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Shinnosuke Yamada
is a Japanese racing driver currently racing for SHADE Racing in the ST-4 class of Super Taikyu. Early career In late 2010, Yamada won the Honda SRS-F scholarship to compete in the 2011 Formula Challenge Japan. In 2015, Yamada joined B-Max Racing Team to compete in the inaugural season of the F4 Japanese Championship. Yamada won race two at Autopolis and concluded the season fourth in points. Super GT Stepping up to GT300 for 2016, Yamada joined Team UpGarage with Bandoh alongside Yuhki Nakayama. In 2017, Yamada switched to Team Taisan SARD, partnering Shintaro Kawabata. Yamada stayed with Team Taisan for the 2018 season. At the season-opener in Okayama, Yamada scored his only points of the season, finishing ninth and scoring two points. With Team Taisan exiting Super GT following the 2018 season, Yamada returned to Team UpGarage as their third driver for the 2019 season. In early 2020, it was announced that Yamada would join JLOC The Japan Lamborghini Owners' Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 700,940 and a population density of 890 people per km2. The total area is . The city is the site of Kōraku-en, known as one of the top three traditional gardens in Japan, and Okayama Castle, which is ranked among the best 100 Japanese castles. The city is famous as the setting of the Japanese fable ''Momotarō''. Okayama joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. History Sengoku period to Bakumatsu period Before the Muromachi period, Okayama was one corner of a farm region and included a small castle built by the Kanemitsu. In the Sengoku period, Ukita Naoie attacked Okayama and attacked the castle for the transportation resources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okayama International Circuit
Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... TI was the abbreviation of "Tanaka International" after the name of the golf club owner, Hajime Tanaka, though the name of the circuit was officially "TI Circuit Aida". As well as hosting racing events, the circuit has rental facilities including bikes and go karts available. History The course was opened in 1990 as a private motor racing track for the wealthy. Soon, it hosted its first race, staged by veteran Great Britain, British drivers. In and , the TI Circuit hosted the Formula One Pacific Grand Prix; both events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Super Taikyu Series
The 2022 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Powered by Hankook was the thirty-second season of the Super Taikyu Series endurance racing championship. The season started on 20 March and ended on 27 November at Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka Circuit. HELM Motorsports won the championship in the series' GT3 category, known as ST-X, in its first year in the category with a Nissan GT-R in motorsport#Group GT3, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3. Eneos became the series' title sponsor in a multi-year agreement announced before the start of the season. In the ST-Q class, Toyota and Subaru debuted versions of their new Toyota 86#Second generation (ZN8/ZD8; 2021), Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars, adapted to run on carbon-neutral fuel. Nissan also debuted a racing concept version of the new Nissan Z (RZ34), Nissan Z, which served as the prototype to the Nissan Z (RZ34)#SRO GT4, Nissan Z GT4. Calendar The Super Taikyu Series announced their 2022 calendar on 14 November 2021. The calendar f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Super GT Series
The 2022 Autobacs Super GT Series was a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars, sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It was the thirtieth season of the JAF Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the eighteenth season under the Super GT name. It was also the fortieth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship. Team Impul won the GT500 championship for the first time since 1995, as Kazuki Hiramine and Bertrand Baguette won the Drivers' Championship. It was the first Teams' Championship for Impul since the inaugural 1994 season, and the first championship for the new Nissan Z GT500 which made its debut this season. In GT300, Kondo Racing, Kiyoto Fujinami, and João Paulo de Oliveira won their second set of Drivers' and Teams' Championships in three years. Calendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Super Taikyu Series
The 2021 Super Taikyu Series Powered by Hankook was the thirty-first season of the Super Taikyu Series endurance racing championship. It began on 21 March at Twin Ring Motegi and ended on 14 November at Okayama International Circuit. D'station Racing won the championship in the series' GT3 category, known as ST-X, with an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3. This was the first season for the new ST-Q class, introduced for manufacturer-developed, non-homolgated special racing vehicles. In this class, Toyota and ROOKIE Racing introduced the Toyota Corolla H2 Concept, a hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle based upon the Toyota Corolla Sport hatchback. This car made its racing debut at the Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours. Mazda debuted the Mazda Demio Bio Concept in the final round at Okayama, which ran on renewable biodiesel fuel. Calendar A provisional calendar was announced on 20 November 2020, featuring six rounds at six Japanese motor racing circuits. Twin Ring Motegi moved ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Super Taikyu Series
The 2020 Pirelli Super Taikyu Series was the twenty-ninth season of the Super Taikyu Series endurance racing championship. It began with the Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours at Fuji Speedway, which was postponed to 5-6 September due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It ended on 13 December at Autopolis, after five out of six scheduled rounds. Mercedes-AMG Team Hirix Racing won the championship in the series' GT3 category, known as ST-X, with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. It was the team's first and only season in Super Taikyu. This was the third and final year of Pirelli's contract as the series' official tyre supplier, to be replaced by Hankook Tire beginning in 2021. Calendar The Super Taikyu Series announced its initial six-race calendar on 27 November 2019. There were no significant changes from the 2019 schedule, which again featured one round at each of Japan's six major racing circuits. Mobilityland Corporation, the owner of Suzuka Circuit, announced on 2 March that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Super GT Series
The 2020 Autobacs Super GT Series was motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It was the twenty-eighth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the sixteenth season the series to compete under the Super GT name. It was the thirty-eighth overall season of a JAF national sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. Team Kunimitsu and drivers Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino won the Drivers' and Teams' Championships in GT500 for Honda and their new NSX-GT with a front-engine layout. They clinched the championship in the final lap of the final race of the season, after championship rivals TGR Team KeePer TOM's and driver Ryo Hirakawa ran out of fuel at the final corner. Nissan customer racing team Kondo Racing and drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Super Taikyu Series
The 2019 Super Taikyu Series is the 28th season of the Super Taikyu Series. The season will start on 23 March at Suzuka Circuit and end on 10 November at Okayama International Circuit Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country .... Regining Champion No.1 GTNET Motorsport Nissan GTR GT3 becomes the 2019 Super Taikyu Series Champion and the 2019 Fuji 24 Hours Winner Class Champions Bold drivers indicate a driver that was entered in every race for their respective team. Drivers listed in ''italics'' competed in a select number of rounds for their respective team. Teams and drivers Calendar and results Championship standings Notes: *† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Super GT Series
The 2017 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-fifth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the thirteenth season under the name Super GT. It was the thirty-fifth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 9 and ended on November 12, after 8 races. In the GT500 class, the No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S duo of Ryō Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy won their first-ever championship, narrowly beating the Nismo duo of Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli for the championship. It was the first championship title for TOM'S since Juichi Wakisaka and André Lotterer's 2009 title win. In the GT300 class, in Good Smile Company and Hatsune Miku's 10th season of involvement in Super GT, Goodsmile Racing won their third GT300 title in just seven years after a closely fought championship battle between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Super GT Series
The 2016 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-fourth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the twelfth season under the name Super GT. It was the thirty-fourth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 10 and ended on November 13, after 8 races. Schedule Calendar changes * The Super GT in Kyushu 300km at Autopolis was scheduled for May 22nd as the third round of the season but was subsequently cancelled in the aftermath of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. On May 20, series organizers announced that the final weekend at Twin Ring Motegi would host two 250 kilometer races, with the race on Saturday being promoted as "Round 3" of the championship as it replaces the Autopolis race. * The SUGO GT 300km was brought forward to July from its previous date in September. * The overseas round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula Beat
Formula Beat, known as until its rebranding in 2023, is a formula racing class in Japan. The class was founded in 1993 by the Japan Automobile Federation as a class above FJ1600 and below the former All-Japan Formula Three Championship and the current Formula Regional Japanese Championship and Super Formula Lights. Car Formula Beat is an open chassis class, open for all chassis manufacturers. Since 2012 the engines have been limited to a maximum capacity of 2,000cc. Currently the cars are allowed to be fitted with a Honda K20A, Toyota 3ZR or Nissan SR20 engine. In the early 2010s, most cars were primarily built by Japanese constructor West Racing Cars, but the championship has since seen entries from older Dallara-built Formula 3 cars and Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis. Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super FJ
Super FJ, commonly abbreviated as S-FJ, is a single-seater motor racing category based in Japan. Utilized by several regional championships throughout Japan since its introduction in 2007 by the Japan Automobile Federation, the category is overseen by the Japan Scholarship System and supported by the FJ Association, and is commonly referred to as the entry point on the Japanese formula racing ladder. Numerous graduates of Super FJ have gone on to achieve high-level success in motorsport, including Formula One driver Yūki Tsunoda, FIA World Endurance Championship champion Ryō Hirakawa, Super GT champions Tadasuke Makino and Kenta Yamashita, and Super Formula driver Ayumu Iwasa. Origins and history Since its inception in 1980, the Formula Ford-adjacent FJ1600 series had served as Japan's entry-level formula racing category; however, the Subaru-manufactured EA71 engine, originally introduced in 1976 for use in the Subaru Leone and long utilised as the regulation engines for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
