Honda CR-Z GT 300

 

Super GT is Japan, and one of Asia’s, biggest and most popular motosports series. Established almost 20 years ago Super GT has a huge Japanese and international following. Their inclusion in the Asian LMS displays both the calibre of racing that Asian LMS provides and also the level of profile and recognition that Asian LMS is aiming for. The SGT entry list includes current Super GT300 Team and Driver Ranking leaders TEAM MUGEN; current Team Ranking 3rd & 4th place teams R&D SPORT and GAINER, who are 2nd and 3rd in the Driver Ranking respectively; as well as current Asian LMS GTC and GTE team TAISAN KEN ENDLESS, who will also be racing their Ferrari 458 GTE in the GTE class and Porsche 996 GT300 in the GTC class. The SGT teams will be scoring points that will contribute towards the current GT300 season.

After a fantastic first round in Inje there is just over a month before Round 2 at Fuji Speedway on the 22nd of September. Competition in Inje was incredibly close and with the grid now significantly bolstered with these great teams 3 Hours of Fuji promises to be another momentous event.

Asian Le Mans Series Managing Director Mark Thomas: “We are delighted to be including Super GT cars into our Fuji event. The quality and prestige of their cars and races are well known around the world and they will help us elevate and promote Asian LMS even further in the international endurance racing arena.”

The SGT entry list is as follows:

Car number / Competitor / Competition Vehicle

Car No.0 / Team TAISAN KEN ENDLESS / Porsche 991 GT3 (997)
Car No.2 / Cars Tokai Dream28 / McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Car No.5 / TEAM MACH / NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3
Car No.9 / PACIFIC DIRECTION RACING / Porsche 991 GT3 (997)
Car No.11 / GAINER / Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
Car No.16 / TEAM MUGEN / Honda CR-Z *HEV*
Car No.30 / apr / NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3
Car No.52 / OKINAWA-IM Racing with SHIFT / Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
Car No.55 / AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI / Honda CR-Z *HEV*
Car No.61 / R&D SPORT / SUBARU BRZ GT300
Car No.62 / LEON RACING / Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

About Asian Le Mans Series
The 2013 Asian Le Mans Series is the inaugural season of this brand new four-race endurance series open to LM P2, LM PC, GTE, GTC and GTC Am teams. Invitations to race in the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours will be awarded to the series winner and runner-up in the GTC class, along with the series winner in the LMP2 class.

The schedule for the four three-hour races is:

Round 1 - August 4th - Inje Speedium, South Korea
Round 2 - September 22nd - Fuji Speedway, Japan
Round 3 - October 13th - Zhuhai International Circuit, China
Round 4 - December 8th - Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
 

By the Fuji Press Release.