Overview

• From second on the grid, Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi won the 52‑lap Suzuka 300km by 5.768 seconds in the No. 23 Nissan Z NISMO.
• The No. 14 Rookie Racing Toyota of Kazuya Oshima and Nirei Fukuzumi finished second after briefly gaining a net lead through a rapid stop, with the No. 3 NISMO Nissan taking third.
• Pole-sitting ARTA Honda No. 16 led early with Hiroki Otsu but dropped behind after stops and finished fourth as Chiyo emerged ahead following a quicker service.
• The points-leading No. 1 au TOM’S Toyota, burdened by a Stage 3 fuel-flow restrictor, came ninth and saw its championship advantage trimmed to 10 points over the Rookie Racing pair.
• In GT300, CarGuy MKS won comfortably with Rikuto Kobayashi and Zak O’Sullivan in the Ferrari 296 GT3, LM Corsa’s Lexus was second, and pole-sitter Subaru recovered to third after losing ground in the pit cycle.