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1998 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

Motorsport championship

Masami Kageyama & Erik Comas GT500 Teams' Champion: Nismo GT300 Drivers' Champion: Keiichi Suzuki & Shingo Tachi GT300 Teams' Champion: Team TAISAN Jr. with Tsuchiya

The 1998 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the sixth season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the sixteenth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class champion was the #23 Pennzoil NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R driven by Érik Comas and Masami Kageyama, and the GT300 class champion was the #25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR2 driven by Keiichi Suzuki and Shingo Tachi, who won a record five championship races, plus the post-season all-star race, giving them a total of six wins in 1998.

The season was marred by a horrific crash at the All Japan Fuji GT Race on May 3, 1998, when Ferrari Club of Japan driver Tetsuya Ota lost control of his Ferrari F355 in heavy rain and fog, and crashed into the stationary Porsche 911 of Tomohiko Sunako. Ota's car erupted into flames upon impact, and fellow racer Shinichi Yamaji rushed to extinguish the fire. Ota suffered severe burns and nerve damage that would force him to retire from full-time racing. Sunako suffered a broken leg, but would continue to race in the series later on.

1998 also saw the first GT500 class victory for Honda, at the Japan Special GT Cup at Fuji Speedway.

Drivers and teams

GT500

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Tyre
Nismo	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6	2	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	All
JPN Aguri Suzuki	1, 3–7, NC
ESP Pedro de la Rosa	2
23	JPN Masami Kageyama	All
FRA Érik Comas	1, 3–7, NC
IRL Ralph Firman	2
Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6	3	JPN Masahiro Hasemi	All
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	All
Team 5ZIGEN	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	5	BEL Marc Goossens	All
JPN Yasutaka Hinoi	1–3
JPN Eiichi Tajima	4–7
INGING	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	6	JPN Shinichi Takagi	All
FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1, 3–7
SWE Anders Olofsson	2
Team Power Craft	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	8	AUS Wayne Gardner	1–4, 6–7
JPN Minoru Tanaka	1–4, 6–7
Calsonic Team Impul	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6	12	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	All
JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1, 3–7, NC
GER Michael Krumm	2
Endless Sports	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6	13	JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita	All
JPN Mitsuo Fujimura	All
Castrol Mugen	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	16	JPN Ryō Michigami	All
JPN Osamu Nakako	All
Dome Racing Team	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	18	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	All
JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	1–5
JPN Juichi Wakisaka	6–7, NC
Team Take One	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Twin Turbo F6	30	JPN Hideki Okada	All
JPN Yoji Yamada	All
Toyota Team TOM'S	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	36	JPN Masanori Sekiya	All
ARG Norberto Fontana	All
37	JPN Toshio Suzuki	All
GBR Kelvin Burt	All
Toyota Team Cerumo	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	38	JPN Hironori Takeuchi	All
JPN Hideki Noda	All
Denso Toyota Team SARD	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	39	JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya	All
JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa	All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6	50	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	All
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	1, 3–7, NC
JPN Hiroki Katoh	2
Team Taisan Advan	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler EWB 8.0 L V10	55	JPN Hideshi Matsuda	1–2, 4, 7, NC
JPN Eiichi Tajima	1–2
JPN	4
GBR Anthony Reid	7
JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita	NC
Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	64	NED Tom Coronel	All
JPN Koji Yamanishi	1–2, 4–7, NC
JPN	3
JLOC Corsa	Lamborghini Diablo GT-1	Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V12	88	JPN Naohiro Furuya	All
JPN Hisashi Wada	All
Lamborghini Diablo Jota	777	JPN Takao Wada	2, 4–5, 7
JPN Masami Sugiyama	2, 4–5, 7
Kenji Kawagoe	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Twin Turbo F6	89	JPN Kenji Kawagoe	2
JPN Toshikazu Kanamori	2
Raybrig Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	100	JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi	All
JPN Akira Iida	All

GT300

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Tyre
RE Amemiya Racing	Mazda RX-7	Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor	7	JPN Shinichi Yamaji	All
JPN	All
Team Daikokuya	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	9	JPN	1–2
JPN Tsunefumi Hioki	1, 3
JPN Yukihiro Hane	3–5, 7
JPN Naohiro Kawano	4–5, 7
JPN Hideaki Ichimura	2
99	JPN Tsunefumi Hioki	5–6
JPN Kiichi Takahashi	5
JPN Akira Yoshitomi	6
Ability Motorsport	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F6	10	JPN Hidehiko Aso	All
JPN	All
M Factory Racing Club	Nissan Skyline GTS-R (HR31)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	11	JPN Hiromoto Ishimori	2, 4
JPN Kazuo Miura	2, 4
Xanavi Racing with Nismo Jr.	Nissan Silvia (S14)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	15	JPN Masahiko Kondo	All
JPN Takayuki Aoki	All
Kageisen Racing Team	Mazda Roadster (NA)	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	17	JPN	1–2, 4–5, 7
JPN Tomoyuki Hosono	1, 4
JPN Masaaki Nagashima	2, 5, 7
Racing Project Bandoh	Toyota Celica	Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I4	19	JPN Manabu Orido	4–7
ITA Max Angelelli	4–6
JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	7
Hitotsuyama Racing	BMW M3 (E36)	BMW S14 2.2 L Turbo I4	21	JPN Hiroki Katoh	1, 3–7
JPN	1–2, 4, 7
JPN	3, 5–6
JPN Takayuki Kinoshita	2
Hirano Motorsport	Nissan Skyline GTS-i (R32)	Nissan RB20DET 2.0 L Turbo I6	24	JPN Toshiyuki Hirano	2, 4
JPN Teruhiko Someba	2, 4
Team Taisan Jr. with Tsuchiya	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	25	JPN Keiichi Suzuki	All
JPN Shingo Tachi	All
Team Ferrari Club of Japan	Ferrari F355 GT	Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8	27	JPN Tetsuya Ota	1–2
SWE Anders Olofsson	1
SWE Steven Andskär	2
28	JPN Masahiro Yamazaki	2–3
JPN Hiroaki Suga	5
A'PEX	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	44	JPN Morio Nitta	All
JPN Shota Mizuno	1–3
GBR Peter Dumbreck	4–7
Cobra Racing Team	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	51	JPN Katsunori Iketani	All
JPN Seiichi Sodeyama	1
JPN Masamitsu Ishihara	2–5, 7
JPN "OSAMU"	6
KRAFT	Toyota Cavalier	Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I4	60	JPN	All
JPN	1
JPN Junko Mihara	2
JPN Akira Watanabe	3–7
Team Taeivon Ralliart	Mitsubishi FTO	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0 L Turbo I4	61	JPN Akihiko Nakaya	All
JPN Takahiko Hara	All
Team Gaikokuya	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	70	JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi	All
BEL Patrick van Schoote	All
SigmaTec Racing Team	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	71	JPN Kaoru Hoshino	All
JPN Masaki Jyonai	All
Okura Rotary Racing	Mazda RX-7	Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor	72	NZL Mark Porter	3–7
JPN Yoshimi Katayama	3–4
JPN Isao Hirano	5–7
Cusco Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4	77	JPN Katsuo Kobayashi	All
JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto	All
NAC West	Nissan Silvia (S13)	Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	79	JPN Masanori Sugiyama	2, 4
JPN Hiroyasu Aoyagi	2, 4
Team Daishin	Nissan Silvia (S14)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	81	JPN Hideo Fukuyama	All
JPN	All
First Racing Team	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	91	JPN Masahiro Matsunaga	1–3
JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara	1–3
Toyota Celica	JPN Masahiro Matsunaga	4–7
JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara	4–7
Alta Racing Team	Mazda RX-7	Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor	117	JPN Toshihiro Fukazawa	2, 4–5, 7
JPN Tetsuo Kozai	2, 4–5, 7
NSX Dream28 Competition	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	280	JPN Hajime Oshiro	4
JPN Mamoru Suzuki	4
Yellow Magic	Ferrari F355	Ferrari F129B 3.6 L V8	355	JPN Hiroaki Suga	4–5, 7
JPN	4
JPN Tatsuyuki Fujiwara	5
JPN Seiichi Sodeyama	7
910 Racing	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	910	JPN	All
JPN Tomohiko Sunako	1–2
JPN	3–4
JPN Takayuki Kinoshita	5–7
911	JPN Kiichi Takahashi	1–4, 7
JPN Shogo Kobayashi	1
JPN Kazushige Saito	2–3, 7
JPN Hirotaka Nakajima	4

Schedule

Round	Race	Circuit
Suzuka GT 300	JPN Suzuka Circuit	March 22
All Japan Fuji GT Race	JPN Fuji Speedway	May 3
HiLand GT Championship	JPN Sendai Hi-Land Raceway	June 28
Japan Special GT-Cup	JPN Fuji Speedway	August 9
Motegi GT Championship Race	JPN Twin Ring Motegi	September 13
CP Mine GT Race	JPN Mine Circuit	October 11
SUGO GT Championship	JPN Sportsland SUGO	October 25
Nicos Cup GT Allstar Race	JPN TI Circuit	November 15

Season results

Round	Circuit	GT500 Winning Team	GT300 Winning Team
1	Suzuka Circuit	#23 Pennzoil NISMO GT-R	#25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR-2
JPN Masami Kageyama
FRA Érik Comas	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi
-	Mt. Fuji
2	Sendai	#23 Pennzoil NISMO GT-R	#25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR-2
JPN Masami Kageyama
FRA Érik Comas	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi
3	Mt. Fuji	#64 Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing Honda NSX	#25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR-2
NED Tom Coronel
JPN Koji Yamanishi	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi
4	Twin Ring Motegi	#16 Castrol Mugen Honda NSX	#77 Cusco Subaru Impreza
JPN Ryō Michigami
JPN Osamu Nakako	JPN Katsuo Kobayashi
JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto
5	Mine Circuit	#100 Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX	#25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR-2
JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi
JPN Akira Iida	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi
6	Sportsland SUGO	#16 Castrol Mugen Honda NSX	#25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR-2
JPN Ryō Michigami
JPN Osamu Nakako	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi
NC	TI Circuit	#64 Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing Honda NSX	#25 Team Taisan Jr with Tsuchiya MR-2
NED Tom Coronel
JPN Koji Yamanishi	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi

Point Ranking

GT500

Drivers

Rank	No.	Driver	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	Pts.	1	67	1	67	2	50	2	50	3	49	3	49	4	48	5	37	6	36	7	33	8	29	8	29	9	26	10	25	11	22	12	17	12	17	13	14	14	14	15	10	16	10	17	8	18	6	18	6	19	5	20	3	21	1	22	1	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Rank	No.	Driver	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	Pts.
23	JPN Masami Kageyama	1	6C	1	10	4	4	6	10
23	FRA Érik Comas	1		1	10	4	4	6	10
64	JPN Koji Yamanishi	2	1C		1	16Ret	2	19DNS	1
64	NED Tom Coronel	2	1C	19Ret	1	16Ret	2	19DNS	1
12	JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	11		5	3	2	7	4	4
12	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	11	10C	5	3	2	7	4	5
16	JPN Osamu Nakako
JPN Ryō Michigami	17Ret	9C	18Ret	5	1	11	1	7
3	JPN Masahiro Hasemi
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	5	11C	14Ret	2	8	8	5	4
39	JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya
JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa	3	15C	4	9	14Ret	3	14Ret	3
36	JPN Masanori Sekiya
ARG Norberto Fontana	6	3C	3	8	3	16	15Ret	13Ret
2	JPN Aguri Suzuki	18Ret		2	7	11	5	9	12Ret
2	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	18Ret	5C	2	7	11	5	9	12Ret
37	JPN Toshio Suzuki
GBR Kelvin Burt	7	7C	6	11	18Ret	10	2	6
100	JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi
JPN Akira Iida	10	4C	12	19Ret	7	1	13Ret	2
38	JPN Hironori Takeuchi
JPN Hideki Noda	9	12C	16Ret	21Ret	5	12	3	11Ret
50	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	13		11	6	6	9	8	15Ret
50	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	13	8C	11	6	6	9	8	15Ret
5	BEL Marc Goossens	4	14C	7	20Ret	19Ret	18Ret	16Ret
5	JPN Yasutaka Hinoi	4	14C	7
18	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	20Ret	2C	17Ret	4	15Ret	15	21DSQ	14Ret
18	JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	20Ret	2C	17Ret	4	15Ret
8	AUS Wayne Gardner
JPN Minoru Tanaka	8	20C	10	12		19Ret	7
6	FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel	21Ret		13Ret	13	13Ret	6	20DNQ
6	JPN Shinichi Takagi	21Ret	18C	13Ret	13	13Ret	6	20DNQ
30	JPN Yoji Yamada
JPN Hideki Okada	12	13C	8	15	9	14	17Ret	9
88	JPN Hisashi Wada
JPN Naohiro Furuya	19Ret	19C	9	18	10	13	11
55	JPN Hideshi Matsuda	14	16C		14			10	8
55	GBR Anthony Reid							10
55	JPN Eiichi Tajima	14	16C
5				20Ret	19Ret	18Ret	16Ret
55	JPN				14
13	JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita		17C	15Ret	16	12	17	12Ret
55								8
13	JPN Mitsuo Fujimura		17C	15Ret	16	12	17	12Ret
777	JPN Takao Wada
JPN Masayoshi Sugiyama	15	21C		17	17Ret		18Ret
18	JPN Juichi Wakisaka						15	21DSQ	14Ret
64	JPN			19Ret
2	ESP Pedro de la Rosa		5C
23	IRE Ralph Firman		6C
50	JPN Hiroki Katoh		8C
12	GER Michael Krumm		10C
6	SWE Anders Olofsson		18C
89	JPN Kenji Kawagoe
JPN Tonichi Kanamori		22C

GT500 Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' points.

Rank	Team	No.	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	Pts.	1	70	2	50	3	49	4	49	5	48	6	37	7	36	8	25	9	22	9	17	11	14	12	10	13	8	14	6	15	5	16	3	17	1	-	0	-	0	Rank	Team	No.	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	Pts.
Nismo	2	Ret	C	2	7	11	5	9	Ret
23	1	C	1	10	4	4	6	10
Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing	64	2	C	Ret	1	Ret	2	DNS	1
Toyota Castrol Team TOM'S	36	6	C	3	8	3	16	Ret	Ret
37	7	C	6	11	Ret	10	2	6
Calsonic Team Impul	12	11	C	5	3	2	7	4	5
Castrol Mugen	16	Ret	C	Ret	5	1	11	1	7
Hasemi Motorsports	3	5	C	Ret	2	8	8	5	4
Toyota Team SARD	39	3	C	4	9	Ret	3	Ret	3
Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft	100	10	C	12	Ret	7	1	Ret	2
Toyota Team Cerumo	38	9	C	Ret	Ret	5	12	3	Ret
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	50	13	C	11	6	6	9	8	Ret
Team 5Zigen	5	4	C	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
Dome Racing Team	18	Ret	C	Ret	4	Ret	15	DSQ	Ret
Team Power Craft	8	8	C	10	12		Ret	7
INGING	6	Ret	C	Ret	13	Ret	6	DNQ
Team Take One	30	12	C	8	15	9	14	Ret	9
JLOC	88	Ret	C	9	18	10	13	11
777	15	C		17	Ret	DNA	Ret
Team Taisan Advan	34	14	C		14		DNA	10	8
Endless Sports	13	DNA	C	Ret	16	12	17	Ret
Kenji Kawagoe	89		C

GT300 Drivers' championship

Rank	No.	Driver	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	Pts.	1	106	2	46	3	45	4	44	5	37	6	35	6	35	8	34	9	33	10	28	11	24	12	24	13	23	14	20	15	19	16	15	17	15	18	15	19	12	19	12	21	12	22	10	23	8	24	7	24	7	26	4	26	4	28	4	29	3	30	3	30	3	32	2	33	1	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	NC	0	Rank	No.	Driver	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	Pts.
25	JPN Keiichi Suzuki
JPN Shingo Tachi	1	C	1	1	6	1	1	1
19	JPN Manabu Orido				7	2	2	3
44	JPN Morio Nitta	7	C	6	2	4	4	Ret
21	JPN Hiroki Katoh	Ret		5	3	5	5	5
61	JPN Akihiko Nakaya
JPN Takahiko Hara	3	C	7	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret
15	JPN Masahiko Kondo
JPN Takayuki Aoki	4	C	2	NC	14	Ret	4	3
44	GBR Peter Dumbreck				2	4	4	Ret
19	ITA Max Angelelli				7	2	2
910	JPN Atsushi Yogo	5	C	4	8	3	Ret	14
7	JPN Shinichi Yamaji
JPN Haruhiko Matsumoto	Ret	C	3	5	Ret	9	6	2
81	JPN Hideo Fukuyama
JPN Nobuyuki Oyagi	Ret	C	Ret	6	8	3	8	4
21	JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama			5		5	5
77	JPN Katsuo Kobayashi
JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto	8	C	Ret	17	1	Ret	12	Ret
21	JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama	Ret	C		3			5
51	JPN Katsunori Iketani	2	C	Ret	10	9	10	Ret
51/355	JPN Seiichi Sodeyama	2						Ret
911/910	JPN Shogo Kobayashi	9	C	4	8	DNA	DNA
91	JPN Masahiro Matsunaga
JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara	6	DNS	8	9	7	Ret	13
21/910	JPN Takayuki Kinoshita		C			3	Ret	14
19	JPN Katsumi Yamamoto							3
71	JPN Kaoru Hoshino
JPN Masaki Jyonai	Ret	C	9	4	DNA	DNA	16
44	JPN Shota Mizuno	7	C	6
910	JPN Tomohiko Sunako	5	C
60	JPN Kumi Sato	Ret	C	10	11	12	7	9
60	JPN Akira Watanabe				11	12	7	9
9	JPN Yukihiro Hane			13	DNS	Ret	DNA	7
9	JPN Naohiro Kawano				DNS	Ret	DNA	7
9/99	JPN Tsunefumi Hioki	12		13		10	8
99	JPN Akira Yoshitomi						8
911/99	JPN Kiichi Takahashi	9	C	11	Ret	10		11
51	JPN Masamitsu Ishihara		C	Ret	10	9		Ret
70	JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi
BEL Patrick van Schoote	10	C	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	10
51	JPN "OSAMU"						10
10	JPN Hidehiko Aso
JPN Akira Ishikawa	11	C	12	Ret	11	Ret	17
911	JPN Hirotaka Nakajima			11	Ret	DNA	DNA
911	JPN Kazushige Saito							11
9	JPN Shuroku Sasaki	12	C
117	JPN Toshihiro Fukazawa
JPN Tetsuo Kozai		C		18	13	DNA	15
11	JPN Hiromoto Ishimori
JPN Kazuo Miura		C		13
79	JPN Masanori Sugiyama
JPN Hiroyasu Aoyagi		C		14
72	NZL Mark Porter			DNQ	Ret	15	Ret	Ret
72	JPN Isao Hirano					15	Ret	Ret
17	JPN Toshihiko Nogami	Ret	C		15	DNA	DNA	DNA
17	JPN Masaaki Nagashima		C		15	DNA	DNA	DNA
24	JPN Toshiyuki Hirano
JPN Teruhiko Someba		C		16
28/355	JPN Hiroaki Suga		C	DNA	NC	DNA	DNA	Ret
355	JPN Takayuki Ohi				NC
27	JPN Tetsuya Ota	Ret	C
27	SWE Anders Olofsson	Ret
17	JPN Tomoyuki Hosono	Ret
60	JPN Masaoki Nagashima	Ret
72	JPN Yoshimi Katayama			DNQ	Ret
9	JPN Hideaki Ichimura		C
27	SWE Steven Andskär		C
28	JPN Masahiro Yamazaki		C		DNA
60	JPN Junko Mihara		C
280	JPN Hajime Oshiro
JPN Mamoru Suzuki				DNQ
355	JPN Tatsuyuki Fujiwara					DNA	DNA

GT300 Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

Rank	Team	No.	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	PTS	1	106	2	46	3	45	4	44	5	37	6	35	7	33	8	28	9	24	10	23	11	19	12	15	13	12	14	8	15	7	16	2	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Rank	Team	No.	SUZ
JPN	FUJ
JPN	SEN
JPN	FUJ
JPN	MOT
JPN	MIN
JPN	SUG
JPN	TAI
JPN	PTS
Team Taisan Jr. with Tsuchiya	25	1	C	1	1	6	1	1	1
Racing Project Bandoh	19				7	2	2	3
MOMOCORSE A'PEX	44	7	C	6	2	4	4	Ret
Hitotsuyama Racing	21	Ret	C	5	3	5	5	5
Team Taeivon Ralliart	61	3	C	7	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret
Xanavi Racing with Nismo Jr.	15	4	C	2	NC	14	Ret	4	3
910 Racing	910	5	C	4	8	3	Ret	14
911	9	C	11	Ret	DNA	Ret	11
RE Amemiya Racing	7	Ret	C	3	5	Ret	9	6	2
Team Daishin	81	Ret	C	Ret	6	8	3	8	4
Cusco Racing	77	8	C	Ret	17	1	Ret	12	Ret
Cobra Racing Team	51	2	C	Ret	10	9	10	Ret
First Racing Team	91	6	C	8	9	7	Ret	13
SigmaTec Racing Team	71	Ret	C	9	4	DNA	DNA	16
Team Daikokuya	9	12	C	13	DNS	Ret	DNA	7
99					10	8
KRAFT	60	Ret	C	10	11	12	7	9
Team Gaikokuya	70	10	C	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	10
Ability Motorsport	10	11	C	12	Ret	11	Ret	17
M Factory Racing Club	11		C		13
Alta Racing Team	117		C		18	13	DNA	15
NAC West	79		C		14
Kageisen Racing Team	17		C		15	DNA	DNA	DNA
Okura Rotary Racing	72			DNQ	Ret	15	Ret	Ret
Hirano Motorsport	24		C		16
Yellow Magic	355				NC	DNA	DNA	Ret
Team Ferrari Club of Japan	27	Ret	C	WD
28		C
NSX Dream28 Competition	280				DNQ

References

"JGTC Fog Bank Ends 2nd Round of GTC".

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