JGTC: Fuji results

• Mitsuhiko Ishii
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Tue Aug 13 23:02:22 EDT 1996

All Japan GT Championship Rd.4   Aug.10-11, 1996
Fuji International Speedway (4.470km) 
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Hot

Pos #  Class Drivers                                     Car                  Laps  Time/Delay
 1   1 GT500 Kazuyoshi Hoshino(J)  Masahiko Kageyama(J)  Calsonic Skyline     56    1:31'29.078(164.172km/h)
 2  61 GT500 David Brabham(AUS)    John Nielsen(DK)      Lark McLaren F1 GTR  56         -5.133
 3   2 GT500 Aguri Suzuki(J)       Hideo Fukuyama(J)     ZEXEL Skyline        56        -11.813 
 4   8 GT500 Tom Kristensen(DK)    Bertran Gachot(F)     FET SPORTS SUPRA     56        -45.601
 5 556 GT500 Toshio Suzuki(J)      Masahiko Kondo(J)     KURE R33             56        -57.196
 6  55 GT500 Kenji Tohira(J)       Hiroyuki Kawai(J)     WISE Skyline GTR     55         -1 lap
 7 100 GT500 Kunimitsu Takahashi(J) Keiichi Tsuchiya(J)  ADVAN BP NSX         55         -1 lap
 8  43 GT500 Yukio Okamoto(J)      Yasutaka Hinoi(J)     BMB Mini Juke Porsche 54       -2 laps
 9 910 GT300 Seiichi Sodeyama(J)   Naoki Nagasaka(J)     Nine Ten Porsche     53        -3 laps
10  26 GT300 Keiichi Suzuki(J)     Morio Nitta(J)        Taisan StarCard RSR  53        -3 laps
11   7 GT300 Shinichi Yamaji(J)    Hisashi Wada(J)       RE Amemiya SuperG RX7 53       -3 laps
12  20 GT300 Kenji Takahashi(J)    Hiroaki Suga(J)       Ai Auto GAB Porsche  52        -4 laps
13  70 GT300 Yoshimi Ishibashi(J)  Kaoru Hoshino(J)      Gaikokuya Porsche    52        -4 laps
14  39 GT500 Wayne Gardner(AUS)    Alain Ferte(F)        Sard Supra GT        52        -4 laps 
15  21 GT300 Fuminori Mizuno(J)    Yasushi Hitotsuyama(J)BP Dunlop BMW        51        -5 laps
16  16 GT500 Tetsuhumi Toda(J)     Taro Kono(J)          Prova 993GT2 38      51        -5 laps
17  88 GT500 Takao Wada(J)         Satoshi Ikezawa(J)    Tamura Diablo Iota   51        -5 laps 
18  57 GT300 Toshihiro Fukasawa(J) Masaaki Nagashima(J)  Castrol SF afiniRX7  50        -6 laps
19  34 GT500 Hideshi Matsuda(J)    Osamu Nakako(J)       STP Taisan PorscheGT2 50       -6 laps
20  91 GT300 Masahiro Matsunaga(J) Junko Mihara(J)       Birdie Club MR2      50        -6 laps
21   6 GT300 Tetsuya Kawasaki(J)   Nendai Fukushima(J)   imuraya BP MR-2      49        -7 laps
22  51 GT300 Masamitsu Ishihara(J) Hiroyuki Noji(J)      Cobra Porsche        49        -7 laps
23  17 GT300 Toshihiko Nogami(J)   Toshiaki Koshimizu(J) Tokagei RX7          49        -7 laps
24  38 GT300 Adrian H.C. Fu(HK)    Masaoki Nagashima(J)  Taisan FuSpeed Porsche 47      -9 laps
25  19 GT500 Katsuo Kobayashi(J)   Manabu Orito(J)       Jun Trust Skyline    47        -9 laps
26  27 GT300 Toshikazu Kanamori(J) Mamoru Suzuki(J)      Asai Kagu NACWEST Sylvia  46  -10 laps 
27   3 GT500 Masahiro Hasemi(J)    Tetsuya Tanaka(J)     UJ Skyline           46       -10 laps
28  15 GT500 Motoji Sekine(J)      Takahiro Ito(J)       Prova 964 Twin Turbo 45       -11 laps
29  11 GT300 Hiromoto Ishimori(J)  Masuo Saito(J)        Murauchi Kamei GTS-R 45       -11 laps
30  95 GT300 Nobuyuki Oyagi(J)     Tsuneaki Mankumo(J)   Daishin Sylvia       42       -14 laps
DNF
    18 GT300 Shogo Kobayashi(J)    Kazushige Saito(J)    Golden Bear Porsche  28       -28 laps 
    31 GT300 Katsunori Iketani(J)  Kazuo Mogi(J)         Caltex Porsche       28       -28 laps
    37 GT500 Eric Comas(F)         Hironori Takeuchi(J)  Castrol Cerumo Supra 27       -29 laps
     5 GT500 Kaoru Iida(J)         Michael Krumm(D)      Chatrese Porsche GT2 20       -36 laps 
    30 GT500 Yoji Yamada(J)        Eiichi Tajima(J)      Sogo Keibi Porsche   19       -37 laps
    72 GT300 Takayuki Kinoshita(J) Norio Makiguchi(J)    WAKO'S BMW M3        18       -38 laps
    60 GT500 Naoki Hattori(J)      Ralf Schumacher(D)    Lark McLaren F1 GTR   7       -49 laps
    12 GT300 Satoshi Motoyama(J)   Fuminori Mizuno(J)    Person's Sylvia       6       -50 laps
    36 GT500 Masanori Sekiya(J)    Pedro de la Rosa(E)   Castrol Tom's Supra   2       -54 laps
    
Fastest Lap  60 Schumacher  1'31.298 (176.258km/h) on Lap 4
Attendance: 50,800

Mid-season rule change plus the appalling luck that befell rival teams saw the resurrection of 
the outdated Nissan Skylines. 

Championship Standings: GT500 Brabham/Nielsen 53, Hoshino/Kageyama 39, Sekiya/de la Rosa 35, 
                                          Hasemi/Tanaka 33, Comas 30, A.Suzuki/Fukuyama 26, Gardner/Ferte 24, 
                                          Hattori/Schumacher 20, etc.

                                 GT300 Sodeyama/Nagasaka, Suzuki/Nitta 50, Kinoshita/Makiguchi 42, 
                                          Kawasaki/Wakita 39, etc.

Next Race:  Oct.5-6 Sugo