Japanese
No.14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra
Kazuya Oshima
“When I drove in the first half, the car felt good, and the tires held out to the end of my stint. My pace was faster than the leading car No. 37, but I just couldn’t find a chance to pass it. But I stayed right on its tail and decided to trust the rest to our team’s pit work and my teammate “Yamaken” (Kenta Yamashita). Since we are a team that started from zero (a new team just in its second year this season), I never thought they could achieve such a great feat as this opening round win. I am really proud of them all.”
Kenta Yamashita
“Watching the first half of the race, I was impressed by how fast Oshima-san was. Then, when he came back for the pit stop, the team did their work perfectly and were able to get me out on the track in the lead. Both the car and the tires were good, so I thought I could hold that lead to the finish. But I wasn’t able to keep as fast a pace as I hoped, so it came down to a battle with (car No. 36’s) Tsuboi-san. At the end my tires were worn but they held out to the finish and we won.”
No. 56 REALIZE NISSAN AUTOMOBILE TECHNICAL COLLEGE GT-R
Kiyoto Fujinami
“Since we had come through the qualifying better than I had thought (in 4th position), I thought that we might have a chance to be among the leaders. But I never thought that we would win the race. The timing of the Safety Car intervention and the condition of the car were both good, but I feel that more than anything it was the team’s pit work that got us into the lead. And then JP-san (De Oliveira), as always, ran strongly though this tough race. I really want to thank all of the people who cheered for us today.”
Joao Paulo de Oliveira
“There were a lot of mishaps in the early part of the race, and after they got me out there in the lead, car No. 65 was right on my tail, so I pushed hard from the beginning, but there was no room for mistakes. Still, I am very happy that we were able to start off the season with this win. And I am very glad that I have been able to savor this win with Fujinami-san (who fought together with me to win last year’s title).”
| 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 |