Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

DARK SECRETS: 2 | Vintage Vibes

Latvala gets second Fuji 24h outing in hydrogen-powered Toyota

Latvala was part of the crew that campaigned the Rookie Racing-run Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept in the ST-Q class in last year’s Super Taikyu blue riband event.

Motorsport

Hirakawa wants more "aggressive" Impul approach at Autopolis

Hirakawa has scored two podium finishes from the opening three races of the 2023 season, with third-place finishes in both the opening race at Fuji and the most recent round at Suzuka.

Motorsport

Honda’s Yamamoto admits he was “lacklustre” at Fuji

From pole position, Yamamoto and Makino finished a distant second in the Golden Week race, ending up some 28 seconds down on the #36 TOM'S Toyota GR Supra of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata.

Motorsport

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

SUPER GT Fuji: TOM'S pair deliver Toyota's first win of 2023

The occupants of the #36 Toyota GR Supra came through from sixth on the grid to beat the pole-sitting Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT of Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino by 28 seconds in the 450km race, which ran completely caution-free.

Autosport

Fuji SUPER GT: Honda takes pole on Toyota's home turf

Free of any success ballast following a disastrous result in the season opener, Makino lapped the Toyota-owned circuit in 1m26.420s in the #100 Honda NSX-GT Type S to take Team Kunimitsu team’s first pole position since last year’s finale at Motegi.

Motorsport

Nissan leads rain-soaked opening day of Fuji SUPER GT test

Mitsunori Takaboshi set the day's benchmark time of 1m36.400s aboard the #3 NDDP Racing-branded Nissan Z he shares with Katsumasa Chiyo in the two-hour afternoon session, when conditions were at their best.

Motorsport

ARTA, Honda sweep both days of Fuji SUPER GT test

Honda and the Mugen-run ARTA team stayed on top as SUPER GT manufacturer testing at Fuji Speedway concluded on Friday.

Motorsport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

What’s going on with Nissan and Kiyoto Fujinami?

Nissan may have made no changes to its GT500 driver roster for the 2023 SUPER GT season, but still caused a surprise by making no mention of two-time GT300 champion Kiyoto Fujinami in its recent announcement.

Motorsport

WEC champion Hirakawa doubted he was up to the job at Toyota

Toyota driver Ryo Hirakawa admits he doubted he was up to the job of winning the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship title when he was first selected to join the marque's Hypercar roster.

Autosport

Peugeot gets performance break for Bahrain WEC finale

Peugeot has received a Balance of Performance break ahead of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain later this month.

Autosport

Alpine's Lapierre deflated by two-lap deficit to Toyota

Alpine driver Nicolas Lapierre says he is disappointed to finish so far behind Toyota in last weekend’s Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship event.

Motorsport

WEC Fuji: Toyota completes practice clean sweep

Toyota maintained its grip on the top spot in the times during final free practice for Sunday’s Fuji 6 Hours round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Autosport

Third 'the best Alpine can hope for' in WEC Fuji 6 Hours after BoP hit

Andre Negrao feels a third-place finish is the best Alpine can aim for in this Sunday’s World Endurance Championship race at Fuji after trailing Toyota in Friday's two practice sessions.

Autosport

Third 'the best Alpine can hope for' at Fuji after BoP hit

Andre Negrao feels a third-place finish is the best Alpine can aim for in this Sunday’s FIA World Endurance Championship race at Fuji after trailing Toyota in the opening two practice sessions.

Motorsport

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

Toyota facing must-win race at Fuji for WEC title hopes

Toyota driver Ryo Hirakawa admits the Japanese manufacturer is facing a must-win scenario at Fuji for its FIA World Endurance Championship title hopes.

Motorsport

Honda aims to avoid repeat of Fuji tyre woes at Suzuka

Honda is hoping to avoid a repeat of the tyre issues that held it back at Fuji as SUPER GT returns to Suzuka for this weekend’s 450km race.

Motorsport

Motorsport.tv guide: What's on this weekend?

It will be a very busy weekend for Motorsport.tv followers once again with SUPER GT excitement at Fuji, Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, a festival of racing action on Canada's longest running street circuit, FIM Endurance World Championship Suzuka 8 Hours and the ADAC GT Masters at the Nurburgring.

Motorsport

The answers that SUPER GT's Fuji return promises to provide

This weekend’s fourth round of the SUPER GT season - the Fuji GT 100 Lap Race, to give it its official title - brings to an end what has felt like an endless wait since the previous round at Suzuka at the end of May.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

Takaboshi determined to get Suzuka result after huge Fuji crash

Nissan SUPER GT driver Mitsunori Takaboshi is aiming to channel the frustration of his huge crash at Fuji Speedway into a strong result in this weekend’s third round at Suzuka.

Autosport

Toyota WRC boss Latvala to drive hydrogen-powered entry in Fuji 24 Hours

Toyota World Rally Championship boss Jari-Matti Latvala will contest next month's Fuji 24 Hours as part of the crew tasked with driving the Japanese marque's hydrogen-powered Corolla.

Motorsport

Latvala to drive hydrogen-powered Toyota in Fuji 24 Hours

Toyota World Rally Championship boss Jari-Matti Latvala will contest next month's Fuji 24 Hours as part of the crew tasked with driving the Japanese marque's hydrogen-powered Corolla.

Motorsport

First SUPER GT win for Nissan Z feels imminent, says Quintarelli

A first SUPER GT victory for Nissan's all-new Z GT500 contender feels imminent after a strong showing last week at Fuji Speedway, says Ronnie Quintarelli.

Motorsport

ARTA Honda could have won 'in normal circumstances' at Fuji

ARTA Honda chief engineer Ryan Dingle feels the team had the potential to win Wednesday's Fuji SUPER GT round even without the strange circumstances in which Tomoki Nojiri and Nirei Fukuzumi inherited victory.

Motorsport

Fuji 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

SUPER GT continues its 2022 season on Tuesday and Wednesday with its traditional Golden Week fixture at Fuji Speedway, the first of three 450km races this year. Here's how you can follow all the action.

Motorsport

Saitama Toyopet reveals driver change for Fuji SUPER GT race

The Saitama Toyopet Green Brave team has revealed that Hiroki Yoshida will miss next week's Fuji SUPER GT round after testing positive for COVID-19.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.