1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

Sports car racing season All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship 1999 GT500 Drivers' Champion: Erik Comas GT500 Teams' Champion: Toyota Team Tom's GT300 Drivers' Champion: Morio Nitta GT300 Teams' Champion: Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya The 1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the seventh season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the seventeenth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class champion of that season was the Pennzoil Nismo GT-R driven by Érik Comas and Satoshi Motoyama and the GT300 class champion was the MOMOCORSE A'PEX MR2 driven by Morio Nitta and Shinichi Takagi. Both Comas and Nitta won their respective driver's title on their own since Motoyama and Takagi missed a round each; Motoyama skipped the second round at Fuji because he was participating in the pre-qualifying session of that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans while Takagi missed the first round at Suzuka because he was in the United States on a bid to find a seat in Indy Lights.2018-02-19 Super GT's Uncrowned Champions https://supergtworld.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/super-gts-uncrowned-champions/ 7 October 2022 Super GT World en The season was marred by the death of reigning GT300 Champion, Shingo Tachi, in a pre-season testing crash at TI Circuit Aida on March 11, 1999. Tachi was to drive the number 6 Esso Toyota Supra for Toyota Team LeMans.https://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/03/12/remembering-shingo-tachi-20-years-later.html Remembering Shingo Tachi, 20 Years Later 12 March 2019 dailysportscar.com 7 October 2022 Kunimitsu Takahashi retired from his racing career at the end of the season at aged 59. Drivers and teams GT500 Team Make Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Tyre Rounds Pennzoil Nismo GT-R Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6 1 FRA Érik Comas Bridgestone All JPN Satoshi Motoyama 1, 3–7, NC SWE Anders Olofsson 2ARTA Zexel Skyline/NismoNissanNissan Skyline GT-R (R34)Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6 2 JPN Aguri Suzuki All GER Michael Krumm 1, 3–7, NC GER Armin Hahne 2 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33) Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6 3 JPN Masahiro Hasemi Bridgestone All JPN Tetsuya Tanaka All Esso Toyota Team LeMans Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 6 AUS Wayne Gardner Bridgestone 2–7, NC JPN Hideki Noda 2–7, NC Endless Sports Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33) Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6 11 JPN Takao Wada Bridgestone 1–3, 5 JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita 1–3, 5 Calsonic Team Impul Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I6 12 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino Bridgestone All JPN Masami Kageyama All Castrol Mugen NSX/Mugen x Dome Project Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 16 JPN Ryō Michigami Bridgestone All JPN Osamu Nakako AllTakata Dome NSX/Mugen x Dome ProjectHondaHonda NSXHonda C32B 3.5 L V6 18 JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi All JPN Juichi Wakisaka All Team Take One McLaren McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 30 JPN Hideki Okada Bridgestone All JPN Yoji Yamada All Toyota Team Cerumo Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 32 JPN Masahiko Kondo Bridgestone All JPN Takayuki Kinoshita All 38 JPN Yuji Tachikawa All JPN Hironori Takeuchi All Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 35 JPN Shinichi Yamaji Michelin All FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel All 36 JPN Masanori Sekiya All JPN Takuya Kurosawa All 37 JPN Toshio Suzuki All JPN Ukyo Katayama 1, 3–7, NC GBR Darren Manning 2 Denso Toyota Team SARD Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya Yokohama All JPN Masahiko Kageyama All Team Taisan Advan Dodge Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge EWB 8.0 L V10 55 JPN Eiichi Tajima Yokohama 1–2, 4, NC JPN Hideshi Matsuda 1–2, 4 GER Dominik Schwager 3 JPN Yasuyuki Honjo NC Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 64 NED Tom Coronel Bridgestone All JPN Koji Yamanishi 1–4 JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada 5–7, NC JLOC Lamborghini Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V12 88 JPN Naohiro Furuya Toyo All JPN Hisashi Wada All Raybrig Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 100 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Bridgestone All JPN Akira Iida All GT300 Team Make Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Tyre Rounds RE Amemiya Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor 7 JPN Tetsuya Yamano Yokohama AllJPN Haruhiko Matsumoto All Team Daikokuya Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 9 JPN Teruyuki Tokada Dunlop 1, 3, 5JPN Yukihiro Hane 1, 3, 5 99 JPN Akira Yoshitomi AllJPN Tsunefumi Hioki 1–2, 4–7JPN Kiichi Takahashi 3 Ability Motorsport Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F6 10 JPN Yasutaka Hinoi Yokohama AllJPN Hidehiko Aso All Alta Racing Team Nissan Nissan Silvia (S14) Nissan SR20DET 2.1 L Turbo I4 14 JPN Tetsuo Kozai Yokohama 1–3, 5, 7JPN Nobuo Komiya 1–3, 5, 7 Nismo Nissan Nissan Silvia (S15) Nissan SR20DET 2.1 L Turbo I4 15 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya Yokohama AllJPN Yuji Ide All Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Toyota Celica Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I4 19 JPN Manabu Orido Yokohama All JPN Takahiro Hara All TOM'S Spirit Toyota Toyota Celica Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 20 JPN Masahiro Matsunaga Yokohama 2, 4–7 JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara 2, 4 JPN Kumi Sato 5–7 Hitotsuyama Racing BMW BMW M3 (E36) BMW S14 2.2 L Turbo I4 21 JPN Daisuke Itō Toyo All JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama 1–3, 5 JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama 4, 6–7 Hirano Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-i (R32) Nissan RB20DETT 2.0 L Twin Turbo I6 24 JPN Toshiyuki Hirano Yokohama 2, 5 JPN Teruhiko Someba 2, 5 Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 25 JPN Morio Nitta Yokohama All JPN Yasushi Kikuchi 1 JPN Shinichi Takagi 2–7, NC Team Taisan Porsche Porsche 993 GT3-R (Rd. 1–4)Porsche 996 GT3-R (Rd. 5–7) Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 26 JPN Hiroaki Suga Yokohama 1–4LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa 2–3 GER Dominik Schwager 4–7, NC JPN Hideshi Matsuda 5–7, NC JPN Tomohiko Sunako 1 Porsche 993 GT3-R Porsche M64/75 3.6 L F6 55 JPN Hiroaki Suga 5–7JPN Eiichi Tajima 5–7 Team Taeivon Ralliart Mitsubishi Mitsubishi FTO Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0 L Turbo I4 61 IRL Ralph Firman Toyo All JPN Akihiko Nakaya 1, 3–7 ARG Rubén Derfler 2 Team Gaikokuya Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F6 70 JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi Yokohama AllBEL Patrick van Schoote 1, 5, 7JPN Kaoru Hoshino 2, 6JPN Hiroshi Sakai 3–4 SigmaTec Racing Team Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F6 71 JPN Masaki Jyonai Yokohama All JPN Naohiro Kawano All Okura Rotary Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor 72 JPN Akira Ishikawa Yokohama AllJPN Koh Hirano All Cusco Racing Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 77 JPN Katsuo Kobayashi Yokohama AllJPN Tatsuya Tanigawa All Team Daishin Nissan Nissan Silvia (S15) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 81 JPN Hideo Fukuyama Yokohama AllJPN Nobuyuki Ohyagi All I.A. Tec Racing Team Nissan Nissan Silvia (S14) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 84 JPN Seiichi Sodeyama Yokohama 2, 5–7JPN Yoshikuni Nakamura 2, 5–7 KRAFT Toyota Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 86 JPN Minoru Tanaka Toyo 2–7 JPN Eiki Amemiya 2–7 Team Gainer Ferrari Ferrari F355 GT Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 111JPN Junichi Ikura Yokohama 2, 5–7JPN Yusei Maki 2, 5–7 Club: Yellow Magic Ferrari Ferrari F355 GT Ferrari F129B 3.6 L V8 355JPN Taki Inoue Yokohama 2–3, 5, 7JPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi 2–3, 5, 7 910 Racing Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 910 JPN Atsushi Yogo Yokohama 1–3, 5–7JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto 1–3LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa 5–6JPN Tomohiko Sunako 7 911 JPN Masamitsu Ishihara 5JPN Hiroyuki Noji 5 Schedule Round Race Circuit Date 1 Suzuka GT 300 JPN Suzuka Circuit March 21 2 All Japan Fuji GT Race JPN Fuji Speedway May 2 3 SUGO GT Championship JPN Sportsland SUGO May 30 4 CP Mine GT Race JPN Mine Circuit July 11 5 JPN Special GT Cup JPN Fuji Speedway August 8 6 GT Championship in TI JPN TI Circuit September 26 7 Motegi GT Championship Race JPN Twin Ring Motegi October 24 NC Nicos Cup GT AllStar JPN Autopolis November 28 Season results Round Circuit GT500 Winning Team GT300 Winning Team GT500 Winning Drivers GT300 Winning Drivers 1 Suzuka JPN #18 Takata Honda NSX JPN #19 Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Celica JPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Katsutomo Kaneishi JPN Takahiko HaraJPN Manabu Orido 2 Mt. Fuji JPN #100 Raybrig Honda NSX JPN #25 MOMOCORSE A'PEX Toyota MR2 JPN Kunimitsu TakahashiJPN Akira Iida JPN Shinichi TakagiJPN Morio Nitta 3 Sportsland SUGO JPN #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra JPN #15 Xanavi ARTA Nissan Silvia JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Masanori Sekiya JPN Yuji IdeJPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 4 Mine Circuit JPN #1 Pennzoil Nissan Skyline GT-R JPN #15 Xanavi ARTA Nissan Silvia JPN Satoshi MotoyamaFRA Érik Comas JPN Yuji IdeJPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 5 Mt. Fuji JPN #6 ESSO Team LeMans Toyota Supra JPN #26 STP Advan Taisan Porsche 911 GT3 R JPN Hideki NodaAUS Wayne Gardner JPN Hideshi MatsudaDEU Dominik Schwager 6 TI Circuit JPN #64 Mobil 1 Honda NSX JPN #15 Xanavi ARTA Nissan Silvia JPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaNED Tom Coronel JPN Yuji IdeJPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 7 Twin Ring Motegi JPN #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra JPN #26 STP Advan Taisan Porsche 911 GT3 R JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Masanori Sekiya JPN Hideshi MatsudaDEU Dominik Schwager NC Autopolis JPN #64 Mobil 1 Honda NSX JPN #77 Cusco Subaru Impreza JPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaNED Tom Coronel JPN Tatsuya TanigawaJPN Katsuo Kobayashi Point Ranking GT500 Drivers Rank No. Driver SUZJPN FUJJPN SUGJPN MINJPN FUJJPN TAIJPN MOTJPN AUTJPN Pts. 1 1FRA Érik Comas 2 5 6 1 3 7 3 4 77 2 36JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Masanori Sekiya 4 9 1 10 4 4 1 6 73 3 1JPN Satoshi Motoyama 2 6 1 3 7 3 4 69 4 18JPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Katsutomo Kaneishi 119Ret18Ret 11 2 316Ret Ret 47 5 64NED Tom Coronel 11 14 416Ret 8 1 51 41 6 2JPN Aguri Suzuki 5 11 9 12 12 2 2 3 40 6 2GER Michael Krumm 5 9 12 12 2 2 3 40 8 12JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoJPN Masami Kageyama 10 3 5 6 5 10 7 11 40 9 37JPN Toshio Suzuki 3 4 11 2 15 15 10 Ret 38 10 16JPN Osamu NakakoJPN Ryō Michigami 14 12 3 3 9 16 45 36 11 100JPN Kunimitsu TakahashiJPN Akira Iida18Ret 1 13 15 7 5 9 2 34 12 6JPN Hideki NodaAUS Wayne Gardner 8 16 5 1 9 13 15 33 13 64JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada 8 1 51 31 14 38JPN Hironori TakeuchiJPN Yuji Tachikawa 7 217Ret 8 6 8 12 7 31 15 37JPN Ukyo Katayama 3 11 2 15 15 10 Ret 28 16 35FRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelJPN Shinichi Yamaji 1316Ret 2 14 13 6 6 27 17 3JPN Masahiro HasemiJPN Tetsuya Tanaka 6 7 7 4 11 12 8 9 27 18 32JPN Takayuki KinoshitaJPN Masahiko Kondo 8 6 817Ret18Ret 11 15 8 12 19 64JPN Koji Yamanishi 11 14 416Ret 10 19 37GBR Darren Manning 4 10 21 1SWE Anders Olofsson 5 8 22 39JPN Keiichi TsuchiyaJPN Masahiko Kageyama 16 1519Ret 7 10 1317Ret 13 5 23 30JPN Yoji YamadaJPN Hideki Okada 1718Ret 12 9 14 14 11 14 2 23 55JPN Eiichi Tajima 9 13 15 13 10 2 23 55JPN Hideshi Matsuda 9 13 13 2 27 11JPN Takao WadaJPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita 12 10 10 16 228 2GER Armin Hahne 11 029 88JPN Hisashi WadaJPN Naohiro Furuya 1517Ret 1418Ret 1717Ret 14 12 030 55GER Dominik Schwager 15 031 55JPN Motoyuki Yasuyuki 10 0RankNo.DriverSUZJPNFUJJPNSUGJPNMINJPNFUJJPNTAIJPNMOTJPNAUTJPNPts. Teams' standings For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship. RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSUGJPNMINJPNFUJJPNTAIJPNMOTJPNAUTJPNPts. 1 Toyota Castrol Team TOM'S 36491104416 97 3734112151510Ret 2 Nismo 125613734 91 251191212223 3 Mugen x Dome Project 1614123391645 81 181RetRet1123RetRet 4 Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing 6411144Ret8151 41 5 Team Impul 1210356510711 40 6 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft 100Ret113157592 34 7 Esso Ultron Toyota Team LeMans 6DNP8165191315 33 8 Toyota Team Cerumo 3872Ret868127 31 9 MatsumotoKiyoshi Team TOM'S 3513Ret2141366 27 10 Hasemi Motorsports 36774111289 27 11 cdma One Toyota Team Cerumo with Key's 32868RetRet11158 12 12 Toyota Team SARD 391615Ret71013Ret13 513 Team Taisan Advan 55913151310 2 14 Team Take One 3017Ret12914141114 2 15 Endless Sports 1112101016 2 - JLOC 8815Ret14Ret17Ret1412 0RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSUGJPNMINJPNFUJJPNTAIJPNMOTJPNAUTJPNPTS GT300 Drivers' championship Rank No. Driver SUZJPN FUJJPN SUGJPN MINJPN FUJJPN TAIJPN MOTJPNAUTJPN Pts. 1 25JPN Morio Nitta 8 1 2 2 5 Ret 3 6 73 2 15JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaJPN Yuji Ide 9 Ret 1 1 NC 1 4 3 72 3 19JPN Manabu OridoJPN Takahiko Hara 1 2 Ret 3 Ret 5 2 5 70325JPN Shinichi Takagi 1 2 2 5 Ret 3 670 5 7JPN Tetsuya YamanoJPN Haruhiko Matsumoto 4 4 Ret 12 2 2 5 2 58661IRE Ralph Firman 2 Ret 5 Ret 3 8 7 42661JPN Akihiko Nakaya 2 5 Ret 3 8 7 42826GER Dominik Schwager Ret 1 Ret 1 7 40 8 26JPN Hideshi Matsuda 1 Ret 1 7 40 10 81JPN Hideo FukuyamaJPN Nobuyuki Oyagi 10 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 Ret 4 331177JPN Katsuo KobayashiJPN Tatsuya Tanigawa Ret NC 4 8 18 3 6 131 12 14JPN Tetsuo KozaiJPN Nobuo Komiya 6 5 7 6 8 27 13 70JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi 7 6 8 4 11 10 13 24 14 910JPN Atsushi Yogo 3 7 Ret 8 9 9 23 15 71JPN Masaki JyonaiJPN Naohiro KawanoDSQ 3 6 11 19 Ret Ret 181626/55JPN Hiroaki Suga 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 6 11 1817910JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto 3 7 Ret161870JPN Hiroshi Sakai 8 4 131986JPN Minoru TanakaJPN Eiki AmemiyaDNP 11 5 10 7 Ret 13 20 26/910JPN Tomohiko Sunako 5 9 10 21 55JPN Eiichi Tajima 7 6 11 1022 70JPN Kaoru Hoshino 6 10 723 20JPN Masahiro Matsunaga 11 6 Ret DNS 14 623 20JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara 11 6 6 25 21JPN Daisuke Itō 12 NC 12 7 9 14 DNA 6 26 26/910SRI Dilantha Malagamuwa Ret Ret 8 9 5 27 70BEL Patrick van Schoote 7 11 13 4 27 21JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama 7 14DNA 4 29 99JPN Akira Yoshitomi 11 9 13 9 17 11 12 4 29 99JPN Tsunefumi Hioki 11 9 9 17 11 12 43110JPN Yasutaka HinoiJPN Hidehiko Aso DNQ 10 9 Ret 15 12 104 32 25JPN Yasushi Kikuchi 8 3 32 355JPN Taki InoueJPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi 8 Ret 12 Ret 33421JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama 12 NC 12 92359JPN Teruyuki TokadaJPN Yukihiro Hane Ret 10 1313572JPN Akira IshikawaJPN Koh Hirano Ret RetDNA 10 13 Ret Ret Ret1NC99JPN Kiichi Takahashi 130NC20JPN Kumi Sato RetDNS 140NC 911JPN Masamitsu IshiharaJPN Hiroyuki Noji 14 0NC 111JPN Junichi IkuraJPN Yusei Maki Ret 16 NC Ret 0NC 84JPN Seiichi SodeyamaJPN Yoshikuni Nakamura Ret DNQDNA 0NC61ARG Rubén Derfler Ret0NC 24JPN Toshiyuki HiranoJPN Teruhiko SomebaDNS DNQ 0RankNo.DriverSUZJPNFUJJPNSUGJPNMINJPNFUJJPNTAIJPNMOTJPNAUTJPNPts. GT300 Teams' standings For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship. RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSUGJPNMINJPNFUJJPNTAIJPNMOTJPNAUTJPNPts. 1 Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya 2581225Ret36 732 Xanavi Nismo 159Ret11NC143723 Racing Project Bandoh 1912Ret3Ret525704 RE Amemiya Racing 744Ret12225258 5 Team Taisan Jr. with Advan 265RetRetRet1Ret17 486 Team Taeivon Ralliart 612Ret5Ret387427 Team Daishin 8110Ret3Ret44Ret4338 Cusco Racing 77RetNC481836131 9 Alta Racing Team 1465768 27 10 Team Gaikokuya 707684111013 2411 910 Racing 91037Ret89923 91114 12 SigmaTec Racing Team 71DSQ361119RetRet 18 13 KRAFT 86DNP115107Ret 13 14 Team Taisan with Advan 557611 1015 TOM'S Spirit 20116RetDNS14616 Hitotsuyama Racing 2112NC127914DNA 6 17 Team Daikokuya 9Ret1013 59911913917111218 Ability Motorsport10DNQ109Ret151210419 Club: Yellow Magic3558Ret12Ret3 20Okura Rotary Racing72RetRetDNA1013RetRetRet 1-Team Gainer111Ret16NCRet 0-I.A. Tec Racing Team84RetDNQDNA0-Hirano Motorsport24DNSDNQ0RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSUGJPNMINJPNFUJJPNTAIJPNMOTJPNAUTJPNPts. References External links Super GT/JGTC official race archive ja Category:Super GT seasons JGTC