Japanese
No.39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra
Heikki Kovalainen
“Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wasn’t able to participate in the first two rounds of this season. But I drove as hard as I could from the 3rd round. Today, everything went well with the machine, the tires and the race strategy. At the start the tires weren’t sufficiently warmed up, but once they were, there were no problems. And today, we had the cheering from the fans that had come to the race, and that helped us win. I am very glad that we were able to share this victory with our fans.”
Yuichi Nakayama
“The timing of our pit stop was great, and the speed of our team’s tire changes was the fastest among the Toyota teams, so they delivered for us when it was most important. When I got into the race for my stint, car No. 8 (ARTA NSX-GT) was in front of me and I was able to pass it before its tires got warmed up. Behind me I knew that car No. 37 (KeePer TOM'S GR Supra) was running at a fast pace, but I was able to gradually pull away from it. From there it was difficult thinking about the fuel and the tire wear. Our team’s strength has gone up since last year, and that is thanks to our manager Juichi Wakisaka joining us and giving clear direction to our efforts. Today was truly a race where everything came together perfectly. And I also want to really thank everyone who came to cheer for us.”
No.56 REALIZE NISSAN AUTOMOBILE TECHNICAL COLLEGE GT-R
Kiyoto Fujinami
“I am really so happy. In our races until now we have been able to compete near the top, but we couldn’t get that final result we wanted. Now we had held meetings to really pull the team together, and Yokohama prepared us with some very good tires. That is the kind of great environment where all I had to do was concentrate and compete in. I am grateful to everyone who has helped create this opportunity for me.”
Joao Paulo de Oliveira
“It has taken us longer to win here in the GT300 class than it did in the GT500 class. Fujinami-san succeeded in moving us up to a position where we were able to go for the win, so on my stint I was able to run at a good pace. We weren’t in apposition where we could use strategies like eliminating the tire changes, but we were still able to win like we did, so I am really happy.”
| 4/13-14 | Round1 OKAYAMA | |
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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 |