2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship
The 2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the ninth season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the nineteenth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class drivers' champions of 2001 were Yuji Tachikawa and Hironori Takeuchi, who had not won a single race during the season driving the No. 38 au Cerumo Toyota Supra, while Nismo won the teams' championship. In the GT300 category, the class champions were the No. 81 Advan Team Daishin Nissan Silvia driven by Takayuki Aoki and Noboyuki Oyagi.
This season marked the final competitive race victory for the McLaren F1 GTR, when Team Take One won the CP Mine GT Race.
Drivers and teams
GT500
GT300
Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
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TOM'S Spirit | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 0 | ![]() | Y | All |
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Dream28 | Honda | Honda NSX | Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 | 2 | ![]() | Y | 5, 6 |
![]() | 5 | ||||||
![]() | 6 | ||||||
Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 3 | ![]() | Y | All |
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BSA Porsche Team Competizione | Porsche | Porsche 993 RS | Porsche M64/60 3.6 L Turbo F6 | 5 | ![]() | M | NC |
![]() | NC | ||||||
15 | ![]() | NC | |||||
![]() | NC | ||||||
RE Amemiya Racing | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor | 7 | ![]() | Y | All |
![]() | All | ||||||
Team Daikokuya | Porsche | Porsche 993 RS | Porsche M64/80 3.6 L Turbo F6 | 9 | ![]() | Y | 1–5 |
![]() | 1, 4–6 | ||||||
![]() | 2, NC | ||||||
![]() | NC, 6 | ||||||
Ability Motorsport | Porsche | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 10 | ![]() | Y | 1–2, 4 |
![]() | 1–2, 4 | ||||||
Team Gainer | Porsche | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 11 | ![]() | Y | All |
![]() | 1, 7 | ||||||
![]() | 2–6 | ||||||
Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | ![]() | Y | All |
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Team Taisan | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 24 | ![]() | Y | All |
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26 | ![]() | All | |||||
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Chrysler | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 | 55 | ![]() | All | ||
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ARTA with A'PEX | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 31 | ![]() | Y | All |
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Auto Staff Racing | Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 51 | ![]() | Y | 2–7 |
![]() | 2–7 | ||||||
R&D Sport | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 62 | ![]() | D | All |
![]() | 1–2 | ||||||
![]() | 3–7 | ||||||
63 | ![]() | All | |||||
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Amprex Motorsports | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor | 65 | ![]() | Y | NC |
![]() | NC | ||||||
Team Gaikokuya | Porsche | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 70 | ![]() | D | All |
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SigmaTec Racing Team | Toyota | Toyota MR-S | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 71 | ![]() | Y | 1, 3–7 |
![]() | 1, 3–7 | ||||||
Cusco Racing | Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 | 77 | ![]() | Y | All |
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Team Daishin | Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 81 | ![]() | Y | All |
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KRAFT | Toyota | Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno (AE86) | Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 86 | ![]() | Y | 1–3 |
![]() | 1–3 | ||||||
Toyota MR-S | ![]() | 4–7 | |||||
![]() | 4–7 | ||||||
Dentaire ProJet Racing | Ferrari | Ferrari 360 | Ferrari F131B 3.6 L V8 | 360 | ![]() | Y | All |
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Team Sri Lanka | Mosler | Mosler MT900R | Chevrolet LS1 5.7 L V8 | 900 | ![]() | Y | 1–4 |
![]() | 1–4 | ||||||
![]() | NC | ||||||
A&S Racing | Mosler | Mosler MT900R | Chevrolet LS1 5.7 L V8 | 901 | ![]() | Y | 5 |
![]() | 5–6 | ||||||
![]() | 6–7 | ||||||
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910 Racing | Porsche | Porsche 996 GT3 RS | Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 | 910 | ![]() | Y | All |
![]() | All | ||||||
![]() | NC | ||||||
911 | ![]() | 2, 4 | |||||
![]() | 1 |
Schedule
Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GT Championship in TI | ![]() | April 15 |
2 | All Japan Fuji GT Race | ![]() | May 4 |
3 | SUGO GT Championship | ![]() | May 27 |
NC | Tmtouch Japan GT Championship Malaysia | ![]() | June 24 |
4 | Japan Special GT Cup | ![]() | August 5 |
5 | Motegi GT Championship Race | ![]() | September 16 |
6 | Suzuka GT 300 km | ![]() | October 28 |
7 | CP Mine GT Race | ![]() | November 11 |
Season results
Standings
GT500 class
Drivers' standings
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Teams' standings
For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship.[1]
Rank | Team | No. | TAI![]() | FUJ![]() | SUG![]() | FUJ![]() | MOT![]() | SUZ![]() | MIN![]() | PTS |
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1 | Nismo | 22 | 4 | 3 | 16Ret | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 71 |
23 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 18Ret | 3 | 2 | |||
2 | Mugen x Dome Project | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 68 |
18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | |||
3 | Toyota Team Cerumo | 33 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 18Ret | 13 | 58 |
38 | 16Ret | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |||
4 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 18Ret | 56 |
5 | Toyota Team TOM'S | 36 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 55 |
37 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | |||
6 | Esso Toyota Team LeMans | 6 | 17Ret | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15Ret | 14 | 40 |
7 | Mobil 1 Nakajima Racing | 64 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 17Ret | 17Ret | 38 |
8 | Team Take One | 30 | 8 | 16Ret | 12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
9 | Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft | 100 | 6 | 5 | 15Ret | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
10 | Team Impul | 12 | 15 | 17Ret | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
11 | Toyota Team SARD | 39 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16Ret | 9 | 4 | 22 |
12 | Tsuchiya Engineering | 25 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 20- | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
13 | Hitotsuyama Racing | 21 | 10 | 13 | 17Ret | 11 | 17Ret | 16Ret | 11 | 1 |
- | JLOC | 88 | 18DNS | 18Ret | 17DNS | 17Ret | 15 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
Rank | Team | No. | TAI![]() | FUJ![]() | SUG![]() | FUJ![]() | MOT![]() | SUZ![]() | MIN![]() | PTS |
GT300 class
Drivers
Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | #81 Advan Team Daishin Nissan Silvia | 66 | 2 |
2 | ![]() ![]() | #7 RE Amemiya Mazda RX-7 | 54 | 1 |
3 | ![]() ![]() | #910 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R | 54 | 0 |
4 | ![]() ![]() | #3 Hasemi Motorsports Nissan Silvia | 53 | 0 |
5 | ![]() ![]() | #24 Advan Team Taisan Porsche 911 GT3R | 49 | 0 |
6 | ![]() ![]() | #26 Advan Team Taisan Porsche 911 GT3R | 44 | 0 |
7 | ![]() ![]() | #31 ARTA with Apex Toyota MR-S | 40 | 1 |
8 | ![]() ![]() | #77 Cusco Racing Subaru Impreza | 34 | 0 |
9 | ![]() ![]() | #19 Weds Sports Racing Project Bandoh Toyota MR-S | 33 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | #62 R&D Sport Porsche 911 GT3R | 30 | 0 |
11 | ![]() | #62 R&D Sport Porsche 911 GT3R | 23 | 0 |
12 | ![]() ![]() | #63 Leyjun R&D Sport Porsche 911 GT3R | 21 | 0 |
13 | ![]() ![]() | #86 project μ Kraft Toyota Trueno·Toyota MR-S | 20 | 1 |
14 | ![]() ![]() | #71 Sigmatech Racing Toyota MR-S | 20 | 1 |
15 | ![]() ![]() | #55 Team Taisan Jr. Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 10 | 0 |
16 | ![]() ![]() | #51 Auto Staff Racing Nissan Silvia | 8 | 0 |
17 | ![]() ![]() | #0 Tom's Spirit Toyota MR-S | 5 | 0 |
18 | ![]() ![]() | #0 Team Gainer Porsche 911 GT3R | 5 | 0 |
20 | ![]() | #62 R&D Sport Porsche 911 GT3R | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ "JGTC 2001 Ranking". supergt.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
External links
- Super GT/JGTC official race archive (in Japanese)