Suzuka 1000km Endurance Race Past Winners 1966-2025 PART.4 (Second Half) ｜ 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge Round 4 50th SUZUKA 1000Km

From JGTC to the 1000km Era of SUPER GT (Second Half)

39th Race: Honda’s New Machine HSV-010 Participates August 22, 2010

The Honda HSV-010 made its debut in the 1000km race. Pole position was claimed by Kobayashi, who debuted in GT500 with ARTA. ARTA took the lead from the middle of the race and went on to win.

Honda switched to the HSV-010GT for the season. The 1000km race was held over 700km, as in the previous year. The #8 HSV started from pole position, and despite encountering trouble midway, managed to hold on and win.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	R. Farnam / Yuji Ide / Takashi Kobayashi (Honda HSV-010)
2nd place	Tetsu Motoyama / B. Treluyer (Nissan GT-R)
3rd place	Takuya Izawa / Naoki Yamamoto (Honda HSV-010)
4th	Toshihiro Kaneishi / Kodai Tsukakoshi (Honda HSV-010)
5th	Hiroaki Ishiura / Kazuya Oshima (Lexus SC430)

PP: Takashi Kobayashi (Honda HSV-010) 1:55.237
Winning Car Record / 5 hours 56 minutes 31.327 seconds 5.807 km × 121 laps 702.647 km
13 starters, 12 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Tetsuya Yamano / Kota Sasaki (Subaru Legacy B4)
2nd place	Mamoru Nitta / Shinichi Takagi / Kyosuke Mineo (ARTA Gallardo)
3rd place	Takuto Iguchi / Yusuke Kunimoto (Toyota Axio GT)
4th	Manabu Orido / Tatsuya Kataoka (Lexus IS350)
5th	Koji Yamanishi / YUHI (Lamborghini Gallardo GT3)

PP: Shogo Mitsuyama (Porsche 911 GT3R) 2 minutes 7.498 seconds
Winning car record / 4 hours 9 minutes 14.093 seconds 5.807 km × 111 laps 644.577 km
23 starters, 18 finishers

Reiburg, who could not overtake ARTA due to a delay in pit work, finished in 3rd place.

The Legacy B4, which debuted last year but was unable to run in the final, won the GT300 class.

The GT300 class pole position was claimed by Miss Yama driving the Taisan Porsche.

The 40th Race Also Contributed to Earthquake Reconstruction, Held as a 500km Race on August 21, 2011

The final race was troubled by tire selection until the very end. While some teams switched to slicks in the closing stages, Weider managed to get through on shallow tread tires.

Due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the event was held over 500km. In the rain-affected race, tire choice decided the outcome. The #1 HSV, which started from third position, secured victory in the wet race.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Takashi Kogure / L. Duval (Honda HSV-010)
2nd place	Masataka Yanagida / R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R)
3rd place	Tsugio Matsuda / J-P. de Oliveira (Nissan GT-R)
4th	Tetsu Motoyama / B. Treluyer (Nissan GT-R)
5th	Hiroaki Ishiura / Takuto Iguchi (Lexus SC430)

PP: Masataka Yanagida (Nissan GT-R) 2:08.206
Winning car record / 3 hours 16 minutes 9.255 seconds 5.807 km × 86 laps 499.402 km
* Checker at 18:30
15 starters, 14 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Tetsuya Yamano / Kota Sasaki (Subaru Legacy B4)
2nd place	Masami Kageyama / Masanobu Fujii (Porsche 911 GT3R)
3rd place	Atsu Yogo / Manabu Orido (Lamborghini Gallardo GT3)
4th	Tetsuya Tanaka / Katsuyuki Hiranaka (Ferrari 458)
5th	Nobuteru Taniguchi / Taku Bamba (BMW Z4 GT3)

PP: Kosuke Matsuura (ARTA Galliera) 2 minutes 20.696 seconds
Winning car record / 4 hours 17 minutes 12.955 seconds 5.807 km × 112 laps 650.384 km
23 starters, 20 finishers

GT500 pole position went to #16 S Road Yanagida. In the race, he battled with #1 Weider but finished a close second.

The GT300 class victory was claimed by the Legacy B4, achieving back-to-back wins following last year.

To commemorate the 40th running, the open-top Toyota 2000GT that won the first event took to the track.

41st Edition: Suzuka "1000km" Resumes in Midsummer at Suzuka After 4 Years August 19, 2012

Last year, the S Road GT-R secured pole position but finished in second place. This year, it claimed both pole position and the glory of victory.

Due to the global economic recession and the impact of the great earthquake, the race distance was shortened in recent years. This year, it was held as a 1000km race for the first time in four years. Although the weather had not been favorable in recent years, the usual midsummer Suzuka conditions have returned. The #1 S Road GT-R, which started from pole position, had some contact with other cars but, with good machine setup, secured the win.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Masataka Yanagida / R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R)
2nd place	Yusuke Kunimoto / A. Caldarelli (Lexus SC430)
3rd place	Hironobu Yasuda / B. Bildheim (Nissan GT-R)
4th	Tsugio Matsuda / J-P. de Oliveira (Nissan GT-R)
5th	Satoshi Motoyama / M. Krumm (Nissan GT-R)

PP: Masataka Yanagida (Nissan GT-R) 1:58.554
Winning Car Record / 5 hours 59 minutes 1.662 seconds 5.807km × 173 laps 1004.611km
14 starters, 11 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Daiki Yoshimoto / Kazuki Hoshino / Hiroki Yoshida (Aston Martin Vantage GT3)
2nd place	YUHI / Katsumasa Chiyo / Daiki Sasaki (Nissan GT-R)
3rd place	Manabu Orido / Takayuki Aoki / Keita Sawa (Lamborghini Gallardo GT3)
4th	Shinichi Takagi / Kousuke Matsuura (ARTA Galliera)
5th	Tetsuya Tanaka / Katsuyuki Hiranaka / Atsushi Yogo (Audi R8 LMS)

PP: Hideki Mutoh (Honda CR-Z) 2 minutes 2.130 seconds
Winning car record / 5 hours 59 minutes 30.406 seconds 5.807 km × 160 laps 929.12 km
24 starters, 16 finishers

The Aston Martin started at the very back of the GT300 grid due to exceeding fuel tank capacity but fought back to win.

The Honda CR-Z is equipped with a race-dedicated hybrid system. The Prius GT has already participated as well.

To celebrate the revival of the 1000km race, a demonstration run was held featuring the Fairlady 240Z (Kazuyoshi Hoshino), Skyline GT-RHT (Masahiro Hasegami), and Honda S800 (Kunimitsu Takahashi).

42nd Edition: Tire Change Proves Effective, Weider Wins the Suzuka 1000Km August 18, 2013

GT500 pole position went to #23 Motul Yanagida. In the final, #18 Weider battled until the late stages, overtaking #23 to claim their first victory in two years.

Starting from the front row, #18 Weider switched to Michelin tires this season. Thanks to this change, they maintained speed and durability, battling #23 Motul for the lead until the end and ultimately winning.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Naoki Yamamoto / F. Makowicki (Honda HSV-010)
2nd place	Masataka Yanagida / R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R)
3rd place	Kazuki Nakajima / J. Rossiter (Lexus SC430)
4th	Tsugio Matsuda / J-P. de Oliveira (Nissan GT-R)
5th	Daisuke Ito / A. Caldarelli (Lexus SC430)

PP: R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R) 1:52.157
Winning Car Record / 5 hours 55 minutes 4.565 seconds 5.807 km × 173 laps 1004.611 km
15 starters, 13 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Tetsuya Yamano / Kota Sasaki / Takuto Iguchi (Subaru BRZ)
2nd place	Hironori Takeuchi / Takeshi Tsuchiya / Naoya Gamou (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3)
3rd place	Haruki Kurosawa / Tsubasa Kurosawa / Akihiko Nakatani (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3)
4th	Manabu Orido / Takayuki Aoki (Lamborghini Gallardo)
5th	Hidenori Mutoh / Yuki Nakayama (Honda CR-Z)

PP: Hideki Mutoh (Honda CR-Z) 2 minutes 2.130 seconds
Winning car record / 5 hours 56 minutes 53.547 seconds 5.807 km × 161 laps 934.927 km
23 starters, 19 finishers

Last year's winners Yanagida/Quintarelli secured pole position again this year, aiming for consecutive victories in the event.

In the GT300 class, both pole position and victory went to the Subaru BRZ, a new machine changed from the Legacy.

The 2014 version of the GT500 machine, which adopted a common monocoque with DTM, was unveiled.

43rd Nakajima & Rossiter SUZUKA 1000Km Pole-to-Win August 31, 2014

This season, the car was changed from the Lexus SC430 to the RC F, and Nakajima took overall victory from pole position. Both Nakajima and Rossiter achieved their first SUZUKA 1000Km win.

Starting from pole position, the #36 Lexus employed a 6-stint strategy to build a margin. There was a moment in the middle of the race when it battled with the #23 Motul, but ultimately it established a 40-second lead and won.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Kazuki Nakajima / J. Rossiter (Lexus RC F)
2nd place	Tsugio Matsuda / R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R)
3rd place	Naoki Yamamoto / F. Makowicki (Honda HSV-010)
4th	V. Liuzzi / Kosuke Matsuura (Honda HSV-010)
5th	Kazuya Oshima / Yuji Kunimoto (Lexus RC F)

PP: Kazuki Nakajima (Lexus RC F) 1:48.633
Winning car record / 5 hours 55 minutes 4.565 seconds 5.807 km × 173 laps 1004.611 km
15 starters, 12 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Akira Iida / Daiki Yoshimoto / Shinya Sato (BMW Z4 GT3)
2nd place	Mamoru Nitta / Hiroki Saga / Yuichi Nakayama (Toyota Prius)
3rd place	J. Müller / Seiji Ara / A. Farfus (BMW Z4 GT3)
4th	Masayuki Ueda / Hideki Yamauchi (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3)
5th	Nobuteru Taniguchi / Tatsuya Kataoka (BMW Z4 GT3)

PP: Takashi Kobayashi (Honda CR-Z) 1:59.115
Winning car record / 5h 39m 21.300s 5.807km × 160 laps 929.12km
24 starters, 20 finishers

LM Corsa, operated by OTG Motorsports, the 2013 Super Taikyu ST3 champion, conquered the 1000km with the Z4 GT3.

The "CR-Z 10-Liter Challenge" using the Honda CR-Z was held.

The mother chassis machine for GT300 and the FIA-F4 machine held concurrently with SUPER GT were unveiled.

44th TOM'S Consecutive Victory at SUZUKA 1000Km August 30, 2015

Starting 9th in qualifying, #36 PETRONAS took the lead in the middle of the race, and last year's winner, Rossiter, pulled away from the pursuers, giving TOM'S back-to-back victories in the 1000km.

Starting from 9th position, the #36 Lexus saw Ito join in place of Nakajima. After the mid-race safety car period, the #36 Lexus took the lead. While those behind in 2nd place and beyond fell back, the #36 Lexus secured consecutive victories.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Daisuke Ito / J. Rossiter (Lexus RC F)
2nd place	Yuji Tachikawa / Hiroaki Ishiura (Lexus RC F)
3rd place	Hironobu Yasuda / J-P. de Oliveira (Nissan GT-R)
4th	Juichi Wakisaka / Yuhi Sekiguchi (Lexus RC F)
5th	Naoki Yamamoto / Takuya Izawa (Honda NSX C-GT)

PP: R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R) 1:47.630
Winning car record / 5 hours 45 minutes 55.277 seconds 5.807 km × 163 laps 946.541 km
*Ended at 163 laps according to Special Regulation Article 15. Finish time 18:25:32.
15 cars started, 13 cars finished

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	A. Coote / Katsumasa Chiyo / Ryuichiro Tomita (Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3)
2nd place	J. Müller / Seiji Ara (BMW Z4 GT3)
3rd place	Takuto Iguchi / Hideki Yamauchi (Subaru BRZ)
4th	Manabu Orido / Kazuki Hiramine / Kimiya Sato (Lamborghini Gallardo GT3)
5th	R. Ryan / Masanobu Fujii (Audi R8 LMS)

PP: Hiroki Kato (Lotus Evora MC) 1:58.248
Winning car record / 5 hours 47 minutes 15.336 seconds 5.807 km × 151 laps 929.12 km
28 starters, 24 finishers

The pole position was claimed by #1 Motul GT-R. In the race, a course out after the second stint affected their performance, resulting in 7th place.

Gainer GT-R won the GT300 class. That year, Gainer became the GT300 class champion.

At the eve festival, driver Daisuke Nakajima performed the engine start-up of the Tyrrell 019.

45th ZENT, 1000km Victory from 8th Position August 28, 2016

Starting from 8th on the grid, #38 ZENT surged to the lead early in the race. Although rain late in the race threatened their position, they held on and secured the victory.

#38 Lexus started from 8th on the grid. By the 60th lap, it joined the battle for the lead. In the middle of the race, it took the lead from #36 Lexus and held on to win by a narrow margin of 2 seconds.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Yuji Tachikawa / Hiroaki Ishiura (Lexus RC F)
2nd place	Daisuke Ito / N. Cassidy (Lexus RC F)
3rd place	Satoshi Motoyama / Akira Takahashi (Nissan GT-R NISMO)
4th	Kazuya Oshima / A. Caldarelli (Lexus RC F)
5th	Yuhi Sekiguchi / Yusuke Kunimoto (Lexus RC F)

PP: Hideki Mutoh (Honda NSX C-GT) 1:47.456
Winning car record / 5h 45m 34.230s 5.807km × 173 laps 1004.611km
15 starters, 12 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Takuto Iguchi / Hideki Yamauchi (Subaru BRZ)
2nd place	Hironori Saga / Yuichi Nakayama (Toyota Prius)
3rd place	A. Coote / Ryuichiro Tomita (Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3)
4th	Yuki Nakayama / Masanosuke Yamada (Toyota 86 MC)
5th	Nobuteru Taniguchi / Tatsuya Kataoka (Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3)

PP: Yuki Nakayama (Toyota 86 MC) 1:57.876
Winning car record / 5 hours 46 minutes 48.117 seconds 5.807 km × 161 laps 934.927 km
28 starters, 25 finishers

The pole position in the GT500 class was claimed by the #15 Drago Modulo NSX Concept GT.

GT300 class victory went to the Subaru BRZ. It was their second Suzuka 1000Km win since 2013.

At the eve festival “TOYOTA GT Inherited Challenge Spirit,” the demo run featured the TS010 (front) and the ESSO Ultraflo Supra lined up on the course.

46th Epson NSX Wins Its First and Final Suzuka 1000Km August 27, 2017

The Epson NSX started from 4th position in qualifying. In the middle of the race, it moved up to 2nd place and took the lead during a pit stop, then pulled away.

#64 and #17 NSXs battled for the lead from mid-race. However, the #17 NSX retired late in the race due to a tire burst. The #64 NSX won. In 2018, the Suzuka 1000Km was replaced by the "Suzuka 10 Hours," a GT3 race.

GT500 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	B. Baggett / Takasuke Matsuura (Honda NSX GT)
2nd place	Tsugio Matsuda / R. Quintarelli (Nissan GT-R Nismo)
3rd place	Naoki Yamamoto / Takuya Izawa (Honda NSX GT)
4th	Yuhi Sekiguchi / Yuji Kunimoto / Kamui Kobayashi (Lexus LC500)
5th	Daiki Sasaki / J-P. de Oliveira (Nissan GT-R NISMO)

PP: J-P. de Oliveira (Nissan GT-R NISMO) 1:47.456
Winning Car Record / 5h 51m 16.244s 5.807km × 173 laps 1004.611km
15 starters, 15 finishers

GT300 Class

Rank	Driver (Machine)
1st place	Haruki Kurosawa / Naoya Gamo (Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3)
2nd place	Manabu Orido / Kazuki Hiramine / Koji Yamanishi (Lamborghini Huracán GT3)
3rd place	Shinya Hosokawa / Kimiya Sato / Yuya Motoshima (Lamborghini Huracán GT3)
4th	Akira Iida / Daiki Yoshimoto (Lexus RC F GT3)
5th	Ryuichiro Tomita / Hiroki Yoshida (Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3)

PP: Kenta Yamashita (Toyota 86 MC) 1:57.543
Winning Car Record / 5h 51m 17.191s 5.807km × 158 laps 917.506km
30 starters, 24 finishers

The pole position in the GT500 qualifying was claimed by Forum Engineering ADVAN GT-R.

The winner of the GT300 class was LEON CVSTOS AMG. With this victory at Suzuka, they moved up to second place in the series.

In the 2017 Suzuka 1000km, J. Button made a spot appearance driving the Mugen NSX GT.

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