Many machines battle with new faces!
The 2024 season of SUPER GT, Japan’s premier GT car race, began at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama Prefecture on 13-14 April 2024. The GT500 class, in which three manufacturers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda compete, is a fierce battleground where the top drivers are engaged in heated battles every race. This video introduces the cars competing in the GT500 class. In this second volume, we bring you Car No. 17 to No. 36!
Tsugio Matsuda, who has carried the ace number for many years, has moved on!
The hottest topic in the Nissan camp was probably the transfer of Tsugio Matsuda, who has been at the wheel of the Nismo No. 23 for many years, to drive the Realize Corporation ADVAN Z in the No. 24 KONDO RACING car. His partner will be Teppei Natori, who competed in GT300 with the same team in the 2023 season. The veteran and young driver duo will be aiming for victory.
Ronnie Quintarelli will remain in the No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH Z after the departure of Tsugio Matsuda, and will be partnered by new partner Katsumasa Chiyo, who moved from the No. 3 car. The two are highly regarded drivers and are expected to race well together from the opening round of the season.
Ritomo Miyata, who drove Car 36, will move his base of operations to Europe
In the Toyota camp, there will be no driver changes for No. 19 WedsSport ADVAN GR Supra and No. 37 Deloitte TOM’S GR Supra, with Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi driving No. 19 and Ukyo Sasahara and Giuliano Alesi driving No. 37. No. 36 “au TOM’S GR Supra”, which will be team-mates with No. 37, will change drivers from Ritomo Miyata to Kenta Yamashita, two drivers who know the GR Supra inside out, and should show their strength.
Young hotshot, second-year GT500 class driver Kakunoshin Ota goes to Car 17
In car No. 17, the Astemo CIVIC TYPE R-GT, Kakunoshin Ota has been chosen to partner with Kodai Tsukakoshi after Nobuharu Matsushita moved to ARTA. 2022 will see him race in the GT300 class from TEAM UPGARAGE in a Honda NSX GT3. 2023. We look forward to seeing how he will battle it out in the Civic Type R in the 2024 season.
With fascinating drivers and machines competing in the SUPER GT, you can watch the race on TV or via internet streaming, but we hope you will come to the circuit at least once to experience the powerful sounds and smells of Japan’s top-class competition.
Driving scenes of GT500 cars on video!
translated by DeepL