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2023 D1 Grand Prix series

2023 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series is the 23rd season of D1 Grand Prix. Started in May 13 in Okuibuki Motorpark and finished at Odaiba in November 12.[1]

Masashi Yokoi is the series reigning champion.

Hideyuki Fujino win both Overall and Tanso series championship for the second time.

Schedule edit

Calendar released by D1GP[1]

Round Venue Date
Kick Off Drift Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture January 14 & 15
0 (Exhibition) Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture April 23
1 Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga Prefecture May 13
2 May 14
3 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture June 24
4 June 25
5 Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima Prefecture August 26
6 August 27
7 Autopolis, Oita Prefecture October 28
8 October 29
9 Odaiba, Tokyo Bay November 11
10 November 12

Changes edit

  • Fuji Speedway will only held an exhibition event rather than championship round as previous season.
  • Odaiba returned to host D1GP round for the first time since 2018 season, 2019 was the last time D1GP ever held any event at Odaiba as the venue was in use for 2020 Summer Olympics. The round will be certified as JAF CUP.[2]
  • After 1 year absent D1GP planned to return to Tsukuba Circuit.
  • Okuibuki and Ebisu round will held alongside D1 Lights.

Drivers and Teams edit

Team No Driver Machine Tires Rounds
D-MAX RACING TEAM 70   Masashi Yokoi Nissan Silvia (S15) Goodride All
46   Masao Suenaga Nissan Silvia (S15) All
TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT 88   Masato Kawabata Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyo Tires All
66   Hideyuki Fujino Toyota GR86 (ZN8) All
VALINO x N-STYLE 99   Naoki Nakamura Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Valino All
TEAM MORI 52   Yusuke Kitaoka Toyota Mark II (JZX100) Shibatire All
SHIBATA RACING TEAM 31   Koudai Sobagiri Infiniti Q60 Shibatire All
18   Tetsuya Hibino Toyota GR86 (ZN8) All
SHIBATA RACING SEIMI STYLE DRIFT 2   Seimi Tanaka Nissan Silvia (S15) All
+Leno Racing watanabe 77   Hokuto Matsuyama Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Toyo Tires All
TMS RACING G-MEISTER 16   Koji Yamaguchi BMW 3-Series (E92) Valino All
79   Kojiro Mekuwa BMW 3-Series (E92) All
FAT FIVE RACING 87   Daigo Saito Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Goodride 1-2
Shibatire 3-10
DRIFT STAR RACING X RACING GEAR 98   Hiroki Vito Nissan Silvia (S13) Valino/ Drift Star All
VALINO VAZESTRA 15   Katsuhiro Ueo Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino 1-8
Z CHALLENGER x BOOSTAR 69   Ryusei Akiba Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino All
75   Yumeto Hatanaka Toyota Chaser (JZX100) 5-10
TEAM RE雨宮 ﾏﾂﾓﾄｷﾖｼ APA 7   Yukio Matsui Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Toyo Tires All
RS WATANABE SPEEDMASTER 43   Yoshifumi Tadokoro Toyota AE86 Habilead All
51   Teruyoshi Iwai Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Federal All
Mercury 車楽人 VALINO 38   Sayaka Shimoda Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino All
GP SPORTS 56   Takahiro Mori Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Valino All
WEINS Toyota Kanagawa x OREDA RACING 90   Genki Mogami Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) Yokohama All
Team VERTEX x NEXZTER x D2D 78   Takahiro Ueno Lexus RC Goodride 1-2
Shibatire 3-10
95   Daychapon Toyingcharoen Toyota Soarer (Z30) Toyo Tires 1-4
Nissan Silvia (S15) 5-8
Repair Create x 326Power 11   Mitsuru Murakami Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Shibatire All
TEAM TNR 30   Tetsuro Nakata Toyota Mark II (JZX100) Zestino 3-4
GUNSAI Racing SHIBATIRE 27   Takeshi Mogi Nissan Silvia (S15) Shibatire All
EWALU RACING SHIBATIRE 84   Masakazu Hashi Nissan Skyline (R34) Shibatire 1-2,9-10
HIRANO TIRE ★ VALINO RACING 8   Tetsuya Kume Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino All
93   Hiroki Kano Nissan Silvia (S15) All
FORGEDcrew x SATO RANCH 9   Wataru Yamamoto Nissan Silvia (S15) Shibatire 3-10
DSL.com 86   Shigehisa Sasayama Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Valino 3-6,9-10
Toyota Chaser (JZX100) 7-8
Team miyaseimitsu 38   Hisashi Saito Nissan Silvia (S15) Valino 5-6
浅井工業 SP security レーシングチーム 6   Akinori Utsumi Nissan Silvia (S15) TBA 3-4,8-10
MUSEE PLATINUM DxD 12   Sumika Kubokawa Nissan 180SX (RPS13) Shibatire All
HIROSHIMA TOYOTA Team DRoo-P 55   Kazuya Matsukawa Toyota Sprinter (AE85) Dunlop All
33   Junya Ishikawa Toyota GR86 (ZN8) All
TBA 29   Yuji Saito Nissan Silvia (S15) TBA 1-2,9-10
GOODRIDE x NEXZTER 45   Chanatpon Kerdpiam Nissan Silvia (S15) Goodride 1-6,9-10
Hot Wheels x Rocket Bunny Racing 39  Toshiki Nagai Nissan Silvia (S13) Toyo Tires 3-10
NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT 63   Konpichit Toyingcharoen Nissan 180SX (RPS13) 5-10
89   Lattapon Keawchin Toyota Supra (J29/DB) 5-8
Toyota GR86 (ZN8) 9-10

Changes edit

  • D-MAX changes their tire supplier to Goodride, ending 7 year partnership with Nankang.[3]
  • Naoki Nakamura return as Valino's works driver alongside Katsuhiro Ueo and will debut a newly build 2JZ powered GR86.[4]
  • On Toyo Tires talkshow at 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon, Daigo Saito announce that he will be using Toyo Tires for this season replacing Yokohama.[5] but on first round he's using Goodride instead of Toyo. He will also compete under Fat Five Racing team after TMAR fell through in 2021. For round 3 onwards Daigo use Shibatire and would be supported by them.[6]
  • After 2 years out of D1GP, Tetsuya Hibino return as Shibatire Racing Team second driver and will be driving a Toyota GR86 previously driven by Koudai Sobagiri in Formula Drift Japan[7] he replace Masakazu Hashi who will compete as privateer and still using Shibatire. On later date Seimi Tanaka is announced to be joining the team and Shibatire will support Yusuke Kitaoka, Masakazu Hashi, Takeshi Mogi, Wataru Yamamoto and Sumika Kubokawa as tire supplier.[8]
  • Both Team G-Meister driver Koji Yamaguchi and Kojiro Mekuwa will participate in E92 BMW 3 Series with support from TMS Racing and entered as "TMS RACING G-MESITER", Kazumi Takahashi planned to pariticipate as spot driver but never participate throughout the season.[9]
  • Hiroki Vito will compete under Team Drift Star x RG.[10]
  • RE Amemiya reform partnership with their old JGTC sponsor Matsumoto Kiyoshi as their main sponsor.[11]
  • Takahiro Mori switch tires from Vitour to Valino.
  • Mitsuru Murakami replace his car to Toyota GR86
  • Genki Mogami graduate from D1 Lights and elected to be the driver for WEINS Toyota Kanagawa x OREDA! Racing after an audition held by Oreda Racing.[12]
  • Takahiro Ueno planned to debut his second Lexus RC with aim of it being lighter than his previous car. He will be joined by returning Daychapon Toyingcharoen who will borrowing Toyota Soarer from Ueno but later fielding his own S15 Silvia.
  • Hirano Tire ★ Valino entered Tetsuya Kume and Hiroki Kano with both driver using a Nissan Silvia S15.[13]
  • Wataru Yamamoto will compete in a S15 Silvia replacing A90 Supra he use in 2022.[14]
  • Shigehisa Sasayama will use Toyota GR86 previously driven by Hokuto Matsuyama in Formula Drift Japan.
  • Former D1 Ladies League champions, Sumika Kubokawa will make her debut in D1GP, Kubokawa had previously competed in D1 Street Legal and D1 Lights.[15]
  • Team Droo-P returned to D1GP after last competing in 2018 with Kazuya Matsukawa and Junya Ishikawa as driver both returning to D1GP along with Dunlop.[16]
  • Yumeto Hatanaka graduate from D1 Lights to join Ryusei Akiba in Z CHALLENGER x BOOSTAR Team.
  • Chanatpon Kerdiam make his returm to D1GP.[3]
  • Toshiki Nagai makes his debut with Hot Wheels x Rocket Bunny Racing driving an S13 Silvia starting from round 3.
  • NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT enter 2 Thai driver Konpichit Toyingcharoen and Lattapon Keawchin, debuting from round 5.

Results and Point Standing edit

Results edit

Round Event Winner Report
Solo Run Battle
Kick Off Drift Kick Off Drift Exhibition only
0 (Exhibition) D1GP Round Zero Hideyuki Fujino Hideyuki Fujino [17]
1 Okuibuki Drift Seimi Tanaka Masashi Yokoi [18]
2† Masashi Yokoi Masashi Yokoi [19]
3 Tsukuba Drift Koudai Sobagiri Katsuhiro Ueo [20]
4 Koudai Sobagiri Koudai Sobagiri [21]
5 Ebisu Drift Hideyuki Fujino Masato Kawabata [22]
6 Hokuto Matsuyana Hideyuki Fujino [23]
7 Autopolis Drift Naoki Nakamura Masao Suenaga [24]
8 Naoki Nakamura Naoki Nakamura [25]
9 Tokyo Drift Junya Ishikawa Hideyuki Fujino [26]
10 Hideyuki Fujino Hokuto Matsuyama [27]

Overall Drivers' Ranking edit

Rank. Driver Okuibuki Tsukuba Ebisu Autopolis Odaiba Total
RD.1 RD.2† RD.3 RD.4 RD.5 RD.6 RD.7 RD.8 RD.9 RD.10
1 Hideyuki Fujino 12 3 13 11 17 28 10 - 27 25 146
2 Hokuto Matsuyama 18 6 21 1 12 25 13 - 13 25 134
3 Naoki Nakamura 11 - DSQ 7 16 18 22 29 21 - 124
4 Seimi Tanaka 17 4 12 12 18 12 22 　 11 9 117
5 Koudai Sobagiri - 10 12 29 - 10 19 20 9 - 109
6 Masao Suenaga 21 9 9 4 - - 27 - 7 10 87
7 Tetsuya Hibino - 12 2 24 10 16 1 11 1 - 77
8 Masashi Yokoi 28 15 DSQ DSQ 3 14 - 11 - 3 74
9 Masato Kawabata - 3 - 13 26 - 5 12 - 13 72
10 Hiroki Vito 16 7 11 8 - 4 6 13 - - 65
11 Katsuhiro Ueo - 5 25 17 - - 12 5 - - 64
12 Mitsuru Murakami 6 4 - - 24 6 4 - 6 11 61
13 Ryusei Akiba - - - - - - 11 21 10 16 58
14 Yusuke Kitaoka 8 - - 6 1 10 - - 19 12 56
15 Kojiro Mekuwa 1 - 17 - 7 3 7 - 12 - 47
16 Junya Ishikawa - - - - 4 11 - 1 22 7 45
17 Teruyoshi Iwai 10 1 4 - 11 1 - 6 3 - 36
18 Chanatpon Kerdpiam (S) 5 2 6 10 10 - - - - - 33
19 Daigo Saito 3 2 - - 6 2 - 17 - 2 32
20 Yukio Matsui - - 3 - - - - - 5 18 26
21 Yuji Saito 10 6 - - - - - - 4 - 20
22 Tetsuya Kume - - 10 5 - 5 - - - - 20
23 Takahiro Mori - - - - 5 7 - 7 - - 19
24 Sayaka Shimoda 4 - - - 2 - - 10 - - 16
25 Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond) - 1 1 - - - - - - 11 13
26 Kazuya Matsukawa - - - - - - - 4 - 5 9
27 Sumika Kubokawa - - - - - - 8 - - - 8
28 Genki Mogami - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 6
29 Lattapon Keawchin (Pop) - - - - - - - - - 4 4
30 Hirotaka Kanou 2 - - - - - - - 2 - 4
31 Yumeto Hatanaka - - - - - - 2 2 - - 4
32 Koji Yamaguchi - - - - - - - 3 - - 3
33 Akinori Utsumi - - - 2 - - - - - - 2
34 Takeshi Mogi - - - - - - - - - 1 1

Tanso Drivers' Ranking edit

Rank. Driver Okuibuki Tsukuba Ebisu Autopolis Odaiba Total
RD.1 RD.2 RD.3 RD.4 RD.5 RD.6 RD.7 RD.8 RD.9 RD.10
1 Hideyuki Fujino 12 5 13 6 20 16 6 - 15 20 113
2 Koudai Sobagiri - 15 20 20 - 8 16 15 14 - 108
3 Seimi Tanaka 20 7 8 8 12 12 14 - 11 15 107
4 Hokuto Matsuyama 8 11 12 1 13 20 13 - 13 12 103
5 Naoki Nakamura 7 - 0 12 10 13 20 20 4 - 86
6 Masao Suenaga 13 14 15 4 - - 15 - 10 2 73
7 Mitsuru Murakami 11 8 - - 16 7 4 - 7 16 69
8 Masashi Yokoi 16 20 0 0 4 14 - 5 - 6 65
9 Hiroki Vito 3 13 7 13 　 5 8 13 - - 62
10 Yusuke Kitaoka 14 - - 10 1 15 - 0 16 4 60
11 Tetsuya Hibino - 16 4 16 3 3 1 16 1 - 60
12 Masato Kawabata - 6 - 11 14 - 5 10 - 8 54
13 Kojiro Mekuwa 1 - 14 - 11 4 11 - 12 - 53
14 Junya Ishikawa - - - - 5 11 - - 20 14 50
15 Chanatpon Kerdpiam (S) 10 3 11 5 15 - - - - - 44
16 Katsuhiro Ueo - 10 1 14 - - 10 7 - - 42
17 Daigo Saito 5 4 - - 8 2 - 14 - 5 38
18 Teruyoshi Iwai 4 1 6 - 7 1 - 11 3 - 33
19 Yuji Saito 15 12 - - - - - - 5 - 32
20 Ryusei Akiba - - - - - - 7 6 8 7 28
21 Takahiro Mori - - - - 6 10 - 12 - - 28
22 Yukio Matsui - - 5 - - - - - 6 13 24
23 Tetsuya Kume - - 3 7 - 6 - - - - 16
24 Kazuya Matsukawa - - - - - - - 4 - 11 15
25 Sumika Kubokawa - - - - - - 12 - - - 12
26 Lattapon Keawchin (Pop) - - - - - - - - - 10 10
27 Sayaka Shimoda 6 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 9
28 Daychapon Toyingcharoen (pon) - 2 2 - - - - - - 3 7
29 Genki Mogami - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 6
30 Hirotaka Kano 2 - - - - - - - 2 - 4
31 Yuto Hatanaka - - - - - - 2 2 - - 4
32 Koji Yamaguchi - - - - - - - 3 - - 3
33 Akinori Utsumi - - - 2 - - - - - - 2
34 Takeshi Mogi - - - - - - - - - 1 1

Teams' Ranking edit

Rank. Team Okuibuki Tsukuba Ebisu Autopolis Odaiba Total
RD.1 RD.2 RD.3 RD.4 RD.5 RD.6 RD.7 RD.8 RD.9 RD.10
1 TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT 6 2 6 6 26 26 6 6 26 20 130
2 +LenoRacing watanabe 15 3 20 3 6 20 6 - 6 26 105
3 D-MAX RACING TEAM 26 13 3 3 3 6 26 6 3 6 95
4 TEAM VALINO × N-style 6 - 0 3 10 15 15 26 20 - 95
5 SHIBATIRE RACING - 10 3 26 6 10 10 15 3 - 83
6 SHIBATIRE RACING SEIMI STYLE D 6 2 6 6 15 6 20 - 6 3 70
7 VALINO VAZESTRA - 3 26 10 - - 6 3 - - 48
8 Z CHALLENGER × BOOSTAR - - - - - - 6 20 6 10 42
9 Repair Create × 326power 3 2 - - 20 3 3 - 3 3 37
10 DRIFT STAR Racing × RACING GEAR 10 3 6 3 - 3 3 6 - - 34
11 TMS Racing Team G-meister 3 - 10 - 3 3 3 3 6 - 31
12 広島トヨタ team DROO-P          - - - - 3 6 - 3 15 3 30
13 TEAM MORI 3 - - 3 3 3 - - 10 6 28
14 RS Watanabe SPEED MASTER 6 2 3 - 6 3 - 3 3 - 26
15 FAT FIVE RACING 3 2 - - 3 3 - 10 - 3 24
16 TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ APA - - 3 - - - - - 3 15 21
17 HIRANO TIRE ★ VALINO RACING 3 - 6 3 - 3 - - 3 - 18
18 GOODRIDE × NEXZTER 3 2 3 6 3 - - - - - 17
19 Mercury 車楽人 VALINO              3 - - - 3 - - 6 - - 12
20 TEAM VERTEX × NEXZTER × D2D - 2 3 - - - - - - 6 11
21 CAR SHOP GLITTER × Carlife ORANGE × Next Dream 3 3 - - - - - - 3 - 9
22 GP SPORTS - - - - 3 3 - 3 - - 9
23 ウエインズトヨタ神奈川 俺だっ！レーシング - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 6
24 NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT - - - - - - - - - 3 3
25 GUNSAI Racing SHIBATIRE - - - - - - - 　 - 3 3
26 MUSEE PLATINUM DxD - - - - - - 3 - - - 3
27 浅井工業 SP security レーシングチーム - - - 3 - - - - - - 3


Notes :

  • † - Round 2 is cancelled after the Solo Run due to weather condition, the results was taken from Solo Run results and only half points were awarded.

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