Toyota scores its first win of the 2023 SUPERGT season at Fuji as TOM'S duo Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata outshine Honda's Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino. Full report and results:
TOM’S duo Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata scored Toyota’s first win of the 2023 SUPER GT season in convincing fashion at Fuji Speedway.The occupants of the #36 au-liveried Toyota GR Supra came through from sixth on the grid to beat the pole-sitting Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT of Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino by 28 seconds in the 450km race, which ran completely caution-free.
On lap 20, Tsuboi passed Sasaki’s Kondo Nissan to move up to third, and had caught up to the two leading Hondas by the time the first round of GT500 stops began. Miyata took over from Tsuboi from the run to the chequered flag, emerging from the pits with 16 seconds in hand over the Kunimitsu Honda - now in the hands of Yamamoto - that returned to second place thanks to a slower second stop for the #8 car.
That promoted Oyu back to third, but the ARTA driver came under big pressure from a charging Tsukakoshi in the Real Racing Honda to hang on to the place late on. ARTA’s #16 car of Fukuzumi and Hiroki Otsu was hit by a drive-through penalty for a pitstop infraction, dropping them to 10th behind the SARD Toyota and Impul Nissan.In the GT300 class, Kondo Racing Nissan pair Joao Paulo de Oliveira and Teppei Natori converted pole position into victory after a close battle with the Inging Toyota squad.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What to expect from SUPER GT’s Fuji Golden Week classicAfter a wild SUPER GT curtain-raiser at Okayama last month, this week\u2019s Golden Week race at Fuji promises to provide a first real glimpse at how GT500\u2019s \u2018big three\u2019 manufacturers are stacking up against one another in 2023.
Read more »
Fuji SUPER GT: Honda takes pole on Toyota's home turfHonda claims pole position for SUPERGT's most prestigious race and in Toyota's backyard, while Nissan struggles with heavy success ballast. Full qualifying report:
Read more »
SUPER GT: Nissan shows enhanced top speed advantage at FujiNissan's Z GT500 car was fastest in the speed traps at Fuji ahead of this week's Golden Week SUPERGT race, while Toyota appears to have lost straight line performance since last year. Analysis:
Read more »
Super Bowl LVII most-watched Super Bowl of all timeSuper Bowl LVII drew an average audience of 115.1M viewers across Fox, Fox Deportes and digital streaming, according to Nielsen. This makes the Chiefs-Eagles matchup the most-watched Super Bowl of all time.
Read more »
BP reports profits of £4bn in first three months of 2023, as millions struggle with billsEnergy giant BP has reported higher than expected profits for the first quarter of the year
Read more »
BP announces £4,000,000,000 profits for first quarter of 2023BREAKING: BP has reported a £4 billion first-quarter profit in 2023, beating analyst expectations.
Read more »