Japan Cup Sugo 2026 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Japan Cup Sportsland Sugo		Date: 17.5.2026
Track: Sportsland Sugo International Circuit (Japan), 3.586 kms	Organiser: SRO
Japan Cup Sugo
SRO Japan Cup Series (round 1)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	10:30 and 15:15
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	2 x 60 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	16
Practiced:	15
Qualified:	15
Started:	15
Finished:	13
Classified:	15

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am	9	9	9
FIA GT3 - Am	3	3	3
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am	2	2	2
SRO GT4 - Am	1	1	1

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race 1 Results Grid Race 1 Race 2 Results Grid Race 2 Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 150 minutes on 15-16/5
2 qualifying session held for a total of 30 minutes on 16/5

Winners:
Race 1:	1	Ferrari 296 GT3	Tsuduki / Kawabata
Race 2:	9	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo	Takei / Sasahara
FIA GT3 - Am race 1:	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	Okura / Hamaguchi
FIA GT3 - Am race 2:	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	Okura / Hamaguchi
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am race 1:	82	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS	Makino / Suehiro
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am race 2:	11	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo II	Oyama / Kunimoto
SRO GT4 - Am race 1:	44	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Ho / Orido
Fastest Laps:
Race 1:	9	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo	Takei / Sasahara	1:20.0070	161.3500 km/h	lap 23
Race 2:	1	Ferrari 296 GT3	Tsuduki / Kawabata	1:20.0460	161.2700 km/h	lap 3
FIA GT3 - Am race 1:	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	Okura / Hamaguchi	1:21.7640	157.8800 km/h	lap 23
FIA GT3 - Am race 2:	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	Okura / Hamaguchi	1:21.3860	158.6200 km/h	lap 22
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am race 1:	82	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS	Makino / Suehiro	1:28.1580	146.4300 km/h	lap 19
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am race 2:	11	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo II	Oyama / Kunimoto	1:28.2480	146.2800 km/h	lap 8
SRO GT4 - Am race 1:	44	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Ho / Orido	1:30.4810	142.6700 km/h	lap 16
SRO GT4 - Am race 2:	44	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Ho / Orido	1:30.1300	143.2300 km/h	lap 3
Pole Positions:
Race 1:	1	Ferrari 296 GT3	Tsuduki / Kawabata	1:19.2350
Race 2:	9	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Evo	Takei / Sasahara	1:19.0410
FIA GT3 - Am race 1:	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	Okura / Hamaguchi	1:20.4480
FIA GT3 - Am race 2:	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	Okura / Hamaguchi	1:20.4480
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am race 1:	82	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS	Makino / Suehiro	1:26.3700
SRO GT4 - Pro-Am race 2:	82	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS	Makino / Suehiro	1:26.3700
SRO GT4 - Am race 1:	44	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Ho / Orido	1:29.3080
SRO GT4 - Am race 2:	44	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Ho / Orido	1:29.3080
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (6), Mercedes-AMG (2), Porsche (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (6), Mercedes-AMG (2), Porsche (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 296 (5)
Driver nationalities:	J (26)
Team nationalities:	J (13)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (66%), front-engined (26%), rear-engined (8%)
Average engine size:	3894 cc (with regard to 66% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4922 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Atsushi Tanaka (62), Masayoshi Oyama (61), Shinichi Takagi (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Maaya Orido (26), Betty Chen (26), Ukyo Sasahara (30)
Female drivers:	Betty Chen, Maaya Orido

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