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. The GT500 class champion of that season was the

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Nismo GT-R driven by

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and

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and the GT300 class champion was the MOMOCORSE A'PEX MR2 driven by Morio Nitta and

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. Both Comas and Nitta won their respective driver's title on their own since Motoyama and Takagi missed a round each; Motoyama skipped the second round at Fuji because he was participating in the pre-qualifying session of that year's

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while Takagi missed the first round at Suzuka because he was in the

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on a bid to find a seat in

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. The season was marred by the death of reigning GT300 Champion,

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retired from his racing career at the end of the season at aged 59.

Drivers and teams

GT500

GT300

Schedule

Season results

Point Ranking

GT500

Drivers

Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

GT300 Drivers' championship

GT300 Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

References

External links

Super GT/JGTC official race archive
{{Super GT seasons Super GT seasons

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