1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship

The 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1988 champion was the #27 From A Racing Porsche 962C driven by Hideki Okada.

Schedule edit

All races were held in Japan.

Round	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Fuji 500 km	Fuji Speedway	3 March
2	Suzuka 500 km	Suzuka Circuit	10 April
3	All Japan Fuji 1000 km	Fuji Speedway	1 May
4	JAF Grand Prix All Japan Fuji 500 Miles	Fuji Speedway	24 July
5	International Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka Circuit	28 August
6	WEC-Japan	Fuji Speedway	9 October

Entry list edit

C/LD-1 edit

For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Alpha Nova Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	1	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Y	All
Alpha Nova Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	1	Kazuo Mogi	Y	All
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Toyota	TOM'S 86C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	3	Steven Andskär	D	1–3
		TOM'S 86C			Andrew Gilbert-Scott		1–3
		Toyota 87C			Steven Andskär		4–6
		Toyota 87C			Andrew Gilbert-Scott		4–6
Leyton House Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	15	Kaoru Hoshino	B	All
					Masahiko Kageyama		All
					Naoki Nagasaka		1–4, 6
				16	Kris Nissen		1–4
					Harald Grohs		1–2
					Bruno Giacomelli		3–6
					Naoki Nagasaka		5
					Oscar Larrauri		6
Nissan Motorsports	Nissan	Nissan R88C	Nissan VRH30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8	23	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	B	All
					Kenji Takahashi		All
					Win Percy		3
					Toshio Suzuki		5
					Allan Grice		6
				32	Masahiro Hasemi		All
					Aguri Suzuki		All
					Allan Grice		3
Team Schuppan	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	25	Eje Elgh	D	All
Team Schuppan	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	25	Maurizio Sandro Sala	D	All
From A Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	27	Hideki Okada	B	All
From A Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	27	Stanley Dickens	B	All
Toyota Team TOM'S	Toyota	Toyota 88C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	36	Geoff Lees	B	1–3
					Masanori Sekiya		1–3
					Keiichi Suzuki		3
		Toyota 88C-V	Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8		Geoff Lees		4–6
					Masanori Sekiya		4–6
					Keiichi Suzuki		4–6
		Toyota 88C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	37	Paolo Barilla		1–5
					Tiff Needell		1, 3–5
					Stefan Johansson		2
					Hitoshi Ogawa		3–5
		Toyota 88C-V	Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8		Paolo Barilla		6
					Stefan Johansson		6
					Hitoshi Ogawa		6
SARD	SARD	SARD MC88S	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	50	Shuroku Sasaki	D	All
					Tsunehisa Asai		1–5
					Jochen Dauer		6
					Martin Donnelly		6
Omron Racing [ja]	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	55	Price Cobb	D	1, 3–6
					Kenny Acheson		1–5
					Emanuele Pirro		2
					Klaus Ludwig		6
Person's Racing	March	March 86G March 88G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	85	Anders Olofsson	Y	1–5
					Takao Wada		1–5
					Toshio Suzuki		3, 6
					Akio Morimoto		4–6
Team LeMans	March	March 88G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	86	Anders Olofsson	Y	6
Team LeMans	March	March 88G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	86	Takao Wada	Y	6
Trust Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	99	Keiichi Suzuki	D	1
				99	Franz Konrad		1
				100	Vern Schuppan		All
					George Fouché		All
					Sarel van der Merwe		6
Mazdaspeed	Mazda	Mazda 757 Mazda 767	Mazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor Mazda RE13J 2.6 L 4-rotor	201	Takashi Yorino	D	2–6
					Yoshimi Katayama		2–6
					Yojiro Terada		2–3, 5
					Pierre Dieudonné		4, 6
				202	Yojiro Terada		1, 4, 6
				202	David Kennedy		1, 4, 6
				207	Takashi Yorino		1
				207	Yojiro Terada		1
Shizumatsu Racing	Mazda	Mazda 757	Mazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor	230	Shuji Fujii	D	All
					Tetsuji Shiratori		1, 3–6
					Terumitsu Fujieda		2–4, 6
					Kaoru Iida		5

B/LD-2 edit

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Cactus Racing	MCS	MCS Guppy	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4	30	Iwao Sugai	D	4
Cactus Racing	MCS	MCS Guppy	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4	30	Hiroshi Sugai	D	4
Unicorn Racing	MCS	MCS Guppy	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	101	Masami Shirai	Y	1–2
Unicorn Racing	MCS	MCS Guppy	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	101	Shunji Abe	Y	1–2
British Barn Racing Team	British Barn	British Barn JTK 63C	Ford DFL 3.3 L V8	151	Jiro Yoneyama	D	All
					Kiyoshi Misaki		1, 5–6
					Hideo Fukuyama		2–6
					Hisatoyo Goto		3

A/LD-3 edit

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Fujitsubo	Hiro	Hiro HRS-3	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	2	Kozo Okumura	B	5
Fujitsubo	Hiro	Hiro HRS-3	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	2	Tomiko Yoshikawa	B	5
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 254	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	5	Toshihiro Fukuzawa	D	4
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 254	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	5	Shigeru Miura	D	4
West Racing Cars	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	6	Seiichi Sodeyama	D	2
					Yoshiyuki Ogura		2
					Tomokazu Tomimasu		5
					Hiroaki Ishii		5
					Shigeo Torige		5
Chubu Jidosha Racing	Toyota	Toyota Corolla Levin	Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4	6	Masami Ishikawa	D	4
					Toshiro Shiino		4
					Naozumi Ito		4
Moditt Racing Team	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	7	Ryuichi Natsukawa	D	5
					Toshihiko Nogami		5
					Junichi Ikura		5
Keiichi Kosaka	West	West 85S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	9	Keiichi Kosaka	D	2
					Masayoshi Furuya		2
					Soichiro Tanaka		2
RS Yamada	West	West 83S-II	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	14	Junji Okada	D	2
RS Yamada	West	West 83S-II	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	14	Mitsuo Yamamoto	D	2
ERC	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	17	Ryosuke Nozaki	D	5
					Seiichi Sodeyama		5
					Masami Miyoshi		5
Goro Suzuki^{[N 1]}	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	21	Keiichi Mizutani	D	2, 5
					Norizaki Tomiyasu		2, 5
					Keiichi Kosaka		5
Cactus Racing	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 254	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	30	Iwao Sugai	D	1, 3
					Hiroshi Sugai		1, 3
					Yu Konishi		3
Auto Innan	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	30	Seiji Imoto	Y	2, 5
					Tadao Yamauchi		2, 5
					Masauki Sunada		5
Horii Racing Sport	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	31	Nobuyoshi Horii	Y	2
					Tadao Shinya		2
					Hajime Kajiwara		2
Limit/ADVAN	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	66	Zenkichi Maruko	Y	5
Limit/ADVAN	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	66	Kazuki Yamaguchi	Y	5
Valvoline	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	67	Tsuguaki Ogura	D	5
					Yoshiyuki Ogura		5
					Hiromi Nishizawa		5
Expert Endo Shokai	Nissan	Nissan Sunny	Nissan A12 1.3 L I4	71	Yoshiaki Jitsukawa	D	1, 3–4
					Shinya Nishizawa		1, 3–4
					Masao Endo		1
					Michie Shinbori		3
Kazuo Ukita	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	77	Kazuo Ukita	D	2
					Norihiro Takeda		2
					Hiroshi Yonetani		2
Yoshifumi Yamazaki	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	87	Yoshifumi Yamazaki	D	2, 5
					Masaki Ohashi		2, 5
					Naoto Chikada		5
Totomi Byoin	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	88	Hajime Oshiro	D	5
Totomi Byoin	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	88	Soichiro Tanaka		5

Season results edit

Season results as follows:^[1]

Round	Circuit	Winning Team
Round	Circuit	Winning Drivers
1	Mt. Fuji	#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C
1	Mt. Fuji	Hideki Okada Stanley Dickens
2	Suzuka Circuit Report	#25 Rothmans Team Schuppan Porsche 962C
2	Suzuka Circuit Report	Maurizio Sandro Sala Eje Elgh
3	Mt. Fuji Report	#16 Leyton House Racing Porsche 962C
3	Mt. Fuji Report	Bruno Giacomelli Kris Nissen
4	Mt. Fuji	#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C
4	Mt. Fuji	Hideki Okada Stanley Dickens
5	Suzuka Circuit Report	#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C
5	Suzuka Circuit Report	Hideki Okada Stanley Dickens
6	Mt. Fuji Report	#1 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jaguar XJR-9
6	Mt. Fuji Report	Martin Brundle John Nielsen Eddie Cheever

Point Ranking edit

Drivers edit

Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins	Distance
1	Hideki Okada	#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C	80	3	2314.39 km
2	Stanley Dickens	#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C	80	3	1641.05 km
3	Price Cobb	#55 Omron Racing Porsche 962C	50	0
4	Kunimitsu Takahashi	#1 Alpha Nova Porsche 962C	48	0	2098.01 km
5	Kazuo Mogi	#1 Alpha Nova Porsche 962C	48	0	1355.2 km
6	Kris Nissen	#16 Leyton House Racing Porsche 962C	47	1

Makes edit

Rank	Make	Points	Wins
1	Porsche	115	5
2	March-Nissan	36	0
3	Toyota	28	0
4	Mazda	20	0
5	Jaguar	20	1
6	SARD-Toyota	8	0
7	Sauber-Mercedes	8	0

Notes edit

^ Competed as #48 in Rd. 2

References edit

^ "JSPC 1988". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

External links edit

1988 全日本スポーツプロトタイプカー耐久選手権 (in Japanese)

[1] Competed as #48 in Rd. 2

[2] "JSPC 1988". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

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