2013 JAF Grand Prix
The 2013 JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup was the final racing event for both the 2013 Super GT season and the 2013 Super Formula season. It took place over November 23 and November 24, 2013 at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan.
Background
[edit | edit source]The JAF Grand Prix would be the last time the current model GT500 and the current model Super Formula cars would race, as Super GT would move to unified regulations with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, while the Swift SF13 would be replaced by the Dallara SF14 for the 2014 Super Formula season.
The Balance of Performance in GT300 was once again adjusted, the GTA decided to adopt the balance of performance for GT3 cars from the Blancpain Endurance Series.[1]
Unlike the eight points-scoring races in Super GT, the Fuji Sprint Cup was run under slightly different rules.[2]
- The GT500 and GT300 classes were split into their own set of two races.
- Each driver in GT500 and GT300 would have their own 22 lap (100 km) sprint race without any mandatory pitstop.
- Standing starts were also implemented for each of the four races instead of the rolling start normally seen.
- There would be no weight ballast for any of the cars in either class.
38 cars were entered in the two Super GT classes, 15 in GT500 and 23 in GT300. The #96 Dijon Racing Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 returning to the series after having last raced in the 2013 Fuji GT 300km, while the #35 Nismo Global Athlete Team made its only appearance of the season, with Alex Buncombe and Lucas Ordóñez driving. Neither the #52 OKINAWA-IMP RACING with SHIFT Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 or the #87 JLOC Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 were entered for the JAF Grand Prix, however JLOC put Hideki Yamauchi and Hiroki Yoshimoto, the drivers of the #87 car into their #88 car.
In Super Formula with the exception of André Lotterer and Loïc Duval returning to the cars they had driven for part of the season, there were no other driver changes.
Results
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GT300 Race 1 results
[edit | edit source]The first GT300 race was held on November 23, 2013. Race result is as follows.[3]
- Fastest Lap – Alex Buncombe, #35 Nismo Athlete Global Team Nissan GT-R GT3 – 1:38.438
GT500 Race 1 results
[edit | edit source]The first GT500 race was held on November 23, 2013. Race result is as follows.[4]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Chassis | Tyre | Time/Difference | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Keihin Real Racing | Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | 34:37.791 | 22 |
| 2 | 38 | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | Japan Yuji Tachikawa | Lexus SC430 | B | +3.285 | 22 |
| 3 | 100 | Raybrig Team Kunimitsu | Japan Takashi Kogure | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +4.439 | 22 |
| 4 | 18 | Weider Dome Racing | Japan Naoki Yamamoto | Honda HSV-010 GT | M | +6.223 | 22 |
| 5 | 36 | Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S | United Kingdom James Rossiter | Lexus SC430 | B | +9.947 | 22 |
| 6 | 19 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Portugal Andre Couto | Lexus SC430 | Y | +11.218 | 22 |
| 7 | 23 | Motul Autech NISMO | Italy Ronnie Quintarelli | Nissan GT-R | M | +14.904 | 22 |
| 8 | 12 | Calsonic Team Impul | Japan Tsugio Matsuda | Nissan GT-R | B | +15.007 | 22 |
| 9 | 39 | Lexus Team DENSO SARD | Japan Juichi Wakisaka | Lexus SC430 | B | +16.582 | 22 |
| 10 | 24 | D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing | Japan Hironobu Yasuda | Nissan GT-R | Y | +21.778 | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS | Japan Yuji Kunimoto | Lexus SC430 | B | +1:16.698 | 22 |
| 12 | 32 | Epson Nakajima Racing | Japan Daisuke Nakajima | Honda HSV-010 GT | D | +1:33.909 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Japan Kosuke Matsuura | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +4 Laps | 18 |
| Ret | 1 | S-Road REITO MOLA | Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi | Nissan GT-R | M | +9 Laps | 13 |
| Ret | 37 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Italy Andrea Caldarelli | Lexus SC430 | B | +14 Laps | 8 |
- Fastest Lap – Yuji Kunimoto, #6 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS Lexus SC430 – 1:32.847
Super Formula results
[edit | edit source]The Super Formula race was held on November 24, 2013. Race result is as follows.[5]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Engine | Time/Difference | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | P.mu/cerumo・INGING | Japan Yuji Kunimoto | Toyota RV8K | 31:27.103 | 22 |
| 2 | 8 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | France Loïc Duval | Toyota RV8K | +1.632 | 22 |
| 3 | 20 | Lenovo Team Impul | Japan Tsugio Matsuda | Toyota RV8K | +2.548 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | Petronas Team TOM'S | Japan Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota RV8K | +3.750 | 22 |
| 5 | 16 | Team Mugen | Japan Naoki Yamamoto | Honda HR12E | +4.661 | 22 |
| 6 | 19 | Lenovo Team Impul | Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira | Toyota RV8K | +5.257 | 22 |
| 7 | 2 | Petronas Team TOM'S | Germany André Lotterer | Toyota RV8K | +6.209 | 22 |
| 8 | 7 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | Japan Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota RV8K | +9.293 | 22 |
| 9 | 38 | P.mu/cerumo・INGING | Japan Kohei Hirate | Toyota RV8K | +10.307 | 22 |
| 10 | 10 | HP Real Racing | Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HR12E | +17.589 | 22 |
| 11 | 3 | Kondo Racing | Japan Hironobu Yasuda | Toyota RV8K | +24.256 | 22 |
| 12 | 41 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | Japan Hideki Mutoh | Honda HR12E | +24.764 | 22 |
| 13 | 11 | HP Real Racing | Japan Yuhki Nakayama | Honda HR12E | +27.569 | 22 |
| 14 | 15 | Team Mugen | Japan Takuma Sato | Honda HR12E | +30.807 | 22 |
| 15 | 40 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | Japan Takuya Izawa | Honda HR12E | +36.873 | 22 |
| 16 | 62 | Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports | Japan Koki Saga | Toyota RV8K | +37.662 | 22 |
| 17 | 18 | KCMG | United Kingdom Richard Bradley | Toyota RV8K | +41.490 | 22 |
| 18 | 32 | Nakajima Racing | Japan Takashi Kogure | Honda HR12E | +1 Lap | 21 |
| Ret | 31 | Nakajima Racing | Japan Daisuke Nakajima | Honda HR12E | +22 Laps | 0 |
- Fastest Lap – Takuya Izawa, #40 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing – 1:25.043
GT300 Race 2 results
[edit | edit source]The second GT300 race was held on November 23, 2013. Race result is as follows.[3]
- Fastest Lap – Kazuki Hoshino, #3 NDDP Racing Nissan GT-R GT3 – 1:38.432
GT500 Race 2 results
[edit | edit source]The second GT500 race was held on November 23, 2013. Race result is as follows.[4]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Chassis | Tyre | Time/Difference | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS | Japan Kazuya Oshima | Lexus SC430 | B | 34:31.193 | 22 |
| 2 | 36 | Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S | Japan Kazuki Nakajima | Lexus SC430 | B | +0.229 | 22 |
| 3 | 12 | Calsonic Team Impul | Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira | Nissan GT-R | B | +11.921 | 22 |
| 4 | 38 | Lexus Team Zent Cerumo | Japan Kohei Hirate | Lexus SC430 | B | +13.093 | 22 |
| 5 | 100 | Raybrig Team Kunimitsu | Japan Takuya Izawa | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +18.078 | 22 |
| 6 | 17 | Keihin Real Racing | Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +19.611 | 22 |
| 7 | 39 | Lexus Team DENSO SARD | Japan Hiroaki Ishiura | Lexus SC430 | B | +20.137 | 22 |
| 8 | 18 | Weider Dome Racing | France Frédéric Makowiecki | Honda HSV-010 GT | M | +30.479 | 22 |
| 9 | 19 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Japan Seiji Ara | Lexus SC430 | Y | +31.473 | 22 |
| 10 | 24 | D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing | Germany Michael Krumm | Nissan GT-R | Y | +32.681 | 22 |
| 11 | 37 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Japan Daisuke Ito | Lexus SC430 | B | +38.937 | 22 |
| 12 | 32 | Epson Nakajima Racing | Japan Ryo Michigami | Honda HSV-010 GT | D | +42.993 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +43.116 | 22 |
| 14 | 23 | Motul Autech NISMO | Japan Masataka Yanagida | Nissan GT-R | M | +43.634 | 22 |
| 15 | 1 | S-Road REITO MOLA | Japan Satoshi Motoyama | Nissan GT-R | M | +1:33.225 | 22 |
- Fastest Lap – Kazuya Oshima, #6 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS Lexus SC430 – 1:32.627
JAF Grand Prix point rankings
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Super GT official website (in English)
- Japanese Championship Super Formula official website (in English)