Japanese
No.12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
Joao Paulo de Oliveira
We were able to record faster times than our rivals from this morning's practice session. But, due to minor trouble, Hironobu [Yasuda] wasn't able to do any time attacks with new tires, and we had to go into the afternoon qualifying sessions without that information. But, in Q1 Hironobu managed to get us through to Q2 and also got us some good information, so I was able to attack hard with no worries in Q2. The machine's condition is excellent. Tomorrow's will be a long race, but all we have to do is concentrate and run our race.
No.55 ARTA BMW M6 GT3
Takashi Kobayashi
Normally, I am the one who usually drives in Q1 and tries to get a good time to put the pressure on [Shinichi] Takagi-san. But today, we had machine trouble in the [morning] official practice that kept me from getting almost any running time. So, it was decided that Takagi-san would drive in Q1. When he did, he got the fastest time in the session, and to tell the truth, that put a lot of pressure on me as I drove in Q2. But, I was able to make my time attacks without worrying about anything and I got the pole position for us. So, I have to say I am relieved.
| 4/13-14 | Round1 OKAYAMA | |
| 5/03-04 | Round2 FUJI | |
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6/01-02 | Round3 SUZUKA |
| 8/03-04 | Round4 FUJI | |
| 8/31-9/01 | Round5 SUZUKA | |
| 9/21-22 | Round6 SUGO | |
| 10/19-20 | Round7 AUTOPOLIS | |
| 11/02-03 | Round8 MOTEGI |