2007 Super GT Series

The 2007 Autobacs Super GT Series was the fifteenth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the third season as the Super GT series. It is also marked as the twenty-fifth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring race cars divided into two categories: GT500 and GT300. This was the final season for the 350Z, as it was announced by Nissan and Nismo near the end of the season that the new R35 GT-R would be replacing it the following season. The season began on March 18 and ended on November 4, 2007, after 9 races.

2007 Super GT Series

GT500 Drivers' Champion:
Ralph Firman & Daisuke Itō
GT500 Teams' Champion:
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
GT300 Drivers' Champion:
Kazuya Oshima & Hiroaki Ishiura
GT300 Teams' Champion:
Honda Cars Tokai Dream28

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2007 GT500 champions, #8 ARTA Honda NSX.

2007 RE Amemiya RX-7 (FD).

In the GT500 class, ARTA drivers Ralph Firman and Daisuke Itō won the championship in a dominating fashion, becoming the first GT500 champion to clinch the title before the final race of the season, a feat only matched by the 2012 champions Masataka Yanagida and Ronnie Quintarelli as of the end of the 2018 season. In the GT300 class, Kazuya Oshima and Hiroaki Ishiura in the apr Toyota MR-S won the driver's championship title by winning the tiebreaker against the Shiden of Kazuho Takahashi and Hiroki Katoh - the two teams finished the season with the same number of points, but Oshima and Ishiura had two race wins compared to Takahashi and Katoh's one. Takahashi and Katoh's overall consistency, however, would gave Cars Tokai Dream28 the team's championship title by six points over Oshima and Ishiura.

Drivers and teams

GT500

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Houzan Toyota Team TOM'S	Lexus	Lexus SC430 GT500	Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8	1	Juichi Wakisaka	B	All
					André Lotterer		All
					Oliver Jarvis		6
Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z GT500	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	3	Sébastien Philippe	B	All
					Masataka Yanagida		All
Forum Engineering Toyota Team LeMans	Lexus	Lexus SC430 GT500	Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8	6	Tatsuya Kataoka	B	All
					Björn Wirdheim		All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	Honda	Honda NSX GT500	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	8	Ralph Firman	B	All
					Daisuke Itō		All
					Yuji Ide		6
Team Impul	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z GT500	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	12	Kazuki Hoshino	B	All
					Benoît Tréluyer		1–4, 6–9
					Jérémie Dufour		5–6
Rolling Stone Real Racing	Honda	Honda NSX GT500	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	17	Katsutomo Kaneishi	B	All
					Toshihiro Kaneishi		All
					Takuya Izawa		6
Dome Racing Team	Honda	Honda NSX GT500	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	18	Ryo Michigami	B	All
					Takashi Kogure		All
Nismo	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z GT500	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	22	Michael Krumm	B	All
					Tsugio Matsuda		All
				23	Satoshi Motoyama		All
					Richard Lyons		All
					Hironobu Yasuda		6
Kondo Racing	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z GT500	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	24	João Paulo de Oliveira	Y	All
					Seiji Ara		All
Toyota Team Tsuchiya	Lexus	Lexus SC430 GT500	Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8	25	Takeshi Tsuchiya	Y	All
					Manabu Orido		All
Epson Nakajima Racing	Honda	Honda NSX GT500	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	32	Loïc Duval	D	All
					Fabio Carbone		All
Bandai Toyota Team Kraft	Lexus	Lexus SC430 GT500	Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8	35	Naoki Hattori	D	All
					Peter Dumbreck		1–3, 6–9
					Ronnie Quintarelli		4–6
ZENT Toyota Team Cerumo	Lexus	Lexus SC430 GT500	Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8	38	Toranosuke Takagi	B	All
					Yuji Tachikawa		All
Denso Toyota Team SARD	Lexus	Lexus SC430 GT500	Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8	39	André Couto	B	All
					Katsuyuki Hiranaka		All
Raybrig Team Kunimitsu	Honda	Honda NSX GT500	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	100	Dominik Schwager	B	All
					Shinya Hosokawa		All

GT300

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Honda Cars Tokai Dream28	Mooncraft	Mooncraft Shiden	Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.4 L V8	2	Kazuho Takahashi	Y	All
					Hiroki Katoh		All
					Hiroki Yoshimoto		6
Ebbro Team Nova	Vemac	Vemac RD350R	Zytek ZV348 3.9 L V8	4	Tetsuya Tanaka	Y	1–4, 6–9
					Shinsuke Yamazaki		1–4, 6–9
					Akira Watanabe		6
Team Mach	Vemac	Vemac RD320R	Honda C32B 3.4 L V6	5	Tetsuji Tamanaka	K	All
					Hironori Takeuchi		All
					Keita Sawa		6
RE Amemiya Racing	Mazda	Mazda RX-7	Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor	7	Hiroyuki Iiri	Y	All
					Ryo Orime		All
					Naoya Yamano		6
A&S Racing	Mosler	Mosler MT900R	Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8	9	"OSAMU"	D	1–3, 6, 9
					Guts Jyonai		1–3
					Masaki Tanaka		5–8
					Katsuhiko Tsutsui		5–9
Jim Gainer Racing	Ferrari	Ferrari 360	Ferrari F131B 3.6 L V8	11	Masayuki Ueda	Y	All
					Hideshi Matsuda		1–3, 6
					Ichijo Suga		4–9
Endless Sports	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z	Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6	13	Tomonobu Fujii	Y	All
					Masami Kageyama		All
Racing Project Bandoh	Toyota	Toyota Celica	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	19	Akira Iida	Y	All
					Yuhi Sekiguchi		All
Team Taisan with Nishizawa	Porsche	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6	26	Nobuteru Taniguchi	Y	All
					Shinichi Yamaji		1–3
					Kazuyuki Nishizawa		4, 6
					Dominik Farnbacher		5–9
apr	Toyota	Toyota MR-S	Toyota 2GR-FSE 3.5 L V6	31	Kyosuke Mineo	M	All
					Yuya Sakamoto		All
				101	Hiroaki Ishiura		All
					Kazuya Oshima		All
Hankook KTR	Porsche	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche M97/80 3.8 L F6	33	Mitsuhiro Kinoshita	H	2–9
					Yuya Sakamoto		2–9
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	ASL	ASL ARTA Garaiya	Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6	43	Morio Nitta	M	All
					Shinichi Takagi		All
MOLA	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z	Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6	46	Kota Sasaki	D	All
					Naoki Yokomizo		All
				47	Shogo Mitsuyama		All
					Shigekazu Wakisaka		All
DHG Racing	Ford	Ford GT	DHG D35806V 3.5 L V8	55	Daisuke Ikeda	Y	1–3, 5–9
					Taku Bamba		1–3, 5–9
					Hideo Fukuyama		6
Willcom R&D Sport	Vemac	Vemac RD408R	Mugen MF458S 4.5 L V8	62	Shinsuke Shibahara	Y	All
					Haruki Kurosawa		All
JLOC	Lamborghini	Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3	Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10	66	Naohiro Furuya	Y	All
					Muneyuki Kurihara		All
					Atsushi Yogo		6
				67	Tsubasa Kurosawa		All
					Hisashi Wada		All
					Yasutaka Hinoi		6
		Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1	Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12	87	Yasutaka Hinoi		1–5, 9
					Atsushi Yogo		1–5, 9
					Yoshihisa Namekata		6
				88	Koji Yamanishi		1–5, 9
					Marco Apicella		1–3, 9
					Hideshi Matsuda		4–5
Team Gaikokuya	Porsche	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche M96/97 3.6 L F6	70	Hiroshi Koizumi	Y	1–3, 5–6
					Kazuyoshi Takamizawa		1
					Yoshimi Ishibashi		2–3, 5–6, 9
					Akazame Oyaji		6, 9
				71	Yoshimi Ishibashi		7–8
					Hirofumi Takei		7
					Yutaka Yamagishi		8
Cusco Racing	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4	77	Tetsuya Yamano	D	All
					Takayuki Aoki		All
Yokoyama Racing	Vemac	Vemac RD320R	Honda C32B 3.4 L V6	83	Tadao Uematsu	Y	1, 3
					Ryohei Sakaguchi		1, 3
Arktech Motorsports	Porsche	Porsche 986 Boxster	Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6	110	Takuya Kurosawa	Y	1–2
					Hidetoshi Mitsusada		1–2
					Takuya Kurosawa	K	3–9
					Hidetoshi Mitsusada		3–9
				111	Yasushi Kikuchi		3, 5–6
					Takaya Tsubobayashi		3–6
					Guts Jyonai		5–6
				112	Hiroshi Koizumi		7–9
					Yasushi Kikuchi		7
					Guts Jyonai		8–9
Tomei Sports	Porsche	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6	118	Takashi Miyamoto	Y	1, 3, 8–9
					Shozo Tagahara		1, 3
					Takashi Ohi		8–9
Mario Racing	Porsche	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Porsche M96/73 3.6 L F6	333	Takashi Inoue	Y	1–3
					Katsuo Kobayashi		1–3
Team Uematsu	Vemac	Vemac RD320R	Honda C32B 3.4 L V6	333	Tadao Uematsu	Y	4–7, 9
					Takashi Inoue		4, 6
					Ryohei Sakaguchi		5–6, 9
Avanzza Bomex	Vemac	Vemac RD320R	Honda C32B 3.4 L V6	666	Shogo Suho	K	All
					Junichiro Yamashita		All
					Masato Shimoyama		6

Schedule

Round	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Suzuka GT 300 km	Suzuka Circuit	March 18
2	Okayama GT 300 km	Okayama International Circuit	April 8
3	Fuji GT 500 km	Fuji Speedway	May 4
4	Super GT International Series Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	June 24
5	SUGO GT 300 km	Sportsland SUGO	July 29
6	International POKKA 1000km	Suzuka Circuit	August 19
7	Motegi GT 300 km	Twin Ring Motegi	September 9
8	Autopolis GT 300 km	Autopolis	October 14
9	Fuji GT 300 km	Fuji Speedway	November 4

Season Winners

Rd	Circuit	GT500 Winning Team	GT300 Winning Team
		GT500 Winning Drivers	GT300 Winning Drivers
1	Suzuka	#38 Zent Cerumo SC430	#13 Endless Advan Senzaikakumei Z
		Yuji Tachikawa Toranosuke Takagi	Masami Kageyama Tomonobu Fujii
2	Okayama	#8 ARTA NSX	#101 Toy Story Racing apr MR-S
		Daisuke Itō Ralph Firman	Kazuya Oshima Hiroaki Ishiura
3	Mt. Fuji	#23 Xanavi NISMO Z	#43 ARTA Garaiya
		Satoshi Motoyama Richard Lyons	Morio Nitta Shinichi Takagi
4	Kuala Lumpur	#24 Woodone Clarion Kondo Z	#101 Toy Story Racing apr MR-S
		Seiji Ara João Paulo de Oliveira	Kazuya Oshima Hiroaki Ishiura
5	Sportsland SUGO	#8 Honda Racing ARTA NSX	#19 WedsSport Racing Celica
		Daisuke Itō Ralph Firman	Akira Iida Yuhi Sekiguchi
6	Suzuka Report	#1 Toyota houzan TOM'S SC430	#2 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden
		Juichi Wakisaka André Lotterer Oliver Jarvis	Kazuho Takahashi Hiroki Katoh Hiroki Yoshimoto
7	Motegi	#18 Takata Dome NSX	#26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3
		Ryo Michigami Takashi Kogure	Nobuteru Taniguchi Dominik Farnbacher
8	Autopolis	#8 Honda Racing ARTA NSX	#62 Willcom Advan Vemac 408R
		Daisuke Itō Ralph Firman	Shinsuke Shibahara Haruki Kurosawa
9	Mt. Fuji	#32 Epson Nakajima Racing NSX	#26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3
		Loïc Duval Fabio Carbone	Nobuteru Taniguchi Dominik Farnbacher

Standings

GT500 Drivers

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	15	11	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
Qualifying	3	2	1
Fastest Lap	1	1	1

• Only the best four results in the first six races would be counted for the championship.
• There were no points awarded for pole position and fastest lap in the final race.

Rank Driver SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ MOT AUT FUJ PTS 1 Ralph Firman Daisuke Itō 12 1 9 9 1 2 12 1 8 94 2 Fabio Carbone Loïc Duval 3 4 Ret 15 3 13 4 9 1 69 3 Shinya Hosokawa Dominik Schwager Ret 2 5 2 12 4 Ret 2 4 64 4 Takashi Kogure Ryo Michigami 13 7 11 Ret 2 12 1 5 10 63 5 Michael Krumm Tsugio Matsuda 5 3 2 10 Ret 6 2 4 9 63 6 André Lotterer Juichi Wakisaka 7 5 DNS 8 5 1 6 6 6 54 7 Yuji Tachikawa Toranosuke Takagi 1 11 6 4 11 7 14 Ret 4 53 8 Satoshi Motoyama Richard Lyons 2 Ret 1 14 Ret 3 13 12 14 48 9 Tatsuya Kataoka Björn Wirdheim 4 14 3 9 DNS 9 3 8 16 38 10 João Paulo de Oliveira Seiji Ara Ret 15 Ret 1 10 10 5 Ret 5 34 11 Kazuki Hoshino 11 8 10 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 34 12 Sébastien Philippe Masataka Yanagida 10 13 4 7 4 8 11 7 15 30 13 Benoît Tréluyer 11 8 10 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 30 14 Katsutomo Kaneishi Toshihiro Kaneishi 6 10 Ret 12 Ret 5 7 Ret 3 29 15 André Couto Katsuyuki Hiranaka Ret 12 8 13 6 11 10 3 13 21 16 Oliver Jarvis 1 20 17 Manabu Orido Takeshi Tsuchiya 9 6 Ret 5 8 Ret 8 10 12 20 18 Yuji Ide 2 15 19 Naoki Hattori 8 9 7 11 9 Ret 9 11 11 14 20 Hironobu Yasuda 3 12 21 Peter Dumbreck 8 9 7 Ret 9 11 11 12 22 Takuya Izawa 5 6 23 Jérémie Dufour 7 Ret 4 24 Ronnie Quintarelli 11 9 Ret 2 Rank Driver SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ MOT AUT FUJ PTS Teams' standings Rank Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ MOT AUT FUJ Pts. 1 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 8 12 1 9 6 1 2 12 1 8 108 2 Nismo 22 5 3 2 10 Ret 6 2 4 9 85 3 Nakajima Racing 32 3 4 Ret 15 3 13 4 9 1 81 4 Team Kunimitsu 100 Ret 2 5 2 12 4 Ret 2 7 81 5 Toyota Team TOM'S 1 7 5 Ret 8 5 1 6 6 6 78 6 Dome Racing Team 18 13 7 11 Ret 2 12 1 5 10 63 7 Toyota Team Cerumo 38 1 11 6 4 11 7 14 Ret 4 61 8 Nismo 23 2 Ret 1 14 Ret 3 13 12 14 60 9 Forum Eng. Toyota Team LeMans 6 4 14 3 9 Ret 9 3 8 16 56 10 Team Impul 12 11 8 10 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 49 11 Hasemi Motorsport 3 10 13 4 7 4 8 11 7 15 48 12 Kondo Racing 24 Ret 15 Ret 1 10 10 5 Ret 5 47 13 Rolling Stone Real Racing 17 6 10 Ret 12 Ret 5 7 Ret 3 41 14 Toyota Team Tsuchiya 25 9 6 Ret 5 8 Ret 8 10 12 38 15 Toyota Team SARD 39 Ret 12 8 13 6 11 10 3 13 37 16 Toyota Team Kraft 35 8 9 7 11 9 Ret 9 11 11 32 Rank Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ MOT AUT FUJ Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

GT300 Class (Top 3)

Drivers

Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins
1	Kazuya Oshima Hiroaki Ishiura	#101 Toy Story Racing APR MR-S	89	2
2	Kazuho Takahashi Hiroki Katoh	#2 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden	89	1
3	Shinsuke Shibahara Haruki Kurosawa	#62 Willcom Advan Vemac 408R	76	1

Teams

Rank	Number/Team	Car	Points
1	#2 Cars Tokai Dream28	Privée KENZO Asset Shiden	106
2	#101 APR	Toy Story Racing APR MR-S	100
3	#62 Willcom R&D Sport	Willcom Advan Vemac 408R	91

External links

• Super GT official race archive (in English)