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The 2025 Autobacs Super GT Series is a planned motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It will be the thirty-third season of the JAF Super GT Championship, which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the twenty-first season under the Super GT name. It will be also the forty-third overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

Teams and drivers

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GT500

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
TGR Team au TOM'S[1] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 1 Japan Sho Tsuboi[1] B TBC
Japan Kenta Yamashita[1]
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S[1] 37 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[1] B TBC
France Giuliano Alesi[1]
ARTA[a][2] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[2] B TBC
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[2]
16 Japan Hiroki Otsu[2] B TBC
Japan Ren Sato[2]
TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE[1] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima[1] B TBC
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[1]
Astemo Real Racing[2] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 17 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[2] B TBC
Japan Syun Koide[2]
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh[1] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[1] Y TBC
Japan Sena Sakaguchi[1]
TGR Team KeePer Cerumo[1] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[1] B TBC
Japan Toshiki Oyu[1]
TGR Team SARD[1] Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT500 Toyota RI4BG 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[1] B TBC
Argentina Sacha Fenestraz[1]
Modulo Nakajima Racing[2] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 64 Japan Takuya Izawa[2] D TBC
Japan Riki Okusa[2]
Stanley Team Kunimitsu[2] Honda Honda Civic Type R-GT Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[2] B TBC
Japan Tadasuke Makino[2]

GT300

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
INGING Motorsport Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 2 Japan Hibiki Taira[1] B TBC
TBA
Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO[3] Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Japan Nobuteru Taniguchi[3] Y TBC
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka[3]
BMW M Team Studie × CRS[b][4]

Team UpGarage[b][5] 		BMW BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 7 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
TBA TBA TBA 18 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
apr Toyota GR Toyota GR86 GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 30 Japan Miki Koyama[1] TBA TBC
TBA
Lexus Lexus LC 500h GT Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 31 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
Saitama Green Brave Toyota GR Toyota GR Supra GT300 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 52 Japan Seita Nonaka[1] B TBC
TBA
D'station Racing[6] Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8 777 TBA D TBC
TBA
Anest Iwata Racing[7] TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBC
TBA

Vehicle changes

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GT300

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Entrant changes

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GT500

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GT300

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  • Anest Iwata Racing ended their association with Arnage Racing after operated the team for two seasons. Arnage Racing who has competed in the series for over 11 years announced that they would not continue to compete in the 2025 Super GT season.[7]
  • BMW M Team Studie driver Bruno Spengler who raced with them for two seasons, leaves the team after he ended his association with BMW M at the end of 2024 season.[11]
  • apr have a new line up as both Kazuto Kotaka and Jin Nakamura leaves the team and series, with Kotaka focus on Super Formula along with his role as reserve driver for GT500 Toyota and Nakamura moves to FRECA with R-ace GP. The team signed Miki Koyama who raced with R'Qs Motor Sports, and also drives for them in Super Taikyu last season.[1]

Calendar

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The provisional calendar for 2025 was confirmed on 1 August 2024, which consists of eight races.[12] The series will race abroad for the first time since 2019, and they will return to race at Sepang International Circuit for the first time since 2013.[13]

Round Circuit Location Dates
1 Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture 12–13 April
2 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 3–4 May
3 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia 27–28 June
4 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture 2–3 August
5 Mie Prefecture Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie Prefecture 23–24 August
6 Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland Sugo Murata, Miyagi Prefecture 20–21 September
7 Ōita Prefecture Autopolis Hita, Oita Prefecture 18–19 October
8 Tochigi Prefecture Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture 1–2 November

Notes

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  1. ^ The team is operated by Mugen, and their cars are entered as ARTA Mugen Civic Type R-GTs.
  2. ^ a b Both teams run by Servus Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Klein, Jamie (11 December 2024). "Ohta Lands Three-Race IMSA Program, Exits SUPER GT". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c O'Connell, RJ (14 December 2024). "Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO Announce Spa 24H & Suzuka 1000km Returns". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sobotta, Jens (12 December 2024). "Team Studie Set For BMW M4 GT3 EVO Upgrade". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Klein, Jamie (5 December 2024). "Team UpGarage Set for Final Race With Honda NSX GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ^ Klein, Jamie (23 October 2024). "D'station's WEC Future Uncertain Amid SUPER GT Focus". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b Klein, Jamie (10 December 2024). "Arnage Racing Parts Ways With Anest Iwata". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ^ Klein, Jamie (23 October 2024). "Marelli Announces End of Impul Title Sponsor Deal". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Motorsports | TOKYO RADIATOR MFG.Co.,Ltd". 東京ラヂエーター製造株式会社. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  10. ^ Klein, Jamie (20 November 2024). "Nissan Announces Quintarelli to Retire After Suzuka Finale". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ Schwab, Andrea (11 December 2024). "Goodbye, legend! DTM Champion Bruno Spengler leaves BMW M Motorsport after 13 years together". BMW Group. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ Thukral, Rachit (1 August 2024). "Super Formula, SUPER GT to expand outside of Japan in 2025". motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ^ Klein, Jamie (1 August 2024). "Sepang Returns as 2025 Calendar Revealed". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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