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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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Nissan impressed by Baguette's progression through 2022

Nissan says new SUPER GT signing Bertrand Baguette performed 'much better' towards the end of his title-winning 2022 campaign than he did at the start following his off-season move from Honda.

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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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Baguette braced for tough all-Nissan fight in Motegi finale

Impul Nissan driver Bertrand Baguette is braced for a tough battle against the points-leading NDDP Racing car for SUPER GT title honours as the two Z crews will start together on the grid for Sunday's Motegi finale.

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Yamashita fears 'tough next season or two' against Nissan

Toyota SUPER GT driver Kenta Yamashita admits he is concerned that the manufacturer could be in for a 'difficult next season or two' against a resurgent Nissan unless the GR Supra can be significantly improved.

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SUPER GT title contenders gather for vital Motegi test

Three of the six cars competing for this year's SUPER GT title have gathered at Motegi for a two-day tyre test, something Bertrand Baguette believes will be 'really important' for next month's finale at the same track.

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Toyota and Honda's last chance to stem the Nissan tide

Both Toyota and Honda go into this weekend's penultimate round of the SUPER GT season at Autopolis barely clinging on to their title ambitions. Can either marque force themselves back into the reckoning against Nissan?

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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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How Impul’s “big risk” paid dividends in the wet at Sugo

Nissan driver Bertrand Baguette believes the “big risk” of a second stop for wet tyres was key to Impul's comeback in Sunday’s Sugo SUPER GT race.

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Super GT Sugo: Nissan takes one-two in rain-hit thriller

Nissan's pair of NISMO-run Zs scored a decisive one-two in a rain-hit Sugo Super GT race, as NDDP Racing pair Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi took a second win of the season.

Autosport

Sugo SUPER GT: Nissan takes one-two in rain-hit thriller

Nissan's pair of NISMO-run Zs scored a decisive one-two in a rain-hit Sugo SUPER GT race, as NDDP Racing pair Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi took a second win of the season.

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How an 'easy' win escaped Nissan's flagship car at Suzuka

Nissan may have extended its streak of SUPER GT wins at Suzuka last weekend, but it was yet another race to forget for the marque's flagship #23 NISMO crew.

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After first Nissan win, Baguette eyes SUPER GT title glory

If there were any lingering doubts that Bertrand Baguette had benefitted from his off-season SUPER GT move from Honda to Nissan, they were surely put to rest by a spectacular last-to-first win with Team Impul last weekend at Suzuka.

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Yamamoto explains unseen last-lap Suzuka SUPER GT crash

Team Kunimitsu Honda driver Naoki Yamamoto has shouldered responsibility for his unseen last-lap crash in Sunday's Suzuka SUPER GT race.

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The key to TOM'S jumping Kondo for Fuji SUPER GT win

Ritomo Miyata believes saving fuel during the second stint of Sunday’s Fuji SUPER GT race was the key to he and TOM’S teammate Sacha Fenestraz taking their first GT500 win.

Autosport

Super GT Fuji: TOM'S duo Fenestraz, Miyata take first win

TOM'S Toyota pair Sacha Fenestraz and Ritomo Miyata took their first SUPER GT win in the GT500 category in Sunday's fourth round of the season at Fuji Speedway.

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Fuji SUPER GT: TOM'S duo Fenestraz, Miyata take first win

TOM'S Toyota pair Sacha Fenestraz and Ritomo Miyata took their first SUPER GT win in the GT500 category in Sunday's fourth round of the season at Fuji Speedway.

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Too early to say Nissan Z has the edge, says Baguette

Impul's Bertrand Baguette believes it's too soon to call the Nissan Z the favourite for this year's SUPER GT title battle ahead of this weekend's fourth round of the season at Fuji Speedway.

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JLOC keen to use Lamborghini factory driver in 2023

The JLOC team has stated a desire to add a Lamborghini factory driver to its line-up for the 2023 SUPER GT season as Japan’s travel restrictions gradually ease.

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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.

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Okayama SUPER GT: Rookie Toyota wins thrilling opener

Rookie Racing delivered Toyota victory in a thrilling opening SUPER GT race of the 2022 season at Okayama, as NISMO gave the new Nissan Z GT500 a podium on its debut.

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Nissan Z qualifying showing hampered by "safe" tyre choice

Nissan SUPER GT driver Ronnie Quintarelli admits a 'safe' tyre choice compromised the marque's qualifying showing at Okayama with the new Z, as he and NISMO teammate Tsugio Matsuda qualified ninth.

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