1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship
The 1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 9th edition of the series and the last to be run under Group A regulations. It began at Mine Central Circuit on 14 March and finished after nine events at Fuji Speedway on 31 October. The championship was won by Masahiko Kageyama, driving for Team Impul.[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
|
26
|
Fuminori Mizuno
|
JTC-2
|
1-4, 6, 8-9
|
Kazuo Mogi
|
1-4, 6, 8-9
|
Team 5Zigen
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
5
|
Mika Salo
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi
|
1-5
|
Minoru Tanaka
|
6-9
|
Unknown
|
Isuzu Gemini JT191
|
7
|
Akihiko Saka
|
JTC-3
|
3
|
Minoru Tanaka
|
3
|
FET Racing
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
8
|
Kiyoshi Misaki
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Naoki Nagasaka
|
All
|
Object T
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
11
|
Tom Kristensen
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Hisashi Yokoshima
|
All
|
Team Impul
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
12
|
Masahiko Kageyama
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
|
1-2, 4-9
|
Anders Olofsson
|
3
|
Mooncraft
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
14
|
Naoki Hattori
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Katsutomo Kaneishi
|
All
|
Asano Racing Service
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
|
18
|
Takeo Asano
|
JTC-3
|
1, 3-4, 6-9
|
Makoto Hagiwara
|
1, 3-4, 6-9
|
Racing Project Bandoh
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
19
|
Hiroyuki Kawai
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Mitsutake Koma
|
1, 3, 5-9
|
Tomoyuki Hosono
|
2, 9
|
James Kaye
|
4
|
Hitotsuyama Racing
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
21
|
Takayuki Kinoshita
|
JTC-2
|
1, 3-9
|
Yasushi Hitotsuyama
|
2, 4, 6-7, 9
|
Anders Olofsson
|
2
|
Mikio Hitotsuyama
|
1, 3, 5, 8
|
22
|
JTC-2
|
9
|
Fumio Mutoh
|
9
|
Team Advan
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
25
|
Morio Nitta
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Keiichi Suzuki
|
All
|
Asahi Kiko Sport Team
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
27
|
Atsushi Kawamoto
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Anthony Reid
|
All
|
Unknown
|
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
|
28
|
Akira Shibata
|
JTC-3
|
9
|
Yusaku Shibata
|
9
|
Concept L Racing Team
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
32
|
Takahiko Hara
|
JTC-3
|
1, 3-9
|
Masami Kageyama
|
1, 3-9
|
77
|
Nobukazu Katsura
|
JTC-3
|
1
|
Kumi Sato
|
1
|
Honda Civic Ferio EG9
|
Shinichi Katsura
|
JTC-3
|
3-9
|
Masahiko Hanayama
|
3, 8-9
|
Kumi Sato
|
4-7
|
Racing Forum
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
33
|
Kazuo Shimizu
|
JTC-3
|
1, 3-9
|
Yasuo Muramatsu
|
1-6, 9
|
Toshihiro Yoshida
|
2, 7-8
|
Auto Tech Racing
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
35
|
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Akihiko Nakaya
|
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
|
Tetsuya Tanaka
|
All
|
Nismo
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
55
|
Akira Iida
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Toshio Suzuki
|
All
|
Team Take One
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
61
|
Thomas Danielsson
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Eiichi Tajima
|
All
|
62
|
Kevin Wong
|
JTC-2
|
1, 3-6, 8-9
|
Charles Kwan
|
1, 3-4, 6, 9
|
Winston Mak
|
5, 8-9
|
Team Yamato
|
Honda Civic EF9
|
67
|
Tsugio Oba
|
JTC-3
|
4, 8-9
|
Katsuaki Sato
|
4, 8-9
|
Masahiro Imamura
|
9
|
IPF Wako's
|
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
|
72
|
Norio Makiguchi
|
JTC-2
|
All
|
Hideshi Matsuda
|
All
|
HKS Racing Co. Ltd.
|
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
|
87
|
Osamu Hagiwara
|
JTC-1
|
All
|
Yukihiro Hane
|
All
|
Mugen Honda
|
Honda Civic EG6
|
100
|
Osamu Nakako
|
JTC-3
|
All
|
Hideki Okada
|
All
|
|
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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