2017 Super Taikyu Series

2017 Super Taikyu Series season
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The 2017 Super Taikyu Series is the 26th season of the Super Taikyu Series. The season will start on 1 April at Twin Ring Motegi and end on 15 October at Okayama International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

ST–X

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Kondo Racing	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1	Tomonobu Fujii	1–4
			Kazuki Hiramine
			Yudai Uchida
ENDLESS SPORTS	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	3	Yuya Motojima	1–4
			Yukinori Taniguchi
			Hideki Yamauchi
ARN RACING	Ferrari 488 GT3	8	Hiroaki Nagai	1–4
			Kota Sasaki
			Yuki Shiraishi	3
K's Frontier	Porsche 997 GT3-R	25	Taiyo Iida	1–2
			Tetsuo Ogino
			Shinichi Takagi	1
			Tomoki Nojiri	2
HubAuto Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	89	Morris Chen	1–4
			Yuya Sakamoto
			Hiroki Yoshimoto
GTNET MOTOR SPORTS	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	99	Kiyoto Fujinami	1–4
			Kazuki Hoshino
			Tadao Uematsu
Rn-SPORTS	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	112	Nobuo Kubo	3–4
			Atsushi Sato
			Ryosei Yamashita
D'station Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	777	Seiji Ara	1–4
			Satoshi Hoshino
			Tsubasa Kondo
CARGUY RACING	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	999	Takeshi Kimura	3–4
			Afiq Yazid
			Naoki Yokomizo
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ST–TCR

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Adenau	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	10	Philippe Devesa	3
			Shogo Mitsuyama
Birth Racing Project	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	19	Kei Akiyoshi	1–4
			Kouichi Okumura
			Yusaku Shibata	2
			Yoshimitsu Ueno	4
			Daisuke Yamawaki	1, 3
Audi Team DreamDrive	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	45	Takuya Shirakasa	1–4
			Shozo Tagahara
			Naoto Takeda
Modulo Racing Project	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	97	Shinichi Ebisawa	1–4
			Shinichi Ito
			Shinji Nakano
MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT		98	Keishi Ishikawa	1–4
			Hiroki Kato
			Takuya Kurosawa
Sources:

ST–1

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
apr	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	31	Masami Kageyama	1–4
			Katsuhito Ogawa
			Ryuichiro Tomita
BEND	BMW Z4M Coupe	51	Shinya Hosokawa	1
			Daisuke Ikeda
			Masamitsu Ishihara
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ST–2

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Shinryo Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	6	Yasushi Kikuchi	1–4
			Masazumi Ohashi
			Tomohiro Tomimasu
		7	Atsushi Ishizaki	1–4
			Masato Narisawa
			Soichiro Yoshida
RS OGAWA	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	20	Sesshuu Kondo	1–4
			Takeshi Matsumoto
			Kazuya Shimogaki
	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	30	Katsuichi Ito	1–3
			Hajime Oami
			Shinya Sato
TOWAINTEC Racing	Subaru WRX STi	59	Hitoshi Goto	1–4
			Manabu Osawa
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ST–3

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
OKABEJIDOSHA motorsport	Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34)	14	Yasuhiro Arai	1–4
			Toshiaki Koshimizu
			Manabu Yamazaki
		15	Masaaki Nagashima	1–4
			Tetsuya Tanaka
			Toru Tanaka
		23	Mitsunori Atake	1–4
			Masaya Kono
			Manabu Oohara
TEAM NOPRO	Mazda Axela Diesel Turbo	17	Tatsuya Nogami	1–4
			Toshihiko Nogami
			Tatsuya Tanigawa
TECHNO FIRST	Nissan Fairlady Z	34	Satoshi Matsubara	1–4
			Satoshi Motoyama
			Hironobu Yasuda
	Lexus RC350	35	TBA	TBA
			TBA
			TBA
TRACYSPORTS	Lexus IS350	38	Makoto Hotta	1–4
			Ryohei Sakaguch
	Lexus RC350	39	Syuji Maejima	1–4
			Yuya Tezuka
			Akira Suzuki
Le Beausset Motorsports	Lexus RC350	62	Yuya Hiraki	1
			Yuichi Nakayama	1–4
			Koki Saga
			Kenta Yamashita	2–4
Saitama Toyotpet GreenBrave	Toyota Mark X	68	Naoki Hattori	1–4
			Takayuki Hiranuma
			Shigekazu Wakisaka
NDS Racing Section	Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33)	118	Yosunari Fujiwara	4
			Yuji Kiitaki
			Tsukada Toshiro
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ST–4

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
RIKU	Honda Civic Type-R	12	Hayato Date	1–2
			"Riku"
			Takayuki Matsui
ENDLESS SPORTS	Toyota 86	13	Masaya Hanazato	1–4
			Ryo Ogawa
			Tsubasa Takahashi
Asano Racing Service	Toyota 86	18	Takeo Asano	1–4
			Masataka Inoue
			Kazunori Nishimura	1
			Daiji Yamada	2, 4
Tarmac Pro Racing Team	Toyota Vitz GRMN Turbo	26	Kazuhiko Kawanago	1–4
			Mitsuaki Matsuo
			Tobio Ohtani
Makiguchi Technique	Subaru BRZ	27	Masaki Baba	1–4
			Isao Ihashi
			Takahiro Muraji
T's Concept	Toyota 86	29	Tohjiro Azuma	1–4
			Daisuke Matsunaga
			Tetsuya Moriyama	1
			Yasuhiro Ogura	2–3
TRACYSPORTS	Toyota 86	40	Ryuju Fujita	1–4
			Teruhiko Hamano
			Akiya Yoshimoto
TC CORSE	Mazda Roadster	54	Teruaki Kato	1–4
			Yuui Tsutsumi
AUTOFACTORY	Toyota 86	55	Takashi Ito	1–4
			Masayuki Tanaka
			Jun Tashiro
G-motion with KRP	Honda Integra Type-R	60	Kazuyuki Matsumoto	1–3
			Takahiro Matsuzawa
			Hajime Suzuki
amuse & SPV Racing	Toyota 86	74	TBA	TBA
			TBA
			TBA
		100	Hachiro Osaka	1–4
			Takashi Shibuya
			Tadashi Watanabe
CUSCO RACING	Toyota 86	77	Koji Endo	1–4
			Yasunori Nakajima
			Eiji Yamada
TOM'S SPIRIT	Toyota 86	86	Naoya Gamou	1–4
			Takamitsu Matsui
			Takuto Iguchi	1
			Sho Tsuboi	2–4
SKR ENGINEERING	Honda S2000	93	Yuya Ohta	1–4
			Masahiro Sasaki
ASTMIL Racing	Honda Integra Type-R	96	Keiichi Inoue	1
			Yuki Nemoto
W.S. ENGINEERING	Honda S2000	116	Yasuhiro Ogushi	4
			Tetsuya Shuto
			Yoshida Yasuyuki
GLORYRACING with A-ONE	Honda Civic Type-R Euro	333	Kizuku Hirota	1, 3
			Yuya Nakajima
			Kazuhisa Shimoyama
Sources:

ST–5

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
TEAM221 BOMEX with Auto Laboratory ND5RC	Mazda Roadster	2	Katsuhiko Tsutsui	1–4
			Koji Yamanishi
			Junichirou Yamashita
TEAM BRIDE	Honda Fit 3 RS	4	Seijiro Aihara	2
			Karurosu Honda	4
			Toshiya Ito	1, 3
			Susumu Nakamura	1–4
			Junzo Shibatani
Team Blood Sports	Toyota Vitz RS	11	Takahiro Miki	1–4
			Takao Ohnishi
			Koki Oiwa	1, 4
			Hiroyuki Itagaki	2
			Masashi Tojo	3
apr	Mazda Roadster	32	Akihiro Harashima	1–2
			Akie Iinuma
			Tatsuya Okahara
TEAM NOPRO	Mazda Demio Diesel Turbo	37	Kaoru Ijiri	1–4
			Yutaka Seki
			Go Umeda
Dijon Racing	Honda Fit 3 RS	48	Genki Nishimura	1–4
			Zene Okazaki
			Dr.Takamori
LOVE DRIVE RACING	Mazda Roadster	50	Marie Iwaoka	1–4
			Enami Kitahira	1–3
			Hiroko Komatsu	1, 3–4
			Eriko Yamamoto	2
M&K Management Co., Ltd.	Honda Fit 3 RS	57	Mitsuhiro Endo	1–4
			Ryusuke Masumoto
			Kenta Harada	1–3
			Yasunori Matsumoto	4
OVER DRIVE	Mazda Demio	66	Ric Hashimoto	1–4
			Ryuichiro Ohtsuka
			Takayuki Takechi
J'S RACING	Honda Fit 3 RS	69	Takahisa Ohno	1–4
			Junichi Umemoto
			Hideaki Yamada
		700	Hirobon	1–4
			Seiji Imuta	2, 3–4
			Yusuke Ohga	2
			Hirokazu Takahashi	1
			Leo Teranishi	1, 3–4
Murakami Motors	Mazda Roadster	88	Hiroyuki Murakami	1–4
			Takeshi Wakitani
			Masato Kato	4
Apurosu Racing	Toyota Vitz RS	213	Takashi Azuma	1–4
			Futoshi Omeya
			Yuichi Yokoo	1, 3
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Calendar and results

Rnd.	Class	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winners
1	ST–X	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	1-2 April	No. 8 ARN RACING	No. 1 Kondo Racing	No. 1 Kondo Racing
				Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki	Tomonobu Fujii Kazuki Hiramine Yudai Uchida	Tomonobu Fujii Kazuki Hiramine Yudai Uchida
	ST–TCR			No. 45 Audi Team DreamDrive	No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT	No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT
				Takuya Shirakasa Shozo Tagahara Naoto Takeda	Keishi Ishikawa Hiroki Kato Takuya Kurosawa	Keishi Ishikawa Hiroki Kato Takuya Kurosawa
	ST–1			No. 51 apr	No. 31 apr	No. 51 BEND
				Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Shinya Hosokawa Daisuke Ikeda Masamitsu Ishihara
	ST–2			No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing	No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing	No. 20 RS OGAWA
				Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa	Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa	Sesshuu Kondo Takeshi Matsumoto Kazuya Shimogaki
	ST–3			No. 38 TRACYSPORTS	No. 38 TRACYSPORTS	No. 38 TRACYSPORTS
				Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguch	Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguch	Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguch
	ST–4			No. 93 SKR ENGINEERING	No. 93 SKR ENGINEERING	No. 93 SKR ENGINEERING
				Yuya Ohta Masahiro Sasaki	Yuya Ohta Masahiro Sasaki	Yuya Ohta Masahiro Sasaki
	ST–5			No. 700 J'S RACING	No. 48 Dijon Racing	No. 700 J'S RACING
				Hirobon Hirokazu Takahashi Leo Teranishi	Genki Nishimura Zene Okazaki Dr.Takamori	Hirobon Hirokazu Takahashi Leo Teranishi
2	ST–X	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	29-30 April	No. 8 ARN RACING	No. 3 ENDLESS SPORTS	No. 1 Kondo Racing
				Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki	Yuya Motojima Yukinori Taniguchi Hideki Yamauchi	Tomonobu Fujii Kazuki Hiramine Yudai Uchida
	ST–TCR			No. 45 Audi Team DreamDrive	No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT	No. 97 Modulo Racing Project
				Takuya Shirakasa Shozo Tagahara Naoto Takeda	Keishi Ishikawa Hiroki Kato Takuya Kurosawa	Shinichi Ebisawa Shinichi Ito Shinji Nakano
	ST–1			No. 31 apr	No. 31 apr	No. 31 apr
				Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita
	ST–2			No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing	No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing	No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing
				Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa	Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa	Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa
	ST–3			No. 62 Le Beausset Motorsports	No. 38 TRACYSPORTS	No. 15 OKABEJIDOSHA motorsport
				Yuichi Nakayama Koki Saga Kenta Yamashita	Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguch	Masaaki Nagashima Tetsuya Tanaka Toru Tanaka
	ST–4			No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT	No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT	No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT
				Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi	Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi	Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi
	ST–5			No. 88 Murakami Motors	No. 2 TEAM221 BOMEX with Auto Laboratory ND5RC	No. 88 Murakami Motors
				Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani	Katsuhiko Tsutsui Koji Yamanishi Junichirou Yamashita	Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani
3	ST–X	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka City	10-11 June	No. 8 ARN RACING	No. 8 ARN RACING	No. 99 GTNET MOTOR SPORTS
				Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki	Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki	Kiyoto Fujinami Kazuki Hoshino Tadao Uematsu
	ST–TCR			No. 45 Audi Team DreamDrive	No. 45 Audi Team DreamDrive	No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT
				Takuya Shirakasa Shozo Tagahara Naoto Takeda	Takuya Shirakasa Shozo Tagahara Naoto Takeda	Keishi Ishikawa Hiroki Kato Takuya Kurosawa
	ST–1			No. 31 apr	No. 31 apr	No. 31 apr
				Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita
	ST–2			No. 6 Shinryo Racing Team	No. 20 RS OGAWA	No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing
				Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi Tomohiro Tomimasu	Sesshuu Kondo Takeshi Matsumoto Kazuya Shimogaki	Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa
	ST–3			No. 62 Le Beausset Motorsports	No. 38 TRACYSPORTS	No. 62 Le Beausset Motorsports
				Yuichi Nakayama Koki Saga Kenta Yamashita	Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguch	Yuichi Nakayama Koki Saga Kenta Yamashita
	ST–4			No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT	No. 55 AUTOFACTORY	No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT
				Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi	Takashi Ito Masayuki Tanaka Jun Tashiro	Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi
	ST–5			No. 88 Murakami Motors	No. 4 TEAM BRIDE	No. 88 Murakami Motors
				Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani	Toshiya Ito Susumu Nakamura Junzo Shibatani	Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani
4	ST–X	Autopolis, Kamitsue	15–16 July	No. 8 ARN RACING	No. 89 HubAuto Racing	No. 8 ARN RACING
				Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki	Morris Chen Yuya Sakamoto Hiroki Yoshimoto	Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki
	ST–TCR			No. 45 Audi Team DreamDrive	No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT	No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT
				Takuya Shirakasa Shozo Tagahara Naoto Takeda	Keishi Ishikawa Hiroki Kato Takuya Kurosawa	Keishi Ishikawa Hiroki Kato Takuya Kurosawa
	ST–1			No. 31 apr	No. 31 apr	No. 31 apr
				Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita	Masami Kageyama Katsuhito Ogawa Ryuichiro Tomita
	ST–2			No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing	No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing	No. 6 Shinryo Racing Team
				Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa	Hitoshi Goto Manabu Osawa	Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi Tomohiro Tomimasu
	ST–3			No. 39 TRACYSPORTS	No.15 OKABEJIDOSHA motorsport	No. 39 TRACYSPORTS
				Syuji Maejima Yuya Tezuka Akira Suzuki	Masaaki Nagashima Tetsuya Tanaka Toru Tanaka	Syuji Maejima Yuya Tezuka Akira Suzuki
	ST–4			No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT	No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT	No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT
				Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi	Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi	Naoya Gamou Takamitsu Matsui Sho Tsuboi
	ST–5			No. 88 Murakami Motors	No. 2 TEAM221 BOMEX with Auto Laboratory ND5RC	No. 88 Murakami Motors
				Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani Masato Kato	Katsuhiko Tsutsui Koji Yamanishi Junichirou Yamashita	Hiroyuki Murakami Takeshi Wakitani Masato Kato
5	ST–X	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	2-3 September
	ST–TCR
	ST–1
	ST–2
	ST–3
	ST–4
	ST–5
6	ST–X	Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka	14-15 October
	ST–TCR
	ST–1
	ST–2
	ST–3
	ST–4
	ST–5

Championship standings

Pos. Driver MOT SUG SUZ AUT FUJ OKA  Pts.  ST–X 1 No. 8 ARN RACING 5 3 3 1 60 2 No. 1 Kondo Racing 1 1 7† 6† 54 3 No. 99 GTNET MOTOR SPORTS 3 7† 1 4 50 4 No. 3 ENDLESS SPORTS 2 2 2 Ret 48 5 No. 89 HubAuto Racing 4 4 5† 3 44 6 No. 777 D'station Racing DNS 6 4 2 34 7 No. 25 K's Frontier 6 5 16 8 No. 999 CARGUY RACING 6† 7† 12 9 No. 112 Rn-SPORTS Ret 5 9 ST–TCR 1 No. 98 MOTUL DOME RACING PROJECT 1 2 1 1 79 2 No. 45 Audi Team DreamDrive 4 3 2 2 60 3 No. 97 Modulo Racing Project 2 1 4 4 59 4 No. 19 Birth Racing Project 3 4 3 3 50 5 No. 10 Adenau 5 9 ST–1 1 No. 31 apr 2 1 1 1 83 2 No. 51 BEND 1 21 ST–2 1 No. 59 TOWAINTEC Racing 2 1 1 3 74 2 No. 20 RS OGAWA 1 Ret 3 2 50 3 No. 7 Shinryo Racing Team 4 2 4 4† 49 4 No. 6 Shinryo Racing Team Ret Ret 2 1 38 5 No. 30 RS OGAWA 3 Ret 5† 22 ST–3 1 No. 62 Le Beausset Motorsports 5 2 1 2 64 2 No. 39 TRACYSPORTS 2 4 4 1 60 3 No. 38 TRACYSPORTS 1 5 3 5 53 4 No. 68 Saitama Toyotpet GreenBrave 3 7 2 3 47 5 No. 15 OKABEJIDOSHA motorsport 4 1 Ret 4 43 6 No. 34 TECHNO FIRST 6 3 5 7 34 7 No. 23 OKABEJIDOSHA motorsport 7 6 6 6 26 8 No. 14 OKABEJIDOSHA motorsport 8 8 7 8 17 9 No. 17 TEAM NOPRO 9† Ret DNS 9† 6 10 No. 118 NDS Racing Section Ret 0 ST–4 1 No. 86 TOM'S SPIRIT 2 1 1 1 82 2 No. 93 SKR ENGINEERING 1 3 2 3 64 3 No. 13 ENDLESS SPORTS 3 2 3 2 58 4 No. 55 AUTOFACTORY 5 6 6 6 30 5 No. 54 TC CORSE 6 Ret 5 4 27 6 No. 40 TRACYSPORTS Ret 4 7 7 21 7 No. 27 Makiguchi Technique 4 Ret Ret 5 20 8 No. 60 G-motion with KRP 9 11 4 15 9 No. 77 CUSCO RACING 11 5 Ret 8 14 10 No. 29 T's Concept 8 9 9† 11 11 11 No. 26 Tarmac Pro Racing Team 10 10 8 10 10 12 No. 18 Asano Racing Service 14† 7 DNS 9 9 13 No. 333 GLORYRACING with A-ONE 7 Ret 5 14 No. 12 RIKU 12 8 5 15 No. 100 amuse & SPV Racing 13 12 Ret 12 3 16 No. 116 W.S. ENGINEERING 13 1 — No. 96 ASTMIL Racing Ret 0 ST–5 1 No. 88 Murakami Motors 3 1 1 1 79 2 No. 700 J'S RACING 1 8 3 4 50 3 No. 2 TEAM221 BOMEX with Auto Laboratory ND5RC 7 3 6 2 41 4 No. 48 Dijon Racing 4 6 4 7 34 5 No. 37 TEAM NOPRO 5 4 DNS 3 33 6 No. 4 TEAM BRIDE 11 7 2 6 29 7 No. 11 Team Blood Sports 2 9 7 9 27 8 No. 57 M&K Management Co., Ltd. 9 2 8 8 27 9 No. 66 OVER DRIVE 6 5 10 5 27 10 No. 69 J'S RACING 10 Ret 5 10 13 11 No. 32 apr 8 11 5 12 No. 50 LOVE DRIVE RACING Ret Ret 9 Ret 3 13 No. 213 Apurosu Racing 12 10 DNS 11† 3 Pos. Driver MOT SUG SUZ AUT FUJ OKA  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

External links

• Official website of the Super Taikyu Series