Read about the race outline and rules here.

Japan's most popular car racing series,
boasting the power to draw 500,000 spectators per year.

The Japan GT Championship (JGTC), SUPER GT's previous incarnation, was first run in 1993. Then in 2005, with overseas one round taking place in Malaysia, a new era began as the championship was transformed into the SUPER GT series. And this year marks the 17th in the long life of the series. With almost 500,000 spectators attending the races annually, averaging over 54,000 per race, the series has without a doubt grown to be Japan's number one race series, and aims at becoming the world's best touring car-style race.

What appear to be standard road vehicles are true racing cars at heartCars racing in SUPER GT have the same cockpit shape, headlights, tail lamps, front grill, and in the case of the GT-Rs the same door knobs as road vehicles that are available for sale to the public, but internal parts like the engines, transmissions, and suspension systems are all those of true racing cars. The machines are further modified to make them lighter by changing from 4WD to rear-wheel drive.

What's the difference between GT500 and GT300?SUPER GT cars are divided into 2 classes according to how much power is generated by their engines. In the GT500 class engines produce up to 500hp, and apart from Nissan other entrants include production teams from carmakers such as Toyota and Honda. GT300-class cars generate up to 300hp and include private teams running cars such as the Nissan Fairlady Z, Toyota Corolla, Porsche, Ferrari and Vemac.

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