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The Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 300km RACE, round 1 of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on the afternoon of July 19 at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m × 66 laps). That rain that had been reared never fell and the opening round of the 2020 season was held under fair skies. In the GT500 class, the No. 37 KeePer TOM'S GR Supra (Ryo Hirakawa/Nick Cassidy) started from pole position and ran on to win unchallenged. This was a victory for the GR Supra GT500 in its debut race. In the GT300 class as well, victory went to the GR Supra-based car No. 52 SAITAMATOYOPETGB GR Supra GT (Hiroki Yoshida/Kohta Kawaai) for the team’s first win ever.
□Weather: Cloudy Track: Dry Temperature Air/Track surface: 26℃/39℃ (at start) ＞:26℃/39℃ (mid-race) ＞：26℃/34℃ (at end)
On the opening lap of the race, the GT300 leaders came out of the first turn, the TGR Corner, the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R (Hironobu Yasuda) passed the pole-starting No. 65 LEON PYRAMID AMG (Togo Suganami) to move into the lead. Following them came the No. 2 SYNTIUM Apple LOTUS (Hiroki Katoh), the No. 52 SAITAMATOYOPET GB GR Supra GT (Kohta Kawaai) and the No. 31 TOYOTA GR SPORTS PRIUS PHV apr GT (Yuhki Nakayama), but then the Safety Car came out to slow the race on the second lap.
After the race restated from the 6th lap, car No. 65 and also the rookie Kawaai in car No. 52 that had just succeeded in passing No. 2 began closing in on No. 11. This developed into a three-car battle for the lead. At this point, Nakayama in the No. 31 TOYOTA GR SPORTS PRIUS PHV apr GT (Koki Saga/Yuhki Nakayama) that had been running in 5th position returned to the pit. Then car No. 2 also made an emergency pit stop on lap 11, thus bringing a big change in the order of the top group.
The intensity of the battle for the lead increased around lap 11 also. At the Panasonic (last) Corner of the 16th lap, Suganami in car No. 65 made a move and succeeded in passing car No. 11 at the TGR Corner of the 17th lap. Then car No. 52 followed suit.
The leading car No. 65 made its pit stop on the 24th lap. The drivers were changed from Suganami to Naoya Gamou, and the decision was made to change only the left side tires, but the change of the left rear tire took more time than usual. Car No. 52 made its pit stop at the end of the 30th lap and changed drivers from Kawaai to Hiroki Yoshida.
When all of the cars in the top group had finished their pit stops, the No. 52 SAITAMATOYOPETGB GR Supra GT (Hiroki Yoshida) was in the lead. In 2nd position was the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R (Katsuyuki Hiranaka) that had made its pit stop on the 22nd lap. The No. 5 MACHSYAKEN GTNET MC86 MACH GO (Natsu Sakaguchi), having finished fast pit stop, was now in 3rd position, followed by the No. 56 Realize Nissan Automobile Technical College GT-R (Joao Paulo de Oliveira) and the No. 65 LEON PYRAMID AMG (Naoya Gamou).
It appeared that the race would go on with this top order into the latter stages, but then as the GT500 race entered its 37th lap there was a collision between the No. 360 RUNUP RIVAUX GT-R (Takayuki Aoki) and a GT500 machine on the 13th corner. It spun out and came to a stop on the track, unable to move. This brought out the Safety Car to control the race for a while.
After the restart it was still Yoshida in the lead in car No. 52, but soon it was opening up its lead again over car No. 11 running in second position. Meanwhile, it was a battle for 3rd place that was heating up. A three-car battle developed with car No. 5 in front chased by No. 56 and No. 65. Soon joining the brawl were also Ishikawa in the No. 10 TANAX ITOCHU ENEX with IMPUL GT-R (Kazuki Hoshino/Keishi Ishikawa) and Oyu in the No. 55 ARTA NSX GT3, making it a five-car battle.
While this action going on behind it, the No. 52 SAITAMATOYOPETGB GR Supra GT (Hiroki Yoshida/Kohta Kawaai) ran on to take the checkered flag and the win after completing 62 laps. This was a felicitous first win not only for the SAITAMATOYOPET Green Brave team and their drivers Yoshida and the debuting rookie Kawaai but also for the new GR Supra. It also represented a paired victory with the GT500 class GR Supra in the two machines’ debut race.
Finishing 2nd was the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R (Katsuyuki Hiranaka /Hironobu Yasuda) and the victor in the tough battle for 3rd turned out to be the No. 5 MACHSYAKEN GTNET MC86 MACH GO (Natsu Sakaguchi/Yuya Hiraki).
| 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 |