TOM’S Clinches GT500 Title With Motegi Win as LEON Seals GT300 Crown

The champions prevailed under late pressure to cap TOM’S run of four GT500 titles in five seasons.

Overview

Sho Tsuboi overtook polesitter Hiroaki Ishiura on lap one and Kenta Yamashita held off Kazuki Hiramine by 0.254 seconds to win, with the #23 NISMO third.
Toshiki Oyu’s gravel excursion after the pit cycle blunted Cerumo’s challenge, dropping the pole-sitting #38 to eighth at the finish.
Team Kunimitsu’s fuel-only strategy briefly put Tadasuke Makino in front before he settled for fourth, locking up second in the GT500 standings.
Team Mach earned its first GT300 victory as the #5 MC86 undercut the field, finishing ahead of Subaru’s #61 BRZ and the #666 Porsche.
Naoya Gamou and Togo Suganami secured the GT300 championship for LEON Racing by one point over Kohei Hirate after the #56 Nissan finished fourth.