Round2 Fuji Speedway : Race Press Conference GT500 Class No.1 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R Tsugio Matsuda This time I was impressed at how difficult the 40 kg weight handicap made things for us. In the qualifying Q1, I managed to get us through to Q2, where Ronnie [Quintarelli] got us 4th position on the grid, but as I watched him running in the first stint of today's race, it look as if he was really struggling. But, by holding out for an extra couple of laps before making the pit stop, he helped us reverse the tables and get the lead. Seeing car No. 12 run into trouble was u…
Round2 Fuji Speedway : GT300 Race Review The FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2016 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on the afternoon of May 4th at Fuji Speedway (Shizuoka Pref). The GT500 class the No. 1 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli followed up on their victory in the season opener to make it two wins in a row. In the GT300 class, the No. 3 B-MAX NDDP GT-R (Kazuki Hoshino/Jann Mardenborough) emerged victorious to make it Nissan GT-R wins in both classes. Pole-starting ARTA BMW M6 GT3 dominates first half Under the bl…
Round2 Fuji Speedway : GT500 Race Review The FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2016 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on the afternoon of May 4th at Fuji Speedway (Shizuoka Pref). The GT500 class the No. 1 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli followed up on their victory in the season opener to make it two wins in a row. In the GT300 class, the No. 3 B-MAX NDDP GT-R (Kazuki Hoshino/Jann Mardenborough) emerged victorious to make it Nissan GT-R wins in both classes. Pole-starting CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R runs away unchallen…
2016.05.04
The 2016 Round 2 Fuji "ZF Award" goes to the GT300's #55 AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI
GTA Regular Press Conference: Cancellation of the Autopolis Round is announced. However, ways are being considered to still have an 8-round season.