1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship season

1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship
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The 1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 9th edition of the series and the last to be run under Group A regulations. It began at Mine Central Circuit on March 14 and finished after nine events at Fuji Speedway on October 31. The championship was won by Masahiko Kageyama, driving for Team Impul.[1][2]

Contents

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 1 Hideo Fukuyama JTC-1 All
Masahiro Hasemi All
Team Taisan Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 2 Kunimitsu Takahashi JTC-1 All
Keiichi Tsuchiya All
BMW M3 Sport Evolution 26 Fuminori Mizuno JTC-2 1-4, 6, 8-9
Kazuo Mogi 1-4, 6, 8-9
Team 5Zigen Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 5 Mika Salo JTC-3 All
Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi 1-5
Minoru Tanaka 6-9
Unknown Isuzu Gemini JT191 7 Akihiko Saka JTC-3 3
Minoru Tanaka 3
FET Racing Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 8 Kiyoshi Misaki JTC-1 All
Naoki Nagasaka All
Object T Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 11 Tom Kristensen JTC-1 All
Hisashi Yokoshima All
Team Impul Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 12 Masahiko Kageyama JTC-1 All
Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1-2, 4-9
Anders Olofsson 3
Mooncraft Honda Civic EG6 14 Naoki Hattori JTC-3 All
Katsutomo Kaneishi All
Asano Racing Service Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 18 Takeo Asano JTC-3 1, 3-4, 6-9
Makoto Hagiwara 1, 3-4, 6-9
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 19 Hiroyuki Kawai JTC-3 All
Mitsutake Koma 1, 3, 5-9
Tomoyuki Hosono 2, 9
James Kaye 4
Hitotsuyama Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution 21 Takayuki Kinoshita JTC-2 1, 3-9
Yasushi Hitotsuyama 2, 4, 6-7, 9
Anders Olofsson 2
Mikio Hitotsuyama 1, 3, 5, 8
22 JTC-2 9
Fumio Mutoh 9
Team Advan Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 25 Morio Nitta JTC-3 All
Keiichi Suzuki All
Asahi Kiko Sport Team BMW M3 Sport Evolution 27 Atsushi Kawamoto JTC-2 All
Anthony Reid All
Unknown Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 28 Akira Shibata JTC-3 9
Yusaku Shibata 9
Concept L Racing Team Honda Civic EG6 32 Takahiko Hara JTC-3 1, 3-9
Masami Kageyama 1, 3-9
77 Nobukazu Katsura JTC-3 1
Kumi Sato 1
Honda Civic Ferio EG9 Nobukazu Katsura JTC-3 3-9
Masahiko Hanayama 3, 8-9
Kumi Sato 4-7
Racing Forum Honda Civic EG6 33 Kazuo Shimizu JTC-3 1, 3-9
Yasuo Muramatsu 1-6, 9
Toshihiro Yoshida 2, 7-8
Auto Tech Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution 35 Andrew Gilbert-Scott JTC-2 All
Akihiko Nakaya All
Toyota Team TOM's Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 36 Pierre-Henri Raphanel JTC-3 All
Masanori Sekiya All
37 Kaoru Hoshino JTC-3 All
Tetsuya Tanaka All
Nismo Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 55 Akira Iida JTC-1 All
Toshio Suzuki All
Team Over Take BMW M3 Sport Evolution 61 Thomas Danielsson JTC-2 All
Eiichi Tajima All
62 Kevin Wong JTC-2 1, 3-6, 8-9
Charles Kwan 1, 3-4, 6, 9
Winston Mak 5, 8-9
Team Yamato Honda Civic EF9 67 Tsugio Oba JTC-3 4, 8-9
Katsuaki Sato 4, 8-9
Masahiro Imamura 9
IPF Wako's BMW M3 Sport Evolution 72 Norio Makiguchi JTC-2 All
Hideshi Matsuda All
HKS Racing Co. Ltd. Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 87 Osamu Hagiwara JTC-1 All
Yukihiro Hane All
Mugen Honda Honda Civic EG6 100 Osamu Nakako JTC-3 All
Hideki Okada All
Icon Class
JTC-1 over 2500cc
JTC-2 1601-2500cc
JTC-3 Up to 1600cc

Calendar

Overall winner in bold.

Round Circuit Date JTC-1 Winning Team JTC-2 Winning Team JTC-3 Winning Team
JTC-1 Winning Drivers JTC-2 Winning Drivers JTC-3 Winning Drivers
1 Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi March 14 #12 Team Impul #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Masahiko Kageyama		 Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Akihiko Nakaya		 Osamu Nakako
Hideki Okada
2 Autopolis, Ōita April 25 #2 Team Taisan #35 Auto Tech Racing #14 Mooncraft
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Keiichi Tsuchiya		 Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Akihiko Nakaya		 Naoki Hattori
Katsutomo Kaneishi
3 Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi May 16 #87 HKS Racing Co. Ltd. #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Yukihiro Hane
Osamu Hagiwara		 Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Akihiko Nakaya		 Osamu Nakako
Hideki Okada
4 Suzuka Circuit, Mie June 4 #1 Hasemi Motorsport #35 Auto Tech Racing #14 Mooncraft
Masahiro Hasemi
Hideo Fukuyama		 Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Akihiko Nakaya		 Naoki Hattori
Katsutomo Kaneishi
5 TI Circuit Aida, Okayama August 8 #12 Team Impul #27 Asahi Kiko Sport Team #14 Mooncraft
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Masahiko Kageyama		 Anthony Reid
Atsushi Kawamoto		 Naoki Hattori
Katsutomo Kaneishi
6 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki August 22 #55 Nismo #72 IPF Wako's #5 Team 5Zigen
Toshio Suzuki
Akira Iida		 Norio Makiguchi
Hideshi Matsuda		 Mika Salo
Minoru Tanaka
7 Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō September 19 #12 Team Impul #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Masahiko Kageyama		 Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Akihiko Nakaya		 Osamu Nakako
Hideki Okada
8 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi October 10 #12 Team Impul #61 Team Over Take #32 Concept L Racing Team
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Masahiko Kageyama		 Thomas Danielsson
Eiichi Tajima		 Masami Kageyama
Takahiko Hara
9 Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka October 31 #11 Object T #26 Team Taisan #14 Mooncraft
Hisashi Yokoshima
Tom Kristensen		 Kazuo Mogi
Fuminori Mizuno		 Naoki Hattori
Katsutomo Kaneishi

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.

Pos Driver MIN
 AUT
 SUG
 SUZ
 AID
 TSU
 TOK
 SEN
 FUJ
 Pts Distance
JTC-1
1 Masahiko Kageyama 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 134 1197.83km
2 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 119 1264.75km
3 Toshio Suzuki 14 5 3 5 2 1 2 18 3 106 1821.88km
4 Akira Iida 14 5 3 5 2 1 2 18 3 106 1227.09km
5 Hisashi Yokoshima 3 2 Ret 4 3 3 7 5 1 95 1412.22km
6 Tom Kristensen 3 2 Ret 4 3 3 7 5 1 95 1368.53km
7 Masahiro Hasemi 2 4 4 1 4 5 5 Ret 5 89 1547.49km
8 Hideo Fukuyama 2 4 4 1 4 5 5 Ret 5 89 1237.04km
9 Yukihiro Hane 9 Ret 1 19 Ret 9 3 2 4 79 1347.92km
10 Osamu Hagiwara 9 Ret 1 19 Ret 9 3 2 4 79 1055.47km
11/12 Kunimitsu Takahashi Ret 1 Ret 2 5 4 6 Ret Ret 59 Unknown
11/12 Keiichi Tsuchiya Ret 1 Ret 2 5 4 6 Ret Ret 59 Unknown
13/14 Kiyoshi Misaki Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 16 4 3 2 49 Unknown
13/14 Naoki Nagasaka Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 16 4 3 2 49 Unknown
15 Anders Olofsson 2 15 Unknown
JTC-2
1 Andrew Gilbert-Scott 4 6 6 6 7 7 8 22 NC 134 1266.89km
2 Akihiko Nakaya 4 6 6 6 7 7 8 22 NC 134 1229.69km
3 Anthony Reid 10 7 9 16 6 8 9 7 7 117 1741.00km
4 Atsushi Kawamoto 10 7 9 16 6 8 9 7 7 117 1217.47km
5 Hideshi Matsuda 5 17 7 7 8 6 Ret 6 17 106 1585.64km
6 Norio Makiguchi 5 17 7 7 8 6 Ret 6 17 106 1059.44km
7 Kazuo Mogi 18 9 11 8 Ret 8 6 68 1036.57km
8 Fuminori Mizuno 18 9 11 8 Ret 8 6 68 1028.38km
9 Takayuki Kinoshita Ret 13 12 9 10 15 9 11 66 1342.22km
10 Thomas Danielsson 17 10 8 Ret Ret 15 Ret 4 19 60 940.70km
11 Eiichi Tajima 17 10 8 Ret Ret 15 Ret 4 19 60 Unknown
12 Yasushi Hitotsuyama 8 12 10 15 11 54 Unknown
13 Kevin Wong Ret 17 11 Ret 12 21 15 38 Unknown
14 Charles Kwan Ret 17 11 12 15 32 Unknown
15 Mikio Hitotsuyama Ret 13 9 9 18 30 Unknown
16 Winston Mak Ret 21 15 16 Unknown
17 Anders Olofsson 8 12 Unknown
18 Fumio Mutoh 18 6 Unknown
JTC-3
1 Naoki Hattori Ret 11 14 9 10 Ret 14 12 8 112 1186.88km
2 Katsutomo Kaneishi Ret 11 14 9 10 Ret 14 12 8 112 1174.42km
3 Osamu Nakako 6 13 10 18 11 19 10 13 20 110 1418.07km
4 Hideki Okada 6 13 10 18 11 19 10 13 20 110 1347.85km
5 Morio Nitta 8 14 15 10 17 17 Ret 11 9 90 1354.38km
6 Keiichi Suzuki 8 14 15 10 17 17 Ret 11 9 90 1233.44km
7 Pierre-Henri Raphanel 7 12 20 DSQ 12 14 Ret 14 Ret 65 935.62km
8 Masanori Sekiya 7 12 20 DSQ 12 14 Ret 14 Ret 65 760.62km
9 Hiroyuki Kawai 19 18 16 14 13 18 11 15 Ret 63 1179.40km
10 Nobukazu Katsura 13 21 15 15 13 13 17 13 58 1415.76km
11/12 Masami Kageyama Ret 12 13 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret 49 Unknown
11/12 Takahiko Hara Ret 12 13 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret 49 Unknown
13 Mitsutake Koma 19 16 13 18 11 15 Ret 49 Unknown
14 Mika Salo 16 15 18 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 12 47 Unknown
15 Kumi Sato 13 15 15 13 13 45 Unknown
16 Kazuo Shimizu 12 19 Ret 14 Ret 12 16 Ret 36 Unknown
17 Minoru Tanaka DNS 11 Ret Ret 12 28 Unknown
18/19 Tetsuya Tanaka 11 Ret 23 DSQ 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 26 Unknown
18/19 Kaoru Hoshino 11 Ret 23 DSQ 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 26 Unknown
20 Yasuo Muramatsu 12 16 19 Ret 14 Ret Ret 26 Unknown
21 Toshihiro Yoshida 16 12 16 22 Unknown
22 Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi 16 15 18 Ret Ret 17 Unknown
23 Masahiko Hanayama 21 17 13 13 Unknown
24/25 Takeo Asano 15 22 20 Ret Ret 20 16 13 Unknown
24/25 Makoto Hagiwara 15 22 20 Ret Ret 20 16 13 Unknown
26 James Kaye 14 8 Unknown
27/28 Katsuaki Sato 17 19 Ret 8 Unknown
27/28 Tsugio Oba 17 19 Ret 8 Unknown
29/30 Akira Shibata 14 6 Unknown
29/30 Yusaku Shibata 14 6 Unknown
31 Tomoyuki Hosono 18 Ret 4 Unknown
NC Masahiro Imamura Ret 0 Unknown
NC Akihiko Saka DNS 0 0.00km
Pos Driver MIN
 AUT
 SUG
 SUZ
 AID
 TSU
 TOK
 SEN
 FUJ
 Pts Distance
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

References

  1. ^ http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jaf.or.jp%2FCGI%2Fmsports%2Fresults%2Frace%2Flist.cgi%3Ftype%3DTC&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
  2. ^ http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fms.bridgestone.co.jp%2Fdatabase%2Frace_list_category04%3Fcid%3D20&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
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