2025 Japan Cup Series

The 2025 Japan Cup Series is the fourth season of the Japan Cup Series, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Japan, co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races are contested with GT3-spec, GTC-spec and GT4-spec cars with hopes of GT2-spec entries. The season began on 8 June at the Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi and is scheduled to end on 14 September Suzuka International Circuit in Okayama.[1]

Calendar

Round Circuit Date
1 Japan Sportsland SUGO, Murata, Miyagi 13–15 June
2 Japan Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 11–13 July
3 Japan Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 29–31 August
4 Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie 12–14 September
Sources:[1][2]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
GT3
Japan Max Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 TBA TBA
TBA
Japan Team MACCHINA[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 55 Japan Tadao Uematsu[4] TBA
TBA
Japan CarGuy Racing[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 66 Japan Kazuki Ota[5] Am
Japan Takashi Toyoda[5]
Japan TODA Racing[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBA Japan "Akita"[6] PA
Japan Takashi Kobayashi[6]
GT4
Japan Sunrise BLVD[7] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 82 TBA SA
TBA
Icon Class
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2025 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS and Japan Cup dates revealed". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Klein, Jamie (9 August 2024). "Okayama Added to Updated 2025 Calendar". John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ Klein, Jamie (1 January 2025). "Max Racing Revived for New Japan Cup Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "AmチャンピオンのTeam MACCHINAが最新鋭機Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 2タイトル防衛に挑む！". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "CarGuy Racingが2025年Japan CupにFerrari 488 GT3 Evoで参戦！". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Klein, Jamie (10 January 2025). "Team UpGarage Reveals Switch to Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Sunrise BLVDが2025年のJapan Cup参戦決定！GT4クラスでチャンピオンを狙う". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.