2002 D1 Grand Prix Season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

2002 D1 Grand Prix Point Series

n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right

Round 1 - February 22/23 - Bihoku Highland Circuit, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

- Katsuhiro Ueo (AE86)

Round 2 - April 19/20 - Ebisu

Ebisu Circuit

is an established race complex at 1 Sawamatsukura, Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima Prefecture, 964-0088, Japan. The complex features 7 individual tracks plus 2 skid pan type circuits. The circuits are, Nishi , Kita , Higashi , Minami as well as Drift Land, the School Course, The Touge and 'KuruKuru...

South Course, Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan

Japan

- Nobuteru Taniguchi (S15)

Round 3 - May 5/6 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture

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...

, Japan

Japan

- Masatoshi Asamoto (FD3S)

Round 4 - July 7 - 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 Prefecture

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...

, Japan

Japan

- Youichi Imamura (FD3S)

Round 5 - August 13/14 - Ebisu

Ebisu Circuit

South Course, Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

, Japan

Japan

- Kouichi Yamashita (S15)

Round 6 - September 28/29 - Sekia Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

, Japan

Japan

- Ken Maeda (AE86)

Round 7 - November 11 - Nikkō Circuit, Tochigi Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...

, Japan

Japan

- Youichi Imamura (FD3S)

Final Championship Results

Position	Driver	Car	rd.1	rd.2	rd.3	rd.4	rd.5	rd.6	rd.7	Total
1st	Katsuhiro Ueo Katsuhiro Ueo is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for and .He was into cars from a young age, and started out competing in gymkhana events. At one of these events one of his younger colleagues took him to the touge runs and challenged him saying that he...	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	20	-	4	8	14	18	6	70
2nd	Nobuteru Taniguchi Nobuteru Taniguchi is a Japanese racing driver and former drifting driver who currently competes in Super GT. Taniguchi is commonly nicknamed "NOB" or "The Pimp" as a reference to his S15 Silvia which he is best known for....	Nissan Silvia S15	-	20	2	-	16	16	10	64
3rd	Ken Nomura Ken Nomura is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives...	Nissan Skyline ER34	-	10	16	2	2	10	18	58
4th	Nobushige Kumakubo Nobushige Kumakubo is a drifting driver from Japan who competes in the D1 Grand Prix series and racetrack and land owner. Nicknamed Kuma, he is commonly referred to one of the pioneers of drifting....	Nissan Silvia S15	14	-	12	4	10	14	2	56
5th	Youichi Imamura Youichi Imamura is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for team with .He has always enjoyed driving, so drifting was a natural thing for him. His other passion is flowers as his parents ran a florist and he has always helped them out...	Toyota Altezza SXE10/Mazda RX-7 FD3S	-	-	-	20	8	6	20	54
6th	Yuuki Izumida	Nissan Silvia S14	-	-	-	10	8	12	-	40
7th	Gen Terasaki	Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	18	-	-	2	12	2	-	34
7th	Hisashi Kamimoto	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	12	14	-	-	-	8	-	34
7th	Masatoshi Asamoto	Mazda RX-7 FD3S	-	2	20	12	-	-	-	34
10th	Takashi Haruyama	Nissan Cefiro A31	-	-	18	14	-	-	-	32
11th	Hideo Hiraoka Hideo Hiraoka (driver) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for and .Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called Proshop Rapid, and so has worked on many of his cars himself....	Toyota Chaser JZX100 Toyota Chaser The Toyota Chaser is a mid-size car produced by the Toyota Motor Company, Japan. Most were 4-door sedans, with the 2-door coupe discontinued after the first generation...	2	-	6	-	2	4	16	30
12th	Toshiki Yoshioka Toshiki Yoshioka is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for and Even before he started drifting professionally he always used the Toyota AE86. He first competed in the D1 Grand Prix in the first round of 2002 and has always scored points in every season. He got...	Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	8	-	-	16	-	-	-	24
12th	Masao Suenaga Masao Suenaga is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for RE Amemiya and Greddy. He is the younger brother of Naoto who both were taught by Nobushige Kumakubo....	Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	-	-	10	-	-	-	14	24
14th	Tomoyuki Kubo	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	-	-	14	-	-	-	8	22
15th	Ken Maeda	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20
15th	Kouichi Yamashita Kouichi Yamashita is a drifting driver who in 2008 defected from D1 Grand Prix into the US Formula D series. He is known for his own unique style of drifting and his skills with the rotary engine. He drives the Mazda RX-8 which is tuned with a 20b Renesis engine from the Korean market prducing a power of 320 watts...	Nissan Silvia S15	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	20
17th	Yoshinori Koguchi Yoshinori Koguchi is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Dunlop Tyres and .Like many of the other D1 drivers, he owns his own tuning garage called Koguchi Power. Yoshinori does all of the work on his car himself...	Nissan 180SX RPS13 Nissan 180SX The Nissan 180SX was a hatchback coupe based on the S13 chassis from the Nissan S platform, and sold in Japan; and in some other countries under the 200SX name....	-	-	-	-	6	-	12	18
17th	Kazuhiro Tanaka	Nissan Silvia S15	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	18
17th	Yasuyuki Kazama Yasuyuki Kazama is a drifting driver from Japan.Kazama was first introduced to drifting at age 17 when he watched Gengo-San, who later became his spotter and mentor, drifting on a touge....	Nissan Silvia S15	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	18
20th	Tsuyoshi Tezuka Tsuyoshi Tezuka is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .He developed a love for cars from an early age, his first was a Toyota Crown but to start with he was more interested in drag racing than drift. That soon changed as he found out how much it cost to...	Toyota Mark II JZX81 Toyota Mark II The Corona Mark II, first offered for sale in Japan September 1968 at Toyopet Store dealerships, was intended as an intermediate model between the large luxury sedan the Crown, sold at Toyota Store dealerships, and the smaller Corona, also available at Toyopet Store...	10	-	-	6	-	-	-	16
20th	Mitsuru Haruguchi	Mazda RX-7 FC3S	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	16
20th	Hiroshi Fukuda	Nissan 180SX RPS13 Nissan 180SX The Nissan 180SX was a hatchback coupe based on the S13 chassis from the Nissan S platform, and sold in Japan; and in some other countries under the 200SX name....	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	16
23rd	Yukinobu Okubo	Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	-	8	-	-	4	-	2	14
24th	Takahiro Ueno Takahiro Ueno is a Japanese professional drifting driver and businessman, the former, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .He started out with a love for the Toyota Soarer JZZ30 and driving, and has turned it into a huge success. Starting his Tuning shop Car Make T&E in October 1996, it has gone...	Toyota Soarer JZZ30 Toyota Soarer The Soarer made its first appearance at the 1980 Osaka International Motor Show with the name "EX-8", and the Z10 series Toyota Soarer was produced from February 1981 to December 1985, with 2.0L, 2.8L or 3.0L DOHC I-6 variants. The first generation Soarer debuted with a rear-wheel drive...	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	12
25th	Ryota Yuasa	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range... /Nissan Laurel C33 Nissan Laurel In April 1968 Nissan presented its new Laurel in four-door deLuxe and Super deLuxe versions, both equipped with a 1.8 L inline-four cylinder engine and independent rear suspension. In summer 1970 a hardtop coupé joined the line-up, one year later a 2000 cc engine became available...	6	2	-	-	2	-	-	10
25th	Akinori Utsumi	Nissan Silvia PS13	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	10
27th	Shunichi Tomikuda	Nissan Silvia PS13	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8
28th	Ryuji Miki Ryuji Miki is a racing and drifting driver from Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Miki was the D1 Grand Prix champion driving the Top Secret Silvia S15. Miki also competed in the Net'z Cup, a one make series for the Toyota Altezza between 2005 and its final season in 2006 and is nicknamed Doki-Doki kun due to his...	Nissan Silvia S15	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	6
29th	Makoto Sezaki	Nissan Silvia S15	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4
30th	Kusunori Tanaka	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
30th	Seigo Yamamoto Seigo Yamamoto , known as "Boss", is a Japanese drift driver.He first became a pro driver at 18, racing Honda Civics in the Civic and Mirage race divisions in Japan...	Toyota Chaser JZX100 Toyota Chaser The Toyota Chaser is a mid-size car produced by the Toyota Motor Company, Japan. Most were 4-door sedans, with the 2-door coupe discontinued after the first generation...	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
30th	Hiroshi Takahashi Hiroshi Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist.-Manga career:Takahashi mostly known from his manga Crows, Worst and QP. One of his manga was adapted into movies namely Crows ZERO and Crows ZERO II -External links:...	Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Toyota AE86 The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used to describe the whole range...	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
30th	Tatsuya Sakuma Tatsuya Sakuma is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.He has competed in the D1GP series since the very beginning, starting out in a Nissan Silvia PS13 He did not do very well, scoring only 2 points in his first four years. His big break came when...	Nissan Silvia PS13	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2

Source: D1GP Official Site 2002 Championship table

Source

D1GP Results Database 2000-2004

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