No.64 Epson Modulo NSX-GT
Bertrand Baguette
About today, I just want to say how happy I am. I came to Japan and have driven for NAKAJIMA RACING for four years, and looking back about all I remember is the hard times. We are the only ones in SUPER GT (GT500 class) running on Dunlop tires and we were in charge of the tire development for them too, but it was difficult because we didn't have any other teams to compare our test data with. But through it all, [Satoru] Nakajima always supported us and never put pressure on us, and everyone on the team and at Honda worked so hard for us. I am really grateful for what they have done. But I still can't believe that we have won!
Kosuke Matsuura
It is still hard to realize that we have actually won. So many things are welling up inside me. With the ARTA team that I drove for until last year, I was never able to pay back our manager Aguri Suzuki properly for all his support. And I was not able to pay back with any real results the people at Honda who gave me the chance to compete in the Indy series as well. But now this win has given me confidence and made me feel that I can still go on racing. I am truly grateful to so many people for this moment.
No.65 LEON CVSTOS AMG
Haruki Kurosawa
I hear that we are now on top in the series ranking, but I am not going to let that change my determination to do my best at round 7 in Thailand and in the final round of the series. I worked together with the owner to put this team together, and we went through a lot of difficulties. But now it is great to taste victory like this. I am happy to see also how Naoya [Gamou, his young teammate] has gotten faster and faster and become a very dependable driver. I want to express my appreciation to the team and all the staff who have supported us.
Naoya Gamou
Today we raced with an unusual strategy, but recently the package of the AMG and Bridgestone tires has been very good, so I was confident going into the race that we could run at a good pace. Rather than feeling happy about this win, my real feeling is more one of relief that it is over. Because of the unusual strategy, I was always running alone with a feeling of competing against unseen rivals, but when we got to the final stages of the race and could finally see car No. 25 (VivaC 86 MC) ahead of me, I was able to concentrate fully.
4/13-14 | Round1 OKAYAMA | |
5/03-04 | Round2 FUJI | |
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 |