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JLOC
Japan Lamborghini Owners Club, better known as JLOC, is an organization of Lamborghini car owners in Japan that was formed in 1980 to help information exchange between Lamborghini owners in Japan. Members of JLOC would later form Team JLOC, a Japanese auto racing team that currently competes in the GT300 class of Super GT. Team JLOC first entered Super GT in 1994 and has been active in the series ever since, initially fielding cars in the GT500 class before switching to GT300 in 2006 due to the uncompetitiveness of its cars against factory-backed entries in GT500. Cars run by Team JLOC had also previously competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Asian Le Mans Series. History JLOC was founded in 1980 by a group of Lamborghini Miura owners due to difficulties with getting spare parts and maintenance of their cars. Isao Noritake was elected as the chairman of the group. Seventeen members became part of the organization when JLOC held their first meeting in Sanza Villa, Hamana La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Hiramine
is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series as a Nissan factory driver with Team Impul. He won the Super GT GT500 Championship in 2022, alongside co-driver Bertrand Baguette. Racing career Early career Hiramine made the step up from karting to single-seaters in Europe, rather than his native Japan. He debuted in the 2008 Formula Renault BARC FR2000 Series finale at Silverstone with Eurotek Motorsport, then returned to the same team for the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup. He finished 13th in the Winter Cup standings with a best finish of eighth at Rockingham Motor Speedway. He returned to Japan in 2009, graduated from the Suzuka Racing School Formula (SRS-F), and received a scholarship to compete in Formula Challenge Japan the following season with the backing of Honda. In his first Formula Challenge Japan season, Hiramine finished third in the championship, with seven podiums in 12 races. The following year, Hiramine won his first race at Fuji Spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manabu Orido
is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the Super GT series for Team apr Racing, driving a Toyota GR86 GT300 and in the Super Taikyu, driving Aston Martin Vantage GT4. He's a two-time JGTC/Super GT GT300 class champions. Racing career Early career Orido began his racing career as a street racer and then progressed to touge racing. He made his professional racing debut in 1990, where, sponsored by the Bandoh Chain of Commerce, Orido entered a drift contest organized by the automobile magazine CARBOY. He emerged as the grand champion and promptly moved on to circuit racing. In 1992, Orido made his debut in the Fuji Freshman race for Yokohama Rubber. During his time in the Freshman series, Orido earned a class victory in the NA-1600 class in the Fuji Freshman, and a three-time winner in the Suzuka Freshman's N2-1600 class. JGTC / Super GT 1996 - 1999: JGTC Debut and GT300 Dominance After years of one make series, he first appeared in the JGTC series in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 1000 Km Of Okayama
The 2009 1000 km of Okayama was the inaugural event of Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) Asian Le Mans Series. It was held at the Okayama International Circuit, Japan and feature two 500 km races held on 30 October and 1 November 2009. The winning teams in each of the four categories earned an automatic invitation to the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. A second Asian Le Mans Series event, scheduled for the Shanghai International Circuit, China, on 7 and 8 November was cancelled by the ACO due to economic circumstances. The race weekend is being shared with the World Touring Car Championship's Race of Japan. Entries The ACO's initial plans for the debut event of the Asian Le Mans Series was for a minimum of 30 entries. On 9 May 2009 the ACO announced an initial entry of 31 teams which would consist of competitors from the Le Mans Series, American Le Mans Series, FIA GT Championship, Super GT, as well as other local Japanese and Chinese teams. The ACO agreed to supply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuhi Sekiguchi
is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in the GT500 class of the Super GT Series for TGR Team au TOM's, where he is the 2021 series champion. He also competes in the Super Formula Championship for Carenex Team Impul. Career Formula Renault Sekiguchi competed in two races of the 2004 Asian Formula Renault Challenge for the Asia Racing Team, scoring no points. Formula Toyota Sekiguchi drove in the Japan-based Formula Toyota in 2005 and 2006, winning the drivers' championship in his second year in the series. Formula Challenge Japan Sekiguchi also competed in Formula Challenge Japan in 2006, winning the drivers' title in this championship in addition to his Toyota success. All-Japan Formula Three Sekiguchi moved up to the All-Japan Formula Three series for 2007, driving for the Now Motorsport team. He finished seventh overall in the points standings. International Formula Master Sekiguchi moved to Europe in 2008 to compete in the International Formula Master cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Apicella
Marco Apicella (born 7 October 1965 near Bologna) is an Italian professional racing driver. He competed in one Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix for the Jordan Grand Prix, Jordan team in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix. He later won the 1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship driving for Dome (constructor), Dome. Career Marco Apicella was born in Bologna on 7 October 1965. He began competing in Formula Three racing in 1984, and took victory for Scuderia Coloni in the first two rounds of the 1986 Italian Formula Three season. Apicella competed in the 1985 Macau Grand Prix, where he failed to finish. International Formula 3000 (1987–1991) Apicella's first season in International Formula 3000, 1987 International Formula 3000 season, 1987, was uncompetitive in the EuroVenturini Dallara car, only scoring one point thanks to a fifth place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps circuit. During the same year, he tested the Minardi Formula One car at the Aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT driving the No. 88 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo for JLOC in the GT300 class. Career Formula Three Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and claimed the championship by ten points from Paolo Montin. Kogure won eleven of the season's twenty races, finishing on the podium on a further four occasions. In the non-championship international races, Kogure finished second at the Korea Super Prix behind Olivier Pla, and third at the Macau Grand Prix behind Tristan Gommendy and Heikki Kovalainen. Super GT Kogure made his bow into the All-Japan GT Championship with Nakajima Racing. He contested three races en route to 27th in the championship. After concentrating on Formula Nippon only in 2004, Kogure retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoto Fujinami
Kiyoto Fujinami (藤波清斗 - Fujinami Kiyoto; born April 13, 1995) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently drives for Kondo Racing in Super GT. He was the 2020 Super GT GT300 Champion. Career Following success in karting, Fujinami entered the Formula Challenge Japan in 2012. He scored 2 points in his first season on the way to 13th in the championship. Returning for 2013, he scored 5 pole positions and 3 podiums over the 12 races, ending with 29 points and 6th in the championship. He returned to racing in 2017 in the Super Taikyu Series and also made his debut in Super GT with Mach Syaken MC86 GTNET, scoring 3 points over 6 races with a best finish of 8th at Autopolis. For 2018, Fujinami returned to open wheel cars with B-Max Racing in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, but over 7 races scored no points finishes. He fared better in the 2019 F3 Asian Championship, with 14 points in 3 races for the team. He also made a 2 race return to Super GT, now with T-Dash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasutaka Hinoi
is a Japanese racing driver. Racing record Japanese Top Formula Championship results Complete JGTC/Super GT Results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) 24 Hours of Le Mans results References 1969 births Living people Japanese racing drivers Super GT drivers Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers {{Japan-autoracing-bio-stub Nakajima Racing drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is the top level of sports car racing in Japan. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). Autobacs has been the title sponsor of the series and its predecessor since 1998. History The JGTC years (1993–2004) The JGTC (Japanese Grand Touring Championship) was established in 1993 by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) via its subsidiary company the GTA (GT Association), replacing the defunct All Japan Sports Prototype Championship for Group C cars and the Japanese Touring Car Championship for Group A touring cars, which instead would adopt the supertouring formula. Seeking to prevent the spiraling budgets and one-team/make domination of both series, JGTC imposed strict limits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Couto
André Couto (; born 14 December 1976) is a Macanese'This was the one race he wanted' John Carney. ''The Standard''. 20 November 2000. driver who is best known for winning his home F3 Grand Prix in 2000 and Japan's Super GT GT300 Championship in 2015. Career Early years André Couto was born in but moved to |
Kosuke Matsuura
is a Japanese race car driver currently competing in the Super GT series. He previously competed in the Formula Nippon and IRL IndyCar Series. Early career After winning the Japanese Formula Dream Championship in 2001, Kosuke attracted the attention of former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki as a teenager and was placed into Suzuki's driver development program, the ARTA Project. He went on to finish 2nd in the 2002 German Formula Three Championship winning 2 races and finished 3rd in the 2003 European Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, winning 3 races before replacing Roger Yasukawa at Super Aguri Fernandez Racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 2004. IRL IndyCar Series In 2004, he was the Bombardier Rookie of the Year, finishing 14th in points. He was also the 2004 Bank One Rookie of the Year for the 2004 Indianapolis 500. In 2005, he again drove for Super Aguri Fernandez Racing, and again finished 14th in the Championship with a best place finish of 6th in the two ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship
The 1994 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the first full season of premier class GT racing in Japan to be promoted by the new GT Association (GTA). It was marked as well as the twelfth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship, dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. Recognized as the first season of what is now the Super GT Series, the 1994 season introduced the familiar dual-class structure, and the Success Ballast handicap system that would become staples of the series in the years to come. The premier class, GT1, featured an eclectic mix of Japanese-built GT cars such as the fleet of factory-operated Nissan Skyline GT-Rs, and later, the Toyota Supra GT from Team SARD - as well as foreign-made GT cars like the Porsche 911 RSR, the Lamborghini Countach, and the Ferrari F40 - mixed in with the Porsche 962C that was a holdover from the previous Group C era, and even a former WRC-spec Lancia 037 that entered as a one-off. The secondar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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