Suzuka 1000 Kilometres 1995 - Racing Sports Cars

Event:		Date: 27.8.1995
Track: Suzuka Circuit (Japan), 5.864 kms	Organiser: Suzuka Circuit Land Ltd./SMSC
Suzuka 1000 Kilometres
BPR Global GT Endurance Series (round 9)

Weather:	cloudy, very hot, humid, dry
Start time:	12:35
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	58000

Entered:	74
Practiced:	56
Qualified:	53
Started:	53
Finished:	27
Classified:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
BPR GT-1/Le Mans GT-1	19	19	9
BPR GT-2	0	0	0
BPR GT-3/Le Mans GT-2	8	8	5
BPR GT-4/Le Mans GT-2	0	0	0
Le Mans GT-2 (only)	4	4	2
National GT-1	2	2	0
National GT-2	5	3	2
National GT-2 Open	0	0	0
JAF-N1	3	2	1
Le Mans WSC	1	1	0
Racing Spyder	13	13	7

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
1 full-course caution for 3 laps

Pre-race sessions:
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 25-26/8
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 100 minutes on 25-26/8 30 minute pre-race warm-up held.

Winners:
Overall:	1	McLaren F1 GTR	Sandro Sala / Sekiya / Bellm
BPR GT-3/Le Mans GT-2:	55	Porsche 911 GT2	Calderari / Bryner / Ratel
Le Mans GT-2 (only):	100	Honda NSX Turbo (NA1)	Takahashi / Tsuchiya / Iida
National GT-2:	31	Porsche 993	Iketani / Nodi / Sodeyama
JAF-N1:	10	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Yokoshima / Takeuchi
Racing Spyder:	19	Samos FS951 Nissan	Jounai / Tanigawa
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Kudzu DG-3 Mazda	Franck Fréon (F)	2:07.1160	166.0730 km/h	lap 7
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Kudzu DG-3 Mazda	Fréon / Terada / Yorino	2:05.0800	168.7760 km/h
BPR GT-1/Le Mans GT-1:	60	Ferrari F40 GTE	Olofsson / Della Noce / Mancini	2:05.1690
BPR GT-3/Le Mans GT-2:	55	Porsche 911 GT2	Calderari / Bryner / Ratel	2:15.5550
Le Mans GT-2 (only):	30	Porsche 911 Turbo	Tajima / Yamada / Mogi	2:11.3460	160.0000 km/h
National GT-1:	23	Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33)	Suzuki / Kageyama	2:07.4960
National GT-2:	54	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Nakada / Hashimoto / Katura	2:24.2180
JAF-N1:	10	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Yokoshima / Takeuchi	2:20.3920
Racing Spyder:	19	Samos FS951 Nissan	Jounai / Tanigawa	2:11.8940
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (17), Oscar (12), McLaren (6), Ferrari (4), Venturi (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (17), Mazda (8), BMW (6), Ferrari (4), Toyota (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 993 GT2 (9), Oscar SK90 (7), McLaren F1 GTR (6)
Driver nationalities:	J (78), F (28), D (6), GB (5), I (4), A (4), CH (4), BR (2), MC (2), NZ (2), S (2), E (2)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (51%), mid-engined (42%), front-engined (7%)
Oldest known drivers:	Kunimitsu Takahashi (55), Luciano Della Noce (55), Katsunori Iketani (54)
Youngest known drivers:	Tatsuya Tanigawa (24), Stéphane Ortelli (25), Akira Iida (26)
Female drivers:	Lilian Bryner

Official Race Programme:

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