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Pourchaire, Barnicoat headline Super Formula rookie test entry list

Both Pourchaire and Barnicoat have been named on the entry list for the post-season test at Suzuka that will run from December 6-8 and feature one day of running dedicated exclusively to rookies.

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The Top 10 SUPER GT/Super Formula drivers of 2023

Super Formula fans were treated to their best title battle in years after some one-sided contests in 2021 and '22, and while SUPER GT had a more turbulent year filled with red flags and incidents, the series still produced a championship battle that went down to the wire. This year's…

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Why Honda couldn't give the NSX-GT a fairytale send-off

At the end of last season, the upgraded Type S version of the NSX-GT rounded off the season with convincing victories at Autopolis and Motegi. A strong winter, combined with the addition of an extra car on the benchmark Bridgestone tyres, only added to the feeling that 2023 could be Honda's…

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Honda NSX-GT farewell title hopes hang by thread after qualifying

ARTA duo Nirei Fukuzumi and Hiroki Otsu came to Motegi 16 points down on the championship-leading TOM'S Toyota of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata, needing a win to have any chance of winning the title.

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Motegi SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the grand finale, which begins at 1pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9).

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Honda’s Otsu admits he was “too soft” in Autopolis lead battle

Otsu and Miyata embarked on a thrilling duel for honours in the penultimate round of the season, with Miyata ultimately coming out on top in the #36 TOM’S Toyota GR Supra he shares with Sho Tsuboi to take the lead of the championship.

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Super GT Autopolis: TOM'S Toyota takes thrilling win from 12th

Tsuboi and Miyata carved their way through from 12th on the grid to score their second win of 2023 aboard the #36 Toyota GR Supra and take a seven-point lead in the championship with only the season finale left to run.

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Super GT Sugo: Real Honda disqualified, ARTA inherits win

Real pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita had come through to take victory at the end of a thrilling 300km race, beating the #8 ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu by seven seconds.

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Real Racing Honda disqualified, ARTA inherits Sugo win

Real pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita had come through to take victory at the end of a thrilling 300km race, beating the #8 ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu by seven seconds.

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Sugo SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the sixth round of the season, slated to begin at 1.30pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9).

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Why ARTA Honda’s troubles are far from over despite Suzuka win

The first half of the 2023 campaign turned out to be a major disappointment for the two-car ARTA squad, which is in the first season of a new alliance with Team Mugen, with each of its cars having just a single third-place finish each to show for their efforts in…

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NISMO Nissan disqualified from Suzuka SUPER GT race

Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda had finished second aboard the #23 NISMO Nissan Z in the 450km race, marking their first visit to the podium since the Okayama curtain-raiser.

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Super GT Suzuka: ARTA ends Honda NSX's winless streak

The #16 ARTA car of Fukuzumi and Otsu took advantage of a well-timed first pitstop under full-course yellow to cement their early lead, ultimately beating NISMO pair Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli to victory by just over 10 seconds.

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Suzuka SUPER GT: Everything you need to know before the race

Fukuzumi delighted with first pole for two years

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

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for Sunday's 77-lap race, slated to begin slightly later than usual at 2.45pm local time (GMT +9).

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ARTA and Kunimitsu Honda teams hit with post-race penalties

Both the #16 ARTA Honda of Nirei Fukuzumi and Hiroki Otsu and #100 Team Kunimitsu car of Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino had 40 seconds added to their race times for illegally refuelling and changing tyres at the same time.

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Super Formula Autopolis: Lawson wins to take championship lead

Capitalising on the absence of Mugen team-mate and reigning champion Tomoki Nojiri, Lawson recovered from a poor start to clinch victory by 1.2 seconds in the fourth round of the season, despite a late safety car putting him at a disadvantage to his immediate rivals.

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Autopolis Super Formula: Lawson wins to take championship lead

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Autopolis Super Formula: Tsuboi outpaces Lawson for maiden pole

Inging driver Tsuboi set a time of 1m26.187s around the 4.673km circuit in Oita Prefecture with just a few seconds left to go in Q2, finding nearly eight tenths over his previous best effort in Q1.

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Can Toyota’s ‘must-win’ combo go all the way after Fuji win?

After qualifying for last week’s Golden Week classic, there would have been short odds on a Honda victory, with NSX-GT crews starting first and third. Without a power steering issue for the #8 ARTA car, it might have been three Bridgestone Honda squads starting ahead of the #36 TOM’S Toyota…

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How Fuji 450km unravelled for Honda's 'superteam'

The #16 ARTA car that had qualified third and ran second in the early stages in the hands of Nirei Fukuzumi was penalised for a second race in a row for an infraction at its first pitstop, with a drive-through demoting Fukuzumi and Hiroki Otsu to 10th place.

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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.

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

The occupants of the #36 au-liveried 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 100-lap, 450km race, which ran completely caution-free.

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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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Fuji Super Formula: Nojiri wins Race 2, Lawson penalised

At the start of the race, polesitter Nojiri immediately moved to the right to cover off a fast-charging Toshiki Oyu, who had made a blistering start from third on the grid to pass Ritomo Miyata for second.

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