Super Taikyu Series

Auto racing championship in Japan

Super Taikyu Series

Category| GT3, GT4, TCR, Group N
Country| Japan
Inaugural season| 1991
Classes| ST-X, ST-Z, ST-TCR, ST-Q, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4, ST-5
Tyre suppliers| Bridgestone
Official website| SuperTaikyu.com
Current season
Formation lap of the 2012 Super Taikyu Suzuka 300km

Super Taikyu (スーパー耐久, Super Endurance), formerly known as the Super N1 Taikyu Series prior to 2005 and N1 Endurance Series prior to 1995, and currently named the Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone for sponsorship reasons, is a Japanese endurance racing series that began in 1991. In contrast to the Super GT series, Super Taikyu is a pro-am racing series for commercially available racing vehicles such as GT3, GT4, and TCR cars, and minimally-modified production vehicles mainly from the Japanese domestic market.

Super Taikyu races are held across all of Japan's major motor racing circuits, with formats including a single five-hour race, and a double-header format of two three-hour races. The series' largest event is the Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours, which is held annually at Fuji Speedway since its revival in 2018. Prior to that, the Tokachi 24 Hours was the series' largest event, held annually from 1994 until 2008.

In 2022, Eneos became the new title sponsor of the series.[1]

## Classes[edit]

The series has nine classes of vehicles, ranging from international GT3, GT4, and TCR categories to domestic categories of commercially available cars with effective displacements of under 1,500 cc.

GT3 cars were introduced with the debut of the ST-X class in 2011 (named ST-GT3 from 2012 to 2013). In 2017, the series introduced the ST-Z class for GT4 cars, and the ST-TCR class for TCR touring cars (initially named ST-R for the first round of the 2017 season).

The ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, and ST-4 classes have all existed since the first year of the series in 1991, based on the original Group N regulations and with various displacement and drivetrain layout limits in place. A fifth production class was introduced with the addition of ST-5 in 2010.

### ST-Q[edit]

A Toyota GR Corolla ST-Q in 2022

In 2021, the ST-Q class was introduced for manufacturer-developed, non-homologated special racing vehicles, similar to Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie's SPX class.[2] Toyota and ROOKIE Racing entered a modified Corolla Sport (GR Corolla) hatchback, equipped with a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine, in ST-Q beginning in 2021.[3] In the 2021 season finale, Mazda entered a modified version of their Demio (Mazda2) subcompact, powered by biofuel.[4]

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X ST-2 in 2013 Lexus RC 350 ST-3 in 2015 Toyota 86 ST-4 in 2015 Honda Fit ST-5 in 2015

In 2022, Toyota and Subaru entered special versions of their GR86 and BRZ sports cars, adapted to run on carbon-neutral synthetic fuel.[5] That same year, Nissan entered a "Racing Concept" version of their new Fairlady Z (RZ34) sports car, which served as the prototype for the Nissan Z GT4.[6] Mazda introduced a new biodiesel concept, the Mazda3 Bio Concept, at the end of 2022.[7]

The hydrogen GR Corolla will adopt the use of liquid hydrogen in 2023 - the first race car in the world to do so.[8] Honda introduced a carbon-neutral fuel compatible version of the Civic Type R in 2023.[9]

Name  | Regulation  | Example Vehicles

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ST-X  | SRO GT3 homologated vehicles  | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3
Lexus RC F GT3
Honda NSX GT3
Mercedes-AMG GT3
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3
ST-Z  | SRO GT4 homologated vehicles  | Mercedes-AMG GT4
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport RS
Toyota GR Supra GT4
Nissan Z GT4
Audi R8 LMS GT4
ST-TCR  | TCR homologated vehicles  | Audi RS3 LMS TCR
Honda Civic Type R TCR
ST-Q  | Approved racing vehicles not belonging to any other category  | Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept
Toyota GR86 / Subaru BRZ CNF Concept
Mazda3 Bio Concept
Mazda Demio / Mazda2 Bio Concept (2021-22)
Nissan Z Racing Concept
Honda Civic Type R CNF-R
ST-1  | Approved vehicles other than ST-2 through ST-5  | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
KTM X-Bow GTX
Toyota GR Supra
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT8R
ST-2  | 2,400 cc - 3,500 cc 4WD and front-wheel drive vehicles  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Toyota GR Yaris
Honda Civic Type R FK8/FL5
ST-3  | 2,400 cc - 3,500 cc rear-wheel drive vehicles  | Lexus RC 350
Nissan Fairlady Z34/Z33
Toyota Crown RS
ST-4  | 1,500 cc - 2,500 cc vehicles  | Toyota GR86 (ZN8)
Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ (ZN6/ZC6)
Honda Integra Type R
Honda S2000
ST-5  | 1,500 cc or below  | Honda Fit RS
Mazda Demio / Mazda2
Toyota Vitz / Yaris
Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)
Source:[10]

## Tyres[edit]

Yokohama was the series' official tyre supplier until the end of 2017. In 2018, Pirelli became the series' new tyre supplier as part of a three-year contract. In 2021, Hankook became the series' new tyre supplier. Their contract was to last for three years, ending in 2023, with the option to extend the contract through the end of the 2025 season.[11]

Due to the fire at Hankook's manufacturing plant in Daejeon on 12 March 2023, Bridgestone signed a new three-year contract to take over as the tyre supplier of Super Taikyu beginning in 2024. On 24 April, it was announced that Bridgestone would take over as the series' tyre supplier with immediate effect on 24 April, prior to the second round of the 2023 season.[12]

## Champions[edit]

For a list of individual season reports, see Category:Super Taikyu seasons.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)

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### ST-X/GT3 Class (2011–present)[edit]

Bold drivers indicate a driver that entered scored every possible point for their respective teams. Drivers listed in italics competed in a select number of rounds for their respective team.

Year  | Team  | Vehicle  | Drivers

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2023 |  Zhongsheng ROOKIE Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo |  Naoya Gamou
Tatsuya Kataoka
Hibiki Taira
Ryūta Ukai
2022 |  HELM Motorsports | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |  Yutaka Toriba
Yūya Hiraki
Reiji Hiraki
Shaun Thong (Rd.2)
2021 |  D'station Racing | Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 |  Satoshi Hoshino
Tomonobu Fujii
Tsubasa Kondō
2020 |  Mercedes-AMG Team Hirix Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo |  Daisuke Yamawaki
Shaun Thong
Shinichi Takagi (Rd. 1–3)
Yūki Nemoto (Rd. 1, 4–5)
2019 |  GTNET Motor Sports (Rd. 1–4, 6) | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |  Teruhiko Hamano
Kazuki Hoshino
Kiyoto Fujinami
Kazuki Hiramine (Rd. 3)
2018 |  GTNET Motor Sports | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |  Teruhiko Hamano
Kazuki Hoshino
Kiyoto Fujinami
Hironobu Yasuda (Rd. 3)
Sun Zheng (Rd. 3)
2017 |  ARN Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 |  Hiroaki Nagai
Kōta Sasaki
Tsubasa Mekaru (Rd. 5)
2016  |  Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |  Yūdai Uchida
Tomonobu Fujii
Kazuki Hiramine
2015  |  Endless Sports | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |  Yukinori Taniguchi
Kyōsuke Mineo
Yūya Motojima
2014  |  GTNET Motor Sports (Rd. 2–6) | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |  Kazuki Hoshino
Naofumi Omoto
Takayuki Aoki
2013  |  Petronas Syntium Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 |  Melvin Moh
Nobuteru Taniguchi (Rd. 1-6)
Dominic Ang (Rd. 1-4, 6-7)
2012  |  Petronas Syntium Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 |  Nobuteru Taniguchi
Dominic Ang
Fariqe Hairuman
2011  |  Audi Team Hitotsuyama (Rd. 1–3) | Audi R8 LMS GT3 |  Tomonobu Fujii
Akihiro Tsuzuki
Michael Kim

### ST-Z/GT4 Class (2017–present)[edit]

Bold drivers indicate a driver that was entered in every race for their respective team. Drivers listed in italics competed in a select number of rounds for their respective team.

Year  | Team  | Vehicle  | Drivers

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2023 |  Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Toyota GR Supra GT4 |  Naoki Hattori
Kohta Kawaai
Manabu Yamazaki
Hiroki Yoshida
Seita Nonaka (Rd. 2)
2022 |  Team 5Zigen (Rd. 1-6) | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |  Ryūichirō Otsuka
Kakunoshin Ohta
Toshihiro Kaneishi
Iori Kimura (Rd. 2)
2021 |  Endless Sports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |  Yūdai Uchida
Hideki Yamauchi
Togo Suganami
Ryō Ogawa (Rd. 1, 3–5)
2020 |  Endless Sports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |  Yūdai Uchida
Hideki Yamauchi
Tsubasa Takahashi
Shinnosuke Yamada (Rd. 1)
Ryūichirō Tomita (Rd. 1)
Togo Suganami (Rd. 4-5)
2019 |  Endless Sports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 |  Yūdai Uchida
Hideki Yamauchi
Tsubasa Takahashi
Shinnosuke Yamada (Rd. 3)
2018 |  BEND (Rd. 3, 5) | Porsche Cayman GT4 |  Masamitsu Ishihara
Daisuke Ikeda
Yūya Sakamoto
Shinya Hosokawa (Rd. 3)
Atsushi Yogo (Rd. 3)
2017  | No entries

### ST-TCR Class (2017–present)[edit]

Year  | Team  | Vehicle  | Drivers

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2023 |  M&K Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) |  Mitsuhiro Endō
Yūsuke Mitsui (Rd. 4)
Tōsei Moriyama (Rd. 4–5)
Shinji Nakano (Rd. 5–7)
Takashi Kobayashi (Rd. 7)
2022 |  Team Noah (Rd. 1-2, 4-5, 7) | Honda Civic Type R TCR |  Yoshikazu Sobu
Toshiro Tsukada (Rd. 1-2, 4)
Shigetomo Shimono (Rd. 1, 7)
Shingo Wada (Rd. 1, 7)
Yu Kanamaru (Rd. 2)
Koji Miura (Rd. 2)
"J" Antonio (Rd. 2, 5, 7)
Yuji Kiyotaki (Rd. 2, 4-5)
Yasuhiro Ogushi (Rd. 4)
Kuniyuki Haga (Rd. 5)
2021 |  Team Noah | Honda Civic Type R TCR |  Yoshikazu Sobu
Shigetomo Shimono
Kuniyuki Haga (Rd. 1, 3, 5)
Riki Tanioka (Rd. 1, 3)
Toshiro Tsukada (Rd. 2–4, 6)
Yuji Kiyotaki (Rd. 2–4, 6)
Shingo Wada (Rd. 5)
2020 |  Floral Racing with Uematsu | Honda Civic Type R TCR |  Tadao Uematsu
Yuji Ide
Shintaro Kawabata
Tomoki Nojiri (Rd. 1)
2019 |  Birth Racing Project | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR |  Takeshi Matsumoto
Takuro Shinohara
"Hirobon" (Rd.1)
Yuya Ohta (Rd. 2–6)
Kouichi Okumura (Rd. 3)
2018 |  Modulo Racing with Dome | Honda Civic Type R TCR |  Tadao Uematsu
Shinji Nakano
Hiroki Otsu
Takashi Kobayashi (Rd. 1, 3–6)
Keishi Ishikawa (Rd. 3)
2017 |  Motul Dome Racing Project | Honda Civic Type R TCR |  Takuya Kurosawa
Keishi Ishikawa
Hiroki Katoh
Hiroki Yoshida (Rd. 5)

### ST-1 Class (1991–present)[edit]

Bold drivers indicate a driver that entered scored every possible point for their respective teams. Drivers listed in italics competed in a select number of rounds for their respective team.

Year  | Team  | Vehicle  | Drivers

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2023 |  K's Frontier KTM Cars | KTM X-Bow GTX |  Taiyō Iida
Hiroki Katoh
Kazuho Takahashi
Hiroki Yoshimoto
Takashi Kobayashi (Rd. 2)
2022 |  K's Frontier KTM Cars | KTM X-Bow GTX |  Taiyō Iida
Hiroki Katoh
Kazuho Takahashi
Hiroki Yoshimoto
Takashi Kobayashi (Rd. 2)
2021 |  KTM Cars Japan | KTM X-Bow GTX |  Taiyō Iida
Hiroki Katoh
Kazuho Takahashi
Takashi Kobayashi (Rd. 3)
Hiroki Yoshimoto (Rd. 3–6)
2020 |  ROOKIE Racing | Toyota GR Supra |  Naoya Gamou
Daisuke Toyoda
Yasuhiro Ogura
Shunsuke Kohno
Hisashi Yabuki (Rd. 1)
Kazuya Oshima (Rd. 1)
2019 |  D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |  Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino
Manabu Orido
Kenji Kobayashi (Rd. 3)
Tsubasa Kondō (Rd. 3)
2018 |  D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |  Kenji Hama
Tatsuya Hoshino
Manabu Orido
Kenji Kobayashi (Rd. 3)
Ryūichirō Tomita (Rd. 3)
Lee Jung Woo (Rd. 3)
2017 |  apr | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |  Masami Kageyama
Katsuhito Ogawa
Ryūichirō Tomita
2016  |  D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |  Seiji Ara
Satoshi Hoshino
Tatsuya Hoshino (Rd. 4)
Lee Jung Woo (Rd. 4)
2015  |  BEND | BMW Z4 (E86) |  Daisuke Ikeda
Masamitsu Ishihara
Yūya Sakamoto
Atsushi Yogō
2014  |  Tomei Sports | IPS kuruma01  |  Osamu Hatakenaka (Rd. 1–5)
Ryō Hirakawa (Rd. 1–5)
Yuichi Nakayama (Rd. 1–5)
Andrea Caldarelli (Rd. 6)
Kenta Yamashita (Rd. 6)
2013  |  Faust Racing Team | BMW Z4 (E86) |  Kazutomo Robert Hori
Shigeru Satō
Naoya Yamano (Rd. 1–5)
2012  |  Endless Sports | NISMO Amuse 380RS |  Kyōsuke Mineo
Shinichi Takagi
Yukinori Taniguchi
2011  |  Petronas Syntium Team | BMW Z4 (E86) |  Dominic Ang
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Masataka Yanagida
2010  |  Petronas Syntium Team | BMW Z4 (E86) |  Imran Shaharom
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Masataka Yanagida
2009  |  Petronas Syntium Team | BMW Z4 (E86) |  Fariqe Hairuman
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Masataka Yanagida
2008  |  Petronas Syntium Team | BMW Z4 (E86) |  Johan bin Azdmi
Tatsuya Kataoka
Nobuteru Taniguchi

## Incidents[edit]

During a 2012 race at Suzuka Circuit (a support event for the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan), Osamu Nakajima, driving a Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33), died after crashing into a barrier at the first corner of the circuit.[13]

## References[edit]

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2. ^ "Super Taikyu Completes Official Pre-Season Test At Fuji | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
3. ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "Toyota Developing Hydrogen Engine Technologies Through Motorsports | Corporate | Global Newsroom". Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
4. ^ "MAZDA NEWSROOM｜Mazda to Participate in Motor Sports Race Powered by Next-Generation Biodiesel Fuel｜NEWS RELEASES". Mazda News Releases. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
5. ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha Take on Challenge to Expand Options for Producing, Transporting, and Using Fuel Toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality | Corporate | Global Newsroom". Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
6. ^ "Nissan Z Racing Concept for Fuji 24-hour race unveiled". Official Global Newsroom. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
7. ^ "57 Cars Entered For Super Taikyu Finale at Suzuka | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
8. ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "FEATURES｜World-First! Liquid Hydrogen Official Race Test at Fuji｜TOYOTA TIMES". TOYOTA TIMES. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
9. ^ "New Super Taikyu ST-Q Entries From Honda, Nissan Revealed | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
10. ^ "Super Taikyu 2022 Sporting Regulation" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
11. ^ "スーパー耐久シリーズ 2021年からハンコックをタイヤサプライヤーに決定 | 【公式】スーパー耐久シリーズ Powered by Hankook". supertaikyu.com. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
12. ^ "Bridgestone Replaces Hankook As Super Taikyu Tyre Supplier With Immediate Effect | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
13. ^ "Osamu Nakajima". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2013-07-22.

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