2008 D1 Grand Prix season
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The 2008 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix season will be the eighth season for the D1 Grand Prix
series and the third for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. The US series was proposed for a second season in November 2007, but in February 2008, due to commitments, the series was cancelled, leaving the as the only year the US series ever took place, despite being exhibition rounds. The series will begin March 29, 2008 for the D1SL and March 30 for D1GP at Ebisu Circuit. The series will end with a non-point scoring World All-Star event held at Irwindale Speedway
on November 30, 2008 and will conclude altogether on December 14 as a D1SL point scoring round.
D1 Grand Prix
The , abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled Professional Drift, is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Option magazine & Tokyo Auto Salon founder Daijiro Inada, and drifting legend Keiichi Tsuchiya hosted a professional level drifting...
series and the third for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. The US series was proposed for a second season in November 2007, but in February 2008, due to commitments, the series was cancelled, leaving the as the only year the US series ever took place, despite being exhibition rounds. The series will begin March 29, 2008 for the D1SL and March 30 for D1GP at Ebisu Circuit. The series will end with a non-point scoring World All-Star event held at Irwindale Speedway
Irwindale Speedway
Toyota Speedway at Irwindale is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California, United States. It features banked, paved 1/2- and 1/3-mile oval tracks and a 1/8-mile drag strip. It opened on March 27, 1999, as Irwindale Speedway and held that name until Toyota purchased the naming rights...
on November 30, 2008 and will conclude altogether on December 14 as a D1SL point scoring round.
Schedule
Round | Venue | Location | Date | Winner | Car | |
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1 | Ebisu Circuit 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... |
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.... |
March 30 | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | |
1 | April 13 | Naoto Suenaga | Nissan Silvia PS13 | |||
2 | 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 Prefecture 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... |
April 27 | 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 RSP13 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.... |
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3 | 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 Prefecture 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.... |
May 24-25 | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | |
2 | Naoto Suenaga | Nissan Silvia PS13 | ||||
Tokyo Drift in Odaiba (exhibition) |
Odaiba Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential... Metropolitan Car Park |
Tokyo Bay Tokyo Bay is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on... |
June 7 June 8 |
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.... 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... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A Nissan Silvia S15 |
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4 | Okayama International Circuit | Okayama Prefecture 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 :... |
June 27-29 | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | |
3 | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | ||||
5 | 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 Prefecture 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... |
August 3 | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 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... |
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6 | Ebisu Circuit 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... |
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.... |
August 29-31 | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | |
4 | Naoto Suenaga | Nissan Silvia PS13 | ||||
5 | Nihonkai Maze Circuit Nihonkai Maze Circuit Nihonkai Maze Circuit is a 1.243mile motor racing circuit in 610 Maze, Iwamuro-mura Oh-aza, Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture 953-0105, East Japan.... |
Niigata Prefecture Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :... |
September 21 | Kiyofumi Jikuya | Nissan Silvia S15 | |
7 | 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 Prefecture 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 26 | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | |
6 | 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... |
November 16 | Naoto Suenaga | Nissan Silvia PS13 | |
World All-Star (non-championship) |
Irwindale Speedway Irwindale Speedway Toyota Speedway at Irwindale is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California, United States. It features banked, paved 1/2- and 1/3-mile oval tracks and a 1/8-mile drag strip. It opened on March 27, 1999, as Irwindale Speedway and held that name until Toyota purchased the naming rights... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
November 30 | Event Cancelled | Event Cancelled | |
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... |
December 14 | Naoto Suenaga | Nissan Silvia PS13 |
Round 1
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
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1st | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 26 |
2nd | 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 | 22 |
3rd | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 18 |
4th | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 17 |
5th | 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 | 13 |
6th | Kuniaki Takahashi | Toyota Chaser JZX100 | 12 |
7th | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 11 |
8th | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
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... |
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9th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 9 |
10th | 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 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... |
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11th | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 7 |
12th | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 5 |
13th | Masayoshi Tokita | Toyota Crown GRS180 | 4 |
14th | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 3 |
15th | 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.... |
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16th | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 1 |
Round 2
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
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1st | 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.... |
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2nd | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 22 |
3rd | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 19 |
4th | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 17 |
5th | 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 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... |
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6th | Atsushi Kuroi Atsushi Kuroi was a Japanese professional drifting driver who competed in the D1 Grand Prix series for with . He died on 2 February 2010 during the evening due to a motorcycle accident.... |
Nissan Silvia PS13 | 13 |
7th | Chikara Mizuhata | Nissan Silvia S15 | 12 |
8th | 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 |
9th | 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.... |
Toyota Altezza SXE10 | 8 |
10th | 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 | 8 |
11th | Hisashi Oginome | Nissan Silvia S15 | 6 |
12th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S13 | 6 |
13th | Tomokazu Hirota Tomokazu Hirota Tomokazu Hirota is a Japanese born drifter. He competes in D1gp, and has competed in D1 U.S.A .He drives for the Vertex T-and-E team Japan and currently uses a Lexus GS350 built by Team A.S Mori.... |
Toyota Verossa JZX110 Toyota Verossa The Toyota Verossa was a sedan produced by the Toyota Motor Company for Japanese domestic market. The Verossa allowed Toyota to offer a car that complied with Japanese government regulations concerning external dimensions and engine displacement, and offered buyers a sedan that continued to offer a... |
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14th | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 3 |
15th | 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 S15 | 2 |
16th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 1 |
Round 3
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
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1st | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 26 |
2nd | Atsushi Kuroi Atsushi Kuroi was a Japanese professional drifting driver who competed in the D1 Grand Prix series for with . He died on 2 February 2010 during the evening due to a motorcycle accident.... |
Nissan Silvia PS13 | 22 |
3rd | 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 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... |
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4th | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 17 |
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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 13 |
6th | 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 | 13 |
7th | 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 | 11 |
8th | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 11 |
9th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 8 |
10th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 7 |
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.... |
Subaru Impreza GDB | 6 |
12th | 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 S15 | 5 |
13th | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 4 |
14th | Kazuto Ichiyanagi | Nissan Silvia S13 | 4 |
15th | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
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.... |
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16th | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
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... |
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Round 4
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
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1st | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 26 |
2nd | Tomokazu Hirota Tomokazu Hirota Tomokazu Hirota is a Japanese born drifter. He competes in D1gp, and has competed in D1 U.S.A .He drives for the Vertex T-and-E team Japan and currently uses a Lexus GS350 built by Team A.S Mori.... |
Toyota Verossa JZX110 Toyota Verossa The Toyota Verossa was a sedan produced by the Toyota Motor Company for Japanese domestic market. The Verossa allowed Toyota to offer a car that complied with Japanese government regulations concerning external dimensions and engine displacement, and offered buyers a sedan that continued to offer a... |
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3rd | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
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... |
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4th | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 17 |
5th | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 13 |
6th | 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 | 12 |
7th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 11 |
8th | 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.... |
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9th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 9 |
10th | 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 | 7 |
11th | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
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.... |
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12th | Hisashi Oginome | Nissan Silvia S15 | 5 |
13th | Chikara Mizuhata | Nissan Silvia S15 | 4 |
14th | Masayoshi Tokita | Toyota Crown GRS180 | 3 |
15th | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 2 |
16th | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 2 |
Round 5
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 26 |
2nd | 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 | 21 |
3rd | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
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.... |
19 |
4th | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 17 |
5th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 13 |
6th | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 13 |
7th | Kuniaki Takahashi | Toyota Chaser JZX100 | 11 |
8th | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 10 |
9th | Atsushi Kuroi Atsushi Kuroi was a Japanese professional drifting driver who competed in the D1 Grand Prix series for with . He died on 2 February 2010 during the evening due to a motorcycle accident.... |
Nissan Silvia PS13 | 9 |
10th | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 8 |
11th | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 6 |
12th | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 5 |
13th | 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 | 4 |
14th | 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... |
Lexus SC430 UZZ40 | 3 |
15th | 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.... |
Subaru Impreza GDB | 2 |
16th | 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.... |
1 |
Round 6
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 25 |
2nd | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 21 |
3rd | 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 | 18 |
4th | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 16 |
5th | 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 S15 | 13 |
6th | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 12 |
7th | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 12 |
8th | 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... |
Lexus SC430 UZZ40 | 10 |
9th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 8 |
10th | Takumi Nozawa | Nissan Silvia S14 | 7 |
11th | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
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... |
6 |
12th | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
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.... |
5 |
13th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 4 |
14th | Masashi Yokoi | Nissan Silvia S14 | 3 |
15th | 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 | 2 |
16th | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 1 |
Round 7
Position | Driver | Car | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 25 |
2nd | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 21 |
3rd | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
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.... |
19 |
4th | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 17 |
5th | 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.... |
14 |
6th | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 13 |
7th | 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 | 11 |
8th | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
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 |
9th | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 8 |
10th | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 8 |
11th | 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 | 7 |
12th | 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 S15 | 6 |
13th | Masashi Yokoi | Nissan Silvia S14 | 4 |
14th | Junkichi Nagasawa | Nissan Silvia S15 | 3 |
15th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 2 |
16th | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 1 |
D1GP
Position | Driver | Car | rd.1 | rd.2 | rd.3 | rd.4 | rd.5 | rd.6 | rd.7 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Daigo Saito Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for .From an early age he was into motorbikes as his father was, and got his motorcycle license at 16. One night when he was out riding with his friends they stumbled upon a drift meeting in the hills of... |
Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 114 |
2nd | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 104 |
3rd | 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.... |
Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 17 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 89 |
4th | 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 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 87 |
5th | 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... |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 80 |
6th | Masato Kawabata Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.-Biography:Kawabata first received his license at 18 he bought the Nissan 180SX. He practiced alone until he met late D1 driver Atsushi Kuroi who started to teach and advise Kawabata. At age... |
Nissan Silvia S15 / 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.... |
26 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 78 |
7th | 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.... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 74 |
8th | 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 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 72 |
9th | 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 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... / Lexus SC430 UZZ40 |
7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 52 |
10th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 18 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
11th | 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.... |
0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 50 |
12th | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
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... |
11 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
13th | Atsushi Kuroi Atsushi Kuroi was a Japanese professional drifting driver who competed in the D1 Grand Prix series for with . He died on 2 February 2010 during the evening due to a motorcycle accident.... |
Nissan Silvia PS13 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
14th | 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 S15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
15th | Tomokazu Hirota Tomokazu Hirota Tomokazu Hirota is a Japanese born drifter. He competes in D1gp, and has competed in D1 U.S.A .He drives for the Vertex T-and-E team Japan and currently uses a Lexus GS350 built by Team A.S Mori.... |
Toyota Verossa JZX110 Toyota Verossa The Toyota Verossa was a sedan produced by the Toyota Motor Company for Japanese domestic market. The Verossa allowed Toyota to offer a car that complied with Japanese government regulations concerning external dimensions and engine displacement, and offered buyers a sedan that continued to offer a... |
0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
16th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 / Nissan Silvia S13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
17th | Kuniaki Takahashi | Toyota Chaser JZX100 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
18th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
19th | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
20th | Chikara Mizuhata | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
21st | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
22nd | Hisashi Oginome | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
23rd | 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.... |
Toyota Altezza SXE10 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
23rd | 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.... |
Subaru Impreza GDB | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
23rd | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
26th | Takumi Nozawa | Nissan Silvia S14 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
26th | Masayoshi Tokita | Toyota Crown GRS180 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
26th | Masashi Yokoi | Nissan Silvia S14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
29th | Kazuto Ichiyanagi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
30th | Junkichi Nagasawa | Nissan Silvia S15 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 3 |
31st | 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.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
D1SL
Position | Driver | Car | rd.1 | rd.2 | rd.3 | rd.4 | rd.5 | rd.6 | rd.7 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Naoto Suenaga | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 25 | - | 26 | 25 | 134 |
2nd | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 105 |
3rd | Kiyofumi Jikuya | Nissan Silvia S15 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 96 |
4th | Yukio Matsui | Toyota Supra JZA80 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 95 |
5th | Hideyuki Fujino | Nissan Silvia S15 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | 11 | 64 |
6th | Masashi Yokoi | Nissan Silvia S14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 62 |
7th | Tetsuya Hibino Tetsuya Hibino is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and works on his car himself... |
Nissan Silvia S15 / Nissan Silvia PS13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 59 |
8th | Takashi Hagisako | Nissan Silvia S13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 43 |
8th | Masami Mikami | Nissan Skyline ECR33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 43 |
10th | Seimi Tanaka | Nissan Silvia S14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
11th | Kenji Kiguhi | Nissan Laurel C33 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
12th | Yukiharu Komagata | Subaru Impreza GDB | 13 | 3 | 0 | - | 18 | - | - | 34 |
12th | Kyogo Kitayama | 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.... |
0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
14th | Hiroshi Fujiki | 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.... |
0 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
14th | Yuji Tanaka | Nissan Silvia S14 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
16th | Hiroyuki Fukushima | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
16th | 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... |
Nissan Skyline ER34 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 6 | 24 |
18th | 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... |
Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 |
19th | Iwajiro Honma | Nissan Skyline ECR32 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
20th | Tomohiro Murayama | 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.... / Nissan Silvia S14 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | 8 | 17 |
21st | Osamu Yamaguchi | Nissan Silvia S14 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 |
21st | Masahiko Mizuno | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
23rd | Takahiro Yamamoto | 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.... |
0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | - | 0 | 13 |
24th | Daisuke Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 0 | 12 |
25th | Masami Ochiai | Nissan Silvia S14 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 |
25th | Kinya Nishio | Toyota Mark II JZX110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 |
27th | Teruaki Shimoda | Nissan Silvia PS13 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
28th | Naoya Yamano | Nissan Silvia S15 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 7 |
29th | Hidesige Izu | Nissan Silvia S15 | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
30th | Jin Horino | Nissan Silvia S14 | 5 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 5 |
30th | Junichi Iizuka | Nissan Silvia S14 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | 5 |
30th | Iku Saito | 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.... |
- | - | 0 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
30th | Daisuke Hasegawa | Nissan Silvia S14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 5 |
30th | Michinori Ito | Toyota Chaser JZX100 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 |
35th | Akihiko Hirashima | Nissan Silvia S14 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 4 |
36th | Kazuya Otsuka | Nissan Silvia S15 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
36th | Masaaki Ukita | 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... |
- | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 |
38th | Shinya Kaneoka | 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.... |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
38th | Keisuke Ichikawa | Nissan Silvia S14 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | 2 |
40th | Kenji Haoaoka | Nissan Silvia S14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
- Highlighted in blue - 100pt tansou (solo run) bonus
- Source: D1GP Official Site 2008 Championship table