC
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 Japan Kazuto Kotaka[5] B TBC
Japan Jin Nakamura[5]
Japan Yuki Nemoto[5] TBC
Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage[5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 50 Brazil Igor Omura Fraga[5] Y TBC
Japan Yuga Furutani[5]
Green Brave[5] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Japan Hiroki Yoshida[5] B TBC
Japan Seita Nonaka[5]
Kondo Racing[2] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 56 Japan Daiki Sasaki[2] Y TBC
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[2]
LM Corsa[5] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 60 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto[5] D TBC
Japan Shunsuke Kohno[5]
R&D Sport[9] Subaru Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 61 Japan Takuto Iguchi[9] D TBC
Japan Hideki Yamauchi[9]
HELM Motorsports[2][10] Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 62 Japan Kohei Hirate[2] Y TBC
Japan Yuya Hiraki[2]
Japan Reiji Hiraki[2] TBC
K2 R&D LEON Racing [11] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Japan Naoya Gamou[11] B TBC
Japan Takuro Shinohara[11]
K-tunes Racing[5] Lexus Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 96 Japan Morio Nitta[5] D TBC
Japan Shinichi Takagi[5]
D'station Racing[12] Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 TBA Japan Tomonobu Fujii[13] D TBC
Denmark Marco Sørensen[14]
PONOS Racing[15] Ferrari Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBA Japan Kei Cozzolino[15] M TBC
France Lilou Wadoux[15]

Vehicle changes

GT500

GT300

Entrant changes

GT500

  • Nissan announced its driver line-ups on 18 January 2024.[2]
    • NISMO changed the entrant name of NDDP Racing to NISMO NDDP. Former Max Racing GT300 driver Atsushi Miyake replaces Katsumasa Chiyo as the driver of the number 3 NISMO NDDP car, and will team up with Mitsunori Takaboshi. In the number 23 NISMO car, Katsumasa Chiyo replaces Tsugio Matsuda and will team up with four-time GT500 champion Ronnie Quintarelli. This marks the end of Matsuda and Quintarelli's partnership which lasted 11 years.[c]
    • Both NISMO teams change tyre suppliers to Bridgestone following Michelin's withdrawal from the GT500 class after the 2023 season.[21]
    • Two-time GT500 champion Tsugio Matsuda moves over to Kondo Racing, forming an all-new driver lineup alongside Teppei Natori, who was promoted to GT500 after racing in GT300 with the same team last season.

GT300

  • D'station Racing will return to Super GT for the first time since 2020, fielding a new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, with Dunlop as its tyre supplier.[12] 2012 GT300 championship runner-up Tomonobu Fujii will also return to the series as one of its drivers.[22] Aston Martin factory driver Marco Sørensen will partner Fujii.[14]
  • PONOS Racing will make its Super GT debut in 2024, entering the new Ferrari 296 GT3 with Michelin tyres.[15] The first-year team will be run by championship-winning GT300 organisation GAINER.[23] Kei Cozzolino will return to the series after a year's absence, while Ferrari GT factory driver Lilou Wadoux will make her series debut.
  • Super Taikyu champion team HELM Motorsports, founded in 2020 by brothers Yuya and Reiji Hiraki, will make its Super GT debut in 2024.[10] HELM will enter a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Yokohama tyres. Two-time GT500 champion Kohei Hirate will drive alongside Yuya Hiraki, and Reiji Hiraki will be the team's third driver. Two-time GT300 champion Hideo Fukuyama will be the team director.[2]
  • Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave changed its official name to Green Brave. Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge (TGR-DC) member Seita Nonaka replaces reigning GT300 champion Kohta Kawaai at Green Brave, after spending the last two seasons at Hoppy Team Tsuchiya and entering as the team's third driver last year in Autopolis.[5] Green Brave elected not to use the GT300 champion's number "0" in 2024.
  • SHADE Racing changed tyre suppliers from Dunlop to Michelin.[5]
  • Tsuchiya Engineering, entering as Hoppy Team Tsuchiya, and its Toyota GR Supra GT300 will return to the series after missing the last four rounds of the 2023 season following a fire in the August round at Fuji Speedway. 2016 GT300 champion Takamitsu Matsui returned to the team after spending the previous year at Team Mach.[5]
  • 2023 FIA F4 Japanese Champion Rikuto Kobayashi and runner-up Jin Nakamura will make their full-time series debuts with apr. Kobayashi will drive the number 30 Toyota GR86 alongside Hiroaki Nagai, while two-time GT300 champion Manabu Orido will stay with the team as its third driver. Nakamura will drive the number 31 Lexus LC 500h alongside Kazuto Kotaka, replacing veteran driver Koki Saga, who had been with apr since 2010. Yuki Nemoto will continue as the third driver of the number 31 team.[5]
  • Kondo Racing replaced Teppei Natori with its former GT500 driver, Daiki Sasaki. Sasaki will race together with two-time GT300 champion João Paulo de Oliveira for the first time since 2017.[2]
  • 2008 GT300 champion Hironobu Yasuda announced that he would be leaving Nissan as a works driver after 2023, ending a 17-year affiliation with the company. He also announced his departure from GAINER after six seasons.[24]

Calendar

A confirmed eight round provisional 2024 calendar was announced on 3 August 2023.[25] On 3 October 2023, it was announced that the seventh round at Autopolis would be moved back two weeks to 19–20 October, in order to eliminate a clash of dates with the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix.[26]

Round Circuit Location Dates Map
1 Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken 13–14 April
2 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 May
3 Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 1–2 June
4 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken 3–4 August
5 Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 31 August—1 September
6 Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland Sugo Murata-machi, Miyagi-ken 21–22 September
7 Ōita Prefecture Autopolis Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 19–20 October
8 Tochigi Prefecture Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi-machi, Tochigi-ken 2–3 November

NOTE: Race dates and names are preliminary and subject to change.

Notes

  1. ^ Tentative entrant name as of 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ KeePer previously served as the main sponsor for the TOM'S number 37 car.
  3. ^ Matsuda and Quintarelli drove for Impul in 2010 and NISMO from 2014-2023.

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