Suzuka 1000 Kilometres 2025 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: The 49th Suzuka 1000km		Date: 14.9.2025
Track: Suzuka International Racing Course (Japan), 5.807 kms	Organiser: SRO
Suzuka 1000 Kilometres
Intercontinental GT Challenge (round 4)

Weather:	bright, hot, dry
Start time:	12:50
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	24

Entered:	39
Practiced:	33
Qualified:	33
Started:	33
Finished:	27
Classified:	29

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 Pro	11	11	10
FIA GT3 Silver	3	3	2
FIA GT3 Bronze	12	12	11
FIA GT3 Pro-Am	5	5	4
FIA GT3 Am	2	2	2

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Race notes:
The race stopped on 6 hour and 30 minute rule, despite not covering full 1000 kilometres distance.

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 12-13/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 45 minutes on 13/9

Winners:
Overall:	32	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	Marciello / van der Linde / Weerts
FIA GT3 Silver:	500	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3	Aoki / Motojima / Kanamaru
FIA GT3 Bronze:	10	Porsche 992 GT3 R	Lietz / Au / Hartog
FIA GT3 Pro-Am:	28	Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO	Hui / Tse / Barnicoat
FIA GT3 Am:	360	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3	Nishikawa / Tanaka / Shibata
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	32	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	Marciello / van der Linde / Weerts	2:00.9180	172.8800 km/h	lap 116
FIA GT3 Silver:	14	Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II	Yu / Yi / Cheng	2:02.3100	170.9100 km/h	lap 90
FIA GT3 Bronze:	21	Ferrari 296 GT3	Patrese / Blattner / Marschall	2:01.9250	171.4500 km/h	lap 115
FIA GT3 Pro-Am:	28	Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO	Hui / Tse / Barnicoat	2:02.5830	170.5300 km/h	lap 117
FIA GT3 Am:	360	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3	Nishikawa / Tanaka / Shibata	2:04.1740	168.3500 km/h	lap 80
Pole Positions:
Overall:	32	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	Marciello / van der Linde / Weerts	2:00.2510	173.8500 km/h
FIA GT3 Silver:	14	Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II	Yu / Yi / Cheng	2:00.9530	172.8400 km/h
FIA GT3 Bronze:	21	Ferrari 296 GT3	Patrese / Blattner / Marschall	2:00.4840	173.5100 km/h
FIA GT3 Pro-Am:	60	Ferrari 296 GT3	Nakanishi / Wakisaka / Fisichella	2:00.4410	173.5700 km/h
FIA GT3 Am:	51	Porsche 991.II GT3 R	MacPherson / Denyer / Porter	2:04.1150	168.4300 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Mercedes-AMG (7), Ferrari (5), BMW (3), Chevrolet (3), Nissan (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Mercedes-AMG (7), Ferrari (5), BMW (3), Chevrolet (3), Nissan (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 992 GT3 R (10), Mercedes-AMG GT3 (7), Ferrari 296 (5)
Driver nationalities:	J (28), D (10), CHN (8), GB (7), F (4), AUS (4), B (4), NL (4), MAL (3), USA (3), A (3), HK (3), I (3)
Team nationalities:	J (10), CHN (6), HK (6), USA (2), D (2), B (2), MAL (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (42%), rear-engined (33%), mid-engined (25%)
Average engine size:	4457 cc (with regard to 33% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5045 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Andrew MacPherson (68), Atsushi Tanaka (61), Adrian D'Silva (59)
Youngest known drivers:	Lorenzo Patrese (20), "Daan Arrow" (22), Bastian Buus (22)

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