2008 D1 Grand Prix season
Encyclopedia
The 2008 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix season will be the eighth season for the D1 Grand Prix
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
D1GP D1SL
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....

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
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...

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
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...

 
11
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...

 
7
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....

 
2
16th Drift Samurai  Mazda RX-7 FC3S  1

Round 2

Position Driver Car Points
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....

 
25
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...

 
13
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...

 
4
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
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...

 
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 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....

 
2
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...

 
1

Round 4

Position Driver Car Points
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...

 
21
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...

 
18
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....

 
10
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....

 
7
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
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