The Japan Cup Series is a racing series operated by SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Japan. The races are contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The series used to compete together alongside GT World Challenge Asia, but as of 2024, the Japan Cup be held as a stand-alone series.[1]
| Category | Grand tourer sportscars |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Inaugural season | 2022 |
| Drivers' champion |
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| Teams' champion |
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| Official website | www |
 Current season | |
Circuits
edit- Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
| Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka International Racing Course | 3 | 2022–present |
| Fuji Speedway | 3 | 2022–present | |
| Okayama International Circuit | 3 | 2022–present | |
| 4 | Sportsland Sugo | 2 | 2022, 2024 |
| 5 | Mobility Resort Motegi | 1 | 2023 |
Champions
editDrivers
edit| Year | GT3 Overall | GT3 Pro-Am | GT3 Am | GT4 Overall | GT4 Silver-Am | GT4 Am |
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| 2022 | Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura |
Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura |
Yudai Uchida Tadao Uematsu |
Hiroaki Hatano Shinya Hosokawa |
Hiroaki Hatano Shinya Hosokawa |
Masayoshi Oyama |
| 2023 | Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai |
Yuta Kamimura Hiroaki Nagai |
Yorikatsu Tsujiko Yusuke Yamasaki |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Masaki Kano Manabu Orido |
Sho Kobayashi Naohiko Otsuka |
| 2024 | Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki |
Shinichi Takagi Daisuke Yamawaki |
Tadao Uematsu | Takeshi Suehiro | Takeshi Suehiro | Kenji Hama Tatsuya Hoshino |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SRO to stage separate Japan Cup and Fanatec GT Asia races from 2024". Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
External links
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