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LM Corsa
LM corsa is a racing team based in Osaka Prefecture and the team is run by Osaka Toyopet Group's OTG Motor Sports. History OTG Motor Sports Osaka Toyopet, is a company who runs Toyota car dealer in Osaka founded OTG Motor Sports. The team runs Super GT GT300 under the LM Corsa guise. OTG also competes in F4 Japanese Championship since 2017. In their first two seasons, with Togo Suganami as their driver, the team won two races. From 2020 until the present day, the team has run Reimei Ito, Yuto Nozawa and currently Kenta Kumagai. LM Corsa Super GT GT300 In 2014, OTG Motor Sports entered the Super GT GT300 Class under the LM Corsa name, running the BMW Z4 GT3 with Akira Iida and Hiroki Yoshimoto as their drivers. The team won its first race at the Suzuka 1000 km that year. Yoshimoto placed 6th in the drivers' ranking (Iida also had the same points as Yoshimoto, but was placed 7th due to missing the final race), and 5th in the team ranking. In 2015, the team's main car became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Osaka is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai, Higashiōsaka, and Hirakata. Osaka Prefecture is the third-most-populous prefecture, but by geographic area the second-smallest; at it is the second-most densely populated, below only Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan's two " urban prefectures" using the designation ''fu'' (府) rather than the standard '' ken'' for prefectures, along with Kyoto Prefecture. Osaka Prefecture forms the center of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuichi Nakayama
is a Japanese racing driver, best known for winning the 2013 All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Career Karting Born in Tokyo, Nakayama began his racing career in karting at the age of six and raced in various local championships, progressing to the KF2 category in 2007, finishing 7th in the Asia-Pacific Championship. Early career In 2008, Nakayama graduated to single–seaters into the Formula Challenge Japan mono-series. He finished thirteenth in the series standings, without scoring a podium. He stayed in the series for another season, progressing to fourth position in the standings, collecting six podiums. He stayed in the series for a third successive season in 2010. He dominated the whole season and won ten from twelve races, finishing every race in the podium positions and finally took the championship title. He also contested the final rounds in Formula BMW Pacific, joining the Asia Racing Team. All-Japan Formula Three In 2011, Nakayama stepped up to the National cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super GT Teams
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Japanese Auto Racing Teams
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Ferrari 296 GTB
The Ferrari 296 (Type F171) is a plug-in hybrid sports car designed by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari for the 2022 model year. It was unveiled on 24 June 2021. History The 296 GTB was presented as the first "real Ferrari with six cylinders" on 24 June 2021. Previously, such models were offered as the Dino until 1974. The sports car is scheduled to go on sale in 2022. The 296 in the model name stands for the displacement and the number of cylinders, the GTB stands for Gran Turismo Berlinetta. Engine The 296 GTB is powered by a twin-turbo 120° V6 engine that has a maximum output of at 8,000 rpm, in combination with a electric motor. The system output is given as . A high-voltage accumulator positioned under the floor with an energy capacity of enables an electrical range of . The sports car accelerates to in 2.9 seconds, the top speed is specified as over . Variants Assetto Fiorano The Assetto Fiorano is the track-oriented version of the 296 GTB. File:Ferrari 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 GT World Challenge Asia
The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS is the sixth season of the GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia, co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races are contested with GT3-spec cars only, as the GT4 class was dropped from the series and moved to the Japan Cup Series. The season began on 20 April at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia and is scheduled to end on 15 September at Shanghai International Circuit in China. Starting from this season, the Japan Cup Series is separated from the main GTWCA race, and would run as a stand alone race. Calendar Entry list Race results Bold indicates overall winner of the race. Championship standings ; Scoring system Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 GT World Challenge Asia
The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS is the fourth season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races are contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season was began on 20 May at Sepang in Malaysia and was scheduled to end on 23 October at the new Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia, however the round was cancelled due to homologation issues, therefore the championship finished at the Okayama International Circuit in Japan. It is the second season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name and the first since Blancpain ended its title sponsorship of the series. Calendar * The Pirelli Indonesian GT Series originally scheduled 21–23 October, but was cancelled due to track homologation issues. Entry list Race results Championship standings ;Scoring system Championship points are awarded for the first ten p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritomo Miyata
(born August 10, 1999) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super Formula for Kuo Vantelin Team TOM'S and Super GT for TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh. He is a 2 time Japanese F4 champion and the 2020 Super Formula Lights champion. Early and personal life Miyata is a graduate of Yokohama High School. His name comes from the Fiat Ritmo, named as such by his parents as they were car enthusiasts. He was diagnosed with autism early in his childhood and was unable to adjust to school life during his kindergarten and elementary schooling years, spending much of his early life receiving counseling at various hospitals; he uses racing as a method of subduing his symptoms. Miyata is an avid gamer, bringing his computer and consoles to races. Career Miyata started his motorsport career in karting in 2004, in which he remained active until 2015. That same year, he made his formula racing debut in the Japanese Formula 4 Championship with the RSS team at the last three race weeke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-tunes Racing
K-tunes Racing is a racing team based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, run by Okayama Toyopet. History Toyota car dealership Okayama Toyopet founded K-tunes Racing in 2013. The team was named after the Kurashiki GR Garage, taking the "K" with the word "tunes" to indicate car tuning. In 2018, the team competed in the GT300 class of Super GT with a Lexus RC F GT3. The car number was 96, the drivers were Morio Nitta and Toyota factory driver Yuichi Nakayama, and they used Bridgestone tires. They had a collaboration with LM Corsa to operate the team, competing in a joint system with three teams, with Inging Motorsport in charge of vehicle maintenance. They won two races, and Nitta gained the record for the most wins in a row, which had been previously held by Shinichi Takagi. For 2019, they recruited Sena Sakaguchi as Nitta's co-driver, and changed the team management to a system where the team is operated solely by the company, while Inging continued to be in charge of vehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was originally founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Type A engine in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. After World War II, Toyota benefited from Japan's alliance with the United States to learn from American automakers and other companies, which would give rise to The Toyota Way (a management philosophy) and the Toyota Production System (a lean manufacturing practice) that would transform the small company into a leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgestone
is a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of , meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese. As of 2021, Bridgestone/ Firestone is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world, followed by Michelin in France, Goodyear in the United States, MRF in India, Continental in Germany and Pirelli in Italy. Bridgestone Group has 181 production facilities in 24 countries as of July 2018. History Origins The history of Bridgestone America dates back to the two separate companies that merged to form Bridgestone Tire company. The first one is Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, that was founded in August 1900 by Harvey Firestone and was headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The second one is the ''Bridgestone Tire Company, Ltd.'', founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan. The first Bridgestone tire was produced on 9 April 1930, by the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Tsuboi
is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing. He currently competes in the GT500 class of the Super GT Series for TGR Team au TOM's, where he is the 2021 series champion. He also competes in the Super Formula Championship for P.mu Cerumo/INGING.DriverDB Internetseite: Career Early career Tsuboi began his single-seater racing career in 2012 and drove for two years in Formula Challenge Japan. He finished seventh in the standings in 2012, and fifth in 2013, with two race victories. Following the closure of Formula Challenge Japan, Tsuboi raced in the 2014 JAF Formula 4 regional championship series, finishing second in the FC class championship. That same year, he officially joined the Toyota Young Driver Program (TDP). In 2015, he made his debut in the inaugural FIA F4 Japanese Championship with the TOM'S Spirit team. He won seven races, and won the championship by just three points ahead of Tadasuke Makino. Formula 3 In 2016, he entered the Japanese Formula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
