1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship season
Encyclopedia
The 1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 9th edition of the series and the last to be run under Group A
Group A
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...

 regulations. It began at Mine Central Circuit on March 14 and finished after nine events at Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...

 on October 31. The championship was won by Masahiko Kageyama, driving for Team Impul.

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Hasemi Motorsport
Masahiro Hasemi
is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima...

Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

1   Hideo Fukuyama
Hideo Fukuyama
, is a former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission failure...

JTC-1 All
  Masahiro Hasemi
Masahiro Hasemi
is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima...

All
Team Taisan Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

2   Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kunimitsu Takahashi
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:...

JTC-1 All
  Keiichi Tsuchiya
Keiichi Tsuchiya
is a professional race car driver. He is also known as the "Drift King" for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport...

All
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...

26   Fuminori Mizuno JTC-2 1-4, 6, 8-9
  Kazuo Mogi 1-4, 6, 8-9
Team 5Zigen Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 5   Mika Salo
Mika Salo
Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans....

JTC-3 All
  Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi 1-5
  Minoru Tanaka 6-9
Unknown Isuzu Gemini JT191
Isuzu Gemini
General Motors sought a replacement for their world car T-body Kadett / Gemini, and this time, instead of building one design on several continents, they decided to build a world car in one location and export it to several continents...

7   Akihiko Saka JTC-3 3
  Minoru Tanaka 3
FET Racing Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

8   Kiyoshi Misaki JTC-1 All
  Naoki Nagasaka All
Object T Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

11   Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen is a Danish racing driver. He has won many championships in auto racing but his most famous achievement is being the only person to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, six of which were consecutive...

JTC-1 All
  Hisashi Yokoshima All
Team Impul Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

12   Masahiko Kageyama JTC-1 All
  Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
is a former racing driver and businessman from Japan.Hoshino's nickname was . He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969....

1-2, 4-9
  Anders Olofsson 3
Mooncraft Honda Civic EG6
Honda Civic (fifth generation)
Introduced in July 1991 the fifth generation of the Honda Civic had a more wedge-shaped body and the wheelbase was increased to 257 cm for the two-door hatchback and 262 cm for the four-door sedan. The wagon was also dropped for overseas markets, while the previous generation station...

14   Naoki Hattori
Naoki Hattori
is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves...

JTC-3 All
  Katsutomo Kaneishi
Katsutomo Kaneishi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Formula Nippon.-External links:*...

All
Asano Racing Service Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 18   Takeo Asano JTC-3 1, 3-4, 6-9
  Makoto Hagiwara 1, 3-4, 6-9
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 19   Hiroyuki Kawai JTC-3 All
  Mitsutake Koma 1, 3, 5-9
  Tomoyuki Hosono 2, 9
  James Kaye
James Kaye
James Kaye is a British auto racing driver. He has been a stalwart competitor of Hondas in various championships since 1995, and has had 2 lengthy spells in the BTCC...

4
Hitotsuyama Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution
BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...

21   Takayuki Kinoshita JTC-2 1, 3-9
  Yasushi Hitotsuyama 2, 4, 6-7, 9
  Anders Olofsson 2
  Mikio Hitotsuyama 1, 3, 5, 8
22 JTC-2 9
  Fumio Mutoh 9
Team Advan
Yokohama Rubber Company
is a tire company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company founded and started in 1917 in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and B.F. Goodrich. In 1969 the company expanded to the United States as Yokohama Tire Corporation. The Aspec A300 was the driving force behind its tremendous...

Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 25   Morio Nitta JTC-3 All
  Keiichi Suzuki All
Asahi Kiko Sport Team BMW M3 Sport Evolution
BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...

27   Atsushi Kawamoto JTC-2 All
  Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although Scottish he now lives in England.-Formula cars:...

All
Unknown Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 28   Akira Shibata JTC-3 9
  Yusaku Shibata 9
Concept L Racing Team Honda Civic EG6
Honda Civic (fifth generation)
Introduced in July 1991 the fifth generation of the Honda Civic had a more wedge-shaped body and the wheelbase was increased to 257 cm for the two-door hatchback and 262 cm for the four-door sedan. The wagon was also dropped for overseas markets, while the previous generation station...

32   Takahiko Hara JTC-3 1, 3-9
  Masami Kageyama 1, 3-9
77   Nobukazu Katsura JTC-3 1
  Kumi Sato 1
Honda Civic Ferio EG9
Honda Civic (fifth generation)
Introduced in July 1991 the fifth generation of the Honda Civic had a more wedge-shaped body and the wheelbase was increased to 257 cm for the two-door hatchback and 262 cm for the four-door sedan. The wagon was also dropped for overseas markets, while the previous generation station...

  Nobukazu Katsura JTC-3 3-9
  Masahiko Hanayama 3, 8-9
  Kumi Sato 4-7
Racing Forum Honda Civic EG6
Honda Civic (fifth generation)
Introduced in July 1991 the fifth generation of the Honda Civic had a more wedge-shaped body and the wheelbase was increased to 257 cm for the two-door hatchback and 262 cm for the four-door sedan. The wagon was also dropped for overseas markets, while the previous generation station...

33   Kazuo Shimizu JTC-3 1, 3-9
  Yasuo Muramatsu 1-6, 9
  Toshihiro Yoshida 2, 7-8
Auto Tech Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution
BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...

35   Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...

JTC-2 All
  Akihiko Nakaya All
Toyota Team TOM's
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...

Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 36   Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Pierre-Henri Raphanel, born 27 May 1961 in Algiers, Algeria, is a former French racing driver.He participated in 17 Formula One Grands Prix for Larrousse, Coloni and Rial, debuting on 13 November 1988...

JTC-3 All
  Masanori Sekiya
Masanori Sekiya
is a racing car driver from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, most famous for being the first Japanese driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1995.Sekiya drove in single-seaters in his early career, contesting the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and Formula Nippon from 1987 to 1993, mostly for the...

All
37   Kaoru Hoshino JTC-3 All
  Tetsuya Tanaka All
Nismo
Nismo
Nismo is the motorsports and performance division of Nissan Motor Company. Formed in 1984 as a result of a merger of two motorsport departments, Nismo cars have participated in JSPC, Formula Nippon, JTCC, 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona...

Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

55   Akira Iida
Akira Iida
is a Japanese racing driver in the Super GT series, since 2002 affiliated with Toyota and Lexus. First driving in the series since 1994, Iida has won five races altogether and took one driver's title in 2002....

JTC-1 All
  Toshio Suzuki All
Team Over Take BMW M3 Sport Evolution
BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...

61   Thomas Danielsson JTC-2 All
  Eiichi Tajima All
62   Kevin Wong JTC-2 1, 3-6, 8-9
  Charles Kwan
Charles Kwan
Charles Kwan Siu-Cheung is the most successful Hong Kong racing driver who has competed in the Macau Guia Race, Japan GT Championship, FIA GT Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, South East Asia Touring Car Zone Challenge and the Asian Touring Car Championship...

1, 3-4, 6, 9
  Winston Mak 5, 8-9
Team Yamato Honda Civic EF9
Honda Civic (fourth generation)
For 1988, the Honda Civic was significantly redesigned. The suspension had a radical re-configuration with what Honda called "double-wishbone suspension" on all four corners, wheelbase was increased to 98.4 inches , and the body was redesigned with a lower hood line and more glass, giving...

67   Tsugio Oba JTC-3 4, 8-9
  Katsuaki Sato 4, 8-9
  Masahiro Imamura 9
IPF Wako's BMW M3 Sport Evolution
BMW M3
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...

72   Norio Makiguchi JTC-2 All
  Hideshi Matsuda
Hideshi Matsuda
Hideshi Matsuda , is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports. He also drove in one CART Championship Car race at Twin Ring...

All
HKS Racing Co. Ltd. Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
Nissan Skyline GT-R
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a Japanese sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.The first GT-Rs were produced from 1969–1973. After a 16 year hiatus since the KPGC110 in 1972, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 with the Skyline R32. This car was nicknamed "Godzilla" by the Australian motoring...

87   Osamu Hagiwara JTC-1 All
  Yukihiro Hane All
Mugen Honda
Mugen Motorsports
Mugen Motorsports is a Japanese company formed in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Honda Motor Company founder Soichiro Honda, and Masao Kimura. Mugen, meaning "Without Limit", or "Unlimited", is an engine tuner and parts manufacturer closely associated with the Honda Motor Company...

Honda Civic EG6
Honda Civic (fifth generation)
Introduced in July 1991 the fifth generation of the Honda Civic had a more wedge-shaped body and the wheelbase was increased to 257 cm for the two-door hatchback and 262 cm for the four-door sedan. The wagon was also dropped for overseas markets, while the previous generation station...

100   Osamu Nakako JTC-3 All
  Hideki Okada All
Icon Class
JTC-1 over 2500cc
JTC-2 1601-2500cc
JTC-3 Up to 1600cc

Calendar

Overall winner in bold.
Round Circuit Date JTC-1 Winning Team JTC-2 Winning Team JTC-3 Winning Team
JTC-1 Winning Drivers JTC-2 Winning Drivers JTC-3 Winning Drivers
1   Mine Central Circuit
Mine Circuit
Mine Circuit was a 2.07mile motor racing circuit in Nagao, Nishiatsu-cho, Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture 759-2152, West Japan. The track closed in February 2006....

, Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...

March 14 #12 Team Impul #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Mugen Motorsports
Mugen Motorsports is a Japanese company formed in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Honda Motor Company founder Soichiro Honda, and Masao Kimura. Mugen, meaning "Without Limit", or "Unlimited", is an engine tuner and parts manufacturer closely associated with the Honda Motor Company...

  Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
is a former racing driver and businessman from Japan.Hoshino's nickname was . He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969....


  Masahiko Kageyama
  Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...


  Akihiko Nakaya
  Osamu Nakako
  Hideki Okada
2   Autopolis
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...

, Ōita
Oita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...

April 25 #2 Team Taisan #35 Auto Tech Racing #14 Mooncraft
  Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kunimitsu Takahashi
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:...


  Keiichi Tsuchiya
Keiichi Tsuchiya
is a professional race car driver. He is also known as the "Drift King" for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport...

  Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...


  Akihiko Nakaya
  Naoki Hattori
Naoki Hattori
is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves...


  Katsutomo Kaneishi
Katsutomo Kaneishi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Formula Nippon.-External links:*...

3   Sportsland SUGO
Sportsland SUGO
is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²...

, Miyagi
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...

May 16 #87 HKS Racing Co. Ltd. #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Mugen Motorsports
Mugen Motorsports is a Japanese company formed in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Honda Motor Company founder Soichiro Honda, and Masao Kimura. Mugen, meaning "Without Limit", or "Unlimited", is an engine tuner and parts manufacturer closely associated with the Honda Motor Company...

  Yukihiro Hane
  Osamu Hagiwara
  Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...


  Akihiko Nakaya
  Osamu Nakako
  Hideki Okada
4   Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

, Mie
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....

June 4 #1 Hasemi Motorsport
Masahiro Hasemi
is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima...

#35 Auto Tech Racing #14 Mooncraft
  Masahiro Hasemi
Masahiro Hasemi
is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima...


  Hideo Fukuyama
Hideo Fukuyama
, is a former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission failure...

  Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...


  Akihiko Nakaya
  Naoki Hattori
Naoki Hattori
is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves...


  Katsutomo Kaneishi
Katsutomo Kaneishi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Formula Nippon.-External links:*...

5   TI Circuit Aida, Okayama
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

August 8 #12 Team Impul #27 Asahi Kiko Sport Team #14 Mooncraft
  Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
is a former racing driver and businessman from Japan.Hoshino's nickname was . He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969....


  Masahiko Kageyama
  Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although Scottish he now lives in England.-Formula cars:...


  Atsushi Kawamoto
  Naoki Hattori
Naoki Hattori
is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves...


  Katsutomo Kaneishi
Katsutomo Kaneishi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Formula Nippon.-External links:*...

6   Tsukuba Circuit
Tsukuba Circuit
The Tsukuba Circuit is a motorsport race track located in Shimotsuma, a neighboring city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is long, has 32 pits and the longest straight is long. There is a small chicane corner that is used for motorcycle racing only and increases the total length to...

, Ibaraki
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

August 22 #55 Nismo
Nismo
Nismo is the motorsports and performance division of Nissan Motor Company. Formed in 1984 as a result of a merger of two motorsport departments, Nismo cars have participated in JSPC, Formula Nippon, JTCC, 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona...

#72 IPF Wako's #5 Team 5Zigen
  Toshio Suzuki
  Akira Iida
Akira Iida
is a Japanese racing driver in the Super GT series, since 2002 affiliated with Toyota and Lexus. First driving in the series since 1994, Iida has won five races altogether and took one driver's title in 2002....

  Norio Makiguchi
  Hideshi Matsuda
Hideshi Matsuda
Hideshi Matsuda , is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports. He also drove in one CART Championship Car race at Twin Ring...

  Mika Salo
Mika Salo
Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans....


  Minoru Tanaka
7   Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

September 19 #12 Team Impul #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Mugen Motorsports
Mugen Motorsports is a Japanese company formed in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Honda Motor Company founder Soichiro Honda, and Masao Kimura. Mugen, meaning "Without Limit", or "Unlimited", is an engine tuner and parts manufacturer closely associated with the Honda Motor Company...

  Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
is a former racing driver and businessman from Japan.Hoshino's nickname was . He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969....


  Masahiko Kageyama
  Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...


  Akihiko Nakaya
  Osamu Nakako
  Hideki Okada
8   Sendai Hi-Land Raceway
Sendai Hi-Land Raceway
Sendai Hi-Land Raceway is a 2.525mile motor racing circuit in 12 Hayasaka, Shinkawa, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 988-3434, East Japan. On October 17, 2010, the Japanese mountain race track hosted the sixth race in the 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance Series.- External links :*...

, Miyagi
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...

October 10 #12 Team Impul #61 Team Over Take #32 Concept L Racing Team
  Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
is a former racing driver and businessman from Japan.Hoshino's nickname was . He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969....


  Masahiko Kageyama
  Thomas Danielsson
  Eiichi Tajima
  Masami Kageyama
  Takahiko Hara
9   Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...

, Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

October 31 #11 Object T #26 Team Taisan #14 Mooncraft
  Hisashi Yokoshima
  Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen is a Danish racing driver. He has won many championships in auto racing but his most famous achievement is being the only person to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, six of which were consecutive...

  Kazuo Mogi
  Fuminori Mizuno
  Naoki Hattori
Naoki Hattori
is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves...


  Katsutomo Kaneishi
Katsutomo Kaneishi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Formula Nippon.-External links:*...


Championship Standings

Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.
EWLINE
Pos Driver MIN
 
AUT
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...


 
SUG
Sportsland SUGO
is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²...


 
SUZ
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...


 
AID
 
TSU
Tsukuba Circuit
The Tsukuba Circuit is a motorsport race track located in Shimotsuma, a neighboring city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is long, has 32 pits and the longest straight is long. There is a small chicane corner that is used for motorcycle racing only and increases the total length to...


 
TOK
 
SEN
 
FUJ
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...


 
Pts Distance
JTC-1
1   Masahiko Kageyama 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 134 1197.83km
2   Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
is a former racing driver and businessman from Japan.Hoshino's nickname was . He won the Japanese motocross national championships in the 90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969....

1 3 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 119 1264.75km
3   Toshio Suzuki 14 5 3 5 2 1 2 18 3 106 1821.88km
4   Akira Iida
Akira Iida
is a Japanese racing driver in the Super GT series, since 2002 affiliated with Toyota and Lexus. First driving in the series since 1994, Iida has won five races altogether and took one driver's title in 2002....

14 5 3 5 2 1 2 18 3 106 1227.09km
5   Hisashi Yokoshima 3 2 Ret 4 3 3 7 5 1 95 1412.22km
6   Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen is a Danish racing driver. He has won many championships in auto racing but his most famous achievement is being the only person to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, six of which were consecutive...

3 2 Ret 4 3 3 7 5 1 95 1368.53km
7   Masahiro Hasemi
Masahiro Hasemi
is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima...

2 4 4 1 4 5 5 Ret 5 89 1547.49km
8   Hideo Fukuyama
Hideo Fukuyama
, is a former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission failure...

2 4 4 1 4 5 5 Ret 5 89 1237.04km
9   Yukihiro Hane 9 Ret 1 19 Ret 9 3 2 4 79 1347.92km
10   Osamu Hagiwara 9 Ret 1 19 Ret 9 3 2 4 79 1055.47km
11/12   Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kunimitsu Takahashi
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:...

Ret 1 Ret 2 5 4 6 Ret Ret 59 Unknown
11/12   Keiichi Tsuchiya
Keiichi Tsuchiya
is a professional race car driver. He is also known as the "Drift King" for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport...

Ret 1 Ret 2 5 4 6 Ret Ret 59 Unknown
13/14   Kiyoshi Misaki Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 16 4 3 2 49 Unknown
13/14   Naoki Nagasaka Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 16 4 3 2 49 Unknown
15   Anders Olofsson 2 15 Unknown
JTC-2
1   Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Andrew Gilbert-Scott is a former British racing driver.- Early career :He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team...

4 6 6 6 7 7 8 22 NC 134 1266.89km
2   Akihiko Nakaya 4 6 6 6 7 7 8 22 NC 134 1229.69km
3   Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although Scottish he now lives in England.-Formula cars:...

10 7 9 16 6 8 9 7 7 117 1741.00km
4   Atsushi Kawamoto 10 7 9 16 6 8 9 7 7 117 1217.47km
5   Hideshi Matsuda
Hideshi Matsuda
Hideshi Matsuda , is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports. He also drove in one CART Championship Car race at Twin Ring...

5 17 7 7 8 6 Ret 6 17 106 1585.64km
6   Norio Makiguchi 5 17 7 7 8 6 Ret 6 17 106 1059.44km
7   Kazuo Mogi 18 9 11 8 Ret 8 6 68 1036.57km
8   Fuminori Mizuno 18 9 11 8 Ret 8 6 68 1028.38km
9   Takayuki Kinoshita Ret 13 12 9 10 15 9 11 66 1342.22km
10   Thomas Danielsson 17 10 8 Ret Ret 15 Ret 4 19 60 940.70km
11   Eiichi Tajima 17 10 8 Ret Ret 15 Ret 4 19 60 Unknown
12   Yasushi Hitotsuyama 8 12 10 15 11 54 Unknown
13   Kevin Wong Ret 17 11 Ret 12 21 15 38 Unknown
14   Charles Kwan
Charles Kwan
Charles Kwan Siu-Cheung is the most successful Hong Kong racing driver who has competed in the Macau Guia Race, Japan GT Championship, FIA GT Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, South East Asia Touring Car Zone Challenge and the Asian Touring Car Championship...

Ret 17 11 12 15 32 Unknown
15   Mikio Hitotsuyama Ret 13 9 9 18 30 Unknown
16   Winston Mak Ret 21 15 16 Unknown
17   Anders Olofsson 8 12 Unknown
18   Fumio Mutoh 18 6 Unknown
JTC-3
1   Naoki Hattori
Naoki Hattori
is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves...

Ret 11 14 9 10 Ret 14 12 8 112 1186.88km
2   Katsutomo Kaneishi
Katsutomo Kaneishi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Formula Nippon.-External links:*...

Ret 11 14 9 10 Ret 14 12 8 112 1174.42km
3   Osamu Nakako 6 13 10 18 11 19 10 13 20 110 1418.07km
4   Hideki Okada 6 13 10 18 11 19 10 13 20 110 1347.85km
5   Morio Nitta 8 14 15 10 17 17 Ret 11 9 90 1354.38km
6   Keiichi Suzuki 8 14 15 10 17 17 Ret 11 9 90 1233.44km
7   Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Pierre-Henri Raphanel, born 27 May 1961 in Algiers, Algeria, is a former French racing driver.He participated in 17 Formula One Grands Prix for Larrousse, Coloni and Rial, debuting on 13 November 1988...

7 12 20 DSQ 12 14 Ret 14 Ret 65 935.62km
8   Masanori Sekiya
Masanori Sekiya
is a racing car driver from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, most famous for being the first Japanese driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1995.Sekiya drove in single-seaters in his early career, contesting the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and Formula Nippon from 1987 to 1993, mostly for the...

7 12 20 DSQ 12 14 Ret 14 Ret 65 760.62km
9   Hiroyuki Kawai 19 18 16 14 13 18 11 15 Ret 63 1179.40km
10   Nobukazu Katsura 13 21 15 15 13 13 17 13 58 1415.76km
11/12   Masami Kageyama Ret 12 13 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret 49 Unknown
11/12   Takahiko Hara Ret 12 13 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret 49 Unknown
13   Mitsutake Koma 19 16 13 18 11 15 Ret 49 Unknown
14   Mika Salo
Mika Salo
Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans....

16 15 18 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 12 47 Unknown
15   Kumi Sato 13 15 15 13 13 45 Unknown
16   Kazuo Shimizu 12 19 Ret 14 Ret 12 16 Ret 36 Unknown
17   Minoru Tanaka DNS 11 Ret Ret 12 28 Unknown
18/19   Tetsuya Tanaka 11 Ret 23 DSQ 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 26 Unknown
18/19   Kaoru Hoshino 11 Ret 23 DSQ 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 26 Unknown
20   Yasuo Muramatsu 12 16 19 Ret 14 Ret Ret 26 Unknown
21   Toshihiro Yoshida 16 12 16 22 Unknown
22   Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi 16 15 18 Ret Ret 17 Unknown
23   Masahiko Hanayama 21 17 13 13 Unknown
24/25   Takeo Asano 15 22 20 Ret Ret 20 16 13 Unknown
24/25   Makoto Hagiwara 15 22 20 Ret Ret 20 16 13 Unknown
26   James Kaye
James Kaye
James Kaye is a British auto racing driver. He has been a stalwart competitor of Hondas in various championships since 1995, and has had 2 lengthy spells in the BTCC...

14 8 Unknown
27/28   Katsuaki Sato 17 19 Ret 8 Unknown
27/28   Tsugio Oba 17 19 Ret 8 Unknown
29/30   Akira Shibata 14 6 Unknown
29/30   Yusaku Shibata 14 6 Unknown
31   Tomoyuki Hosono 18 Ret 4 Unknown
NC   Masahiro Imamura Ret 0 Unknown
NC   Akihiko Saka DNS 0 0.00km
Pos Driver MIN
 
AUT
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...


 
SUG
Sportsland SUGO
is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²...


 
SUZ
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...


 
AID
 
TSU
Tsukuba Circuit
The Tsukuba Circuit is a motorsport race track located in Shimotsuma, a neighboring city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is long, has 32 pits and the longest straight is long. There is a small chicane corner that is used for motorcycle racing only and increases the total length to...


 
TOK
 
SEN
 
FUJ
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...


 
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