# TGM Grand Prix

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Racing team

TGM Grand Prix Founded 1996 Founder(s) Kazumichi Goh Team principal(s) Kazuhiro Ikeda Current series Super Formula F4 Japanese Championship Kyojo Cup Former series JGTC Super GT FIA GT FIA Sportscar Le Mans Series IndyCar Series Current drivers Kazuto Kotaka Hibiki Taira Teams' Championships 1 (1996 JGTC) Drivers' Championships 1 (1996 JGTC)

**TGM Grand Prix** or **TGMGP**, formerly **Team Goh Motorsports**, is a [Japanese](/source/Japan) [auto racing](/source/Auto_racing) team founded by Kazumichi Goh in 1996. Now the team compete in [Super Formula](/source/Super_Formula) Championship since 2023.

## History

Initially competing in the [All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship](/source/Super_GT) (JGTC), Team Goh won the 1996 championship with a [McLaren F1 GTR](/source/McLaren_F1_GTR) and drivers [John Nielsen](/source/John_Nielsen_(racing_driver)) and [David Brabham](/source/David_Brabham).

### 24 Hours of Le Mans

The team next set its sights on the [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans), initially entering the McLaren in [1997](/source/1997_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans), then a former works [BMW V12 LM](/source/BMW_V12_LM) in [1999](/source/1999_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans), and a pair of [Panoz LMP-1s](/source/Panoz_LMP-1_Roadster-S) in [2000](/source/2000_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).

Team Goh's [Audi R8](/source/Audi_R8_(race_car)) which won the [2004 24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/2004_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans)

In 2001, Team Goh partnered with the Danish Den Blå Avis team, running a [Dome](/source/Dome_(constructor))-[Judd](/source/Judd_(engine)) in the [FIA Sportscar Championship](/source/FIA_Sportscar_Championship), earning two wins and finishing second in the championship. The following year, Kazumichi Goh purchased an [Audi R8](/source/Audi_R8_(race_car)), as part of a three-year program at Le Mans. The team finished in seventh in [2002](/source/2002_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) and fourth in [2003](/source/2003_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans). Goh also participated in the [1000 km of Spa](/source/2003_1000_km_of_Spa) and [1000 km of Le Mans](/source/2003_1000_km_of_Le_Mans), winning both events with drivers [Seiji Ara](/source/Seiji_Ara) and [Tom Kristensen](/source/Tom_Kristensen_(racing_driver)).

In 2004, Goh entered the new [Le Mans Endurance Series](/source/Le_Mans_Series) with their R8, finishing the season third in the championship. At the [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/2004_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans), Goh drivers Ara and Kristensen were joined by [Rinaldo Capello](/source/Rinaldo_Capello), and won the race overall, becoming only the second Japanese team to take the overall victory.

The team then focused on a return to the JGTC, which had by then been renamed to Super GT, acquiring a new GT1-spec [Maserati MC12](/source/Maserati_MC12) with the aim of entering the [2006 season](/source/2006_Super_GT_Series).[1] However, the GT1-spec car was well off the pace of its Japanese [GT500-class](/source/Super_GT#GT500) competitors during pre-season testing, causing the team to withdraw from the championship.[2]

Three years later, the team would return to competition, entering a [Porsche RS Spyder](/source/Porsche_RS_Spyder) in the [2009 24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/2009_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans). It was running second in class when driver Seiji Ara suffered a large accident on the [Mulsanne Straight](/source/Mulsanne_Straight), forcing the car's retirement. It would turn out to be the team's only outing with the Porsche, as the car was sold in August 2009, only two months after the race. Moreover, the race turned out to be Goh's only outing in what was planned to be a multi-year programme, as the collapse of the team's title sponsor in February 2010 forced the suspension of all activity.

### 2019

In 2019, after a hiatus of nearly nine years, Kazumichi Goh announced the return of Team Goh, along with a new partnership with McLaren. Competing as **McLaren Customer Racing Japan**, Team Goh planned to field a [McLaren 720S GT3](/source/McLaren_720S#720S_GT3) in Super GT's GT300 class, alongside an additional 720S in the [2019 Suzuka 10 Hours](/source/2019_Suzuka_10_Hours).[3][4][5] The team had originally planned to enter its second car in the [Super Taikyu](/source/Super_Taikyu) series, but was forced to abandon its plans prior to the season opener, citing a lack of parts.[6] The team later withdrew from the Suzuka 10 Hours as well, citing a [Balance of Performance](/source/Balance_of_Performance) that Goh felt was unfavorable to the team's McLarens.[7] Goh's Super GT entry did go ahead, the team contesting all rounds of the season save for the flyaway [Buriram](/source/Chang_International_Circuit) round. After a disappointing season in which the team finished 14th in the teams' standings despite taking a podium at [Autopolis](/source/Autopolis) and pole at [Motegi](/source/Twin_Ring_Motegi), the team withdrew from Super GT at the end of 2019.

### 2020

Team Goh partnered with [Dale Coyne Racing](/source/Dale_Coyne_Racing) for the [2020 IndyCar Series](/source/2020_IndyCar_Series), entering the series as **Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh**, with its ex-Super GT driver [Alex Palou](/source/Alex_Palou) driving the team's No. 55 entry.[8] Palou finished third in just his third career start at [Road America](/source/Road_America). He would finish the season 16th in the drivers' standings, before Palou and Team Goh departed Dale Coyne Racing ahead of the 2021 IndyCar season.

In 2020, Team Goh announced a partnership with BMW Team Studie in Super GT, with McLaren Customer Racing Japan now operating as **Customer Racing Support Limited** (CSL). Kazumichi Goh was named the General Manager of BMW Team Studie x CSL's GT300 entry, and Seiji Ara was named one of the team's drivers, alongside gentleman racer Tomohide Yamaguchi.[9] Goh's involvement with BMW Team Studie continued for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

### 2021

In 2021, Team Goh partnered with [Team Mugen](/source/Mugen_Motorsports) to form **Red Bull Mugen Team Goh,** which entered the number 15 [Red Bull](/source/Red_Bull) Dallara SF19/Honda for [Hiroki Otsu](/source/Hiroki_Otsu) in the [Super Formula Championship](/source/2021_Super_Formula_Championship).[10] Otsu finished the season sixth in the drivers' championship and won Rookie of the Year honours, while Mugen/Team Goh finished seventh in the teams' championship with their single car entry.

### 2022

Team Goh logo

For their second season in Super Formula, Team Goh ran as an independent, two-car team with Honda engines.[11] Kazuhiro Ikeda, the president of Servus Japan, succeeded Kazumichi Goh as the team principal and [representative director](/source/Representative_director_(Japan)) of the company,[11] while [Red Bull junior driver](/source/Red_Bull_Junior_Team) [Ren Sato](/source/Ren_Sato_(racing_driver)) and [Atsushi Miyake](/source/Atsushi_Miyake) were announced as the drivers for the [2022](/source/2022_Super_Formula_Championship) season.[12] The former [Honda Formula One](/source/Honda_in_Formula_One) project manager, Masashi Yamamoto, was appointed the team manager.[13] Sato finished the season twelfth in the drivers' championship, with Miyake fifteenth. The team finished seventh in the teams' championship for the second year in a row.

### TGM Grand Prix (2023 - Current)

Following the loss of Red Bull backing,[14] Team Goh withdrew from Super Formula at the end of the season. Its former partner Servus Japan took over the entry for the [2023 season](/source/2023_Super_Formula_Championship), renaming the team **TGM Grand Prix**.[15] TGM is short for 'Team Goh Motorsport' in a nod to the team's former identity. They signed Toshiki Oyu and rookie [Cem Bölükbaşı](/source/Cem_B%C3%B6l%C3%BCkba%C5%9F%C4%B1), who competed in Formula 2 in 2022.[16] Bölükbaşı was the first [Turkish](/source/Turkey) driver to race in the series.[17] Toshiki Oyu suffered from a broken collarbone during training ahead of round 6. Hiroki Otsu once again stepped in as a replacement driver.[18] Ahead of the final Suzuka weekend, TGM Grand Prix announced that Toshiki Oyu would not be competing in the double-header, with [Riki Okusa](/source/Riki_Okusa) as the replacement driver making his Super Formula debut.[19][20]

[Juju Noda](/source/Juju_Noda) or will be known as "Juju" make her debut in Super Formula with the Team for 2024.

TGM Grand Prix previous logo

TGM Grand Prix changed both their name and their engine supplier. The team will no longer run Honda engines and instead now joined [Rookie Racing](/source/Rookie_Racing) in serving as [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/source/Toyota_Gazoo_Racing)'s junior team, called TGR-DC. The team also acquired a new title sponsor in telecommunications operator [KDDI](/source/KDDI), with the team entering the 2025 season under the name *KDDI TGMGP TGR-DC*.[21]

## Racing results

### 24 Hours of Le Mans

Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class Pos. 1997 Team Lark McLaren 44 McLaren F1 GTR Gary Ayles Akihiko Nakaya Keiichi Tsuchiya LMGT1 88 DNF DNF 1999 Team Goh David Price Racing 19 BMW V12 LM Hiroki Katoh Hiro Matsushita Akihiko Nakaya LMP 223 DNF DNF 2000 TV Asahi Team Dragon 22 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Akira Iida Masahiko Kondo Keiichi Tsuchiya LMP900 330 8th 7th 23 Masahiko Kageyama Masami Kageyama Toshio Suzuki 340 6th 6th Team Goh Chamberlain Engineering 56 Chrysler Viper GTS-R Walter Brun Christian Gläsel Toni Seiler LMGTS 210 DNF DNF 2001 Team Den Blå Avis-Goh 10 Dome S101 Casper Elgaard Hiroki Katoh John Nielsen LMP900 66 DNF DNF 2002 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh 5 Audi R8 Seiji Ara Yannick Dalmas Hiroki Katoh LMP900 358 7th 6th 2003 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh 5 Audi R8 Seiji Ara Jan Magnussen Marco Werner LMP900 370 4th 2nd 2004 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh 5 Audi R8 Seiji Ara Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen LMP1 379 1st 1st 2009 Navi Team Goh 5 Porsche RS Spyder Evo Seiji Ara Keisuke Kunimoto Sascha Maassen LMP2 339 DNF DNF

### IndyCar Series

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:American_Open_Wheel_driver_results_legend))

Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts. Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh 2020 TEX IMS ROA ROA IOW IOW INDY GTW GTW MDO MDO IMS IMS STP Dallara DW12 Honda HI20TT V6t Álex Palou R 55 23 19 3 7 11 14 28 15 12 12 23 17 9 13 16th 238

* Season still in progress

### Super Formula

([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 No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D.C. Pts T.C. Pts As Red Bull Mugen Team Goh 2021 Dallara SF19 Honda 15 Hiroki Otsu FUJ 16 SUZ 5 AUT 6 SUG 10 MOT 10 MOT 1 SUZ 5 6th 38.5 7th 35.5 As Team Goh 2022 Dallara SF19 Honda 53 Ren Sato FUJ 9 FUJ 13 SUZ 10 AUT 17 SUG 16 FUJ 6 MOT 12 MOT 7 SUZ 3 SUZ 19 12th 25 7th 44 55 Atsushi Miyake FUJ 10 FUJ 5 SUZ Ret AUT 3 SUG 18 FUJ Ret MOT Ret MOT 15 SUZ 12 SUZ 8 14th 21 As TGM Grand Prix 2023 Dallara SF23 Honda 53 Toshiki Oyu FUJ 7 FUJ 20 SUZ Ret AUT Ret SUG Ret MOT 3 9th 22 9th 20 Hiroki Otsu FUJ 21† 24th 0 Riki Okusa SUZ 18 SUZ 13 23rd 0 55 Cem Bölükbaşı FUJ 8 FUJ 17 SUZ 9 AUT 15 SUG 17 FUJ 18 MOT 11 SUZ 20 SUZ 15 18th 5 2024 Dallara SF23 Honda 53 "Juju" SUZ 17 AUT 20 SUG 18 FUJ 19 MOT 18 FUJ 17 FUJ 16 SUZ 12 SUZ 20 21st 0 9th 3 55 Nobuharu Matsushita SUZ 8 AUT 16 SUG 19 15th 3 Hiroki Otsu FUJ 14 MOT 15 FUJ 19 FUJ 13 SUZ Ret SUZ Ret 22nd 0

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Maserati_1-0)** ["Team Goh's Maserati for Super GT"](http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/other/2006other/other999_184.htm). Daily Sports Car. 2006-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Withdraw_2-0)** ["Team Goh Maserati Update"](http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/other/2006other/other999_237.htm). Daily Sports Car. 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2008-07-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Watkins, Gary (30 January 2019). ["McLaren confirms Super GT return with Team Goh"](https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/goh-mclaren-japan-return-igtc/4330781/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Kilshaw, Jake (30 January 2019). ["Team Goh Confirms McLaren GT3 for Super GT, Suzuka 10H – Sportscar365"](https://sportscar365.com/other-series/super-gt/team-goh-confirms-mclaren-gt3-for-super-gt-suzuka-10h/). *sportscar365.com*. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Goodwin, Graham. ["Team Goh Returns To Racing With McLaren 720S GT3 Programme – dailysportscar.com"](http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/01/30/team-goh-returns-to-racing-with-mclaren-720s-gt3-programme.html). *www.dailysportscar.com*. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Thukral, Rachit (21 March 2019). ["Team Goh withdraws McLaren-backed Super Taikyu entry"](https://www.motorsport.com/super-taikyu/news/team-goh-mclaren-withdraws-entry/4356477/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Watkins, Gary (August 2019). ["Goh withdraws from Suzuka 10h over BoP concerns"](https://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/goh-withdraws-mclaren-suzuka-bop/4505139/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Alex Palou joins Dale Coyne with Team Goh for 2020 IndyCar Season"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210411101815/https://dalecoyneracing.com/2019/12/19/alex-palou-joins-dale-coyne-racing-with-team-goh-for-2020-indycar-season/). *Dalecoyneracing.com*. December 19, 2019. Archived from [the original](https://dalecoyneracing.com/2019/12/19/alex-palou-joins-dale-coyne-racing-with-team-goh-for-2020-indycar-season/) on April 11, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Announcement of SUPER FORMULA entry system for 2021"](http://www.mugen-power.com/motorsports/news/deital/id=1050). *無限 MUGEN* (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_11-1) ["Team Goh | Enter the 2022 All-Japan Super Formula Championship with two cars!"](https://teamgoh.com/ja/newsraces/jp-2022%e5%b9%b4%e5%85%a8%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%82%b9%e3%83%bc%e3%83%91%e3%83%bc%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9f%e3%83%a5%e3%83%a9%e9%81%b8%e6%89%8b%e6%a8%a9%e3%81%ab2%e5%8f%b0%e4%bd%93%e5%88%b6/). Retrieved 2022-02-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Team Goh | Young Drivers, Ren Sato and Atsushi Miyake, to join TEAM GOH"](https://teamgoh.com/newsraces/young-drivers-ren-sato-and-atsushi-miyake-to-join-team-goh/). Retrieved 2022-02-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Team Goh | 2022 SUPER FORMULA CHAMPIONSHIP with TEAM GOH"](https://teamgoh.com/newsraces/2022-super-formula-championship-with-team-goh/). Retrieved 2022-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Klein, Jamie (31 October 2022). ["Super Formula: Team Goh announces Red Bull Junior Team split"](https://us.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/team-goh-red-bull-split/10393127/). *us.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Klein, Jamie (30 January 2023). ["Reborn TGM Super Formula team announces two-car 2023 entry"](https://us.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/tgm-grand-prix-2023-honda/10425777/). *us.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Oyu, Bolukbasi fill final spots on 2023 Super Formula grid"](https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/oyu-bolukbasi-tgm-honda-drivers/10438109/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Super Formula: Ukyo Sasahara handed development driver role"](https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/sasahara-becomes-super-formula-development-driver-for-toyota-test-car/10435802/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Oyu to skip Fuji Super Formula round after breaking collarbone"](https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/oyu-skip-fuji-tgm-otsu/10495587/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Oyu withdraws from Suzuka Super Formula finale"](https://au.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/oyu-tgm-suzuka-finale-withdraw/10537091/). *www.motorsport.com*. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.teamgoh.com/index.html)

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