2022 Super GT Series

The 2022 Super GT Series is a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It is the twenty-ninth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the seventeenth season the series to compete under the Super GT name. It is the thirty-ninth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.

2022 Super GT Series
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Calendar

A confirmed six-round and possible additional two-round provisional 2022 calendar was announced on 6 August 2021.[1]

Round Circuit Dates
1 Okayama International Circuit 16-17 April
2 Fuji Speedway 3-4 May
3 Suzuka Circuit 28-29 May
4 Fuji Speedway 6-7 August
5 Suzuka Circuit 27-28 August
6 Sportsland Sugo 10-11 September
7 Autopolis 1-2 October
8 Twin Ring Motegi 5-6 November

Teams and drivers

GT500
Team Make Car No. Drivers Tyre
NDDP Racing with B-Max[2] Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 3 TBA M
TBA
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda Honda NSX-GT GT500 8 TBA B
TBA
Calsonic Team Impul[2] Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 12 TBA B
TBA
TGR Team ENEOS Rookie Racing[3] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 14 Kazuya Oshima[3] B
Kenta Yamashita[3]
Team Red Bull Mugen Honda Honda NSX-GT GT500 16 TBA D
TBA
Astemo Real Racing Honda Honda NSX-GT GT500 17 TBA B
TBA
TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh[3] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 19 Yuji Kunimoto[3] Y
Sena Sakaguchi[3]
NISMO[2] Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 23 TBA M
TBA
Kondo Racing[2] Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 24 TBA Y
TBA
TGR Team au TOM'S[3] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 36 Giuliano Alesi[3] B
Sho Tsuboi[3]
TGR Team KeePer TOM'S[3] Toyota GR Supra GT500 37 Sacha Fenestraz[3] B
Ritomo Miyata[3]
TGR Team ZENT Cerumo[3] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 38 Hiroaki Ishiura[3] B
Yuji Tachikawa[3]
TGR Team SARD[3] Toyota Toyota GR Supra GT500 39 Yuichi Nakayama[3] B
Yuhi Sekiguchi[3]
Modulo Nakajima Racing Honda Honda NSX-GT GT500 64 TBA D
TBA
Team Kunimitsu Honda Honda NSX-GT GT500 100 TBA B
TBA

GT500 Class

GT500 Class
  • Honda: Bertrand Baguette will leave Real Racing and Honda altogether after drive with the manufacturer for over 7 years.[5]

References
  1. "SUPER GT releases eight-round 2022 schedule". motorsport.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "Nissan Reveals New Z GT500 Race Car". dailysportscar.com. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "Toyota Announces 2022 Sportscar Racing Activities". dailysportscar.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. "2022 Nissan Z SUPER GT car revealed as replacement for GT-R". motorsport.com. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. "Baguette announces exit from Honda SUPER GT fold". motorsport.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. "Ex-F1 driver Kovalainen announces retirement from SUPER GT". motorsport.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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