The 2016 D1 Grand Prix series is the sixteenth season for the D1 Grand Prix series and the eleventh for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. The season began on March 26 at Odaiba Tokyo Street Course for the D1GP[1] and ended on October 23 at the same course with Daigo Saito winning his second Championship and began on April 16 for D1SL at Bihoku Highland Circuit.[2] and ended on November 20 at Nikko Circuit with Katsuhiro Ueo winning his first D1SL Championship by cancellation, due to a fatal incident that happened during morning practice.[3]
Schedule edit
| Round | Venue | Location | Date | Winner | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1GP | D1SL | |||||
| 1 | Odaiba | Tokyo Prefecture | March 26–27 | Daigo Saito[4] | Toyota JZX100 | |
| 1 | Bihoku Highland Circuit | Hiroshima Prefecture | April 16–17 | Katsuhiro Ueo | Nissan Silvia S15 | |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway | Shizuoka Prefecture | April 23–24 | Daigo Saito[5] | Toyota JZX100 | |
| 2 | Ebisu Circuit | Fukushima Prefecture | May 28–29 | Katsuhiro Ueo | Nissan Silvia S15 | |
| 3 | Tsukuba Circuit | Ibaraki Prefecture | June 25 | Daigo Saito[6] | Toyota JZX100 | |
| 4 | June 26 | Tomohiro Murayama[7] | Nissan S14 | |||
| 3 | Meihan Sportsland | Nara Prefecture | July 9–10 | Junya Ishikawa | Nissan S14 | |
| 5 | Ebisu Circuit | Fukushima Prefecture | August 6 | Daigo Saito[8] | Toyota JZX100 | |
| 6 | August 7 | Tomohiro Murayama[9] | Nissan S14 | |||
| 4 | Maze Sea Circuit | Niigata Prefecture | August 20–21 | Katsuhiro Ueo | Nissan Silvia S15 | |
| 5 | Seto Inland Sea Circuit | Ehime Prefecture | October 15–16 | Takatoshi Imamaeda | Nissan Silvia S14 | |
| 7 | Odaiba | Tokyo Prefecture | October 22–23 | Daigo Saito | Toyota JZX100 | |
| 6 | Nikko Circuit | Tochigi Prefecture | November 19–20 | Event Cancelled | Event Cancelled | |
Drivers' rankings edit
D1GP edit
References edit
- ^ "2016 Schedule". d1gp.co.jp. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Event Schedule". d1sl.jp. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Professional Drifting Has Its First Known Fatality". blackflag.jalopnik.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Round 1 Report". d1gp.co.jp. March 27, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Round 2 Report". d1gp.co.jp. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Round 3 Report". d1gp.co.jp. June 25, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Round 4 Report". d1gp.co.jp. June 26, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Round 5 Report". d1gp.co.jp. August 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Round 6 Report". d1gp.co.jp. August 7, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)