Impul Nissan duo Baguette and Kazuki Hiramine came home seventh on the road in a race interrupted and ultimately cut short by three red flags, but were later promoted to sixth when the #16 ARTA Honda was hit with a penalty.
That was after the defending champions could only qualify 12th, Hiramine struggling to get his Bridgestone tyres up to temperature in a first segment of qualifying on Saturday held on a wet track.
