2023-08-05 08:46:00
No. 24 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z (Daiki Sasaki/Kohei Hirate, YH) that won the pole position at SUPER GT Round 4 Fuji
“2023 AUTOBACS SUPER GT Round4 FUJI GT 450km RACE”, the 4th round of SUPER GT, was held from August 5th to 6th at Fuji Speedway in Oyama-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture. Qualifying was held on August 5th, and the starting grid for tomorrow’s final race was decided.
GT500 pole position was taken by No. 24 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z (Daiki Sasaki/Kohei Hirate, YH), which was lost in Round 3 of the previous round due to a vehicle inspection violation after qualifying. 2nd place went to car No. 16 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT (Nirei Fukuzumi/Hiroki Otsu, BS), and 3rd place went to car No. 8 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri/Toshiki Oyu/Iori Kimura, BS).
The GT300 pole position went to car No. 4 GOODSMILE HATSUNE MIKU AMG (Nobuteru Taniguchi/Tatsuya Kataoka, YH), which was the first pole position in six years since 2017. 2nd place went to car No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT (Takuto Iguchi/Hideki Yamauchi, DL), and 3rd place went to car No. 31 apr LC500h GT (Koki Saga/Kazuto Kodaka/Yuki Nemoto, BS).
“No. 24 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z,” which lost the pole position in the previous round, won the pole position.
No. 24 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z (Daiki Sasaki/Kohei Hirate, YH) that won the pole position at SUPER GT Round 4 Fuji
Races at Fuji Speedway in the middle of summer are often referred to as “scorching races,” and the races are held in an extremely hot environment. Today’s temperature at Fuji Speedway is around 29-30 degrees Celsius, and it’s an environment that feels extremely hot, especially when you’re in the sun. The track surface temperature was in the high 40s, so the qualifying session was held in a relatively high temperature environment.
The first qualifying session (Q1) of GT500 is the 4th race of the season, so the success weight (weight that becomes a handicap) is increasing for the top-ranking teams in the series, which has a greater impact. Reflecting such an environment, the cars that came to the top in Q1 were the cars that were sinking in the bottom of the series.
No. 16 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT, 2nd in the GT500 class
Car No. 16 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT (Nirei Fukuzumi/Hiroki Otsu, BS) took the top spot in the first qualifying session, followed by Car No. 24 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z (Daiki Sasaki/Kohei Hirate, YH) in 2nd place. Car No. 8 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri/Toshiki Oyu/Iori Kimura, BS) and the Honda squad were 1-2-3. In addition, No. 100 STANLEY NSX-GT (Naoki Yamamoto/Tadasuke Makino, BS) was 4th, No. 64 Modulo NSX-GT (Takuya Izawa/Kakunoshin Ota, DL) was 7th, and No. 17 Astemo NSX. -GT (Koudai Tsukakoshi/Shinji Matsushita, BS) finished 8th and all 5 cars advanced to Q2.
In contrast, Toyota’s No. 38 ZENT CERUMO GR Supra (Yuji Tachikawa/Hiroaki Ishiura, BS) advanced to Q2 in 5th place, leaving the points leader No. 36 au TOM’S GR Supra (Sho Tsuboi/Miyata). All other Toyota vehicles, including Riho-gumi, BS, were eliminated in Q1.
Car No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH Z (Tsugio Matsuda/Ronnie Quintarelli, MI), which had a big crash at Round 3 Suzuka last year, had Tsugio Matsuda who was injured in the accident and returned from hospital treatment. It was his first race weekend, but he dropped out of Q1 in 13th place. As the monocoque of car No. 23 will be replaced, it will be given a 5-second pit stop penalty for tomorrow’s race.
GT500 class 3rd place car No. 8 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT
In the second qualifying session (Q2) of GT500, No. 24 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z marked the top time of 1 minute 27.763 seconds, and driver Sasaki won his second pole position. Car No. 24 took the pole position in the previous Round 3, but after the qualifying re-inspection, a violation was found in the car and lost the pole position. In 2nd place was the No. 16 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT, which was considered to be a strong favorite for pole position, and finished in 2nd place, just 0.05 seconds behind the leader. 3rd place goes to car No. 8 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT.
4th is Niterra MOTUL Z (Katsumasa Chiyo/Mitsunori Takaboshi, MI), 5th is Astemo NSX-GT (Koudai Tsukakoshi/Shinji Matsushita, BS), 6th is STANLEY NSX-GT (Yamamoto) Naoki/Tadasuke Makino, BS). In addition, the highest rank among Toyota cars was No. 38 ZENT CERUMO GR Supra, driven by Yuji Tachikawa, who announced his retirement at the end of this season, and finished 7th.
GT500 class qualifying results (provisional)
Rank Car Number Machine Driver Tire Success Weight Q1Q2124 Realize Corporation ADVAN Z Daiki Sasaki/Kohei Hirate YH 61 min 27 sec 9351 min 27 sec 763216 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT Nirei Fukuzumi/Hiroki Otsu BS 101 min 27 sec 8581 min 27 sec 81338 ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT Tomoki Nojiri/Toshiki Oyu/Iori Kimura BS221min28sec0251min27sec85243Niterra MOTUL Z Katsumasa Chiyo/Mitsunori TakaboshiMI581min28sec4481min28sec114517Astemo NSX-GT Koudai Tsukakoshi/Shinji MatsushitaBS341min28sec5321min28 Seconds 2266100 STANLEY NSX-GT Naoki Yamamoto/Tadasuke Makino BS441’28″2511’28″295738ZENT CERUMO GR SupraYuji Tachikawa/Hiroaki IshiuraBS141’28″2731’28″326864Modulo NSX-GT Takuya Izawa/Kakunoshin OtaDL21′ 28 seconds 4781 minutes 28 seconds 667919 WedsSport ADVAN GR Supra Yuji Kunimoto / Haruna Sakaguchi YH 441 minutes 28 seconds 608 – 1039 DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra Yuhi Sekiguchi / Yuichi Nakayama BS 121 minutes 28 seconds 708 – 1114 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra Kazuya Oshima / Yamashita Kenta BS421’28.764-1237 Deloitte TOM’S GR Supra Ukyo Sasahara/Giuliano Alesi BS101’28.802-1323 MOTUL AUTECH Z Tsugio Matsuda/Ronnie Quintarelli MI501’28.842-141 MARELLI IMPUL Z Kazuki Hiramine/Bertrand Baguette BS361 Minutes 29.238 seconds – 1536au TOM’S GR Supra Sho Tsuboi / Ritomo Miyata BS721 minutes 29.436 seconds –
Car 4 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG takes pole position for the first time since 2017
Car 4 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG (Nobuteru Taniguchi/Tatsuya Kataoka, YH) won the GT300 class pole position.
In the GT300 qualifying session, the first qualifying session (Q1) was divided into Group A and Group B as usual. Group A includes odd-numbered 1st, 3rd, and 5th place cars in the point ranking, and the series leader No. 56 Realize Nissan Mechanic Challenge GT-R (Joao Paulo de Oliveira/Teppei Natori, YH), No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GB GR Supra GT (Hiroki Yoshida/Kota Kawai, BS), and No. 65 LEON PYRAMID AMG (Naoya Gamou/Takuro Shinohara, BS).
In Group A, car No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R (Ryuichiro Tomita/Keiji Ishikawa/Yusuke Shiotsu, DL) marked the top time, and car No. 87 Bamboo Airways Lamborghini GT3 (Matsuura Kosuke/Natsu Sakaguchi, YH), and No. 50 ANEST IWATA Racing RC F GT3 (Igor Omura Fraga/Yuga Furuya/Miki Koyama, YH) finished in 3rd place. Among the top ranking cars, No. 56 REALIZE NISSAN MECHANIC CHALLENGE GT-R finished 7th and No. 65 LEON PYRAMID AMG passed Q1 in 8th place, but No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GB GR Supra GT finished 11th and was eliminated from Q1.
No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT, 2nd in the GT300 class
In Group B, No. 2 car muta Racing GR86 GT (Yui Tsutsumi/Yoshihiko Taira/Hiroki Kato team, BS), No. 7 Studie BMW M4 (Seiji Ara/Masataka Yanagida team, MI), No. 7 car in 4th place. Car No. 18 UPGARAGE NSX GT3 (Takashi Kobayashi/Shun Koide, YH) appeared in 6th place (actually 6th place).
No. 4 GOODSMILE HATSUNE MIKU AMG (Nobuteru Taniguchi/Tatsuya Kataoka, YH) marked the fastest time in Group B. Kataoka skillfully used the slipstream of the car in front on the final straight, demonstrating his veteran skills. and marked the top time. Car No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT (Takuto Iguchi/Hideki Yamauchi, DL) came in 2nd at the very end, and car No. 96 K-tunes RC F GT3 (Morio Nitta/Shinichi Takagi, DL) finished in 2nd place. DL). The top-ranked car No. 2 muta Racing GR86 GT was 12th, car No. 7 Studie BMW M4 was 9th, and car No. 18 UPGARAGE NSX GT3 finished 11th and was eliminated in Q1.
GT300 class 3rd place car No. 31 apr LC500h GT (Koki Saga/Kazuto Kodaka/Yuki Nemoto, BS)
In the second qualifying session (Q2) of GT300, No. 4 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG, which maintained its good performance in Q1, marked the best time on its first attack, and also marked the best time on the next lap, making 2017 It won the pole position for the first time in a while. 2nd place went to car No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT, and 3rd place went to car No. 31 apr LC500h GT (Koki Saga/Kazuto Kodaka/Yuki Nemoto, BS). 4th place is No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R, 5th place is No. 88 JLOC Lamborghini GT3 (Takashi Kogure/Yuya Motojima, YH), 6th place is DOBOT Audi R8 LMS (Yoshiaki Katayama/Roberto Meri Montan) / Kami Haruya group, YH).
GT300 class qualifying results (provisional)
Rank Car Number Machine Driver Tire Success Weight Q1Q214 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG Nobuteru Taniguchi/Tatsuya Kataoka YH61min 36sec 8961min 36sec 395261SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT Takuto Iguchi/Hideki Yamauchi DL181min 37sec 1851min 36sec 705331apr LC500h GT Koki Saga/ Kazuto Kodaka/Yuuki Nemoto BS 91 min 37 sec 5511 min 36 sec 775411 GAINER TANAX GT-R Ryuichiro Tomita/Keiji Ishikawa/Yusuke Shiozu DL 181 min 36 sec 9031 min 36 sec 854588 JLOC Lamborghini GT3 Takashi Kogure/Yuya Motojima YH 151 min 37 sec 8611m36s88266DOBOT Audi R8 LMS Yoshiaki Katayama/Roberto Meri Montan/Haruya Kami YH121m37s7671m36s982720 Shade Racing GR86 GT Katsuyuki Hiranaka/Eishiro Shimizu/Shinnosuke Yamada DL31m37s6821 Minutes 36 seconds 983810 PONOS GAINER GT-R Hironobu Yasuda / Riki Okusa DL 271 minutes 37 seconds 7101 minutes 37 seconds 037950 ANEST IWATA Racing RC F GT3 Igor Omura Fraga / Yuga Furuya / Miki Koyama YH – 1 minute 37 seconds 5961 minutes 37 seconds 0701087 Bamboo Airways Lamborghini GT3 Kosuke Matsuura/Natsuki Sakaguchi YH 121 min 37 sec 1931 min 37 sec 0781156 Realize Nissan Mechanic Challenge GT-R Joao Paulo De Oliveira/Teppei Natori YH 901 min 37 sec 8691 min 37 sec 3421225 HOPPY Schatz GR Supra GT Suganami Satoru Fuyu/Seita Nonaka YH31min38sec0241min37sec4751396K-tunes RC F GT3 Morio Nitta/Shinichi TakagiDL61min37sec3001min37sec5251465LEON PYRAMID AMG Naoya Gamou/Takuro ShinoharaBS721min37sec8881min37sec5771560Syntium LMcorsa GR Supra GT Daiki Yoshimoto/Shunsuke Kono DL 211 min 37 sec 7861 min 37 sec 65516360 RUNUP RIVAUX GT-R Takayuki Aoki/Atsushi Tanaka/Takuya Otaki YH－1 min 37 sec 9881 min 37 sec 907177 Studie BMW M4 Seiji Ara/Masataka Yanagida MI 751 min 38.035-18244HACHI-ICHI GR Supra GT Kimiya Sato/Atsushi Miyake YH 331’37.926-195 Mach Syaken Airbuster MC86 Mach Yusuke Tomibayashi/Takamitsu Matsui YH-1’38.058-2030apr GR86 GT Hiroaki Nagai/Orito Manabu/Ryo Ogawa YH61’37.984-2118 UPGARAGE NSX GT3 Takashi Kobayashi/Shun Koide YH601’38.067-2252 Saitama Toyopet GB GR Supra GT Hiroki Yoshida/Kouta Kawai BS841’38.273-232muta Racing GR86 GT Yu Tsutsumi Wei/Yoshiki Taira/Hiroki Kato BS901 min 38 sec 198-249 PACIFIC Buispop NAC AMG Ryohei Sakaguchi/Lian Jaton/Shintaro Kawabata YH-1 min 38 sec 390-2548 Flocking K’s Frontier GT-R Taiyo Ida/Takumi Sanada YH -1’38.366 -2627 Yogibo NSX GT3 Yugo Iwasawa/Reimei Ito YH241’38.754-2722 RQ’S AMG GT3 Hisashi Wada/Masaki Jonai/Masaki Kano YH-1’39.866-
Tomorrow’s race is scheduled to start at 13:45 and the race will be 450km/100 laps. In the race, work such as refueling is obligatory at two pit stops. Tomorrow’s weather forecast predicts rain during the race.
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