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Toyota adds Ritomo Miyata to WEC Challenge programme

Miyata, a race winner in both SUPER GT and Super Formula, will accompany the Toyota World Endurance Championship squad for the remaining rounds of the season that don't clash with his existing commitments in Japan, starting with the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.

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The forgotten Japan successes of an ex-Jordan F1 racer

Two decades ago this month, Firman scored his first and only point in F1 with an eighth-place finish in the Spanish Grand Prix. It turned out to be the high point of a tough campaign with Jordan, which by now was in its death throes ahead of being purchased by…

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Debate: Should SUPER GT pursue another DTM rules tie-up?

SUPER GT and DTM’s Class One tie-up may have proven short-lived, but the lessons learned from that chapter could help shape a new set of regulations that ideally would not only be used by those two series, but a whole host of championships worldwide.

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The racing bond helping two Kiwis dominate Formula E

Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans have taken the Formula E world by storm this season, riding the crest of a wave that means the two New Zealanders have won the last four races between themselves.

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Michelin to end Super GT GT500 tyre supply after 2023 season

The French firm made the shock announcement on Wednesday, signalling the end of its relationship with Nissan and the works NISMO team, which it has supplied continuously since the 2013 season.

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What Michelin’s shock exit means for Nissan and SUPER GT

Nissan because it now has the headache of trying to reach an agreement with one of the three remaining GT500 suppliers, Bridgestone, Yokohama and Dunlop - and the championship itself because it raises questions about the future of the tyre war that has been a core element of the premier…

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What to expect from SUPER GT’s Fuji Golden Week classic

The paddock was greeted by warm, sunny weather on Tuesday ahead of the start of track action for SUPER GT’s traditional midweek fixture on Wednesday, and forecasts indicate that both days of running will be completely dry - which would be a welcome change after two days of tempestuous weather…

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Fuji 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 41 cars, 15 in GT500 and 26 in GT300, are entered for the annual Golden Week classic, the first of five 450km races on this year's schedule.

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SUPER GT, DTM bosses meet to discuss successor to Class 1 cars

Masaaki Bandoh, chairman of SUPER GT promoter GTA, travelled to the ADAC’s headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany on February 28 to pitch a new category of cars that would sit above current GT3 machinery.

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Analysis: Super Formula faces up to recent popularity slump

Super Formula may have entered a new era on track with the new SF23 car this year, but behind the scenes there has been another change at least as significant when it comes to determining the future direction of the series.

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SUPER GT reveals discussions to bring back overseas races

The series has not held a race outside of Japan since it last visited Buriram in Thailand in the summer of 2019, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic causing races both there and at Sepang in Malaysia to be scratched from the 2020 calendar.

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Opinion: Messy end to Okayama opener leaves sour taste

Heavy rain, hail, lightning - it wouldn’t have been a shock to see snow falling by the end of Sunday’s Okayama race, such was the rapid pace at which the conditions changed at the track situated in Japan’s self-titled ‘Land of Sunshine’.

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Honda reveals strange issue that led to ARTA chassis change

It was announced on Saturday ahead of the first round of the season at Okayama that the #8 ARTA NSX-GT shared by Toshiki Oyu and Tomoki Nojiri would have to serve a five-second stop-and-go penalty during the race as a result of an authorised chassis change.

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Nissan clarifies status of its relationship with axed Fujinami

Fujinami was part of the Kondo Racing squad that won the title in SUPER GT’s lower class in both 2020 and 2022 alongside Joao Paulo de Oliveira.

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Nissan leads rain-soaked opening day of Fuji SUPER GT test

Mitsunori Takaboshi set the day's benchmark time of 1m36.400s aboard the #3 NDDP Racing-branded Nissan Z he shares with Katsumasa Chiyo in the two-hour afternoon session, when conditions were at their best.

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Toyota's struggling Super Formula veteran showing signs of recovery

Long-time Toyota driver Oshima is going into his fourth season with the one-car Rookie squad, which failed to score points in 2022 and finished at the bottom of the teams' standings.

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Honda the favourite heading into SUPER GT season - Baguette

The NSX-GT contingent locked out the top spots overall in last weekend's first official pre-season test, which was also the first to be held entirely with SUPER GT's new-for-2023 carbon-neutral fuel (CNF).

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Toyota goes 1-2 on final day of Okayama official SUPER GT test

Sakaguchi, who shares the Yokohama-shod #19 Toyota GR Supra with Yuji Kunimoto, recorded a best time of 1m18.074s around half an hour into the two-hour morning session to top the times by exactly a tenth of a second.

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Izawa takes over as Nakajima Racing Super Formula team boss

Izawa, who last raced in Super Formula in 2018 but remains active in SUPER GT, followed Ren Sato from Team Goh to work as an advisor for Nakajima ahead of last December's post-season test at Suzuka.

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Honda NSX smashes lap record on first day of Suzuka SUPER GT test

Honda continued its domination of SUPER GT manufacturer testing at Suzuka on Thursday, as the ARTA team demolished the existing lap record to set the pace.

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Yamashita set to miss Super Formula pre-season testing

Toyota’s Kenta Yamashita is set to miss next week’s sole Super Formula pre-season test as he continues his recovery from injuries sustained in SUPER GT testing last month.

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Natori replaces Fujinami at Kondo Nissan for 2023 SUPER GT season

Teppei Natori has been named by Nissan as Joao Paulo de Oliveira’s new teammate in Kondo Racing’s GT300 entry for the 2023 SUPER GT season.

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Yogibo takes over Honda GT300 entry from ARTA

Yogibo Racing has announced its return to SUPER GT after a year away, effectively taking over ARTA's Honda entry in the Japanese series' lower GT300 division.

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SUPER GT set to increase number of 450km races for 2023

SUPER GT is set to increase the number of races held over 450km for the 2023 season, Motorsport.com has learned.

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BMW's Spengler has "a lot to learn" in SUPER GT switch

DTM champion Bruno Spengler says he has 'a lot to learn' as he takes on a partial SUPER GT season with BMW Team Studie this year.

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