1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship
The 1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 8th edition of the series. It began at TI Circuit Aida on 15 March and finished after eight events at Fuji Speedway on 8 November. The championship was won by Masahiro Hasemi, driving for Hasemi Motorsport.[1][2]
Teams & Drivers
Team
|
Car
|
No.
|
Drivers
|
Class
|
Rounds
|
Hasemi Motorsport
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
1
|
Hideo Fukuyama
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Masahiro Hasemi
|
All
|
Team Taisan
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
2
|
Kunimitsu Takahashi
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Keiichi Tsuchiya
|
All
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
24
|
Hironori Takeuchi
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Fumio Mutoh
|
1-2, 6-8
|
Masaki Tanaka
|
3
|
Motoshi Sekine
|
4-8
|
26
|
Fuminori Mizuno
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Atsushi Kawamoto
|
1-2, 4-8
|
Anthony Reid
|
3
|
Team Koyama Garage
|
Isuzu Gemini JT191
|
5
|
Tsutomu Azuma
|
JTC-3
|
8
|
Akihiro Higashi
|
8
|
Isao Shibata
|
8
|
Unknown
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
6
|
Junko Mihara
|
JTC-3
|
2
|
Unknown
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
7
|
Yoshio Hattori
|
JTC-3
|
8
|
Kenta Shimamura
|
8
|
Yutaka Tomii
|
8
|
FET Racing
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
8
|
Kiyoshi Misaki
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Naoki Nagasaka
|
All
|
AP National
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
9
|
Prasert Aphiphunya
|
JTC-3
|
8
|
Kriangkrai Limnantarak
|
8
|
Object T
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
11
|
Hisashi Wada
|
JTC-3
|
1-2
|
Hisashi Yokoshima
|
1-2
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
Hisashi Wada
|
JTC-3
|
3-8
|
Hisashi Yokoshima
|
3-8
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
22
|
Tom Kristensen
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Kazuo Shimizu
|
All
|
Team Impul
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
12
|
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Masahiko Kageyama
|
All
|
Mooncraft
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
14
|
Naoki Hattori
|
JTC-3
|
1-6
|
Katsutomo Kaneishi
|
1-6
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
Naoki Hattori
|
JTC-3
|
7-8
|
Katsutomo Kaneishi
|
7-8
|
Cherena Racing Team
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
17
|
Ryuichi Natsukawa
|
JTC-2
|
1, 3-8
|
Kazuaki Takamura
|
1, 3, 5, 7
|
Masahiko Kondō
|
4, 6, 8
|
Asano Racing Service
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
18
|
Takeo Asano
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Makoto Hagiwara
|
All
|
Racing Project Bandoh
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
19
|
Hiroyuki Kawai
|
JTC-3
|
1-7
|
Mitsutake Koma
|
1-7
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
Hiroyuki Kawai
|
JTC-3
|
8
|
Mitsutake Koma
|
8
|
Hitotsuyama Racing
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
21
|
Hideshi Matsuda
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Mikio Hitotsuyama
|
1, 3, 5, 7-8
|
Yasushi Hitotsuyama
|
2, 4, 6, 8
|
Team Advan
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
25
|
Morio Nitta
|
JTC-3
|
2-8
|
Keiichi Suzuki
|
2-8
|
BVDR
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
28
|
Takeshi Kubo
|
JTC-3
|
3, 6-8
|
Akira Shibata
|
3, 6-8
|
Yasuo Kusakabe
|
7-8
|
B-ing Kegani Racing
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
29
|
Kazuo Mogi
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Sakai Obata
|
1-3, 5-8
|
Hideyuki Tamamoto
|
4
|
Concept L Racing Team
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
32
|
Takahiko Hara
|
JTC-3
|
1-6
|
Masami Kageyama
|
1-6
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
Takahiko Hara
|
JTC-3
|
7-8
|
Masami Kageyama
|
7-8
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
77
|
Masahiko Hanayama
|
JTC-3
|
7-8
|
Nobukazu Katsura
|
7-8
|
Racing Forum
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
33
|
Yasuo Muramatsu
|
JTC-3
|
1-7
|
Kumi Sato
|
1-7
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
Yasuo Muramatsu
|
JTC-3
|
8
|
Kumi Sato
|
8
|
Auto Tech Racing
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
34
|
Derek Higgins
|
JTC-2
|
6, 8
|
Paul Radisich
|
6, 8
|
35
|
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Roland Ratzenberger
|
All
|
Toyota Team TOM's
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
36
|
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Masanori Sekiya
|
All
|
37
|
Kaoru Hoshino
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Víctor Rosso
|
All
|
Kinku Boston
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
39
|
Tsuyoshi Mouri
|
JTC-3
|
4
|
Atsushi Okuda
|
4
|
Fuyu Takashi
|
4
|
Nismo
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
55
|
Takayuki Kinoshita
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Anders Olofsson
|
All
|
Team Over Take
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
61
|
Takamasa Nakagawa
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Eiichi Tajima
|
All
|
62
|
Kevin Wong
|
JTC-2
|
2-5, 7-8
|
Charles Kwan
|
2, 5-6, 8
|
Winston Mak
|
3-4, 7-8
|
Akira Watanabe
|
3, 6-7
|
Shunji Kasuya
|
4
|
Team Noji
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
63
|
Katsunori Iketani
|
JTC-2
|
8
|
Hiroyuki Noji
|
8
|
Hisashi Shimura
|
8
|
Team Yamato
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
67
|
Tsugio Oba
|
JTC-3
|
4, 7-8
|
Katsuaki Sato
|
4, 7-8
|
Masahiro Imamura
|
7-8
|
IPF Wako's
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
72
|
Toru Horigome
|
JTC-2
|
1-4, 6-8
|
Norio Makiguchi
|
1-4, 6-8
|
Tetsuya Ota
|
1-4
|
Seiichi Sodeyama
|
8
|
Unknown
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
83
|
M.V. Manitto
|
JTC-1
|
8
|
Ratanakul Prutirat Serireongrith
|
8
|
Kenji HKS Racing
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
87
|
Yukihiro Hane
|
JTC-1
|
1, 3-4, 6-8
|
Osamu Hagiwara
|
1, 3, 6-8
|
Shigeki Matsui
|
4
|
Kawasho
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
88
|
Masahiro Matsunaga
|
JTC-3
|
4, 6, 8
|
Junko Mihara
|
4, 6, 8
|
Shinichi Yamaji
|
4, 6, 8
|
Moritani
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
90
|
Masami Miyoshi
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Kenji Kuroki
|
1
|
Kouzi Takubo
|
2
|
Hikari Inami
|
3, 5
|
Tsutomo Hiraoka
|
4
|
Hirokazu Ebihara
|
6
|
Kenji Hongo
|
7
|
Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi
|
8
|
Mugen Honda
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
100
|
Osamu Nakako
|
JTC-3
|
1-3
|
Hideki Okada
|
1-3
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
Osamu Nakako
|
JTC-3
|
4-8
|
Hideki Okada
|
4-8
|
|
Icon
|
Class
|
JTC-1
|
over 2500cc
|
JTC-2
|
1601-2500cc
|
JTC-3
|
Up to 1600cc
|
|
Calendar
Overall winner in bold.
Championship Standings
Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.
References
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