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

A total of 41 cars, 15 in GT500 and 26 in GT300, are entered for the annual Golden Week classic, the first of five 450km races on this year's schedule.

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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.

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Can Nissan’s flagship SUPER GT car bounce back from sub-par 2022?

Last year was a banner season for Nissan in SUPER GT. On top of the fact it won the GT500 crown that had eluded it since 2015 with the brand new Z, it locked out the top two in the drivers’ standings, and it won the GT300 title to boot.

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Ranking the best GT500 line-ups for the 2023 SUPER GT season

Now that all three of SUPER GT’s GT500 manufacturers have revealed their 2023 driver line-ups, it’s time for Motorsport.com to cast its verdict on the best combinations for the upcoming season.

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Nissan announces 2023 GT500 drivers, Hirate keeps seat

Nissan has announced its GT500 driver roster for the 2023 SUPER GT season, with no changes compared to last year.

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The Top 10 SUPER GT/Super Formula drivers of 2022

After another memorable season in Japan's two top motorsport categories, it's time to look back on the top performers across both SUPER GT and Super Formula in 2022.

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Baguette: SUPER GT title "means everything" after family sacrifices

Impul Nissan driver Bertrand Baguette says his SUPER GT title success “means everything” to him after spending so long away from his family to race in the series in recent years.

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Chiyo: "No regrets" over first-lap title-deciding clash

NDDP Nissan driver Katsumasa Chiyo says he has “no regrets” about his first-lap incident with the ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri that all but ended his hopes of winning the 2022 SUPER GT title.

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Super GT Motegi: Impul ends Nissan’s title drought in dramatic finale

Nissan claimed its first SUPER GT title in seven years after Impul duo Bertrand Baguette and Kazuki Hiramine finished second to Kunimitsu Honda’s Tadasuke Makino and Naoki Yamamoto in the Motegi decider.

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Motegi SUPER GT: Impul ends Nissan’s title drought in dramatic finale

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Super GT Motegi: Kunimitsu Honda takes crucial pole for finale

The Kunimitsu Honda team claimed pole for the Super GT championship finale at Motegi to sustain its faint title hopes, while Nissan's two top contenders locked out the second row.

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Real Honda at centre of FCY SUPER GT overtake controversy

Honda’s leading SUPER GT title contender made an illegal overtake that should have resulted in a penalty in the previous round at Autopolis, it has emerged.

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Motegi SUPER GT: Kunimitsu Honda takes crucial pole for finale

The Kunimitsu Honda team claimed a stunning pole position for the SUPER GT championship finale at Motegi to keep its faint title hopes alive, while Nissan's two top contenders bagged spots on the second row.

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Toyota title hopes hanging by a thread after tough Autopolis

Toyota concluded last weekend's Autopolis SUPER GT race with its title hopes left hanging by a thread after a race to forget for the GR Supra contingent.

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Has Sugo weather made a Nissan title almost inevitable?

After last weekend's Sugo SUPER GT race, Nissan Z crews now occupy first, second and third places in the GT500 drivers' standings with two races to go. Jamie Klein says it's hard to shake the feeling that the Yokohama marque is finally on the cusp of ending its title drought.

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Strategy call that cost Quintarelli Sugo win 'hard to accept'

Nissan’s Ronnie Quintarelli says the strategy call that effectively handed victory to the sister NISMO car in Sunday’s Sugo SUPER GT race was “difficult to accept”.

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Quintarelli's Nissan Z "the best it's felt all year" at Fuji

Nissan SUPER GT ace Ronnie Quintarelli says his NISMO Z is the best it has felt all season on Saturday at Fuji Speedway, having made use of some set-up hints from the sister NDDP Racing car.

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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.

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Nissan has no qualms about #3 crew beating flagship #23 car

Nissan has stated it has no qualms if its secondary SUPER GT crew of Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi ends up surpassing its primary NISMO flagship car.

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Fenestraz likens Nissan Z's speed to Toyota Supra in 2020

Nissan is now in a similar position with its new Z SUPER GT contender to the one Toyota enjoyed two years ago with its GR Supra, believes Sacha Fenestraz.

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NISMO crew 'needs mindset change' after #3 Nissan drubbing

Nissan's flagship NISMO SUPER GT crew needs a change of approach after being shown up by the sister #3 squad last weekend at Suzuka, admits Tsugio Matsuda.

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NDDP Nissan's Suzuka win a "reward" for Fuji crash rebuild

Nissan SUPER GT driver Katsumasa Chiyo says that victory for the NDDP Racing crew at Suzuka is a just 'reward' for the team's efforts to rebuild the #3 car after Mitsunori Takaboshi's huge crash at Fuji Speedway.

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Super GT Fuji: ARTA Honda wins bizarre, crash-shortened race

ARTA Honda was declared the winner of SUPER GT’s Fuji 450km Golden Week race that was overshadowed by a terrifying crash for Nissan driver Mitsunori Takaboshi.

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Fuji SUPER GT: ARTA Honda wins bizarre, crash-shortened race

ARTA Honda was declared the winner of SUPER GT’s Fuji 450km Golden Week race that was overshadowed by a terrifying crash for Nissan driver Mitsunori Takaboshi.

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Could this be Nissan’s secret weapon in SUPER GT this year?

Nissan showed fearsome pace in the rain during SUPER GT pre-season testing last month. New wet tyres from Michelin could give the marque an edge as it seeks to end a title drought dating back to 2015.

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