Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2007 Super GT Series


Ralph Firman & Daisuke Itō GT500 Teams' Champion: Autobacs Racing Team Aguri GT300 Drivers' Champion: Kazuya Oshima & Hiroaki Ishiura GT300 Teams' Champion: Honda Cars Tokai Dream28

The 2007 Autobacs Super GT Series was the fifteenth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the third season as the Super GT series. It is also marked as the twenty-fifth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring race cars divided into two categories: GT500 and GT300. This was the final season for the 350Z, as it was announced by Nissan and Nismo near the end of the season that the new R35 GT-R would be replacing it the following season. The season began on March 18 and ended on November 4, 2007, after 9 races.

In the GT500 class, ARTA drivers Ralph Firman and Daisuke Itō won the championship in a dominating fashion, becoming the first GT500 champion to clinch the title before the final race of the season, a feat only matched by the 2012 champions Masataka Yanagida and Ronnie Quintarelli as of the end of the 2018 season. In the GT300 class, Kazuya Oshima and Hiroaki Ishiura in the apr Toyota MR-S won the driver's championship title by winning the tiebreaker against the Shiden of Kazuho Takahashi and Hiroki Katoh - the two teams finished the season with the same number of points, but Oshima and Ishiura had two race wins compared to Takahashi and Katoh's one. Takahashi and Katoh's overall consistency, however, would gave Cars Tokai Dream28 the team's championship title by six points over Oshima and Ishiura.

Drivers and teams

GT500

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsLexusNissanLexusHondaNissanHondaHondaNissanNissanLexusHondaLexusLexusLexusHonda
Houzan Toyota Team TOM'SLexus SC430 GT500Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V81JPN Juichi WakisakaAll
GER André LottererAll
GBR Oliver Jarvis6
Hasemi MotorsportNissan Fairlady Z GT500Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V83FRA Sébastien PhilippeAll
JPN Masataka YanagidaAll
Forum Engineering Toyota Team LeMansLexus SC430 GT500Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V86JPN Tatsuya KataokaAll
SWE Björn WirdheimAll
Autobacs Racing Team AguriHonda NSX GT500Honda C32B 3.5 L V68IRL Ralph FirmanAll
JPN Daisuke ItōAll
JPN Yuji Ide6
Team ImpulNissan Fairlady Z GT500Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V812JPN Kazuki HoshinoAll
FRA Benoît Tréluyer1–4, 6–9
FRA Jérémie Dufour5–6
Rolling Stone Real RacingHonda NSX GT500Honda C32B 3.5 L V617JPN Katsutomo KaneishiAll
JPN Toshihiro KaneishiAll
JPN Takuya Izawa6
Dome Racing TeamHonda NSX GT500Honda C32B 3.5 L V618JPN Ryō MichigamiAll
JPN Takashi KogureAll
NismoNissan Fairlady Z GT500Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V822GER Michael KrummAll
JPN Tsugio MatsudaAll
23JPN Satoshi MotoyamaAll
GBR Richard LyonsAll
JPN Hironobu Yasuda6
Kondo RacingNissan Fairlady Z GT500Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V824BRA João Paulo de OliveiraAll
JPN Seiji AraAll
Toyota Team TsuchiyaLexus SC430 GT500Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V825JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaAll
JPN Manabu OridoAll
Epson Nakajima RacingHonda NSX GT500Honda C32B 3.5 L V632FRA Loïc DuvalAll
BRA Fabio CarboneAll
Bandai Toyota Team KraftLexus SC430 GT500Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V835JPN Naoki HattoriAll
GBR Peter Dumbreck1–3, 6–9
ITA Ronnie Quintarelli4–6
ZENT Toyota Team CerumoLexus SC430 GT500Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V838JPN Toranosuke TakagiAll
JPN Yuji TachikawaAll
Denso Toyota Team SARDLexus SC430 GT500Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V839POR André CoutoAll
JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaAll
Raybrig Team KunimitsuHonda NSX GT500Honda C32B 3.5 L V6100GER Dominik SchwagerAll
JPN Shinya HosokawaAll

GT300

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsMooncraftVemacVemacMazdaMoslerFerrariNissanToyotaPorscheToyotaPorscheASLNissanFordVemacLamborghiniPorscheSubaruVemacPorschePorschePorscheVemacVemac
Honda Cars Tokai Dream28Mooncraft ShidenToyota 1UZ-FE 4.4 L V82JPN Kazuho TakahashiAll
JPN Hiroki KatohAll
JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto6
Ebbro Team NovaVemac RD350RZytek ZV348 3.9 L V84JPN Tetsuya Tanaka1–4, 6–9
JPN Shinsuke Yamazaki1–4, 6–9
JPN Akira Watanabe6
Team MachVemac RD320RHonda C32B 3.4 L V65JPN Tetsuji TamanakaAll
JPN Hironori TakeuchiAll
JPN Keita Sawa6
RE Amemiya RacingMazda RX-7Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor7JPN Hiroyuki IiriAll
JPN Ryo OrimeAll
JPN Naoya Yamano6
A&S RacingMosler MT900RChevrolet LS1 6.0 L V89JPN "OSAMU"1–3, 6, 9
JPN Guts Jyonai1–3
JPN Masaki Tanaka5–8
JPN Katsuhiko Tsutsui5–9
Jim Gainer RacingFerrari 360Ferrari F131B 3.6 L V811JPN Masayuki UedaAll
JPN Hideshi Matsuda1–3, 6
JPN Ichijo Suga4–9
Endless SportsNissan Fairlady ZNissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V613JPN Tomonobu FujiiAll
JPN Masami KageyamaAll
Racing Project BandohToyota CelicaToyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I419JPN Akira IidaAll
JPN Yuhi SekiguchiAll
Team Taisan with NishizawaPorsche 996 GT3-RSPorsche M96/77 3.6 L F626JPN Nobuteru TaniguchiAll
JPN Shinichi Yamaji1–3
JPN Kazuyuki Nishizawa4, 6
GER Dominik Farnbacher5–9
aprToyota MR-SToyota 2GR-FSE 3.5 L V631JPN Kyosuke MineoAll
JPN Yuya SakamotoAll
101JPN Hiroaki IshiuraAll
JPN Kazuya OshimaAll
Hankook KTRPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche M97/80 3.8 L F633JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita2–9
JPN Yuya Sakamoto2–9
Autobacs Racing Team AguriASL ARTA GaraiyaNissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V643JPN Morio NittaAll
JPN Shinichi TakagiAll
MOLANissan Fairlady ZNissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V646JPN Kota SasakiAll
JPN Naoki YokomizoAll
47JPN Shogo MitsuyamaAll
JPN Shigekazu WakisakaAll
DHG RacingFord GTDHG D35806V 3.5 L V855JPN Daisuke Ikeda1–3, 5–9
JPN Taku Bamba1–3, 5–9
JPN Hideo Fukuyama6
Willcom R&D SportVemac RD408RMugen MF458S 4.5 L V862JPN Shinsuke ShibaharaAll
JPN Haruki KurosawaAll
JLOCLamborghini Gallardo RG-3Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V1066JPN Naohiro FuruyaAll
JPN Muneyuki KuriharaAll
JPN Atsushi Yogo6
67JPN Tsubasa KurosawaAll
JPN Hisashi WadaAll
JPN Yasutaka Hinoi6
Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V1287JPN Yasutaka Hinoi1–5, 9
JPN Atsushi Yogo1–5, 9
JPN Yoshihisa Namekata6
88JPN Koji Yamanishi1–5, 9
ITA Marco Apicella1–3, 9
JPN Hideshi Matsuda4–5
Team GaikokuyaPorsche 996 GT3-RSPorsche M96/97 3.6 L F670JPN Hiroshi Koizumi1–3, 5–6
JPN Kazuyoshi Takamizawa1
JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi2–3, 5–6, 9
JPN Akazame Oyaji6, 9
71JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi7–8
JPN Hirofumi Takei7
JPN Yutaka Yamagishi8
Cusco RacingSubaru Impreza WRX STISubaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F477JPN Tetsuya YamanoAll
JPN Takayuki AokiAll
Yokoyama RacingVemac RD320RHonda C32B 3.4 L V683JPN Tadao Uematsu1, 3
JPN Ryohei Sakaguchi1, 3
Arktech MotorsportsPorsche 986 BoxsterPorsche M96/77 3.6 L F6110JPN Takuya Kurosawa1–2
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada1–2
JPN Takuya Kurosawa3–9
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada3–9
111JPN Yasushi Kikuchi3, 5–6
JPN Takaya Tsubobayashi3–6
JPN Guts Jyonai5–6
112JPN Hiroshi Koizumi7–9
JPN Yasushi Kikuchi7
JPN Guts Jyonai8–9
Tomei SportsPorsche 996 GT3-RSPorsche M96/77 3.6 L F6118JPN Takashi Miyamoto1, 3, 8–9
JPN Shozo Tagahara1, 3
JPN Takashi Ohi8–9
Mario RacingPorsche 996 GT3-RSRPorsche M96/73 3.6 L F6333JPN Takashi Inoue1–3
JPN Katsuo Kobayashi1–3
Team UematsuVemac RD320RHonda C32B 3.4 L V6333JPN Tadao Uematsu4–7, 9
JPN Takashi Inoue4, 6
JPN Ryohei Sakaguchi5–6, 9
Avanzza BomexVemac RD320RHonda C32B 3.4 L V6666JPN Shogo SuhoAll
JPN Junichiro YamashitaAll
JPN Masato Shimoyama6

Schedule

RoundRaceCircuitDate123456789
Japan Suzuka GT 300 kmSuzuka CircuitMarch 18
Japan Okayama GT 300 kmOkayama International CircuitApril 8
Japan Fuji GT 500 kmFuji SpeedwayMay 4
Malaysia Super GT International Series MalaysiaSepang International CircuitJune 24
Japan SUGO GT 300 kmSportsland SUGOJuly 29
Japan International POKKA 1000kmSuzuka CircuitAugust 19
Japan Motegi GT 300 kmTwin Ring MotegiSeptember 9
Japan Autopolis GT 300 kmAutopolisOctober 14
Japan Fuji GT 300 kmFuji SpeedwayNovember 4

Season Winners

RdCircuitGT500 Winning TeamGT300 Winning TeamGT500 Winning DriversGT300 Winning Drivers
1SuzukaJapan **#38 Zent Cerumo SC430**Japan **#13 Endless Advan Senzaikakumei Z**
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Toranosuke TakagiJapan Masami Kageyama
Japan Tomonobu Fujii
2OkayamaJapan **#8 ARTA NSX**Japan **#101 Toy Story Racing apr MR-S**
Japan Daisuke Itō
Ireland Ralph FirmanJapan Kazuya Oshima
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
3Mt. FujiJapan **#23 Xanavi NISMO Z**Japan **#43 ARTA Garaiya**
Japan Satoshi Motoyama
Great Britain Richard LyonsJapan Morio Nitta
Japan Shinichi Takagi
4Kuala LumpurJapan **#24 Woodone Clarion Kondo Z**Japan **#101 Toy Story Racing apr MR-S**
Japan Seiji Ara
Brazil João Paulo de OliveiraJapan Kazuya Oshima
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
5Sportsland SUGOJapan **#8 Honda Racing ARTA NSX**Japan **#19 WedsSport Racing Celica**
Japan Daisuke Itō
Ireland Ralph FirmanJapan Akira Iida
Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi
6Suzuka
***[Report](2007-international-pokka-1000km)***Japan **#1 Toyota houzan TOM'S SC430**Japan **#2 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden**
Japan Juichi Wakisaka
Germany André Lotterer
Great Britain Oliver JarvisJapan Kazuho Takahashi
Japan Hiroki Katoh
Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto
7MotegiJapan **#18 Takata Dome NSX**Japan **#26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3**
Japan Ryō Michigami
Japan Takashi KogureJapan Nobuteru Taniguchi
Germany Dominik Farnbacher
8AutopolisJapan **#8 Honda Racing ARTA NSX**Japan **#62 Willcom Advan Vemac 408R**
Japan Daisuke Itō
Ireland Ralph FirmanJapan Shinsuke Shibahara
Japan Haruki Kurosawa
9Mt. FujiJapan **#32 Epson Nakajima Racing NSX**Japan **#26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3**
France Loïc Duval
Brazil Fabio CarboneJapan Nobuteru Taniguchi

Standings

GT500 Drivers

;Scoring system:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints2015118654321Qualifying321Fastest lap111
  • Only the best four results in the first six races would be counted for the championship.
  • There were no points awarded for pole position and fastest lap in the final race.
RankDriverNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MYSSUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.194269364463563654753848938103411341230133014291521162017201815191420122112226234242RankDriverNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MYSSUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.
IRL Ralph Firman
JPN Daisuke Itō8***12****1*99121218
BRA Fabio Carbone
FRA Loïc Duval3234Ret153134*9*1
JPN Shinya Hosokawa
GER Dominik Schwager100Ret252124Ret24
JPN Takashi Kogure
JPN Ryō Michigami1813**7*****11*****Ret****2**12***1***510
GER Michael Krumm
JPN Tsugio Matsuda2253210Ret6249
GER André Lotterer
JPN Juichi Wakisaka175DNS851666
JPN Yuji Tachikawa
JPN Toranosuke Takagi381116*4*11714**Ret**4
JPN Satoshi Motoyama
GBR Richard Lyons232Ret114Ret*3*131214
JPN Tatsuya Kataoka
SWE Björn Wirdheim641439DNS93816
BRA João Paulo de Oliveira
JPN Seiji Ara24Ret15Ret110105Ret5
JPN Kazuki Hoshino121181037RetRetRet***2***
FRA Sébastien Philippe
JPN Masataka Yanagida31013474**8**11715
FRA Benoît Tréluyer12118103RetRetRet***2***
JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi
JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi17610Ret12Ret57Ret3
POR André Couto
JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka39Ret12813*6*1110313
GBR Oliver Jarvis11
JPN Manabu Orido
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya2596Ret58Ret81012
JPN Yuji Ide82
JPN Naoki Hattori35897119Ret91111
JPN Hironobu Yasuda23*3*
GBR Peter Dumbreck35897Ret91111
JPN Takuya Izawa175
FRA Jérémie Dufour127Ret
ITA Ronnie Quintarelli35119Ret

Teams' standings

RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MYSSUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.11082853814815786637618609561049114812471341143815371632RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MYSSUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri8***12****1*96121218
Nismo2253210Ret6249
Nakajima Racing3234Ret153134*9*1
Team Kunimitsu100Ret252124Ret27
Toyota Team TOM'S175Ret851666
Dome Racing Team1813**7*****11*****Ret****2**12***1***510
Toyota Team Cerumo381116*4*11714**Ret**4
Nismo232Ret114Ret*3*131214
Forum Eng. Toyota Team LeMans641439Ret93816
Team Impul121181037RetRetRet***2***
Hasemi Motorsport31013474**8**11715
Kondo Racing24Ret15Ret110105Ret5
Rolling Stone Real Racing17610Ret12Ret57Ret3
Toyota Team Tsuchiya2596Ret58Ret81012
Toyota Team SARD39Ret12813*6*1110313
Toyota Team Kraft35897119Ret91111

|}

GT300 Drivers' championship

RankDriverNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MALAYSIASUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.189289376466559658748846936103211291227132714241522161917181818191420142112227235245255262272282291301311-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0RankDriverNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MALAYSIASUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.
JPN Hiroaki Ishiura
JPN Kazuya Oshima101*3*13**1**1514219***2***
JPN Kazuho Takahashi
JPN Hiroki Katoh22***2***511**4*****1***6*10*3
JPN Shinsuke Shibahara
JPN Haruki Kurosawa6258Ret1453214
JPN Morio Nitta
JPN Shinichi Takagi4318171RetRet2**3**57
JPN Masami Kageyama
JPN Tomonobu Fujii13**1**746*12*52335
JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi26113*19*13RetRet*1*81
JPN Kota Sasaki
JPN Naoki Yokomizo461361836424**2**18
GER Dominik Farnbacher26RetRet*1*81
JPN Shogo Mitsuyama
JPN Shigekazu Wakisaka471714114287414
JPN Akira Iida
JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi191419Ret4*1*1218416
JPN Koji Yamanishi884Ret**2**129Ret
ITA Marco Apicella884Ret**2**Ret
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka
JPN Shinsuke Yamazaki41022102610Ret8
JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto2***1***
JPN Takuya Kurosawa
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada11065RetRet13Ret5710
JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka
JPN Hironori Takeuchi5711121914Ret4186
JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita
JPN Yuya Sakamoto3310201031617119
JPN Kyosuke Mineo
JPN Yuya Sakamoto3189615779RetRet
JPN Yasutaka Hinoi
JPN Atsushi Yogo8712497DNS15
JPN Hiroyuki Iiri
JPN Ryo Orime7912888118Ret12
JPN Shinichi Yamaji26113*19*13
JPN Tetsuya Yamano
JPN Takayuki Aoki772113Ret*5*RetRet111411
JPN Akira Watanabe46
JPN Tadao Uematsu83/33315716101213
JPN Ryohei Sakaguchi83/333157161013
JPN Hideshi Matsuda11/88221615129DSQ
JPN Daisuke Ikeda
JPN Taku Bamba55Ret151311914Ret17
JPN Hideo Fukuyama559
JPN Masayuki Ueda11/102216151810DSQ131221
JPN Ichijo Suga111810DSQ1312
JPN Takashi Inoue3331012
JPN Naoya Yamano711
JPN Shogo Suho
JPN Junichiro Yamashita66616Ret1417181316Ret20
JPN Masato Shimoyama66613
JPN Katsuhiko Tsutsui9Ret18151323
JPN Masaki Tanaka9Ret181513
JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi70/7120RetDNQ15201622
JPN Hiroshi Koizumi70/1122020RetDNQ15Ret1719
JPN Akazame Oyaji7015
JPN Takashi Miyamoto118RetRet1524
JPN Takashi Ohi1181524
JPN Yasushi Kikuchi111/1121617RetRet
JPN Takaya Tsubobayashi11116Ret
JPN Katsuo Kobayashi333/7719181716Ret
JPN Yutaka Yamagishi7116
JPN Guts Jyonai9/111/112Ret23Ret17Ret1719
JPN Tsubasa Kurosawa
JPN Hisashi Wada67DNPDNQDNQDNSDNQ1719Ret25
JPN Naohiro Furuya66/67DNP21RetDNS1722RetRet
JPN Osamu Nakajima9Ret23Ret1823
JPN Kazuyoshi Takamizawa7020
JPN Hirofumi Takei7120
JPN Muneyuki Kurihara66DNP21RetDNS22RetRet
JPN Hironobu Yasuda1021
JPN Shozo Tagahara118RetRet
JPN Kazuyuki Nishizawa26Ret
JPN Keita Sawa5Ret

GT300 Teams' standings

RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MALAYSIASUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.110621003914815726727648539461041113712361335143215321631172518171911209219228238245254263273282292302312321RankTeamNo.SUZ
JPNOKA
JPNFUJ
JPNSEP
MALAYSIASUG
JPNSUZ
JPNMOT
JPNAUT
JPNFUJ
JPNPts.
Cars Tokai Dream2822***2***511**4*****1***6*10*3
apr101*3*13**1**1514219***2***
WILLCOM R&D Sport6258Ret1453214
Endless Sports13**1**746*12*52335
Team Taisan with Nishizawa26113*19*13RetRet*1*81
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri4318171RetRet2**3**57
MOLA461361836424**2**18
MOLA471714114287414
Racing Project Bandoh191419Ret4*1*1218416
Ebbro Team Nova41022102610Ret8
Arktech Motorsports11065RetRet13Ret5710
JLOC884Ret**2**129Ret
apr3189615779RetRet
RE Amemiya Racing7912888118Ret12
Team Mach5711121914Ret4186
Hankook KTR3310201031617119
JLOC8712497DNS15
Cusco Racing772113Ret*5*RetRet111411
Mario Racing/Team Uematsu3331918171616101213
Jim Gainer Racing112216151810DSQ1312
DHG Racing55Ret151311914Ret17
Yokoyama Racing83157
Avanzza Bomex66616Ret1417181316Ret20
A&S Racing9Ret23RetRet18151323
Team Gaikokuya702020RetDNQ1522
JLOC67DNPDNQDNQDNSDNQ1719Ret25
Arktech Motorsports112Ret1719
Arktech Motorsports1111617Ret
JLOC66DNP21RetDNQDNPDNP22RetRet
Team Gaikokuya712016
Tomei Sports118RetRet1524
Jim Gainer Racing1021
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2007 Super GT Series — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report