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1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

Sports car racing season


Sports car racing season

Erik Comas GT500 Teams' Champion: Toyota Team Tom's GT300 Drivers' Champion: Morio Nitta
GT300 Teams' Champion: Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya

The 1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the seventh season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the seventeenth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class champion of that season was the Pennzoil Nismo GT-R driven by Érik Comas and Satoshi Motoyama and the GT300 class champion was the MOMOCORSE A'PEX MR2 driven by Morio Nitta and Shinichi Takagi. Both Comas and Nitta won their respective driver's title on their own since Motoyama and Takagi missed a round each; Motoyama skipped the second round at Fuji because he was participating in the pre-qualifying session of that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans while Takagi missed the first round at Suzuka because he was in the United States on a bid to find a seat in Indy Lights.

The season was marred by the death of reigning GT300 Champion, Shingo Tachi, in a pre-season testing crash at TI Circuit Aida on March 11, 1999. Tachi was to drive the number 6 Esso Toyota Supra for Toyota Team LeMans. Kunimitsu Takahashi retired from his racing career at the end of the season at aged 59.

Drivers and teams

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsNissanNissanNissanToyotaNissanNissanHondaHondaMcLarenToyotaToyotaToyotaDodgeHondaLamborghiniHonda
Pennzoil Nismo GT-RNissan Skyline GT-R (R34)Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I61FRA Érik ComasAll
JPN Satoshi Motoyama1, 3–7, NC
SWE Anders Olofsson2
ARTA Zexel Skyline/NismoNissan Skyline GT-R (R34)Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I62JPN Aguri SuzukiAll
GER Michael Krumm1, 3–7, NC
GER Armin Hahne2
Hasemi MotorsportNissan Skyline GT-R (R33)Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I63JPN Masahiro HasemiAll
JPN Tetsuya TanakaAll
Esso Toyota Team LeMansToyota SupraToyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I46AUS Wayne Gardner2–7, NC
JPN Hideki Noda2–7, NC
Endless SportsNissan Skyline GT-R (R33)Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I611JPN Takao Wada1–3, 5
JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita1–3, 5
Calsonic Team ImpulNissan Skyline GT-R (R34)Nissan RB26DETT 2.7 L Twin Turbo I612JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoAll
JPN Masami KageyamaAll
Castrol Mugen NSX/Mugen x Dome ProjectHonda NSXHonda C32B 3.5 L V616JPN Ryō MichigamiAll
JPN Osamu NakakoAll
Takata Dome NSX/Mugen x Dome ProjectHonda NSXHonda C32B 3.5 L V618JPN Katsutomo KaneishiAll
JPN Juichi WakisakaAll
Team Take OneMcLaren F1 GTRBMW S70/2 6.0 L V1230JPN Hideki OkadaAll
JPN Yoji YamadaAll
Toyota Team CerumoToyota SupraToyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I432JPN Masahiko KondoAll
JPN Takayuki KinoshitaAll
38JPN Yuji TachikawaAll
JPN Hironori TakeuchiAll
Toyota Team TOM'SToyota SupraToyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I435JPN Shinichi YamajiAll
FRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelAll
36JPN Masanori SekiyaAll
JPN Takuya KurosawaAll
37JPN Toshio SuzukiAll
JPN Ukyo Katayama1, 3–7, NC
GBR Darren Manning2
Denso Toyota Team SARDToyota SupraToyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I439JPN Keiichi TsuchiyaAll
JPN Masahiko KageyamaAll
Team Taisan AdvanDodge Viper GTS-RDodge EWB 8.0 L V1055JPN Eiichi Tajima1–2, 4, NC
JPN Hideshi Matsuda1–2, 4
GER Dominik Schwager3
JPN Yasuyuki HonjoNC
Mobil 1 Nakajima RacingHonda NSXHonda C32B 3.5 L V664NED Tom CoronelAll
JPN Koji Yamanishi1–4
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada5–7, NC
JLOCLamborghini Diablo GT-1Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V1288JPN Naohiro FuruyaAll
JPN Hisashi WadaAll
Raybrig Team Kunimitsu with MooncraftHonda NSXHonda C32B 3.5 L V6100JPN Kunimitsu TakahashiAll
JPN Akira IidaAll

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsMazdaPorschePorscheNissanNissanToyotaToyotaBMWNissanToyotaPorscheMitsubishiPorschePorscheMazdaSubaruNissanNissanToyotaFerrariFerrariPorsche
RE Amemiya RacingMazda RX-7Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor7JPN Tetsuya YamanoAll
JPN Haruhiko MatsumotoAll
Team DaikokuyaPorsche 993 RSRPorsche M64/80 3.8 L F69JPN Teruyuki Tokada1, 3, 5
JPN Yukihiro Hane1, 3, 5
99JPN Akira YoshitomiAll
JPN Tsunefumi Hioki1–2, 4–7
JPN Kiichi Takahashi3
Ability MotorsportPorsche 993 GT2Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F610JPN Yasutaka HinoiAll
JPN Hidehiko AsoAll
Alta Racing TeamNissan Silvia (S14)Nissan SR20DET 2.1 L Turbo I414JPN Tetsuo Kozai1–3, 5, 7
JPN Nobuo Komiya1–3, 5, 7
NismoNissan Silvia (S15)Nissan SR20DET 2.1 L Turbo I415JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaAll
JPN Yuji IdeAll
Racing Project BandohToyota CelicaToyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I419JPN Manabu OridoAll
JPN Takahiro HaraAll
TOM'S SpiritToyota CelicaToyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I420JPN Masahiro Matsunaga2, 4–7
JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara2, 4
JPN Kumi Sato5–7
Hitotsuyama RacingBMW M3 (E36)BMW S14 2.2 L Turbo I421JPN Daisuke ItōAll
JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama1–3, 5
JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama4, 6–7
Hirano MotorsportNissan Skyline GTS-i (R32)Nissan RB20DETT 2.0 L Twin Turbo I624JPN Toshiyuki Hirano2, 5
JPN Teruhiko Someba2, 5
Momo Corse Racing Team with TsuchiyaToyota MR2Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I425JPN Morio NittaAll
JPN Yasushi Kikuchi1
JPN Shinichi Takagi2–7, NC
Team TaisanPorsche 993 GT3-R (Rd. 1–4)
Porsche 996 GT3-R (Rd. 5–7)Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F626JPN Hiroaki Suga1–4
LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa2–3
GER Dominik Schwager4–7, NC
JPN Hideshi Matsuda5–7, NC
JPN Tomohiko Sunako1
Porsche 993 GT3-RPorsche M64/75 3.6 L F655JPN Hiroaki Suga5–7
JPN Eiichi Tajima5–7
Team Taeivon RalliartMitsubishi FTOMitsubishi 4G63 2.0 L Turbo I461IRL Ralph FirmanAll
JPN Akihiko Nakaya1, 3–7
ARG Rubén Derfler2
Team GaikokuyaPorsche 993 GT2Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F670JPN Yoshimi IshibashiAll
BEL Patrick van Schoote1, 5, 7
JPN Kaoru Hoshino2, 6
JPN Hiroshi Sakai3–4
SigmaTec Racing TeamPorsche 993 GT2Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo F671JPN Masaki JyonaiAll
JPN Naohiro KawanoAll
Okura Rotary RacingMazda RX-7Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor72JPN Akira IshikawaAll
JPN Koh HiranoAll
Cusco RacingSubaru Impreza WRX STISubaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F477JPN Katsuo KobayashiAll
JPN Tatsuya TanigawaAll
Team DaishinNissan Silvia (S15)Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I481JPN Hideo FukuyamaAll
JPN Nobuyuki OhyagiAll
I.A. Tec Racing TeamNissan Silvia (S14)Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I484JPN Seiichi Sodeyama2, 5–7
JPN Yoshikuni Nakamura2, 5–7
KRAFTToyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno (AE86)Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I486JPN Minoru Tanaka2–7
JPN Eiki Amemiya2–7
Team GainerFerrari F355 GTFerrari F129B 3.5 L V8111JPN Junichi Ikura2, 5–7
JPN Yusei Maki2, 5–7
Club: Yellow MagicFerrari F355 GTFerrari F129B 3.6 L V8355JPN Taki Inoue2–3, 5, 7
JPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi2–3, 5, 7
910 RacingPorsche 993 RSRPorsche M64/80 3.8 L F6910JPN Atsushi Yogo1–3, 5–7
JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto1–3
LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa5–6
JPN Tomohiko Sunako7
911JPN Masamitsu Ishihara5
JPN Hiroyuki Noji5

Schedule

RoundRaceCircuitDate1234567NC
Suzuka GT 300JPN Suzuka CircuitMarch 21
All Japan Fuji GT RaceJPN Fuji SpeedwayMay 2
SUGO GT ChampionshipJPN Sportsland SUGOMay 30
CP Mine GT RaceJPN Mine CircuitJuly 11
JPN Special GT CupJPN Fuji SpeedwayAugust 8
GT Championship in TIJPN TI CircuitSeptember 26
Motegi GT Championship RaceJPN Twin Ring MotegiOctober 24
Nicos Cup GT AllStarJPN AutopolisNovember 28

Season results

RoundCircuitGT500 Winning TeamGT300 Winning TeamGT500 Winning DriversGT300 Winning Drivers
1SuzukaJPN #18 Takata Honda NSXJPN #19 Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Celica
JPN Juichi Wakisaka
JPN Katsutomo KaneishiJPN Takahiko Hara
JPN Manabu Orido
2Mt. FujiJPN #100 Raybrig Honda NSXJPN #25 MOMOCORSE A'PEX Toyota MR2
JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi
JPN Akira IidaJPN Shinichi Takagi
JPN Morio Nitta
3Sportsland SUGOJPN #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota SupraJPN #15 Xanavi ARTA Nissan Silvia
JPN Takuya Kurosawa
JPN Masanori SekiyaJPN Yuji Ide
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya
4Mine CircuitJPN #1 Pennzoil Nissan Skyline GT-RJPN #15 Xanavi ARTA Nissan Silvia
JPN Satoshi Motoyama
FRA Érik ComasJPN Yuji Ide
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya
5Mt. FujiJPN #6 ESSO Team LeMans Toyota SupraJPN #26 STP Advan Taisan Porsche 911 GT3 R
JPN Hideki Noda
AUS Wayne GardnerJPN Hideshi Matsuda
DEU Dominik Schwager
6TI CircuitJPN #64 Mobil 1 Honda NSXJPN #15 Xanavi ARTA Nissan Silvia
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada
NED Tom CoronelJPN Yuji Ide
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya
7Twin Ring MotegiJPN #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota SupraJPN #26 STP Advan Taisan Porsche 911 GT3 R
JPN Takuya Kurosawa
JPN Masanori SekiyaJPN Hideshi Matsuda
DEU Dominik Schwager
NCAutopolisJPN #64 Mobil 1 Honda NSXJPN #77 Cusco Subaru Impreza
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada
NED Tom CoronelJPN Tatsuya Tanigawa
JPN Katsuo Kobayashi

Point Ranking

GT500

Drivers

RankNo.DriverSUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.17727336944754164064084093810361134123313311431152816271727181219101910218225232232232272280290300310RankNo.DriverSUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.
1FRA Érik Comas25613734
36JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Masanori Sekiya49110**4**4***1***6
1JPN Satoshi Motoyama2613734
18JPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Katsutomo Kaneishi**1**19Ret18Ret112316RetRet
64NED Tom Coronel1114416Ret8***1***5**1**
2JPN Aguri Suzuki51191212223
2GER Michael Krumm591212223
12JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoJPN Masami Kageyama10356510711
37JPN Toshio Suzuki3411**2**151510Ret
16JPN Osamu NakakoJPN Ryō Michigami*14*12339164*5*
100JPN Kunimitsu TakahashiJPN Akira Iida18Ret*1*13157592
6JPN Hideki NodaAUS Wayne Gardner8***16***5*1*91315
64JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada8*** 1***5**1**
38JPN Hironori TakeuchiJPN Yuji Tachikawa7**2**17Ret868127
37JPN Ukyo Katayama311**2**151510Ret
35FRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelJPN Shinichi Yamaji1316Ret2*14*1366
3JPN Masahiro HasemiJPN Tetsuya Tanaka6774111289
32JPN Takayuki KinoshitaJPN Masahiko Kondo86817Ret18Ret11158
64JPN Koji Yamanishi1114416Ret
37GBR Darren Manning4
1SWE Anders Olofsson5
39JPN Keiichi TsuchiyaJPN Masahiko Kageyama161519Ret7101317Ret13
30JPN Yoji YamadaJPN Hideki Okada1718Ret12914141114
55JPN Eiichi Tajima913151310
55JPN Hideshi Matsuda91313
11JPN Takao WadaJPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita12101016
2GER Armin Hahne11
88JPN Hisashi WadaJPN Naohiro Furuya1517Ret1418Ret1717Ret1412
55GER Dominik Schwager15
55JPN Motoyuki Yasuyuki10

Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.19729138144154063473383192710271112125132142152-0RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPTS
Toyota Castrol Team TOM'S3649110**4**4***1***6
373411**2**151510Ret
Nismo125613734
251191212223
Mugen x Dome Project16*14*12339164*5*
18**1**RetRet1123RetRet
Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing6411144Ret8***1***5**1**
Team Impul1210356510711
Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft100Ret*1*13157592
Esso Ultron Toyota Team LeMans6DNP8***16***5*1*91315
Toyota Team Cerumo387**2**Ret868127
MatsumotoKiyoshi Team TOM'S3513Ret2*14*1366
Hasemi Motorsports36774111289
cdma One Toyota Team Cerumo with Key's32868RetRet11158
Toyota Team SARD391615Ret71013Ret13
Team Taisan Advan55913151310
Team Take One3017Ret12914141114
Endless Sports1112101016
JLOC8815Ret14Ret17Ret1412

GT300 Drivers' championship

RankNo.DriverSUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.173272370370558642642840840103311311227132414231518161817161813191320102110227236236256265274274294294314323323342351351NC0NC0NC0NC0NC0NC0NC0RankNo.DriverSUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.
25JPN Morio Nitta81225Ret36
15JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya
JPN Yuji Ide9**Ret****1**1NC**1****4**3
19JPN Manabu Orido
JPN Takahiko Hara12Ret3Ret52**5**
25JPN Shinichi Takagi1225Ret36
7JPN Tetsuya Yamano
JPN Haruhiko Matsumoto44Ret122252
61IRE Ralph Firman2Ret5Ret387
61JPN Akihiko Nakaya25Ret387
26GER Dominik SchwagerRet1Ret17
26JPN Hideshi Matsuda1Ret17
81JPN Hideo Fukuyama
JPN Nobuyuki Oyagi**10**Ret3**Ret****4**4Ret4
77JPN Katsuo Kobayashi
JPN Tatsuya TanigawaRetNC4818361
14JPN Tetsuo Kozai
JPN Nobuo Komiya65768
70JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi7684111013
910JPN Atsushi Yogo37Ret899
71JPN Masaki Jyonai
JPN Naohiro KawanoDSQ361119RetRet
26/55JPN Hiroaki Suga5RetRetRet7611
910JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto37Ret
70JPN Hiroshi Sakai84
86JPN Minoru Tanaka
JPN Eiki AmemiyaDNP115107Ret
26/910JPN Tomohiko Sunako59
55JPN Eiichi Tajima7611
70JPN Kaoru Hoshino610
20JPN Masahiro Matsunaga116RetDNS14
20JPN Yasuhisa Fujiwara116
21JPN Daisuke Itō12NC127914DNA
26/910SRI Dilantha MalagamuwaRetRet89
70BEL Patrick van Schoote71113
21JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama714DNA
99JPN Akira Yoshitomi119139171112
99JPN Tsunefumi Hioki1199171112
10JPN Yasutaka Hinoi
JPN Hidehiko AsoDNQ109Ret151210
25JPN Yasushi Kikuchi8
355JPN Taki Inoue
JPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi8Ret12Ret
21JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama12NC129
9JPN Teruyuki Tokada
JPN Yukihiro HaneRet1013
72JPN Akira Ishikawa
JPN Koh HiranoRetRetDNA1013RetRetRet
99JPN Kiichi Takahashi13
20JPN Kumi SatoRetDNS14
911JPN Masamitsu Ishihara
JPN Hiroyuki Noji14
111JPN Junichi Ikura
JPN Yusei MakiRet16NCRet
84JPN Seiichi Sodeyama
JPN Yoshikuni NakamuraRetDNQDNA
61ARG Rubén DerflerRet
24JPN Toshiyuki Hirano
JPN Teruhiko SomebaDNSDNQ

GT300 Teams' standings

For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.

RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.17327237045854864273383192710241123121813131410156166175184193201-0-0-0RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNFUJ
JPNSUG
JPNMIN
JPNFUJ
JPNTAI
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNPts.
Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya2581225Ret36
Xanavi Nismo159**Ret****1**1NC**1****4**3
Racing Project Bandoh1912Ret3Ret52**5**
RE Amemiya Racing744Ret122252
Team Taisan Jr. with Advan265RetRetRet1Ret17
Team Taeivon Ralliart612Ret5Ret387
Team Daishin81**10**Ret3**Ret****4**4Ret4
Cusco Racing77RetNC4818361
Alta Racing Team1465768
Team Gaikokuya707684111013
910 Racing91037Ret899
91114
SigmaTec Racing Team71DSQ361119RetRet
KRAFT86DNP115107Ret
Team Taisan with Advan557611
TOM'S Spirit20116RetDNS14
Hitotsuyama Racing2112NC127914DNA
Team Daikokuya9Ret1013
99119139171112
Ability Motorsport10DNQ109Ret151210
Club: Yellow Magic3558Ret12Ret
Okura Rotary Racing72RetRetDNA1013RetRetRet
Team Gainer111Ret16NCRet
I.A. Tec Racing Team84RetDNQDNA
Hirano Motorsport24DNSDNQ

References

References

  1. (2018-02-19). "Super GT's Uncrowned Champions".
  2. (12 March 2019). "Remembering Shingo Tachi, 20 Years Later". dailysportscar.com.
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