Ex-F1 driver Daniil Kvyat impresses on Super GT debut with sixth place
Daniil Kvyat made an eye-catching start to his Super GT career by finishing sixth in the GT300 class in the 2026 season opener at the Okayama International Circuit. The former Formula 1 driver shared the #88 JLOC Lamborghini Huracan GT3 with Takashi Kogure on his debut in the Japanese series. Kvyat’s move to Super GT […]
Will Verstappen make a Super GT appearance?
Max Verstappen has expressed interest in racing in Super GT, but admits the lack of a true blue-riband event makes a guest appearance difficult to justify. The four-time Formula 1 champion turned his first laps in a Nissan Z GT500 car at Fuji Speedway last month, as part of a promotional shoot organised by his employer […]
Max Verstappen tests Nissan’s Super GT car ahead of Japanese Grand Prix
Formula 1 star Max Verstappen made a surprise appearance at a private Super GT test on Wednesday, driving a Nissan Z GT500 contender. The four-time world champion drew the attention of fans gathered at the Fuji Speedway test when he rolled out of the pits in a Red Bull-liveried Nissan during the second day of […]
Super GT’s long-running tyre war to end after 2026
Super GT has announced that both GT500 and GT300 classes will switch to a single tyre supplier from 2027, bringing an end to the series’ historic tyre war. In a press conference ahead of this Sunday’s penultimate round in Autopolis, GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh said the series has been forced to make the decision to […]
Honda reveals new Prelude GT500 challenger for 2026 Super GT season
Honda will be contesting the 2026 Super GT season with a new GT500 car after revealing the Prelude-GT on Tuesday. Based on the Prelude sports coupe that was launched at the start of the month, it will replace the Civic Type R-GT that has been in service since the start of the 2024 season. Honda […]
Tsuboi set for second F1 test with Haas at Silverstone
Reigning Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi is set for his second Formula 1 test outing at the wheel of a Haas VF-23 next month at Silverstone. Toyota-contracted Tsuboi had his first taste of grand prix machinery when he took part in a specially-organised TPC test at Fuji Speedway in Japan in early August. The 30-year-old […]
Sho Tsuboi to make second F1 test outing with Haas at Silverstone
Reigning Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi is set for his second Formula 1 test outing at the wheel of a Haas VF-23 next month at Silverstone. Toyota-contracted Tsuboi had his first taste of grand prix machinery when he took part in a specially-organised TPC test at Fuji Speedway in Japan in early August. The 30-year-old […]
Why Japan’s biggest racing series wouldn’t be the same without its Italian star
One of the true icons of Japanese motorsport is set to call time on his top-line racing career. Italy-born Ronnie Quintarelli, who changed the definition of a gaijin driver in the Far East, will contest his last Super GT round in next month’s delayed season-finale at Suzuka. For almost two decades, he has been an […]
SUPER GT postpones Suzuka race over looming typhoon
SUPER GT has moved this weekend’s Suzuka race to December due to an incoming typhoon in Japan. Originally supposed to hold the fifth round on 31 August — 1 September, the Suzuka 350km will now serve as the season finale on 7-8 December, organiser GTA announced on Wednesday. The change to the schedule has been […]