August 28, 2026
Suzuka 1000km Endurance Race Past Winners 1966-2025 PART.5
The Era of the Intercontinental GT Challenge
As the world’s GT races began to revolve mainly around GT3, the Suzuka 1000km was also held as a round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC).47th World GT3 Machines Gather at Suzuka! August 26, 2018
Machines that participated in the Suzuka 10 Hours lined up on the course. Thirteen brands of GT machines from around the world gathered.
| Rank | Class | Driver (Machine) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Pro | T. Vautier / R. Marciello / M. Engel (Mercedes AMG GT3) |
| 2nd place | Pro | L. Williamson / M. Gates / A. Valente (Mercedes AMG GT3) |
| 3rd place | Pro | C. Haase / M. Vinkelhock / K. van der Linde (Audi R8 LMS GT3) |
| 4th | Pro | C. Mees / D. Vandoorne / F. Vervisch (Audi R8 LMS GT3) |
| 5th | Pro | Nobuharu Taniguchi / Tatsuya Kataoka / Kamui Kobayashi (Mercedes-AMG GT3) |
| 6th | Pro | V. Abril / A. Sosek / M. Sorellett (Bentley Continental GT3) |
| 7th | Pro | O. Rowland / A. Tambay / M. Park (Mercedes-AMG GT3) |
| 8th | Pro | A. Picariello / Ryuichiro Tomita / R. Ryan (Audi R8 LMS) |
| 9th | Pro | S. van der Linde / S. Leonardo / J. Dennis (Audi R8 LMS) |
| 10th place | Pro-Am | K. Habul / M. Grenier / L. Stolz (Mercedes-AMG GT3) |
Winning car record / 10h 00m 32.584s 5.807 km × 276 laps 1602.732 km
35 starters 29 finishers
The winner of the Suzuka 10 Hours was Mercedes-AMG Team GurppeM. 276 laps in 10 hours.
Pole position was secured by N. Foster (HubAuto) in the Ferrari 488GT3 with a time of 2 minutes 1.740 seconds.
5th overall and winner of the Asia Award was Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILE. Driven by Taniguchi, Kataoka, and Kobayashi.
The 48th Suzuka 10 Hours, a Top Battle Among German GT Machines August 25, 2019
Schnitzer BMW jumped off from pole position, but during the second pit stop, Team WRT's Audi took the lead. The race continued with a sprint race-like pace, and WRT's Audi R8 won.
| Rank | Class | Driver (Machine) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Pro | D. Vanthoor / F. Vervisch / F. Vervisch (Audi R8 LMS GT3/19) |
| 2nd place | Pro | M. Puke / M. Engel / R. Marcelo (Mercedes AMG GT3) |
| 3rd place | Pro | D. Olsen / M. Campbell / D. Werner (Porsche 911 GT3R) |
| 4th | Pro | M. Gates / L. Stolz / Y. Pullman (Mercedes AMG GT3) |
| 5th | Pro | M. Tomczyk / N. Yelloly / A. Farfus (BMW M6 GT3) |
| 6th | Pro | Katsumasa Chiyo / J. Bird / Tsugio Matsuda (Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3/18) |
| 7th | Pro | M. Winkelhock / C. Haase / C. Mies (Audi R8 LMS GT3/19) |
| 8th | Pro | J. Pepper / S. Kane / J. Gounon (Bentley Continental GT3) |
| 9th | Pro | G. Paffett / L. Williamson / T. Bortier (Mercedes AMG GT3) |
| 10th place | Pro | Nobuharu Taniguchi / Tatsuya Kataoka / Kamui Kobayashi (Mercedes-AMG GT3) |
Winning car record / 10 hours 1 minute 51.048 seconds 5.807 km × 275 laps 1596.925 km
36 starters 32 finishers
PP was earned by A. Farfus of BMW Team Schnitzer with a time of 2 minutes 0.455 seconds. A prize of 1,000,000 yen was awarded for the PP.
#00 Mercedes-AMG Team Goodsmile topped the Super GT Award.
The "Asia Award," given to teams with two or more drivers of Asian nationality registered, was topped by #35 KCMG GT-R (Matsuda / Chiyo / Birdon).
The 49th Revival from COVID, Summer Endurance "SUZUKA 1000Km" Resumes September 14, 2025
BMW participated in the SUZUKA 1000Km with the M4 GT Evo. They etched their name in the revived 1000Km with a pole-to-win performance.
| Rank | Class | Driver (Machine) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Pro | R. Marciello / K. van der Linde / C. Weerts (BMW M4 GT Evo) |
| 2nd place | Pro | L. Vantorre / K. Estre / P. Pilet (Porsche 911 GT3R) |
| 3rd place | Pro | A. Sims / N. Catsburg / S. MacLaughlin (Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R) |
| 4th | Bro | R. Reitz / A. Au / L. Hartig (Porsche 911 GT3R) |
| 5th | Pro | A. Picariello / L. Heinrich / B. Booth (Porsche 911 GT3R) |
| 6th | Pro | A. Farfus / D. Harper / M. Hasse (BMW M4 GT Evo) |
| 7th | Pro | M. Grenier / L. Stölz / M. Martin (Porsche 911 GT3R) |
| 8th | Pro | K. Batchelor / D. Boccolacci / P. Niederhauser (Porsche 911 GT3R) |
| 9th | Bro | C. Luan / M. Austin / N. Verhagen (BMW M4 GT Evo) |
| 10th place | Pro | R. Alon / M. Getz / Kakunoshin Ota (Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo) |
2:01.740 *The qualifying time is the average time of three drivers
Winning car record / 10 hours 00 minutes 32.584 seconds 5.807 km × 170 laps 987.19 km
33 starters, 29 finishers
Origin Motorsports, who finished 6th overall, competed with a livery paying homage to Italya Porsche.
Japan Cup Race 1 was won by the Up Garage with ACR Ferrari 296GT3.
Japan Cup Race 2 was claimed by the Ponos Racing Ferrari 296GT3.
