Suzuka – Nissan was declared the winner of the red flag stoppage race

The race was stopped on lap fifty-eight of seventy-seven under a red flag, following a serious crash between the #23 Nissan Z Nismo of Tsugio Matsuda and the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of Hideki Mutoh on exit 130R. It was the remains of the Nissan that crashed into the barriers at high speed, but Tsugio Matsuda was able to free himself from the car and was conscious as he was transported to Suzuka Hospital for further examination while Mutoh escaped unharmed.

Following the safety restrictions at the site of the Nissan impact, race officials decided not to review the incident, which was led by Mitsunori Takaboshi’s Nissan Z #3 during the interruption. There is still doubt about the validity of these results given that Nissan at that time had not yet completed its second mandatory stop, and the race direction has not yet published the final results. Behind the #3, we find Toyota Supra WedsSport #19 and Toyota TOM’S #36, while the Nissan Impul #1 of Bertrand Baguette and Kazuki Hiramine finishes at the bottom of the provisional podium.

On the other hand, there is no doubt about the results in the GT300 category, where the BMW M4 GT3 Studie #7 takes victory built around a smart strategy that saw Seiji Ara stop at the start of the event to move his pit stops. , and held his place in the second part of the event with his colleague Masataka Yanagida in a Toyota GR 86 Inging #2 car, which takes second place in that category for the second time in a row. The third step of the podium goes to the #52 Toyota Supra GT Saitama Toyopet, which was in a position to win had it not lost time at the slow stop.