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1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship

The 1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 13th edition of the series. It began at Fuji Speedway on 6 April and finished after eight events, also at Fuji Speedway on 2 November. The championship was won by Osamu Nakako, driving for Mugen Honda.

TOC

Teams & Drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Mugen HondaHonda Accord1JPN Naoki Hattori8
Object TToyota Corona EXiV11JPN Takahiko HaraAll
NismoNissan Primera GT12JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoAll
Asano Racing ServiceBMW 318i13JPN Takeo Asano8
Mooncraft Mugen HondaHonda Accord14JPN Ryō MichigamiAll
Mugen HondaHonda Accord15JPN Takuya KurosawaAll
16JPN Osamu NakakoAll
Endless SportBMW 318i18JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita1, 8
Racing Project BandohToyota Corona EXiV19JPN Katsutomo KaneishiAll
Hitotsuyama RacingBMW 318i21JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama1, 3-5, 8
JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama2, 6-7
Object TToyota Corona EXiV22JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada8
NismoNissan Primera GT23JPN Satoshi MotoyamaAll
Tsuchiya EngineeringToyota Chaser24JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya8
Toyota Corona EXiV25JPN Masami KageyamaAll
Mooncraft Mugen HondaHonda Accord33JPN Hideki OkadaAll
Auto Tech RacingBMW 318i35JPN Akihiko Nakaya5-6
Toyota Team TOM'sToyota Chaser36JPN Masanori SekiyaAll
Toyota Corona EXiV37DEU Michael Krumm1-4
Toyota Chaser5-8
Toyota Team CerumoToyota Chaser38JPN Hironori TakeuchiAll
Toyota Corona EXiV39ARG Juan Manuel Silva1-6
Toyota Chaser7-8
Dandelion RacingToyota Corona EXiV68JPN Tetsuya TanakaAll
Team SomethingToyota Corolla AE11072JPN Masahiro Matsunaga1-6, 8
JPN Minoru Tanaka7
HKS Opel Team JapanOpel Vectra87JPN Akira IidaAll

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Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRef1R1R22R3R43R5R64R7R85R9R106R11R127R13R148R15R16
JPN Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka6 AprilJPN Satoshi Motoyama*Races cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.*
JPN Ryō Michigami
JPN TI Circuit Aida, Okayama11 MayJPN Osamu NakakoJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Takuya KurosawaMugen Honda
JPN Osamu NakakoJPN Osamu NakakoJPN Osamu NakakoMugen Honda
JPN Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi25 MayDEU Michael KrummJPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoDEU Michael KrummToyota Team TOM's
DEU Michael KrummJPN Hideki OkadaJPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoNismo
JPN Suzuka Circuit, Mie8 JuneJPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Takuya KurosawaMugen Honda
JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaNismo
JPN Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi13 JulyJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Osamu NakakoJPN Osamu NakakoMugen Honda
JPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Ryō MichigamiJPN Osamu NakakoMugen Honda
JPN Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi7 SeptemberJPN Akira IidaJPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoJPN Satoshi MotoyamaNismo
JPN Akira IidaJPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoJPN Akira IidaHKS Opel Team Japan
JPN Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō21 SeptemberJPN Satoshi MotoyamaDEU Michael KrummJPN Takuya KurosawaMugen Honda
JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Ryō MichigamiJPN Takuya KurosawaMugen Honda
JPN Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka2 NovemberJPN Naoki HattoriJPN Osamu NakakoJPN Osamu NakakoMugen Honda
JPN Naoki HattoriJPN Naoki HattoriJPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoNismo

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 15, 12, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each race, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. Drivers would have counted their best 12 scores, but with the cancellation of the first two races of the season, only the ten best were counted.

PosDriverFUJAIDSUGSUZMINSENTOKFUJPts1107210231004955886617528439431035113112301325142415141611173183192202211221231240NC0PosDriverFUJAIDSUGSUZMINSENTOKFUJPts
JPN Osamu NakakoCC**2*****1***8Ret45*1*1410Ret2*1*Ret
JPN Takuya KurosawaCC1456***1*****2**Ret6761**1**104
JPN Satoshi Motoyama**C**C*4*233Ret*1***DSQ****3**1Ret**2**46DSQ
JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoCC614*2*126411*2**Ret*3Ret81
JPN Ryō MichigamiC**C**33RetRet542*2*1325*3*512
JPN Masami KageyamaCC5698335757611413
JPN Katsutomo KaneishiCCRet10Ret71110314Ret54533
JPN Akira IidaCC10Ret456RetRetDNS**3****1**12DNS13Ret
JPN Hironori TakeuchiCC956977898488116
DEU Michael KrummCC79**1****Ret**10Ret64RetDNS*Ret*1012Ret
ARG Juan Manuel SilvaCC81372138Ret126RetRet716Ret
JPN Hideki OkadaCC12RetRet*4*8RetRet59Ret11975
JPN Masanori SekiyaCC13711Ret129RetDNSRet396188
JPN Naoki Hattori**2*****2***
JPN Tetsuya TanakaCC118101016117RetRet8RetDNS9Ret
JPN Takahiko HaraCC1511Ret139RetRet1011DNS712157
JPN Akihiko NakayaRet8RetDNS
JPN Masahiro MatsunagaCC14121211141291510RetNCRet
JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama16Ret1291314
JPN Mitsuhiro KinoshitaCCRet9
JPN Yasushi HitotsuyamaCC131215131013DNS11
JPN Minoru Tanaka1013
JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya1410
JPN Takeo Asano17Ret
JPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaRetDNS

Bold - Pole

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References

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