Japanese
No.36 au TOM'S GR Supra
Yuhi Sekiguchi
“Before the start, I was working more toward winning this race without fail than taking the championship title. I went out with strong determination to pass any car running in front of me. That enabled me to end my stint with the lead, and from there I encouraged Tsuboi-san to just, “Go for it!” (laughs). I know the condition of the tires must have been tight, but he managed them well to the end and was able to give us the win. So I am very grateful to him for that.”
Sho Tsuboi
“I was disappointed that we finished the qualifying in 4th position, but in the first half of the race Sekiguchi-san ran with all his heart to give us the lead. In my stint I knew that I had to do my best to go for the win. And since the championship title depended on the finishing places of the other cars, all I was thinking about was winning this race and making up for the fact that I had to retire from the race in Round 2 after running in the lead. Since I was able to help us win this race and take the championship title as well, there is nothing that could make me happier than this.”
No.61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT
Takuto Iguchi
“This is fantastic, and I want to thank everyone. I still can’t believe that we are now the series champions. With the new BZR this year, we struggled a lot in the first half of the season, but I feel that all of the team’s efforts have paid off with this result. And in the second half of the race, I think it was Yamauchi-san’s strong determination to battle it out to the finish that brought us this great result. There have been many tough years up until now, but we always kept our believe that we could win the title and share it with our SUBARU fans. So, there can’t be anything more rewarding for all of us than this moment. It makes me incredibly happy.”
Hideki Yamauchi
“I want to begin by thanking all of our SUBARU fans! I am just so happy for this moment. Being responsible for the second half of the race was a tough job and it was all I could do not to break under the pressure. But when I saw the SUBARU flags waving around the circuit, it doubled my determination to win the title by holding off the challengers behind me and focusing on until I could pass car No. 4 (in front of me). And it was great that at the very end I was able to get in front. Until now there have been many tough times in each season, but we were able to get through them because of the cheers from our fans. So, nothing can make me happier than the relief of finally being able to answer their expectations.”
| 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 |