2013 Motegi GT 250km

Final championship round of the 2013 Super GT season thumb|right|250px|Layout of the Twin Ring Motegi The 2013 Motegi GT 250km was the final round of the 2013 Super GT season, the 8th points scoring race for GT500 cars and the 9th for GT300 cars. It took place on November 3, 2013 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. Background Kohei Hirate and Yuji Tachikawa led the championship for Team Cerumo, having scored 58 points. Following their win at the previous race, TOM'S drivers Kazuki Nakajima and James Rossiter were 2nd in the championship, four points behind Cerumo. Eight teams in GT500 had a theoretical chance at winning the championship entering the Motegi round. In GT300 Team Mugen had an eight-point lead over Goodsmile Racing's Tatsuya Kataoka and Nobuteru Taniguchi, while in GT300 only five teams had a possibility of winning the championship. The Balance of Performance was re-adjusted in GT300, the air restrictor sizes for the Honda CR-Z and Subaru BRZ were returned to their sizes that were at the Fuji 300km round. http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=52112 GT300の参加条件に変更。JAF勢3台に再び変化 as-web.jp October 22, 2013 November 8, 2013 Because Motegi was the final round of the championship, teams that competed in all rounds of the championship had their weight ballast removed, all cars with the exception of the #5 Team Mach Nissan GT-R GT3 ran without weight ballast. Unlike other rounds which are normally 300km in length, Motegi is only a 250km race. 38 cars entered the final round at Motegi, the #360 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R GT3 not entering Motegi was the only change from the Autopolis entry list. http://supergt.net/pages/pg:news_detail/device:pc/ln:en/id:13462 Challenge for the top at Final round! Everything will be decided in 250km at Motegi. Super GT October 25, 2013 November 8, 2013 Report Practice The #38 Team Cerumo Lexus SC430 was fastest GT500 car in practice while the #100 Team Kunimitsu Honda HSV-010 GT was second fastest. In GT300 The #11 Gainer Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 set the fastest time from the #16 Team Mugen Honda CR-Z. The #37 TOM'S SC430 caused the first red flag 17 minutes into the session after spinning off at the final turn. A second red flag came out 40 minutes in after the car that was fastest at the end of the session, #38 Team Cerumo SC430 spun off at turn 2. The #19 Bandoh SC430 also had a problem and stopped on circuit with 20 minutes remaining. http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=52392 SGT第8戦もてぎ開幕。公式練習はZENTがトップに as-web.jp November 2, 2013 November 8, 2013 Qualifying Qualifying was held on November 2, 2013. In the first session for all GT300 cars the championship leader, the Team Mugen Honda CR-Z with Yuhki Nakayama was fastest from the #11 Gainer SLS. The session was red flagged as Takashi Kobayashi spun off at the hairpin and was unable to rejoin the circuit, and would have to start the race from the rear of the grid. The only championship-contending team eliminated in Q1 for GT300 was the #52 SLS with Hironori Takeuchi driving. In the first GT500 session Masataka Yanagida was fastest for NISMO, 2nd went to Takashi Kogure. Both Frédéric Makowiecki and James Rossiter, driving for teams that entered Motegi 3rd and 4th in the championship respectively failed to make the cutoff for the second session. In the second GT300 session Kota Sasaki was fastest in the #61 Subaru BRZ, scoring the team's 5th pole position of the season and Sasaki's 10th in his career. Three of the 4 championship contending teams started in the top three, the GSR Hatsune Miku BMW that was 2nd in the championship would start 7th. Kazuya Oshima was fastest in the second GT500 qualifying session, setting a time a tenth faster than Koudai Tsukakoshi. The championship leading team would start 4th. http://supergt.net/pages/pg:news_detail/device:pc/ln:en/id:13480 ENEOS SUSTINA SC430 takes its first pole position of the season! SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT sets new record of five PP wins in a season Super GT November 2, 2013 November 8, 2013 Race The race was held on November 3, 2013. Oshima started the #6 SC430 from pole position and kept his lead while Tetsuya Yamano was able to lead from the start in GT300, but on lap 4, Björn Wirdheim had overtaken Yamano for the lead, Wirdheim in the #11 Gainer SLS being able to lap much faster than anyone else in the class. On lap 4 in GT500 Kohei Hirate in the #38 SC430 passed Toshihiro Kaneishi in the #17 HSV-010 for 2nd and was then under attack from multiple cars behind. Oshima and Wirdheim kept extending their leads in their respective classes throughout the first stint, Oshima building nearly 20 seconds over Hirate and Wirdheim had nearly 40 seconds on 2nd. The first pitstops occurred as early as lap 19, Kaneishi in the #17 being the first of the lead group to pit with Tsugio Matsuda, Juichi Wakisaka and Naoki Yamamoto pitting as well. Cerumo pitted a lap after and Yuji Tachikawa managed to keep his position over the #17, now with Koudai Tsukakoshi driving. On lap 32 Hiroaki Ishiura passed Tsukakoshi for 3rd, but 3 laps later Tsukakoshi re-passed Ishiura and began closing on Tachikawa again. Andre Couto and Ralph Firman made contact on lap 38, sending Firman into the wall and Couto receiving a drive-through penalty for the incident.http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=52459 ARTA HSV-010、最終戦はリタイアを喫する as-web.jp November 3, 2013 November 8, 2013 Tsukakoshi overtook Tachikawa for 2nd on lap 38 but Tachikawa still held a 2-point lead in the championship and with other Lexus SC430's behind there was no change in position for the rest of the race, giving Team Cerumo, Tachikawa and Hirate the championship. Yuji Kunimoto won his first GT500 race for Team LeMans and Oshima won his 3rd GT500 race. Kota Sasaki was catching Yuhki Nakayama for 2nd in GT300 in the closing laps but with two laps to go Sasaki spun, which assured Nakayama would finish 2nd, which was enough for Team Mugen to win the GT300 championship by five points over the race winners of Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Björn Wirdheim, who were well ahead of anyone else in their class.http://supergt.net/pages/pg:news_detail/device:pc/ln:en/id:13501 Perfect Win for ENEOS SUSTINA SC430! ZENT CERUMO SC430 take Championship Title. Super GT November 3, 2013 November 8, 2013 Results Qualifying http://supergt.net/pages/pg:race/device:pc/ln:en/year:2013/round:8/gt_class:gt500/menu:3/result_menu:qualifying/result_menu_2:total GT500 RESULT: Total Super GT November 2, 2013 November 8, 2013http://supergt.net/pages/pg:race/device:pc/ln:en/year:2013/round:8/gt_class:gt300/menu:3/result_menu:qualifying/result_menu_2:total GT300 RESULT: Total Super GT November 2, 2013 November 8, 2013 Pos No Team Q1 Driver Q2 Driver Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Tyre GT500 1 6 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS JPN Yuji Kunimoto JPN Kazuya Oshima 1:42.117 1:41.367 Bridgestone 2 17 Keihin Real Racing JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi 1:42.292 1:41.490 Bridgestone 3 23 Motul Autech NISMO JPN Masataka Yanagida ITA Ronnie Quintarelli 1:41.821 1:41.514 Michelin 4 38 Lexus Team Zent Cerumo JPN Kohei Hirate JPN Yuji Tachikawa 1:42.022 1:41.582 Bridgestone 5 39 Lexus Team DENSO SARD JPN Juichi Wakisaka JPN Hiroaki Ishiura 1:42.062 1:41.598 Bridgestone 6 100 Raybrig Team Kunimitsu JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Takuya Izawa 1:41.996 1:42.144 Bridgestone 7 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S JPN Daisuke Ito ITA Andrea Caldarelli 1:42.305 1:42.323 Bridgestone 8 12 Calsonic Team Impul BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Tsugio Matsuda 1:42.208 1:42.374 Bridgestone 9 1 S-Road REITO MOLA JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi JPN Satoshi Motoyama 1:42.364 Michelin 10 18 Weider Dome Racing FRA Frédéric Makowiecki JPN Naoki Yamamoto 1:42.399 Michelin 11 24 D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing JPN Hironobu Yasuda GER Michael Krumm 1:42.463 Yokohama 12 19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh POR Andre Couto JPN Seiji Ara 1:42.558 Yokohama 13 36 Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S GBR James Rossiter JPN Kazuki Nakajima 1:42.564 Bridgestone 14 8 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri IRL Ralph Firman JPN Kosuke Matsuura 1:42.679 Bridgestone 15 32 Epson Nakajima Racing JPN Daisuke Nakajima JPN Ryo Michigami 1:43.547 Dunlop GT300 1 61 R&D Sport JPN Tetsuya Yamano JPN Kota Sasaki 1:49.156 1:48.264 Michelin 2 11 Gainer SWE Björn Wirdheim JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka 1:49.090 1:48.354 Dunlop 3 16 Team Mugen JPN Yuhki Nakayama JPN Hideki Mutoh 1:48.636 1:48.389 Bridgestone 4 3 NDDP Racing JPN Kazuki Hoshino JPN Daiki Sasaki 1:49.377 1:48.900 Yokohama 5 62 Leon Racing JPN Tsubasa Kurosawa JPN Haruki Kurosawa 1:49.813 1:48.970 Yokohama 6 88 JLOC JPN Manabu Orido JPN Takayuki Aoki 1:49.621 1:49.241 Yokohama 7 4 GSR Hatsune Miku JPN Tatsuya Kataoka JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi 1:49.717 1:49.518 Yokohama 8 87 JLOC JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto JPN Hideki Yamauchi 1:49.641 1:49.551 Yokohama 9 33 Hankook KTR JPN Tomonobu Fujii JPN Masami Kageyama 1:49.826 1:49.600 Hankook 10 0 Team Taisan Ken Endless JPN Naoki Yokomizo JPN Kyosuke Mineo 1:49.702 1:49.789 Yokohama 11 10 Gainer JPN Tetsuya Tanaka JPN Masayuki Ueda 1:49.215 1:50.240 Dunlop 12 2 Cars Tokai Dream28 JPN Hiroki Katoh JPN Kazuho Takahashi 1:49.893 1:52.238 Yokohama 13 48 Dijon Racing JPN Katsumasa Chiyo JPN Hiroshi Takamori 1:49.530 1:52.276 Yokohama 14 31 apr JPN Morio Nitta JPN Koki Saga 1:50.063 Yokohama 15 21 Hitotsuyama Racing GBR Richard Lyons JPN Akihiro Tsuzuki 1:50.162 Hankook 16 30 apr JPN Yuki Iwasaki USA Igor Sushko 1:50.420 Yokohama 17 50 Arnage Racing JPN Hideto Yasuoka JPN Masaki Kano 1:50.440 Yokohama 18 86 JLOC JPN Shinya Hosokawa JPN Koji Yamanishi 1:50.446 Yokohama 19 22 R'Qs MotorSports JPN Hisashi Wada JPN Masaki Jyonai 1:50.544 Yokohama 20 52 OKINAWA-IMP RACING with SHIFT JPN Hironori Takeuchi JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 1:50.632 Yokohama 21 5 Team Mach JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka JPN Junichiro Yamashita 1:51.337 Yokohama 22 9 Pacific Direction Racing JPN Shogo Mitsuyama JPN You Yokomaku 1:51.707 Yokohama 23 55 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri JPN Takashi Kobayashi JPN Shinichi Takagi No Time Bridgestone Race Race result is as follows.http://supergt.net/pages/pg:results/device:pc/ln:en/year:2013/round:8/gt_class:gt500/result_menu:race/result_menu_2:total GT500 RESULT: Race Super GT November 3, 2013 November 8, 2013http://supergt.net/pages/pg:results/device:pc/ln:en/year:2013/round:8/gt_class:gt300/result_menu:race/result_menu_2:total GT300 RESULT: Race Super GT November 3, 2013 November 8, 2013 Pos No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time/Difference Laps GT500 1 6 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS JPN Yuji KunimotoJPN Kazuya Oshima Lexus SC430 Bridgestone 1:35:34.873 53 2 17 Keihin Real Racing JPN Toshihiro KaneishiJPN Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HSV-010 GT Bridgestone +11.640 53 3 38 Lexus Team Zent Cerumo JPN Kohei HirateJPN Yuji Tachikawa Lexus SC430 Bridgestone +32.220 53 4 39 Lexus Team DENSO SARD JPN Hiroaki IshiuraJPN Juichi Wakisaka Lexus SC430 Bridgestone +33.293 53 5 36 Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S JPN Kazuki NakajimaGBR James Rossiter Lexus SC430 Bridgestone +33.405 53 6 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S ITA Andrea CaldarelliJPN Daisuke Ito Lexus SC430 Bridgestone +43.352 53 7 18 Weider Dome Racing FRA Frédéric MakowieckiJPN Naoki Yamamoto Honda HSV-010 GT Michelin +43.980 53 8 23 Motul Autech NISMO ITA Ronnie QuintarelliJPN Masataka Yanagida Nissan GT-R Michelin +46.982 53 9 24 D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing DEU Michael KrummJPN Hironobu Yasuda Nissan GT-R Yokohama +47.690 53 10 19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh JPN Seiji AraPOR Andre Couto Lexus SC430 Yokohama +57.947 53 11 32 Epson Nakajima Racing JPN Ryo MichigamiJPN Daisuke Nakajima Honda HSV-010 GT Dunlop +1:03.938 53 12 100 Raybrig Team Kunimitsu JPN Takuya IzawaJPN Takashi Kogure Honda HSV-010 GT Bridgestone +1:05.040 53 13 12 Calsonic Team Impul BRA João Paulo de OliveiraJPN Tsugio Matsuda Nissan GT-R Bridgestone +1 Lap 52 14 1 S-Road REITO MOLA JPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Yuhi Sekiguchi Nissan GT-R Michelin +6 Laps 47 15 8 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri IRE Ralph FirmanJPN Kosuke Matsuura Honda HSV-010 GT Bridgestone +15 Laps 38 GT300 1 11 Gainer JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaSWE Björn Wirdheim Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Dunlop 1:36:39.089 51 2 16 Team Mugen JPN Hideki MutohJPN Yuhki Nakayama Honda CR-Z Bridgestone +1 Lap 50 3 61 R&D Sport JPN Kota SasakiJPN Tetsuya Yamano Subaru BRZ Michelin +1 Lap 50 4 4 GSR Hatsune Miku JPN Tatsuya KataokaJPN Nobuteru Taniguchi BMW Z4 GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 5 88 JLOC JPN Takayuki AokiJPN Manabu Orido Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 6 62 Leon Racing JPN Haruki KurosawaJPN Tsubasa Kurosawa Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 7 52 OKINAWA-IMP RACING with SHIFT JPN Hironori TakeuchiJPN Takeshi Tsuchiya Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 8 87 JLOC JPN Hideki YamauchiJPN Hiroki Yoshimoto Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 9 3 NDDP Racing JPN Kazuki HoshinoJPN Daiki Sasaki Nissan GT-R GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 10 0 Team Taisan Ken Endless JPN Kyosuke MineoJPN Naoki Yokomizo Porsche 997 GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 11 33 Hankook KTR JPN Tomonobu FujiiJPN Masami Kageyama Porsche 911 GT3-R Hankook +1 Lap 50 12 10 Gainer JPN Tetsuya TanakaJPN Masayuki Ueda Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Dunlop +1 Lap 50 13 86 JLOC JPN Shinya HosokawaJPN Koji Yamanishi Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 14 30 apr JPN Yuki IwasakiUSA Igor Sushko Nissan GT-R GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 15 55 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri JPN Takashi KobayashiJPN Shinichi Takagi Honda CR-Z Bridgestone +1 Lap 50 16 22 R'Qs MotorSports JPN Masaki JyonaiJPN Hisashi Wada Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 17 2 Cars Tokai Dream28 JPN Hiroki KatohJPN Kazuho Takahashi McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 18 48 Dijon Racing JPN Katsumasa ChiyoJPN Hiroshi Takamori Nissan GT-R GT3 Yokohama +1 Lap 50 19 9 Pacific Direction Racing JPN Shogo MitsuyamaJPN You Yokomaku Porsche 911 GT3-R Yokohama +1 Lap 50 20 31 apr JPN Morio NittaJPN Koki Saga Toyota Prius Yokohama +2 Laps 49 21 21 Hitotsuyama Racing GBR Richard LyonsJPN Akihiro Tsuzuki Audi R8 LMS ultra Hankook +3 Laps 48 22 5 Team Mach JPN Tetsuji TamanakaJPN Junichiro Yamashita Nissan GT-R GT3 Yokohama +3 Laps 48 Ret 50 Arnage Racing JPN Masaki KanoJPN Hideto Yasuoka Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Yokohama +45 Laps 6 GT500 Fastest Lap – Kazuya Oshima, #6 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS Lexus SC430 – 1:44.056 GT300 Fastest Lap – Kota Sasaki, #61 R&D Sport Subaru BRZ – 1:50.728 Point rankings after the event GT500 Driver Point rankings Rank Driver Points 1 JPN Kohei HirateJPN Yuji Tachikawa 69 2 JPN Toshihiro KaneishiJPN Koudai Tsukakoshi 67 3 JPN Kazuki NakajimaGBR James Rossiter 60 4 FRA Frédéric MakowieckiJPN Naoki Yamamoto 56 5 JPN Yuji KunimotoJPN Kazuya Oshima 52 GT300 Driver Point rankings Rank Driver Points 1 JPN Hideki MutohJPN Yuhki Nakayama 85 2 JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaSWE Björn Wirdheim 80 3 JPN Tatsuya KataokaJPN Nobuteru Taniguchi 70 4 JPN Kota SasakiJPN Tetsuya Yamano 66 5 JPN Hironori TakeuchiJPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 60 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both GT500 and GT300 classes. References External links Super GT official website en 2013 Super GT Autopolis GT 300km Fuji Sprint Cup(Non-championship race) Motegi GT 250km