Japanese sports car racing season
The 2024 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone is the thirty-fourth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It began on 20-21 April at Sportsland Sugo and will end on 17 November at Fuji Speedway.
This season marks the beginning of a new three-year contract with Bridgestone to be the series' official tyre supplier. Bridgestone had taken over the supply of tyres from Hankook during the 2023 season after a fire at the Hankook manufacturing plant in Daejeon, South Korea forced them to abandon its supply.[1]
Calendar
The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2024 calendar on 3 October 2023, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits.[2] Sportsland Sugo will now host the opening round of the championship on 21 April, while the five-hour race at Suzuka Circuit will be moved to late September. Fuji Speedway will again host two rounds, including the series' showcase event, the Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours on 25-26 May, and the season finale on 17 November.
Round | Event | Race Length | Race Format | Classes | Circuit | Date |
1 | SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hour Race | 4 hours | 2 races | ST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 | Sportsland Sugo | 20–21 April |
2 | NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race | 24 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 24–26 May |
3 | TBA | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 2 / 4 | Autopolis | 27–28 July |
4 | TBA | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 | Mobility Resort Motegi | 7 September |
5 | TBA | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 | Suzuka Circuit | 28–29 September |
6 | TBA | 3 hours | 2 races | All | Okayama International Circuit | 26–27 October |
7 | TBA | 4 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 16–17 November |
Teams and drivers
On 2 April, the Super Taikyu Series published its provisional full-season entry list, featuring 69 entries.[3]
ST-X and ST-Z
ST-TCR and ST-Q
ST-1 to ST-5
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner for the race.
Championship standings
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.
Points systems[21] Duration | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ≤11th | Pole |
3–4 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 |
Notes
- If the final round of the championship is less than five hours or 700 kilometres, 1.5 times the regular amount of points will be awarded.
Teams' Championship standings
Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts |
G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 |
ST-X |
1 | No. 1 Zhongsheng ROOKIE Racing | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 67 |
2 | No. 23 TKRI | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 50 |
3 | No. 31 apr | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 39 |
4 | No. 81 GTNET MotorSports | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | | 28 |
5 | No. 33 Craft-Bamboo Racing | | | 4 | | | | | | | 25 |
ST-Z |
1 | No. 52 Saitama Green Brave | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 55 |
2 | No. 885 SHADE Racing | | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 47 |
3 | No. 19 Birth Racing Project | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 37 |
4 | No. 22 Porsche Team EBI | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 26 |
5 | No. 20 Naniwa Denso Team Impul | | Ret | 4 | | | | | | | 23 |
6 | No. 26 Team ZeroOne | | 2 | NC | | | | | | | 19 |
7 | No. 21 Hitotsuyama Racing | | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 |
8 | No. 5 Team Noah | | | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
9 | No. 34 Techno First | | 3 | WD | | | | | | | 12 |
10 | No. 59 2W Zoomies x GR Garage Yamaguchi-Shunan | | | 8 | | | | | | | 7 |
11 | No. 555 Auto Factory | | 7 | NC | | | | | | | 4 |
12 | No. 111 Buzz Progress Racing | | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 |
13 | No. 25 Team ZeroOne | | 10 | NC | | | | | | | 1 |
ST-Q |
— | No. 92 GR Spirit Racing | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 32 ORC ROOKIE Racing | 1 | | 8 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 12 Mazda Spirit Racing | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 28 ORC ROOKIE Racing | 2 | | 5 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 230 NISMO | | | 2 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 55 Mazda Spirit Racing | | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 61 Team SDA Engineering | | | 3 | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 271 Team HRC | Ret | | 6 | | | | | | | — |
ST-1 |
1 | No. 2 K's Frontier KTM Cars | | 1† | 1 | | | | | | | 69 |
ST-2 |
1 | No. 13 Endless Sports | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | 55 |
4 | No. 6 Shinryo Racing Team | 7 | | 2 | | | | | | | 41 |
2 | No. 225 KTMS | 1 | | 5 | | | | | | | 40 |
3 | No. 72 Nihon Automobile College | 2 | | 4 | | | | | | | 38 |
5 | No. 743 Honda R&D Challenge | 5 | | 3 | | | | | | | 35 |
6 | No. 7 Shinryo Racing Team | 6 | | 6 | | | | | | | 19 |
7 | No. 95 Team Spoon | 3 | | Ret | | | | | | | 12 |
8 | No. 36 HCM Uchino Racing | | | 7 | | | | | | | 9 |
ST-3 |
1 | No. 39 Tracy Sports with Delta | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 60 |
2 | No. 38 Tracy Sports with Delta | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | 49 |
3 | No. 15 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 49 |
4 | No. 16 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport | Ret | | 4 | | | | | | | 23 |
ST-4 |
1 | No. 884 SHADE Racing | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 60 |
2 | No. 3 Endless Sports | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | 47 |
3 | No. 41 Tracy Sports with Delta | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | 47 |
4 | No. 18 Asano Racing Service | 6 | | 4 | | | | | | | 29 |
5 | No. 216 HMR Racing | Ret | | 5 | | | | | | | 18 |
6 | No. 66 Over Drive | 3 | | Ret | | | | | | | 12 |
7 | No. 60 Team G/Motion | 4 | | Ret | | | | | | | 10 |
ST-5 |
1 | No. 17 Team NOPRO | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 57 |
2 | No. 65 Over Drive | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 52 |
3 | No. 88 Murakami Motors | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 49 |
4 | No. 4 Team Bride | | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 29 |
5 | No. 222 Honda Cars Tokai | | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | 20 |
6 | No. 11 D.R.C EZO | | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 |
7 | No. 76 Buzz Progress Racing | | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | 11 |
8 | No. 888 Select Hotels Group | | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | 9 |
9 | No. 27 Maple Hiroshima Racing Team | | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 |
10 | No. 67 Team Yamato | | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | 7 |
11 | No. 89 Murakami Motors | | | 8 | | | | | | | 7 |
12 | No. 120 Mazda Spirit Racing | | 12† | 9 | | | | | | | 5 |
13 | No. 37 Team NOPRO | | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | 4 |
14 | No. 290 AutoLabo | | NC | 11 | | | | | | | 1 |
— | No. 50 Love Drive Racing | | | NC | | | | | | | — |
— | No. 110 Access Racing Team | | Ret | | | | | | | | — |
Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
SUG | OIC |
- ^ Car No. 2 did not complete the race. However, the car was classified as the only car in its class and was later awarded race points by the STO.
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External links
- Super Taikyu Series official website (in Japanese)
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