Английская Википедия:2024 Super GT Series
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Motorsport season The 2024 Super GT Series is an upcoming motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It is the thirty-first season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the nineteenth season under the Super GT name. It is also the forty-first overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.
TGR Team au TOM'S and drivers Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata entered the season as the defending GT500 champions, while Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave and drivers Hiroki Yoshida and Kohta Kawaai entered the season as the defending GT300 champions.[1]
Teams and drivers
GT500
GT300
| Team | Make | Car | Engine | Шаблон:Tooltip | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO[4] | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nobuteru Taniguchi[4] | Шаблон:Yokohama | TBC |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Kataoka[4] | |||||||
| Team LeMans[5] | Ferrari | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshiaki Katayama[5] | Шаблон:Yokohama | TBC |
| Шаблон:Flagicon image TBA | |||||||
| D'Station Racing[6] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Шаблон:Flagicon image TBA | TBA | TBC |
| Шаблон:Flagicon image TBA | |||||||
| HELM Motorsports[7] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Шаблон:Flagicon image TBA | TBA | TBC |
| Шаблон:Flagicon image TBA | |||||||
| PONOS Racing[8] | Ferrari | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | TBA | Шаблон:Flagicon Kei Cozzolino[8] | Шаблон:Michelin | TBC |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lilou Wadoux[8] |
Vehicle changes
GT500
- Honda will introduce the new Civic Type R-GT in 2024, replacing the second-generation NSX-GT.[9][10][11]
GT300
- Team LeMans will change their car from Audi R8 LMS Evo II which has competed for over 3 seasons, with Ferrari 296 GT3 will be their new car.[5]
Entrant changes
GT500
- Toyota: Three-time GT500 champion Yuji Tachikawa retired from the series after the 2023 season, and he returns to the team as team director.[12] Tachikawa's replacement at Cerumo will be Toshiki Oyu who moves from Honda. Cerumo's long time sponsor ZENT will not be the main sponsor, and KeePer will replace it. Alongside Oyu, Nirei Fukuzumi leaves Honda as well, where he will move to TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE. While the reigning champion Ritomo Miyata will leave TGR Team au TOM'S, and the series to move to Formula 2 and the European Le Mans Series.[13] Kenta Yamashita will fill the seat vacated by Miyata.
- Honda: Both Nirei Fukuzumi and Toshiki Oyu leave ARTA and Honda all together to their rival Toyota. The replacement will be Nobuharu Matsushita and Ren Sato. Real Racing will have Kakunoshin Ohta as the replacement for Matsushita. While Nakajima Racing will replace Ohta with Riki Okusa who step up from GT300. Team Kunimitsu will include Stanley Electric in the team's name, thus the name will be Stanley Team Kunimitsu.
- Nissan: Michelin will not longer supply tires for GT500, thus NDDP Racing & NISMO will have new tyre supplier.[14]
GT300
- D'station Racing will return to Super GT for the first time since 2020.[6]
- PONOS Racing announced their participation to race in the series, The team entered Ferrari 296 GT3 with Kei Cozzolino & 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship LMGTE Am Female race winner Lilou Wadoux will make her debut in the series.[8]
- Super Taikyu Series champion HELM Motorsports will compete in Super GT for the first time.[7]
Calendar
A confirmed eight round provisional 2024 calendar was announced on 3 August 2023.[15] On 3 October 2023, it was announced that Round 7 Autopolis moved to 19–20 October 2024.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Dates | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Okayama International Circuit | Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken | 14–15 April | Шаблон:Location map+ |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fuji Speedway | Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken | 3–4 May | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken | 1–2 June | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fuji Speedway | Oyama-chō, Shizuoka-ken | 3–4 August | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken | 31 August—1 September | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sportsland Sugo | Murata-machi, Miyagi-ken | 21–22 September | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Autopolis | Hita-shi, Ōita-ken | 19–20 October | |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mobility Resort Motegi | Motegi-machi, Tochigi-ken | 2–3 November |
NOTE: Race dates and names are preliminary and subject to change.
Notes
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References
External links
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