# Impul

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Japanese automotive aftermarket company

Hoshino Impul Co., Ltd. Type Private KK Industry Motorsport Automotive engineering Founder Kazuyoshi Hoshino Key people Kazuyoshi Hoshino (President) Products Aluminum wheels, aerodynamics parts, suspensions, etc. Integrated, planning and development of car parts and accessories, manufacture and sales. Planning and development, manufacture and sales of complete automobiles primarily with Nissan Revenue ¥1,297,000,000 (2006) Number of employees 287 (2006)

**Hoshino Impul Co., Ltd.**, commonly known as **Impul**, is a Japanese automotive aftermarket company and racing team based in [Setagaya-ku](/source/Setagaya-ku), Tokyo. Founded by [Nissan](/source/Nissan)'s factory driver, [Kazuyoshi Hoshino](/source/Kazuyoshi_Hoshino), the company exclusively produces aftermarket parts for Nissans, such as [bodykits](/source/Bodykit), engine components as well as wheels.

## History

The company was founded in 1980 by the [Nissan](/source/Nissan) works driver, [Kazuyoshi Hoshino](/source/Kazuyoshi_Hoshino) in Maruko-cho, [Shizuoka Prefecture](/source/Shizuoka_Prefecture).[1] Within months, Impul produced its first product, the *IMPUL D-01* wheel, which to promote it, it found its way on Hoshino's [Gr. 5](/source/Group_5_(racing)) [Silvia](/source/Nissan_Silvia) racing competing in the Formula Silhouette, a [Fuji Grand Champion](/source/Fuji_Grand_Champion) support series, as well as starting a Tokyo-based sales center in Sayama-shi, [Saitama-ken](/source/Saitama-ken). A year later, that was relocated in [Kichijōji](/source/Kichij%C5%8Dji), Musashino-shi.

In 1983, Hoshino formed Hoshino Racing Limited, a racing team to help promote his products and because of expansion, he relocated his company in Shimorenjaku, [Mitaka](/source/Mitaka%2C_Tokyo) as well as establishing a depot nearby.

In 1987, Impul offered its first fully tuned car, the IMPUL 630R, a tuned Y30 [Gloria](/source/Nissan_Gloria)/[Cedric](/source/Nissan_Cedric).

In 2002, the racing relocated to [Gotemba, Shizuoka](/source/Gotemba%2C_Shizuoka). After that, the company began to focus on tuning cars and has since tuned the [Infiniti M](/source/Infiniti_M), which became the Impul 651S,[2] and the [Nissan Juke](/source/Nissan_Juke).[3] Both of these examples of Impul's tuning has changes to the bumpers, engines, brakes, tires, exhaust system, among other things. [VIP style](/source/VIP_style) is the common element Impul has incorporated on.

## Motorsport

Team Impul Founded 1983 (as Hoshino Racing) Founder(s) Kazuyoshi Hoshino Team principal(s) Kazuki Hoshino Current series Super GT Super Formula Super Taikyu Kyojo Cup Current drivers Super GT #12 TRS Impul with SDG Z Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette Super Formula #19 WECARS Impul with SDG Zak O'Sullivan Super Taikyu #20 Naniwa Denso Impul with Matsukiyo Takashi Matsumoto Kazuki Oki Kazuki Hiramine Jules Kazuki Treluyer Kyojo Cup #86 Dr.Dry Racing with Impul Rio Shimono Website https://impul.co.jp/team/

Since 1983, the company ran its own racing team which found success in domestic series such as [JTCC](/source/Japanese_Touring_Car_Championship), [Formula Nippon](/source/Formula_Nippon) and [Super GT](/source/Super_GT). Hoshino was the first driver to win in the team's [R32 GT-R](/source/Nissan_Skyline_GT-R) during a JTCC race in 1990.[4] In addition to Hoshino, notable Impul drivers include [Masahiko Kageyama](/source/Masahiko_Kageyama) (1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship winner), [Satoshi Motoyama](/source/Satoshi_Motoyama) (2001, 2003 and 2005 Formula Nippon champion), [Benoît Tréluyer](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_Tr%C3%A9luyer) (2006 Formula Nippon champion), [Tsugio Matsuda](/source/Tsugio_Matsuda) (2007 and 2008 Formula Nippon champion), [Yuji Ide](/source/Yuji_Ide), and [Kohei Hirate](/source/Kohei_Hirate). From 1988 to 2022, auto parts supplier [Calsonic](/source/Calsonic) served as their primary sponsor in touring car racing. Their partnership has continued through the era of the rebranding to [Marelli](/source/Marelli_Holdings) until the end of 2024.[5] In 2025, the partnership continued with Tokyo Radiator (whose primary owner is Marelli) taking over in Super GT.[6]

## Racing results

### Complete All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (JSPC) results

Sources:[7]

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Makes Pts 1983 Nissan Silvia Turbo C B C 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara SUZ SUZ Ret FUJ 7 N/A N/A 1984 Nissan Silvia Turbo C B A/B C1 23 30 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara SUZ 13 TSU SUZ 12 FUJ Ret N/A N/A 1985 Nissan Silvia Turbo C Nissan R85V B C 28 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara Keiji Matsumoto SUZ 2 FUJ Ret FUJ Ret SUZ Ret FUJ 1 FUJ Ret 4th 30 1986 Nissan R86V B C LD1 28 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Osamu Nakako SUZ DNS FUJ FUJ Ret SUZ Ret FUJ 10 FUJ Ret 4th 21 1987 Nissan R87E B C LD1 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kenji Takahashi Dave Scott SUZ Ret FUJ 8 FUJ Ret SUZ 6 FUJ 12 FUJ Ret 4th 22 1988 Nissan R88C B C LD1 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kenji Takahashi Win Percy Toshio Suzuki Allan Grice FUJ Ret SUZ 6 FUJ 7 FUJ 5 SUZ Ret FUJ 9 2nd 36 1989 Nissan R88C Nissan R89C D B C1 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki FUJ Ret FUJ 6 FUJ Ret SUZ DNS FUJ Ret 3rd 24 1990 Nissan R90CP D B C1 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki FUJ 4 FUJ C FUJ 3 SUZ 1 SUG 4 FUJ 2 1st 90 1991 Nissan R90CP Nissan R91CP B C1 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki FUJ 1 FUJ 1 FUJ 2 SUZ Ret SUG 11 FUJ 1 SUG 3 1st 117 1992 Nissan R92CP B C1 LD2 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki Takao Wada SUZ 9 FUJ 1 FUJ 1 SUG 1 FUJ 1 MIN 1 1st 120

Note: From 1985 to 1987 scored points for [March](/source/March_Engineering) in the Makes Championship. From 1988 the team was run as part of [NISMO](/source/Nismo) along with [Hasemi Motorsport](/source/Masahiro_Hasemi) and scored points for Nissan in the Makes Championship.

### Complete JGTC results

Sources:[8][9]

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Pts 1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT1 1 Masahiko Kageyama FUJ 1 SEN 2 FUJ 2 SUG 4 MIN 4 1st 70 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT1 1 Masahiko Kageyama Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 1 FUJ 10 SEN 2 FUJ 7 SUG 2 MIN 3 2nd 67 1996 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 1 Masahiko Kageyama Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 8 FUJ 5 SEN 5 FUJ 1 SUG 2 MIN Ret NC1 5 3rd 54 Nissan Silvia B GT300 12 Satoshi Motoyama Yuji Ide Fuminori Mizuno SUZ FUJ SEN Ret FUJ Ret SUG 12 MIN 7 NC1 NC 4 1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Satoshi Motoyama Kazuyoshi Hoshino Fuminori Mizuno Takeshi Tsuchiya SUZ Ret FUJ 5 SEN 15 FUJ 4 MIN 6 SUG 14 NC1 Ret NC2 6 7th 24 1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Takuya Kurosawa Kazuyoshi Hoshino Michael Krumm SUZ 11 FUJ C SEN 5 FUJ 3 MOT 2 MIN 7 SUG 4 NC1 5 4th 49 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Masami Kageyama Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 10 FUJ 3 SUG 5 MIN 6 FUJ 5 OKA 10 MOT 7 NC1 11 5th 40 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Satoshi Motoyama Kazuyoshi Hoshino MOT 17 FUJ 5 SUG 5 NC1 Ret FUJ 3 OKA 6 MIN 1 SUZ 3 3rd 66 2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Satoshi Motoyama Naoki Hattori Kazuyoshi Hoshino OKA 15 FUJ Ret SUG 7 NC1 7 FUJ 7 MOT 3 SUZ 11 MIN 5 10th 28 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Tetsuya Tanaka Kazuyoshi Hoshino Benoît Tréluyer OKA 14 FUJ Ret SUG 8 SEP 14 FUJ NC MOT 11 MIN 13 SUZ 17 12th 4 2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R B GT500 12 Yuji Ide Benoît Tréluyer OKA 12 FUJ 2 SUG Ret FUJ 1 FUJ 16 MOT 6 AUT 11 SUZ 1 5th 64 2004 Nissan Fairlady Z B GT500 12 Yuji Ide Benoît Tréluyer OKA 8 SUG 10 SEP Ret TOK 11 MOT Ret AUT 5 SUZ 1 NC1 4 NC2 DNS 9th 35

### Complete Super GT results

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points 2005 Nissan Z B GT500 12 Yuji Ide Benoît Tréluyer OKA Ret FUJ 15 SEP 8 SUG 5 MOT 3 FUJ 13 AUT 4 SUZ 9 11th 35 2006 Nissan Z B GT500 12 Kazuki Hoshino Benoît Tréluyer Jérémie Dufour SUZ 13 OKA 6 FUJ 5 SEP 3 SUG 6 SUZ 1 MOT 13 AUT 4 FUJ 12 8th 67 2007 Nissan Z B GT500 12 Kazuki Hoshino Benoît Tréluyer Jérémie Dufour SUZ 11 OKA 8 FUJ 10 SEP 3 SUG 7 SUZ Ret MOT Ret AUT Ret FUJ 2 11th 34 2008 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Tsugio Matsuda Sébastien Philippe Dominik Schwager SUZ Ret OKA 2 FUJ 9 SEP 14 SUG 12 SUZ 1 MOT 11 AUT 10 FUJ 1 4th 61 2009 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Tsugio Matsuda Sébastien Philippe OKA 4 SUZ 3 FUJ 15 SEP 7 SUG 8 SUZ 5 FUJ 15 AUT Ret MOT 7 10th 36 2010 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli SUZ Ret OKA 4 FUJ 6 SEP 1 SUG 4 SUZ 12 FUJ C MOT 5 NC1 3 NC2 5 5th 47 2011 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Tsugio Matsuda João Paulo de Oliveira OKA 1 FUJ 14 SEP 15 SUG 13 SUZ 3 FUJ 2 AUT 10 MOT 9 NC1 2 NC2 Ret 5th 49 2012 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Tsugio Matsuda João Paulo de Oliveira OKA 10 FUJ 5 SEP 5 SUG Ret SUZ 4 FUJ 1 AUT 10 MOT 10 NC1 6 NC2 11 4th 45 2013 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Tsugio Matsuda João Paulo de Oliveira OKA 6 FUJ 5 SEP 1 SUG Ret SUZ 4 FUJ 6 AUT Ret MOT 13 NC1 8 NC2 3 9th 46 2014 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 João Paulo de Oliveira Hironobu Yasuda OKA 3 FUJ 1 AUT 3 SUG 9 FUJ 8 SUZ 10 BUR 3 MOT 13 5th 60 2015 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 João Paulo de Oliveira Hironobu Yasuda OKA 7 FUJ 2 CHA 4 FUJ 3 SUZ 3 SUG 11 AUT 2 MOT 4 2nd 74 2016 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 João Paulo de Oliveira Hironobu Yasuda OKA 5 FUJ 11 SUG Ret FUJ 1 SUZ Ret CHA 4 MOT 7 MOT 8 8th 43 2017 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Hironobu Yasuda Jann Mardenborough OKA 8 FUJ 14 AUT 7 SUG 11 FUJ 5 SUZ 11 CHA 14 MOT 7 13th 17 2018 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Jann Mardenborough Daiki Sasaki OKA 14 FUJ 6 SUZ 4 CHA 6 FUJ 12 SUG 3 AUT 11 MOT 11 11th 29 2019 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Daiki Sasaki James Rossiter Katsumasa Chiyo OKA 3‡ FUJ 12 SUZ 10 BUR 8 FUJ 5 AUT 12 SUG 14 MOT Ret NC1 19 NC2 17 13th 17.5 2020 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Daiki Sasaki Kazuki Hiramine FUJ Ret FUJ 11 SUZ 12 MOT 12 FUJ 8 SUZ 2 MOT 9 FUJ 7 13th 24 2021 Nissan GT-R B GT500 12 Kazuki Hiramine Nobuharu Matsushita OKA 10 FUJ 9 MOT 11 SUZ 6 SUG 1 AUT 7 MOT 3 FUJ 9 8th 45 2022 Nissan Z B GT500 12 Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette OKA 7 FUJ 3‡ SUZ Ret FUJ 2 SUZ 1 SUG 5 AUT 6 MOT 2 1st 70.5 2023 Nissan Z B GT500 1 Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette OKA 6 FUJ 9 SUZ 3 FUJ 15 SUZ 5 SUG 4 AUT 5 MOT 4 5th 69 2024 Nissan Z B GT500 12 Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette OKA 11 FUJ 6 SUZ 4 FUJ 5 SUG 3 AUT 5 MOT 11 SUZ 3 5th 70 2025 Nissan Z B GT500 12 Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette OKA Ret FUJ 4 SEP 3 FS1 6 FS2 5 SUZ 8 SUG 14 AUT 11 MOT DSQ 12th 44.5

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.

### Complete Japanese Top Formula racing results

Source:[10]

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D.C. Pts T.C. Pts All Japan Formula 2 1983 March 832 BMW M12/7 B 2 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 4 FUJ DSQ MIN 3 SUZ 2 SUZ 2 FUJ 3 SUZ 2 SUZ 3 2nd 79(89) N/A N/A 1984 March 842 BMW M12/7 B 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 2 FUJ 2 MIN 1 SUZ 2 SUZ 2 FUJ 5 SUZ 2 SUZ Ret 3rd 95(103) N/A N/A 1985 March 85J Honda RA265E B 2 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 10 FUJ 2 MIN 2 SUZ DNS SUZ 1 FUJ 11 SUZ 14 SUZ DNS 4th 51 N/A N/A 1986 March 86J Honda RA266E B 2 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ Ret FUJ 3 MIN Ret SUZ 2 SUZ 1 FUJ Ret SUZ 1 SUZ 1 2nd 87 N/A N/A Japanese Formula 3000 1987 March 87B Lola T87/50 Honda RA387E B 2 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 1 FUJ 10 MIN 2 SUZ 1 SUZ 1 SUG 1 FUJ 6 SUZ 2 SUZ 2 1st 132 N/A N/A 1988 Lola T88/50 Mugen MF308 B 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 1 FUJ 2 MIN 3 SUZ 2 SUG 3 FUJ Ret SUZ 1 SUZ 1 2nd 43(47) N/A N/A 1989 Lola T88/50 Lola T89/50 Mugen MF308 B 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 1 FUJ Ret MIN Ret SUZ Ret SUG Ret FUJ 1 SUZ 3 SUZ Ret 3rd 22 N/A N/A 1990 Lola T90/50 Mugen MF308 B 19 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 1 FUJ 1 MIN 4 SUZ 16 SUG 3 FUJ 1 FUJ 1 SUZ 1 FUJ 5 SUZ 1 1st 58(63) N/A N/A 1991 Lola T90/50 Lola T91/50 Mugen MF308 B 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ Ret AUT 2 FUJ 1 MIN Ret SUZ Ret SUG Ret FUJ 1 SUZ Ret FUJ C SUZ Ret FUJ Ret 4th 24 N/A N/A 1992 Lola T91/50 Reynard 92D Lola T92/50 Mugen MF308 Cosworth DFV B 19 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 2 FUJ Ret MIN DNQ SUZ Ret AUT Ret SUG 7 FUJ 3 FUJ Ret SUZ Ret FUJ 12 SUZ 13 12th 10 N/A N/A 1993 Lola T92/50 Cosworth DFV B 19 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 2 FUJ 1 MIN Ret SUZ 2 AUT C SUG Ret FUJ C FUJ Ret SUZ 5 FUJ 1 SUZ Ret 1st 32 N/A N/A 1994 Lola T92/50 Lola T93/50 Mugen MF308 B 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ Ret FUJ 7 MIN Ret SUZ Ret SUG Ret FUJ 5 NC1 1 SUZ 15 FUJ Ret FUJ 4 SUZ 6 8th 6 N/A N/A 1995 Lola T94/50 Mugen MF308 B 15 Toshio Suzuki SUZ 5 FUJ C MIN 2 SUZ 1 SUG Ret FUJ 3 TOK 6 FUJ 3 SUZ 1 1st 34(35) N/A N/A Lola T93/50 Lola T95/50 19 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 11 FUJ C MIN 3 SUZ 6 SUG Ret FUJ 2 TOK Ret FUJ 2 SUZ 4 4th 20 Formula Nippon 1996 Lola T96/94 Lola T96/52 Mugen MF308 (Tomei) B 1 Toshio Suzuki SUZ 18 MIN Ret FUJ 12 TOK 11 SUZ 9 SUG 10 FUJ 7 MIN 4 SUZ 3 FUJ Ret 12th 7 2nd 38 19 Kazuyoshi Hoshino SUZ 1 MIN Ret FUJ 3 TOK 4 SUZ 5 SUG 2 FUJ Ret MIN Ret SUZ 2 FUJ Ret 3rd 31 1997 Lola T96/52 Mugen MF308 (Tomei) B 19 Takuya Kurosawa SUZ 2 MIN 2 FUJ 1 SUZ Ret SUG Ret FUJ Ret MIN Ret MOT Ret FUJ Ret SUZ 2 2nd 28 2nd 44 Reynard 96D Lola T95/50 20 Masahiko Kageyama SUZ Ret MIN Ret FUJ 5 SUZ 2 SUG 3 FUJ Ret MIN 15 MOT Ret FUJ 12 SUZ 3 7th 16 1998 Lola T98/51 Mugen MF308 (Tomei) B 19 Takuya Kurosawa SUZ Ret MIN Ret FUJ 3 MOT Ret SUZ Ret SUG Ret FUJ C MIN Ret FUJ Ret SUZ 5 12th 6 4th 27 Lola T96/52 20 Masahiko Kageyama SUZ 1 MIN Ret FUJ Ret MOT 8 SUZ 1 SUG Ret FUJ C MIN Ret FUJ Ret SUZ 6 5th 21 1999 Lola B99/51 Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 (Tomei) B 19 Masami Kageyama SUZ Ret MOT Ret MIN 6 FUJ 12 SUZ 1 SUG Ret FUJ Ret MIN Ret MOT 4 SUZ 4 6th 17 3rd 24 20 Hideki Noda SUZ Ret MOT 16 MIN 13 FUJ 14 SUZ 6 SUG Ret FUJ Ret MIN 2 MOT 9 SUZ 11 11th 7 2000 Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 (Tomei) B 19 Satoshi Motoyama SUZ 6 MOT 4 MIN Ret FUJ 8 SUZ 6 SUG 4 MOT 3 FUJ 2 MIN 2 SUZ 1 3rd 34 3rd 34 2001 Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 (Tomei) B 19 Satoshi Motoyama SUZ Ret MOT 9 MIN 1 FUJ Ret SUZ 1 SUG 1 FUJ 4 MIN 1 MOT 2 SUZ Ret 1st 49 2nd 51 Reynard 99L 20 Narain Karthikeyan SUZ 6 MOT 7 MIN 9 FUJ Ret SUZ Ret SUG Ret FUJ 9 MIN Ret MOT Ret SUZ 6 4th 29 2002 Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 B 1 Satoshi Motoyama SUZ Ret FUJ 1 MIN 1 SUZ 5 MOT 1 SUG Ret FUJ 3 MIN 1 MOT 3 SUZ 1 2nd 60 2nd 60 Reynard 99L 2 Michael Krumm SUZ 7 FUJ 7 MIN SUZ MOT SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ 15th 0 2003 Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 B 19 Satoshi Motoyama SUZ 1 FUJ 1 MIN 1 MOT 9 SUZ 14 SUG 1 FUJ 2 MIN 13 MOT 2 SUZ 3 1st 56 1st 91 20 Benoît Tréluyer SUZ Ret FUJ 2 MIN Ret MOT NC SUZ 2 SUG 4 FUJ 1 MIN 1 MOT 9 SUZ Ret 2nd 35 2004 Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 B 19 Benoît Tréluyer SUZ Ret SUG 6 MOT 4 SUZ 2 SUG 10 MIN 1 SEP 7 MOT Ret SUZ 1 4th 30 1st 62 20 Yuji Ide SUZ 12 SUG 2 MOT 2 SUZ 3 SUG 7 MIN 7 SEP 10 MOT 1 SUZ 2 3rd 32 2005 Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 B 19 Benoît Tréluyer MOT 6 SUZ 9 SUG Ret FUJ 1 SUZ Ret MIN Ret FUJ 12 MOT 11 SUZ 4 6th 14 1st 101 20 Yuji Ide MOT 2 SUZ 1 SUG 5 FUJ 7 SUZ 8 MIN 1 FUJ 3 MOT 4 SUZ 3 2nd 39 23 Satoshi Motoyama MOT 4 SUZ 4 SUG 1 FUJ 2 SUZ 1 MIN 3 FUJ 13 MOT 1 SUZ 2 1st 52 2006 Lola FN06 Toyota RV8J B 1 Satoshi Motoyama FUJ 3 SUZ 8 MOT 3 SUZ 3 AUT Ret FUJ 3 SUG 5 MOT Ret SUZ Ret 5th 16 4th 16 2 Kazuki Hoshino FUJ 18 SUZ 14 MOT Ret SUZ Ret AUT 14 FUJ 13 SUG Ret MOT Ret SUZ 14 25th 0 19 Benoît Tréluyer FUJ 1 SUZ 3 MOT 2 SUZ 1 AUT 7 FUJ 1 SUG 2 MOT 1 SUZ Ret 1st 51 1st 88 20 Tsugio Matsuda FUJ 2 SUZ 9 MOT 5 SUZ 2 AUT 1 FUJ 7 SUG 3 MOT 2 SUZ 2 2nd 37 2007 Lola FN06 Toyota RV8J B 1 Benoît Tréluyer FUJ 1 SUZ Ret MOT 4 OKA 2 SUZ Ret FUJ 2 SUG 2 MOT 3 SUZ Ret 2nd 45 1st 91 2 Tsugio Matsuda FUJ 2 SUZ 2 MOT 3 OKA 3 SUZ 4 FUJ 13 SUG 5 MOT 5 SUZ 4 1st 46 19 Satoshi Motoyama FUJ Ret SUZ 1 MOT 6 OKA 10 SUZ 1 FUJ Ret SUG 4 MOT 11 SUZ 1 4th 38 3rd 50 20 Michael Krumm FUJ 6 SUZ 7 MOT 7 OKA 8 SUZ 5 FUJ Ret SUG Ret MOT 15 SUZ Ret 10th 12 2008 Lola FN06 Toyota RV8J B 1 Tsugio Matsuda FUJ 1 SUZ 1 MOT 1 OKA Ret SUZ 1 SUZ 8 MOT 2 MOT 2 FUJ 4 FUJ 5 SUG 1 1st 93.5 1st 114.5 2 Benoît Tréluyer FUJ 4 SUZ 7 MOT Ret OKA 8 SUZ Ret SUZ 13 MOT 15 MOT Ret FUJ 7 FUJ 2 SUG 4 8th 27 20 Kohei Hirate FUJ Ret SUZ 2 MOT 6 OKA 3 SUZ 5 SUZ 1 MOT Ret MOT DNS SUG 5 4th 42 6th 42 Richard Lyons FUJ 13 FUJ 13 22nd 0 2009 Swift 017.n Toyota RV8K B 1 Tsugio Matsuda FUJ Ret SUZ Ret MOT 6 FUJ Ret SUZ 12 MOT 5 AUT 7 SUG 7 11th 11 3rd 50 2 Benoît Tréluyer FUJ 1 SUZ 2 MOT 2 FUJ Ret SUZ 3 MOT 3 AUT 8 SUG 9 2nd 40 20 Kohei Hirate FUJ 3 SUZ 4 MOT Ret FUJ 5 SUZ 5 MOT 8 AUT 4 SUG 3 5th 32 4th 31 2010 Swift 017.n Toyota RV8K B 19 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 2 MOT 1 FUJ 3 MOT 6 SUG 11 AUT 2 SUZ 4 SUZ 1 NC1 10 NC2 DSQ 1st 47.5 1st 68 20 Kohei Hirate SUZ 4 MOT 7 FUJ 1 MOT 3 SUG 12 AUT 8 SUZ 9 SUZ 6 NC1 5 NC2 6 5th 25.5 2011 Swift 017.n Toyota RV8K B 1 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 6 AUT 4 FUJ 4 MOT 1 SUZ C SUG DSQ MOT 9 MOT 3 NC1 1 3rd 28 2nd 41 2 Kohei Hirate SUZ 9 AUT 8 FUJ 2 MOT 5 SUZ C SUG 8 MOT 7 MOT Ret NC1 10 8th 15 2012 Swift 017.n Toyota RV8K B 19 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 3 MOT 2 AUT Ret FUJ 6 MOT 1 SUG 6 SUZ 4 SUZ Ret NC1 2 5th 34.5 3rd 51.5 20 Tsugio Matsuda SUZ 8 MOT 6 AUT 4 FUJ 5 MOT 7 SUG Ret SUZ 2 SUZ Ret NC1 5 8th 20 Super Formula 2013 Swift SF13 Toyota RV8K B 19 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 6 AUT 4 FUJ 6 MOT 4 SUG Ret SUZ 3 SUZ 17 NC1 6 5th 19 3rd 37.5 20 Tsugio Matsuda SUZ 2 AUT 5 FUJ 16 MOT 13 SUG 5 SUZ 4 SUZ 16 NC1 3 6th 18.5 2014 Dallara SF14 Toyota RI4A B 19 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 7 FUJ 1 FUJ 2 FUJ Ret MOT 1 AUT 3 SUG Ret SUZ 1 SUZ 4 2nd 39.5 4th 39.5 20 Narain Karthikeyan SUZ Ret FUJ 7 FUJ 6 FUJ 7 MOT Ret AUT 17 SUG 11 SUZ 10 SUZ 8 13th 5 2015 Dallara SF14 Toyota RI4A B 19 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 4 OKA 5 FUJ 1 MOT 3 AUT 5 SUG 7 SUZ Ret SUZ 3 4th 34 3rd 37 20 Andrea Caldarelli SUZ 11 OKA 6 FUJ 9 MOT 11 AUT 15 SUG 16 SUZ Ret SUZ 12 14th 4 2016 Dallara SF14 Toyota RI4A Y 19 João Paulo de Oliveira SUZ 10 OKA 19 FUJ 1 MOT Ret OKA 8 OKA 5 SUG Ret SUZ 8 SUZ 4 7th 15.5 3rd 42 20 Yuhi Sekiguchi SUZ 14 OKA 13 FUJ 3 MOT 1 OKA 14 OKA 9 SUG 1 SUZ 18 SUZ 8 3rd 28.5 2017 Dallara SF14 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi SUZ 12 OKA 2 OKA 1 FUJ 4 MOT 16 AUT 10 SUG 1 SUZ C SUZ C 4th 25 5th 27.5 20 Jann Mardenborough SUZ 18 OKA 6 OKA 17 FUJ 8 MOT 14 AUT 8 SUG 9 SUZ C SUZ C 14th 4.5 2018 Dallara SF14 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi SUZ 2 AUT C SUG 13 FUJ 6 MOT 16 OKA 1 SUZ 8 4th 18 4th 33 20 Ryo Hirakawa SUZ Ret AUT C SUG 9 FUJ 4 MOT 2 OKA 3 SUZ Ret 5th 17 2019 Dallara SF19 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi SUZ Ret AUT 1 SUG 10 FUJ 8 MOT 15 OKA 13 SUZ 4 8th 16 4th 27 20 Ryo Hirakawa SUZ Ret AUT 14 SUG 11 FUJ 12 MOT 1 OKA 12 SUZ 8 10th 12 2020 Dallara SF19 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi MOT Ret OKA 5 SUG 11 AUT 11 SUZ DNS SUZ 3 FUJ DNS 14th 17 4th 69 20 Ryo Hirakawa MOT 1 OKA 4 SUG 2 AUT 12 SUZ Ret SUZ 7 FUJ 6 2nd 60 2021 Dallara SF19 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi FUJ 17† SUZ 4 AUT 10 SUG 3 MOT 2 MOT 4 SUZ 4 3rd 55 1st 88 20 Ryo Hirakawa FUJ 4 SUZ 2 AUT Ret MOT 4 MOT Ret SUZ 2 4th 46 Mitsunori Takaboshi SUG 11 21st 0 2022 Dallara SF19 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi FUJ 4 FUJ 6 SUZ 11 AUT 16 SUG 15 FUJ Ret MOT 9 MOT 1 SUZ 6 SUZ 11 7th 43 2nd 126 20 Ryo Hirakawa FUJ 1 FUJ 2 SUZ 7 AUT 1 SUG 7 FUJ Ret MOT Ret MOT 2 SUZ 9 SUZ 5 3rd 87 2023 Dallara SF23 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi FUJ 11 FUJ 13 SUZ 19 AUT 18 SUG Ret FUJ 20 MOT Ret SUZ 12 SUZ 16 21st 0 5th 58 20 Ryo Hirakawa FUJ 3 FUJ 21† SUZ 3 AUT 5 SUG 11 FUJ 4 MOT 2 SUZ 7 SUZ 6 5th 58 2024 Dallara SF23 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Théo Pourchaire SUZ 18 25th 0 8th 9 Ben Barnicoat AUT 13 23rd 0 Hibiki Taira SUG 17 FUJ 9 SUZ Ret SUZ 17 17th 2 Nyck de Vries MOT 13 FUJ 11 FUJ 11 18th 0 20 Yuji Kunimoto SUZ Ret AUT 19† SUG 7 FUJ 6 MOT 11 FUJ 13 FUJ 15 SUZ 13 SUZ 12 13th 7 2025 Dallara SF23 Toyota RI4A Y 19 Oliver Rasmussen SUZ WD SUZ WD AUT 14 FUJ 16 FUJ 13 SUG 17 FUJ 17 SUZ 19 SUZ 21 SUZ 19 21st 0 11th 0 Seita Nonaka SUZ 17 SUZ 19 17th 0 Rikuto Kobayashi MOT 16 MOT Ret 24th 0 20 Mitsunori Takaboshi SUZ 12 SUZ 20 MOT 15 MOT 19 AUT 11 FUJ 17 FUJ 14 SUG 11 FUJ 16 SUZ 18 SUZ 19 SUZ 13 19th 0

## See also

- [Nissan](/source/Nissan)

- [Kazuyoshi Hoshino](/source/Kazuyoshi_Hoshino)

- [Calsonic Kansei](/source/Calsonic_Kansei)

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.impul.co.jp/)

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