The 2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the tenth season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the twentieth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class drivers' champions of 2002 were Juichi Wakisaka and Akira Iida driving the No. 6 Esso Team LeMans Toyota Supra, and the teams' champion was Honda team Mugen x Dome Project with their No. 16 Mugen NSX and No. 18 Takata Dome NSX.[1] The GT300 class drivers' champions were the No. 31 ARTA with A'PEX Toyota MR-S driven by Morio Nitta and Shinichi Takagi.
Drivers and teams
GT500
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GT300
| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verno Tokai Dream28 | Honda | Honda NSX | Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 | 2 |  Kazuho Takahashi |
Y | All |
| Akira Watanabe |
All | ||||||
| Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 3 | Tetsuya Yamano |
Y | All |
| Masataka Yanagida |
All | ||||||
| Zipspeed | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Corvette C4 | Chevrolet L98 5.7 L V8 | 4 | Izumi Yoshida |
D | All |
| Toshiyuki Yamamoto |
2 | ||||||
| Naohiro Furuya |
2–3, 5–6, 8 | ||||||
| A&S Racing | Mosler | Mosler MT900R | Chevrolet LS1 5.7 L V8 | 5 | Tetsuji Tamanaka |
Y | All |
| "Gō Mifune" |
All | ||||||
| RE Amemiya Racing | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor | 7 | Haruhiko Matsumoto |
Y | All |
| Nobuteru Taniguchi |
1–7 | ||||||
| Takayuki Kinoshita |
8 | ||||||
| Team Daikokuya | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 9 | Yosuke Shimoshima |
Y | 1–4, 8 |
| Tsunefumi Hiki |
1 | ||||||
| Masanobu Takenaka |
2–5, 8 | ||||||
| Akihiko Tsutsumi |
5 | ||||||
| Amprex Motorsports | BMW | BMW M3 (E46) | BMW M52 3.2 L I6 | 15 | Genji Hashimoto |
BF | All |
 Charles Kwan |
All | ||||||
| TOM'S Spirit | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 17 | Masahiro Matsunaga |
Y | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Ken Namekawa |
1–3, 5–8 | ||||||
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | Minoru Tanaka |
Y | All |
| Satoshi Goto |
All | ||||||
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW | BMW M3 CSL | BMW S50B32 3.2 L I6 | 21 | Yasushi Kikuchi |
D | All |
| Mikio Hitotsuyama |
1, 7 | ||||||
| Yasushi Hitotsuyama |
2–6, 8 | ||||||
| Team Taisan | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 24 | Hideo Fukuyama |
Y | All |
| Mitsuhiro Kinoshita |
All | ||||||
| 26 | Atsushi Yogo |
All | |||||
| Kazuyushi Nishizawa |
All | ||||||
| 28 | Yutaka Yamagishi |
All | |||||
| Yukihiro Hane |
1, 3–8 | ||||||
| Jukuchou Sunako |
2 | ||||||
| Chrysler | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 | 55 | Eiji Yamada |
All | ||
| Takashi Shimizu |
1–2, 5–8 | ||||||
| Takayuki Kinoshita |
3–4 | ||||||
| ARTA with A'PEX | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 31 | Morio Nitta |
BF | All |
| Shinichi Takagi |
All | ||||||
| Auto Staff Racing | Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 51 | Naofumi Omoto |
Y | 3–5, 7–8 |
| Masanobu Kato |
3–5, 7 | ||||||
| Akira Ishikawa |
8 | ||||||
| R&D Sport | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 61 | Yasuo Miyagawa |
D | 1–5 |
| Hiroaki Suga |
1, 3 | ||||||
| Tsubasa Kurosawa |
2 | ||||||
| Atsushi Katsumasa |
4–5 | ||||||
| 62 | |||||||
| Shinsuke Shibahara |
1 | ||||||
| Shogo Mitsuyama |
1 | ||||||
| Vemac | Vemac RD320R | Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 | |||||
| Shinsuke Shibahara |
2–8 | ||||||
| Shogo Mitsuyama |
2–8 | ||||||
| Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 63 | "OSAMU" |
All | ||
| Takamasa Nakagawa |
All | ||||||
| Team Revolution | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor | 66 | Tetsuya Shimizu |
Y | 5, 6, 8 |
| Shinji Abe |
5 | ||||||
| Mutsumi Shiono |
6, 8 | ||||||
| Team Gaikokuya | Porsche | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 70 | Yoshimi Ishibashi |
D | All |
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1–5 | ||||||
| Seiichi Sodeyama |
6 | ||||||
| Nobuo Komiya |
7–8 | ||||||
| SigmaTec Racing Team | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 71 | Keita Sawa |
D | All |
| Guts Jyonai |
All | ||||||
| Cusco Racing | Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 | 77 | Katsuo Kobayashi |
Y | All |
| Tatsuya Tanigawa |
All | ||||||
| Team Daishin | Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 81 | Nobuyuki Ohyagi |
Y | All |
| Takayuki Aoki |
All | ||||||
| KRAFT | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 86 | Masaoki Nagashima |
D | All |
| Koji Matsuda |
All | ||||||
| Dentaire ProJet Racing | Ferrari | Ferrari 360 | Ferrari F131B 3.6 L V8 | 360 | Seigo Nishizawa |
Y | 1–3, 5, 7–8 |
| Kota Sasaki |
1–3, 5, 7–8 | ||||||
| 910 Racing | Porsche | Porsche 996 GT3 RS | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 910 | Hideshi Matsuda |
Y | All |
| Yasuo Miyagawa |
1 | ||||||
 Adam Wilcox |
2–8 | ||||||
| 911 | Akira Hirakawa |
All | |||||
| Toshihide Hashimura |
1 | ||||||
| Shigemitsu Haga |
2–3, 6, 8 | ||||||
| Jukuchou Sunako |
5, 7 | ||||||
Schedule
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT Championship in TI | TI Circuit |
April 14 |
| 2 | All Japan Fuji GT Race | Fuji Speedway |
May 4 |
| 3 | SUGO GT Championship | Sportsland SUGO |
May 26 |
| 4 | Tmtouch Japan GT Championship Malaysia |  Sepang Circuit |
June 23 |
| 5 | Japan Special GT Cup | Fuji Speedway |
July 28 |
| 6 | Motegi GT Championship Race | Twin Ring Motegi |
September 15 |
| 7 | CP Mine GT Race | Mine Circuit |
October 27 |
| 8 | Suzuka GT 300 km | Suzuka Circuit |
November 17 |
Season results
Standings
GT500 class
Drivers' standings
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Qualifying | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Fastest Lap | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Teams' standings
For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.[2]
| Rank | Team | No. | TAI |
FUJ |
SUG |
SEP |
FUJ |
MOT |
MIN |
SUZ |
PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mugen x Dome Project | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 96 |
| 18 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Esso Toyota Team LeMans | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| 3 | Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing | 64 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 74 |
| 4 | Toyota Team Cerumo | 33 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 69 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Toyota Team TOM'S | 36 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 65 |
| 37 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 16 | |||
| 6 | Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft | 100 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 63 |
| 7 | Nismo | 22 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 62 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 8 | |||
| 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 46 |
| 9 | Toyota Team SARD | 39 | 3 | Ret | 12 | DSQ | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Tsuchiya Engineering | 25 | 6 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 11 | Hitotsuyama Racing | 76 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 27 |
| 12 | Team Impul | 12 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | Kraft | 35 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | Team Take One | 30 | 16 | 9 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 2 | |
| - | JLOC | 88 | DNQ | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| - | HKS | 87 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 0 | |||
| Rank | Team | No. | TAI |
FUJ |
SUG |
SEP |
FUJ |
MOT |
MIN |
SUZ |
PTS |
GT300 class (Top 5)
Drivers
| Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morio Nitta Shinichi Takagi |
#31 ARTA A'PEX Toyota MR-S | 75 | 1 |
| 2 | Shogo Mitsuyama Shinsuke Shibahara |
#62 R&D Sport Vemac RD320R | 73 | 3 |
| 3 | Masataka Yanagida Tetsuya Yamano |
#3 Hasemi Motorsports Nissan Silvia | 70 | 1 |
| 4 | Hideo Fukuyama Mitsuhiro Kinoshita |
#24 Advan Team Taisan Porsche 996 | 65 | 1 |
| 5 | Takayuki Aoki Noboyuki Oyagi |
#81 Team Daishin Nissan Silvia | 56 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "【JGTC第8戦】トヨタ/ホンダでタイトルを分け合う……最終戦". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ↑ "JGTC 2002 Team Ranking". supergt.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
External links
- Super GT/JGTC official race archive (in Japanese)
- 2002 season results
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