2007 Super GT Series
The 2007 Autobacs Super GT Series was the 14th season of the GT Championship in Japan including the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the 3rd season as the Super GT series. It is a series for Grand Touring race cars divided into two categories: GT500 and GT300. The season began on March 18 and ended on November 4, 2007 after 9 races.
Major Developments in the Car Factories
In this season, while Nissan and Honda continued to use their Fairlady Z and Honda NSX in last season. Toyota finally replaced all Supra's, which served a very long time in Super GT(and JGTC) series history, into Lexus SC430. When the season was nearly closing, Nissan(more accurately, Nismo, the racing arm of Nissan) announced that they will use the Nissan GT-R in the 2008 season.
Drivers and teams
GT500
GT300
| Team |
Make |
Car |
No. |
Drivers |
Tyre |
Rounds |
| Honda Cars Tokai Dream28 |
Mooncraft |
Mooncraft Shiden-Toyota |
2 |
 Kazuho Takahashi |
Y
|
All |
| Hiroki Katoh |
All |
| Hiroki Yoshimoto |
6 |
| Ebbro Team Nova |
Vemac |
Vemac RD350R-Zytek ZV348 |
4 |
Tetsuya Tanaka |
Y
|
1–4, 6–9 |
| Shinsuke Yamazaki |
1–4, 6–9 |
| Akira Watanabe |
6 |
| Team Mach |
Vemac |
Vemac RD320R-Zytek ZV348 (1-4)
Vemac RD320R-HPD C32B (5-9) |
5 |
Tetsuji Tamanaka |
K
|
All |
| Hironori Takeuchi |
All |
| Keita Sawa |
6 |
| RE Amemiya Racing |
Mazda |
Mazda RX-7 |
7 |
Hiroyuki Iiri |
Y
|
All |
| Ryo Orime |
All |
| Naoya Yamano |
6 |
| A&S Racing |
Mosler |
Mosler MT900-Chevrolet |
9 |
Osamu |
D |
1–3, 6, 9 |
| Guts Jyonai |
1–3 |
| Masaki Tanaka |
5–8 |
| Katsuhiko Tsutsui |
5–9 |
| Jim Gainer Racing |
Ferrari |
Ferrari 360 |
11 |
Masayuki Ueda |
Y
|
All |
| Hideshi Matsuda |
1–3, 6 |
| Ichijo Suga |
4–9 |
| Endless Sports |
Nissan |
Nissan Fairlady Z |
13 |
Tomonobu Fujii |
Y
|
All |
| Masami Kageyama |
All |
| Racing Project Bandoh |
Toyota |
Toyota Celica |
19 |
Akira Iida |
Y
|
All |
| Yuhi Sekiguchi |
All |
| Team Taisan with Nishizawa |
Porsche |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS |
26 |
Nobuteru Taniguchi |
Y
|
All |
| Shinichi Yamaji |
1–3 |
| Kazuyuki Nishizawa |
4, 6 |
 Dominik Farnbacher |
5–9 |
| apr |
Toyota |
Toyota MR-S |
31 |
Kyosuke Mineo |
M |
All |
| Yuya Sakamoto |
All |
| 101 |
Hiroaki Ishiura |
All |
| Kazuya Oshima |
All |
| Hankook KTR |
Porsche |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |
33 |
Mitsuhiro Kinoshita |
H
|
2–9 |
| Yuya Sakamoto |
2–9 |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri |
ASL |
ASL Garaiya |
43 |
Morio Nitta |
M |
All |
| Shinichi Takagi |
All |
| MOLA |
Nissan |
Nissan Fairlady Z |
46 |
Kota Sasaki |
D |
All |
| Naoki Yokomizo |
All |
| 47 |
Shogo Mitsuyama |
All |
| Shigekazu Wakisaka |
All |
| DHG Racing |
Ford |
Ford GT |
55 |
Daisuke Ikeda |
Y
|
1–3, 5–9 |
| Taku Bamba |
1–3, 5–9 |
| Hideo Fukuyama |
6 |
| Willcom R&D Sport |
Vemac |
Vemac RD408R-HPD C32B |
62 |
Shinsuke Shibahara |
Y
|
All |
| Haruki Kurosawa |
All |
| JLOC |
Lamborghini |
Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 |
66 |
Naohiro Furuya |
Y
|
All |
| Muneyuki Kurihara |
All |
| Atsushi Yogo |
6 |
| 67 |
Tsubasa Kurosawa |
All |
| Hisashi Wada |
All |
| Yasutaka Hinoi |
6 |
| Lamborghini Murcielago RG-1 |
87 |
Yasutaka Hinoi |
1–5, 9 |
| Atsushi Yogo |
1–5, 9 |
| Yoshihisa Namekata |
6 |
| 88 |
Koji Yamanishi |
1–5, 9 |
 Marco Apicella |
1–3, 9 |
| Hideshi Matsuda |
4–5 |
| Team Gaikokuya |
Porsche |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS |
70 |
Hiroshi Koizumi |
Y
|
1–3, 5–6 |
| Kazuyoshi Takamizawa |
1 |
| Yoshimi Ishibashi |
2–3, 5–6, 9 |
| Akazame Oyaji |
6, 9 |
| 71 |
Yoshimi Ishibashi |
7–8 |
| Hirofumi Takei |
7 |
| Yutaka Yamagishi |
8 |
| Cusco Racing |
Subaru |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
77 |
Tetsuya Yamano |
D |
All |
| Takayuki Aoki |
All |
| Yokoyama Racing |
Vemac |
Vemac RD320R-Honda C32B |
83 |
Tadao Uematsu |
Y
|
1, 3 |
| Ryohei Sakaguchi |
1, 3 |
| Arktech Motorsports |
Porsche |
Porsche 986 Boxster |
110 |
Takuya Kurosawa |
Y
|
1–2 |
| Hidetoshi Mitsusada |
1–2 |
| Takuya Kurosawa |
K
|
3–9 |
| Hidetoshi Mitsusada |
3–9 |
| 111 |
Yasushi Kikuchi |
3, 5–6 |
| Takaya Tsubobayashi |
3–6 |
| Guts Jyonai |
5–6 |
| 112 |
Hiroshi Koizumi |
7–9 |
| Yasushi Kikuchi |
7 |
| Guts Jyonai |
8–9 |
| Tomei Sports |
Porsche |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS |
118 |
Takashi Miyamoto |
Y
|
1, 3, 8–9 |
| Shozo Tagahara |
1, 3 |
| Takashi Ohi |
8–9 |
| Mario Racing |
Porsche |
Porsche 996 GT3-RSR |
333 |
Takashi Inoue |
Y
|
1–3 |
| Katsuo Kobayashi |
1–3 |
| Team Uematsu |
Vemac |
Vemac RD320R-Honda C32B |
333 |
Tadao Uematsu |
Y
|
4–7, 9 |
| Takashi Inoue |
4, 6 |
| Ryohei Sakaguchi |
5–6, 9 |
| Avanzza Bomex |
Vemac |
Vemac RD320R-Honda C32B |
666 |
Shogo Suho |
K
|
All |
| Junichiro Yamashita |
All |
| Masato Shimoyama |
6 |
Schedule
Season Winners
Standings
GT500 Drivers
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Qualifying | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Fastest Lap | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
|
- Only the best four results in the first six races would be counted for the championship.
- There were no points awarded for pole position and fastest lap in the final race.
Teams
|
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) |
|
GT300 Class (Top 3)
Drivers
| Rank |
Drivers |
Number/Team |
Points |
Wins |
| 1 |
Kazuya Oshima
Hiroaki Ishiura |
#101 Toy Story Racing APR MR-S |
89 |
2 |
| 2 |
Kazuho Takahashi
Hiroki Katoh |
#2 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden |
89 |
1 |
| 3 |
Shinsuke Shibahara
Haruki Kurosawa |
#62 Willcom Advan Vemac 408R |
76 |
1 |
Teams
| Rank |
Number/Team |
Car |
Points |
| 1 |
#2 Cars Tokai Dream28 |
Privée KENZO Asset Shiden |
106 |
| 2 |
#101 APR |
Toy Story Racing APR MR-S |
100 |
| 3 |
#62 Willcom R&D Sport |
Willcom Advan Vemac 408R |
91 |
External links
Super GT International Series Malaysia
Ralph Firman
Richard Lyons
João Paulo de Oliveira
Loïc Duval