2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup explained

The 2023 Bridgestone Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup was the eleventh running of the TGR GR86/BRZ Cup, a one-make motor racing championship for Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars operated by Toyota Gazoo Racing.[1] The championship featured a mix of Toyota factory drivers, independent professional drivers, and gentleman drivers, and commenced on 13 May at Sportsland SUGO and concluded on 26 November at Fuji Speedway.[2]

Subaru factory driver Takuto Iguchi won his second series championship during the series finale at Fuji despite a first-lap collision with Takamitsu Matsui and Reimei Itō, clinching the title by four points over runner-up Yuui Tsutsumi and third-placed Tōgo Suganami.[3]

Teams and drivers

Professional Series

ManufacturerTeamDriverRounds
ToyotaDelta Motorsports1 Yūsuke Tomibayashi2–7
5041
KIM International3 Kengo Ichijou5–7
Mansaku Jidousya5 Takashi InoueAll
T by Two CABANA Racing7 Yuui TsutsumiAll
700 Hikaru JitōshoAll
770 Ryō YamadaAll
KWR Motorsports8 Keiichi Watanabe7
OTG Motor Sports10 Tōgo SuganamiAll
60 All
70 Naoki HattoriAll
80 Reimei ItōAll
ASSO Motor Sports11 Juichi WakisakaAll
112 Toshiki IshimoriAll
Kobannyanneru12 Seiya Jin1–5
Tsubasa Mekaru6–7
120 Masaya Kohno5–7
K-one Racing team17 Kiyonori Imai1–2
Shunji Okumoto4–7
32 Kiyonori Imai4–7
Ibaraki Toyopet Racing Team18 Yūichi Nakayama2, 4–7
KMS Racing31 Takayuki AokiAll
Ogura Clutch with Revolution34 All
TEAM GMB38 Manabu Yamazaki3
Spread Shō Tsuboi5, 7
6
Takashima Noboru50 Noboru Takashima5
Y's PRODUCE55 Yūki Kamakura1, 3, 6–7
Tochigi Toyota T2FACTORY56 Yoshiyuki TsurugaAll
Maruta Toshimasa58 Toshimasa Maruta2
Morikawa Motoo76 Motoo Morikawa5–7
DTEC Team MASTER ONE97 Tomoki Takahashi1–5
98 All
RSS114 Miki Onaga2, 4–7
Netz Hyōgo Racing Team121 Naoya GamouAll
Netz Toyama Racing123 Takamitsu Matsui1, 3, 5–7
Saitama Toyopet Green Brave160 Hiroki YoshidaAll
AVANTECH racingteam186 Takafumi Katsuki6–7
Nine with ARN Racing199 Hibiki Taira1–4, 6–7
Kobe Toyopet Motor Sports225 Miki KoyamaAll
KSM293 Daichi Okamoto1, 3–7
4MINUTES340 Atsushi MiyakeAll
Hojust Racing501 Takeshi Suehiro5–6
Team MEISHIN550 Shōtarō Munetou1–2, 4–7
SHIFT556 Ryōsuke GoAll
M Planning910 Hiroyuki Saka1, 3–7
SubaruAtract/K62 Junpei Katoh1–3, 5, 7
Team Takuty87 All
88 Takuto IguchiAll
Recaro Racing Team909 Takashi KogureAll
Source:[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan. The provisional calendar was announced on 25 November 2022.[11] The sixth round at Suzuka was run in support of the Super Formula Championship, with other rounds being run alongside local racing events and Formula Beat races.

RoundCircuitDateWinning team
1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata14 May Daichi Okamoto Daichi Okamoto Daichi OkamotoKSM
2 Autopolis, Hita11 June Reimei Itō Yūya Motojima Takuto IguchiTeam Takuty
3 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi23 July Hiroki Yoshida Hiroki Yoshida Rintarō KuboTeam Takuty
4 Tokachi International Speedway, Sarabetsu20 August Hibiki Taira Daichi Okamoto Yuui TsutsumiT by Two CABANA Racing
5 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka10 September Tōgo Suganami Hiroki Yoshida Takamitsu MatsuiNetz Toyama Racing
6 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka29 October Tōgo Suganami Takuto Iguchi Tōgo SuganamiOTG Motor Sports
7 Fuji Speedway, Oyama26 November Reimei Itō Yuui Tsutsumi Yūichi NakayamaIbaraki Toyopet Racing Team

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively.

DriverSUGAUTMOTTOKOKASUZFUJPoints
1 Takuto Iguchi313644Ret71
2 Yuui Tsutsumi2941722567
3 Tōgo Suganami6137821853
4 Daichi Okamoto157936349
5 Yūichi Nakayama43106149
6 Rintarō Kubo16121967736
7 Hibiki Taira72Ret2321036
8 Yūya Motojima 1331241110929
9 Hiroki Yoshida107Ret5592826
10 Masahiro Sasaki4108Ret1213424
11 Naoya Gamou82012Ret133621
12 Takamitsu Matsui2013111Ret20
13 Yūsuke Tomibayashi5811293351119
14 Takayuki Aoki1111Ret181817215
15 Tomoki Takahashi153910Ret15
16 Reimei Itō14610WD88Ret15
17 Juichi Wakisaka1256RetRet271714
18 Ryō Ogawa231418163121212
19 Shō Tsuboi1658
20 Hikaru Jitōsho9262213Ret15162
– Tomoki Ishimori212215112120210
– Shōtarō Munetou26151232Ret350
– Kengo Ichijou2023130
– Naoki Hattori19161715Ret14200
– Ryō Yamada271929141522320
– Yoshiyuki Tsuruga172914192424180
– Seiya Jin18182026140
– Ryōsuke Go242124232225140
– Shunji Okumoto212719150
– Takashi Kogure222719171916240
– Junpei Katoh282316WD340
– Hiroyuki Saka25232217Ret190
– Atsushi Miyake301725203035220
– Takeshi SuehiroRet180
– Miki KoyamaDNSRet26242321300
– Takashi Inoue3128212528Ret310
– Miki Onaga24272629230
– Masaya Kohno2530370
– Toshimasa Maruta250
– Takafumi Katsuki33260
– Shinya Hosokawa260
– Tsubasa Mekaru31270
– Manabu Yamazaki270
– Motoo Morikawa2928290
– Yūki Kamakura292834330
– Kiyonori Imai323028340
– Noboru Takashima310
– Keiichi Watanabe360
DriverSUGAUTMOTTOKOKASUZFUJPoints
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. Web site: GR86/BRZ Cup . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  2. Web site: 25 November 2022 . 2023 Calendar GR86/BRZ Cup 2023年 カレンダー . 1 March 2024 . Toyota Gazoo Racing.
  3. Web site: TGR GR86/BRZ Cup第7大会は波乱の展開を中山雄一が制す。2023年チャンピオンは井口卓人に . TGR GR86/BRZ Cup Round 7 sees Yūichi Nakayama dominate amid on-track turbulence. Takuto Iguchi is crowned champion . 1 March 2024 . auto sport web.
  4. Web site: 13 May 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第1大会 スポーツランドSUGO　5/13～14　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  5. Web site: 11 June 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第2大会 オートポリス　6/11　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  6. Web site: 22 July 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第3大会 モビリティリゾートもてぎ　7/22～23　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  7. Web site: 19 August 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第4大会 十勝スピードウェイ　8/19～20　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  8. Web site: 9 September 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第5大会 岡山国際サーキット　9/9～10　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  9. Web site: 28 October 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第6大会 鈴鹿サーキット　10/28～29　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  10. Web site: 25 November 2023 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup 2023 PROFESSIONAL Series 第7大会 富士スピードウェイ　11/25～26　エントリーリスト . 1 March 2024 . . ja.
  11. Web site: 25 November 2022 . TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cupの2023年スケジュールが発表。全7大会を予定 . 1 March 2024 . auto sport web . ja.

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