2022 Super Taikyu Series
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The 2022 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Powered by Hankook was the thirty-second season of the Super Taikyu Series endurance racing championship. The season started on 20 March and ended on 27 November at Suzuka Circuit.
HELM Motorsports won the championship in the series' GT3 category, known as ST-X, in its first year in the category with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3.
Eneos became the series' title sponsor in a multi-year agreement announced before the start of the season. In the ST-Q class, Toyota and Subaru debuted versions of their new Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars, adapted to run on carbon-neutral fuel. Nissan also debuted a racing concept version of the new Nissan Z, which served as the prototype to the Nissan Z GT4.
Calendar
[edit]The Super Taikyu Series announced their 2022 calendar on 14 November 2021.[1] The calendar featured a seventh round at Suzuka Circuit on 27 November which served as the season finale. Suzuka would also host the opening round on 20 March, while the newly rechristened Mobility Resort Motegi had its date moved to September. The double-header round at Sportsland Sugo was moved from April to early July, in between the Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours and the Autopolis round.
Round | Event | Race Length | Race Format | Classes | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Suzuka Super Taikyu 5 Hour Race | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / Q / 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 | Suzuka Circuit | 19–20 March |
2 | NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race | 24 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 3–5 June |
3 | SUGO Super Taikyu 3 Hours Race | 3 hours | 2 races | ST-X / Z / TCR / Q / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 | Sportsland Sugo | 9–10 July |
4 | Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / Q / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 | Autopolis | 30–31 July |
5 | Motegi Super Taikyu 5 Hours Race | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / Q / 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 | Mobility Resort Motegi | 3–4 September |
6 | Super Taikyu Race in Okayama | 3 hours x 2 | 2 races | ST-X / Z / TCR / Q / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 | Okayama International Circuit | 15–16 October |
7 | Suzuka 5 Hour Endurance Race | 5 hours | 1 race | All | Suzuka Circuit | 26–27 November |
Teams and drivers
[edit]59 different cars entered throughout the course of the 2022 season. All teams competed under a Japanese license.
No. | Entrant | Vehicle | Engine | Drivers |
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ST-X (FIA GT3 homologated vehicles) | ||||
9 | MP Racing (Rd. 2-4) | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 | Porsche Center Okazaki (Rd. 1, 3-7) | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
23 | TKRI (Rd.1, 3-7) | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31 | apr | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
62 | HELM Motorsports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
81 | GTNET Motor Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan 3.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
555 | PLUS Racing (Rd. 4) | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
777 | D'station Racing (Rd. 4-7) | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
888 | Grid Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ST-Z (RACB GT4 homologated vehicles) | ||||
19 | Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama (Rd. 2-5, 7) | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22 | Porsche Team EBI Waimarama (Rd. 1-5, 7) | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
33 | Audi Driving Experience Japan (Rd. 6) | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
34 | Techno First (Rd. 1, 3-6) | Ginetta G55 GT4 | Ford 3.7 L V6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
111 | Hiroshima Toyopet Racing (Rd. 1, 3-7) | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
310 | Corolla Shin-Ibaraki CSIRacing (Rd. 1-5) My Cars CSIRacing (Rd. 6-7) |
Toyota GR Supra GT4 | BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
500 | Team 5Zigen (Rd. 1-6) | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
505 | Audi Team AS Sport (Rd. 2, 4, 6-7) | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
885 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ST-TCR (TCR homologated vehicles) | ||||
No. | Entrant | Vehicle | Drivers | |
75 | Team Noah (Rd. 1-2, 4-5, 7) | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
97 | M&K Honda Cars Okegawa Racing (Rd. 1-2, 4-5, 7) | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
ST-Q (development vehicles approved by the STO) | ||||
3 | Endless Sports | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
28 | ORC ROOKIE Racing | Toyota GR86 CNF Concept (Rd. 1-2, 4-7) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
32 | Toyota Corolla Sport H2 Concept (Rd. 1-2) Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept (Rd. 3-7) |
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55 | Mazda Spirit Racing | Mazda2 Bio Concept (Rd. 1-6) Mazda3 Bio Concept (Rd. 7) |
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61 | Team SDA Engineering | Subaru BRZ CNF Concept | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
230 | NISMO (Rd. 2) | Nissan Z Racing Concept | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
244 | Max Racing (Rd. 2-7) | Nissan Z Racing Concept | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
ST-1 - Rounds 1-5, 7 | ||||
2 | K's Frontier KTM Cars | KTM X-Bow GTX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
8 | BMW Team Studie (Rd. 2) | BMW M2 CS Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
38 | Tracy Sports | Toyota GR Supra (DB42) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
47 | D'station Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT8R | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
ST-2 (2,401-3,500cc, front-wheel and all-wheel drive) - Rounds 1-2, 4-7 | ||||
6 | Shinryo Racing Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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13 | Endless Sports | Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
56 | Claris Racing (Rd. 1-2, 4-5) | Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
59 | TOWAINTEC Racing | Subaru WRX STI (VAB) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
225 | KTMS Kobe Toyopet Motor Sports | Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
743 | Honda R&D Challenge | Honda Civic Type R (FK8) (Rd. 1-6) Honda Civic Type R (FL5) (Rd. 7) |
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ST-3 (2,401-3,500cc, rear-wheel drive) - Rounds 1-4, 6-7 | ||||
15 | Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
25 | Team ZeroOne | Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
39 | Tracy Sports with Delta | Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
52 | Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Toyota Crown RS (ARS220) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
63 | Tracy Sports (Rd. 1-3, 6-7) | Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
311 | FKS Team Fukushima (Rd. 1-4) | Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
ST-4 (1,500-2,400cc) - Rounds 2-7 | ||||
18 | Asano Racing Service | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
60 | Team G/Motion' | Honda Integra Type R (DC5) (Rd. 2-4) Toyota GR86 (ZN8) (Rd. 5-7) |
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86 | TOM'S Spirit | Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
216 | HMR Racing (Rd. 3, 5, 7) | Toyota 86 (ZN6) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
884 | SHADE Racing | Toyota 86 (ZN6) (Rd. 2) Toyota GR86 (ZN8) (Rd. 3-7) |
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ST-5 (up to 1,500cc) - Rounds 1-3, 5-7 | ||||
4 | Team Bride | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) |
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5 | Toyota Yaris (MXPA10) (Rd. 3, 6) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
11 | Ambitious Racing | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
12 | Mazda Spirit Racing (Rd. 5-7) | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
17 | Team NOPRO | Mazda Demio Diesel Turbo (DJ5FS) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
37 | Mazda Demio (DE5FS) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
50 | Love Drive Racing | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
65 | Over Drive | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
66 | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
67 | Team Yamato (Rd. 1-3, 5, 7) | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
72 | Nihon Automobile College | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
88 | Murakami Motors | Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
104 | Hiroshima Mazda HMRacers | Mazda Demio (DJLFS) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
110 | Hiroshima Toyopet Racing (Rd. 1-3, 7) | Toyota Vitz (NCP131) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
222 | Honda Cars Tokai | Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
290 | AutoLabo (Rd. 1-3, 6-7) | Toyota Yaris (MXPA10) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Race results
[edit]Round | Circuit | Race | ST-X Winners | ST-Z Winners | ST-TCR Winners | ST-Q Winners | ST-1 Winners | ST-2 Winners | ST-3 Winners | ST-4 Winners | ST-5 Winners |
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1 | Suzuka I | [2][3] | No.81 GTNET Motor Sports | No.885 SHADE Racing | No.75 Team Noah | No.3 Endless Sports | No.2 K's Frontier KTM Cars | No.225 Kobe Toyopet Motorsports | No.52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | did not participate | No.72 Nihon Automobile College |
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2 | Fuji 24h | [4][5] | No.62 HELM Motorsports | No.500 Team 5Zigen | No.75 Team Noah | No.3 Endless Sports | No.2 K's Frontier KTM Cars | No.225 Kobe Toyopet Motorsports | No.52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | No.86 TOM'S Spirit | No.17 Team NOPRO |
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3 | Sugo | Group 1[6][7] | No.888 Grid Motorsport | No.310 Corolla Shin-Ibaraki CSIRacing | did not participate | No.244 Max Racing | No.38 Tracy Sports | did not participate | |||
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Group 2[8][7] | did not participate | No.61 Team SDA Engineering | did not participate | No.39 Tracy Sports with Delta | No.86 TOM'S Spirit | No.72 Nihon Automobile College | |||||
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4 | Autopolis | [9][10] | No.62 HELM Motorsports | No.500 Team 5Zigen | No.75 Team Noah | No.3 Endless Sports | No.47 D'station Racing | No.225 Kobe Toyopet Motorsports | No.52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | No.86 TOM'S Spirit | did not participate |
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5 | Motegi | [11][12] | No.888 Grid Motorsport | No.34 Techno First | No.75 Team Noah | No.3 Endless Sports | No.47 D'station Racing | No.13 Endless Sports | did not participate | No.884 SHADE Racing | No.4 Team Bride |
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6 | Okayama | Group 1[13][14] | No.16 Porsche Center Okazaki | No.885 SHADE Racing | did not participate | No.3 Endless Sports | did not participate | No.225 Kobe Toyopet Motorsports | did not participate | ||
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Group 2[15][16] | did not participate | No.61 Team SDA Engineering | did not participate | No.63 Tracy Sports | No.86 TOM'S Spirit | No.88 Murakami Motors | |||||
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7 | Suzuka II | [17][18] | No.16 Porsche Center Okazaki | No.22 Porsche Team EBI Waimarama | No.97 M&K Honda Cars Okegawa Racing | No.3 Endless Sports | No.2 K's Frontier KTM Cars | No.225 Kobe Toyopet Motorsports | No.63 Tracy Sports | No.86 TOM'S Spirit | No.4 Team Bride |
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Championship standings
[edit]Championship points are awarded in every class with the exception of ST-Q at the end of each event.
For the ST-X, ST-Z, and ST-TCR championships, each team's six highest scoring rounds are validated in the final championship standings.
Duration | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ≤11th | Pole |
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3 Hours / 500km | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 Hours / 700km | 30 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
≥12 Hours / 1400km | 45 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Teams' Championship standings
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Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap |
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Super Taikyu Series Calendar Announced". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 1, Suzuka Super Taikyu 5 Hours Race Results" (PDF). Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "GTNET Motor Sports Wins Dramatic Suzuka 5 Hour Race". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 2, NAPAC Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours Race Results" (PDF). Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "HELM Motor Sports Wins Their First Fuji 24 Hours". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 3, Sugo Super Taikyu 3 Hours Group 1 Race Results" (PDF). Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Race Reports, Super Taikyu Series at Sugo". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 3, Sugo Super Taikyu 3 Hours Group 2 Race" (PDF). Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 4, Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis Results" (PDF). Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "HELM Motor Sports Wins Autopolis Super Taikyu Race". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 5, Motegi Super Taikyu 5 Hours Race Results" (PDF). Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Grid Motorsport Wins Motegi 5 Hours, Takes ST-X Points Lead". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Porsche Centre Okazaki Wins Group 1 Race In Okayama, Team 5Zigen Clinch ST-Z Championship". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 6, Super Taikyu Race in Okayama Group 1 Results" (PDF).
- ^ "Sakaguchi, Kubo Win Closely-Fought Group 2 Race In Okayama". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 6, Super Taikyu Race in Okayama Group 2 Results" (PDF).
- ^ "HELM Motorsports Crowned ST-X Champions as Porsche Centre Okazaki Wins Suzuka S-Tai Finale". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Eneos Super Taikyu Series 2022 Powered by Hankook Round 7, Suzuka 5 Hours Endurance Race Results" (PDF).
- ^ "Super Taikyu 2022 Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Official Eneos Super Taikyu Series powered by Hankook (in Japanese). pp. 37–38. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
External links
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