Team Kunimitsu

{{short description|Japanese racing team}} {{Infobox motor racing team | name = {{flagicon|JPN}} Team Kunimitsu | logo = File:Team Kunimitsu Logo.png | base = | founded = 1992 | founder = [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]] | principal = Kazhiro Kojima | current series = [[Super GT]] | current drivers = {{plainlist| * [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] * [[Tadasuke Makino]] }} | former series = | team titles = [[Super GT]]: 2 ([[2018 Super GT Series|2018]], [[2020 Super GT Series|2020]]) | driver titles = [[Super GT]]: 2 ([[2018 Super GT Series|2018]], [[2020 Super GT Series|2020]]) |website = [http://www.teamkunimitsu.net/ teamkunimitsu.net] }} [[File:2019 Super GT Series, Fuji Speedway test (40837260013).jpg|thumb|The Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT at the Fuji Speedway for the 2019 Super GT Series test]] '''Team Kunimitsu''' is a racing team founded in 1992 by [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]]. The team has competed in the [[Super GT Series]] (formerly known as the [[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan GT Championship]]) since 1994.

In its early years, the team participated in the [[Japanese Touring Car Championship]], and in [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans|1995]] it won the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in the GT2 class. In 1996, Team Kunimitsu became the first team to enter a [[Honda]] vehicle in JGTC/Super GT, and the team has been part of the marque's factory programme in the series since its inception in 1997, having achieved many of their early successes. The team had won several races and finished as high as second in the 2006 drivers' standings and third in 2007 and 2015, before winning their first titles in 2018 and winning them again in 2020.

==History== Team Kunimitsu was founded in 1992, and that year it participated in the [[Japanese Touring Car Championship]] (JTC) in partnership with [[Team Taisan]], fielding a Group A [[Nissan Skyline GT-R R32]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=racing history|url=http://www.teamkunimitsu.net/racinghistory.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=www.teamkunimitsu.net}}</ref> It was driven by team founder [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]] alongside [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]], and the pair took four podiums in the JTC-1 class during the [[1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1992 season]], before taking an overall victory at [[Autopolis]] the [[1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship|following year]].

In 1994, the team began participating in the [[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan GT Championship]] (JGTC) with a [[Porsche 964|Porsche 911 RSR Turbo]] in the GT1 class, and now independently participated in the new [[Super Touring]] era of the Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC) with a [[Honda Civic (fifth generation)|Honda Civic Ferio]]. In JGTC, Takahashi and Tsuchiya scored a win at [[Sportsland Sugo]] that season and took another podium at the following race, while in JTCC Tsuchiya scored four points finishes, which included two fourth places. The team continued with the Porsche in JGTC for [[1995 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1995]], scoring a podium at [[Fuji Speedway]], but the [[1995 Japanese Touring Car Championship|1995 season]] was the team's last in the JTCC, a season which yielded two points finishes and a best result of sixth place.

[[File:Honda NSX GT1 Turbo -46 - Armin Hahne, Philippe Favre & Naoki Hattori exits the Esses at Le Mans 1995 (49626656798).jpg|thumb|left|175px|Team Kunimitsu won the [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans]] in the GT2 class.]] Between 1994 and 1996, the team competed in several endurance races – including the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] – with a [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX GT2]] driven by Takahashi, Tsuchiya and [[Akira Iida]]. In 1994, they completed the [[1994 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] in association with [[Kremer Racing]], and won the GT2 class at the [[Suzuka 1000km]] and [[Tokachi 24 Hours]] races.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honda {{!}} SUPER GT {{!}} 鈴鹿1000km Honda GTマシン闘いの軌跡|url=http://www.honda.co.jp/SuperGT/spcontents2017/suzuka-1000-history/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Honda公式ホームページ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=第1回十勝24時間レース 24時間 (GT2) リザルト|url=https://motorsports.jaf.or.jp/results/search/1994/race/1994-9999-74|access-date=2021-09-11|website=モータースポーツトップ|language=ja}}</ref> Team Kunimitsu entered the NSX GT2 for the [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans]], and after Takahashi, Tsuchiya and Iida completed 275 laps in mostly wet conditions, the team took victory in the GT2 class and finished eight overall, scoring Honda's first win at the event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kunimitsu Takahashi Honoured By Japanese Government For Lifelong Sporting Achievements {{!}} dailysportscar.com|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/07/30/kunimitsu-takahashi-honoured-by-japanese-government-for-lifelong-sporting-achievements.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.dailysportscar.com|archive-date=2022-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312085252/https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/07/30/kunimitsu-takahashi-honoured-by-japanese-government-for-lifelong-sporting-achievements.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1995, they also took another class win at the Suzuka 1000 km and won the Tokachi 24 Hours overall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=achievement|url=http://www.teamkunimitsu.net/achievement.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.teamkunimitsu.net}}</ref> The team returned to Le Mans in [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]], taking third place in the GT2 class.

For the [[1996 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1996 JGTC season]], the team entered the Honda NSX GT2 in the renamed GT500 class, becoming the first team in the series to field a Honda vehicle, although without full factory support.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Honda's History In GT500, In Pictures {{!}} dailysportscar.com|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/12/27/hondas-history-in-gt500-in-pictures.html|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.dailysportscar.com|archive-date=2021-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805232613/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/12/27/hondas-history-in-gt500-in-pictures.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a GT2-specification car, it had a power deficit against the dedicated GT500 and GT1 cars, but the team scored three points finishes and a best result of seventh.

In [[1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1997]], Honda entered the JGTC with a full factory programme and an NSX directly built to the GT500 regulations, and Team Kunimitsu was one of two teams to run the car that season. The team also received a new title sponsor in the form of automotive lighting brand [[Raybrig]], who had already sponsored them in various capacities since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raybrig Sponsorship of Team Kunimitsu To End After 2020 {{!}} dailysportscar.com|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/11/26/raybrig-sponsorship-of-team-kunimitsu-to-end-after-2020.html|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> The Raybrig NSX, driven by Takahashi and Iida, scored the first two podiums for Honda in the JGTC in the last two races of the season, also taking pole position in the final round. In [[1998 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1998]], the team took their first victory in Raybrig colours after winning from pole at the [[Mine Circuit]], while scoring a total of three pole positions during the year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AUTOBACS CUP GT Championship 1998 Round 6 - Race|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1998e/cha98_6/986race.htm|access-date=2021-10-23|website=supergt.net}}</ref> [[1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1999]] was the last year that team founder Kunimitsu Takahashi competed as a driver; he and Iida won the [[Golden Week (Japan)|Golden Week]] race at Fuji Speedway by over 40 seconds,<ref>{{Cite web|title=1999 AUTOBACS CUP GT Championship Round 2 - Race Result|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1999e/99R2e/992resu.htm|access-date=2021-10-23|website=supergt.net}}</ref> bringing the final victory for Takahashi's four-decade-long racing career and making him the oldest winner in series history at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-28|title=【GT HERO'S〜名ドライバーの半生〜】高橋国光|url=http://welovesgt.com/2184|access-date=2021-10-23|website=We Love SUPER GT!!|language=ja}}</ref> It also marked the sixth (seventh including non-championship races) consecutive win for Honda, setting the winning streak record for manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-03|title=Revisiting Honda's history-making winning streak|url=https://supergtworld.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/revisiting-hondas-history-making-winning-streak/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Super GT World|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:2004 RAYBRIG NSX.JPG|thumb|right|2004 Raybrig NSX-GT of Team Kunimitsu on display]] After Takahashi's retirement from driving, the team were able to score a pole position in both the [[2000 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2000]] and [[2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2001]] seasons, but no podiums.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000 AUTOBACS CUP ALL JAPAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP Round7 - Qualify Review|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/2000e/cha007e/007qrep.htm|access-date=2021-10-23|website=supergt.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=JGTC 2001 Round3 - Qualify Review|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/race/2001e/01r3e/013qrev.htm|access-date=2021-10-23|website=supergt.net}}</ref> In [[2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2002]], with [[Hidetoshi Mitsusada]] driving the full season, the team scored five top-five finishes, including a pair of second places, which yielded a fourth-place finish for Mitsusada in the drivers' championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STANLEY MOTORSPORT {{!}} ARCHIVE {{!}} 2002 REVIEW / RANKING|url=http://www.raybrig-ms.jp/archive/2002/index.html|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.raybrig-ms.jp}}</ref> After limited success across [[2003 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2003]] and [[2004 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2004]], the team returned to the top step of the podium in [[2005 Super GT Series|2005]] as French duo Jérémie Dufour and [[Sébastien Philippe]] won at [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]] in the first year of the series being renamed as [[Super GT]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=SUPERGT.net {{!}} 2005 Round5 Race Review|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/supergt/2005/05r05/0505race_en.shtm|access-date=2021-10-23|website=supergt.net}}</ref> With Dufour replaced by Shinya Hosokawa for [[2006 Super GT Series|2006]], the team was victorious at Motegi for the second consecutive year, and with two other podiums, finished runner-up in the drivers' championship.<ref name=":0" /> [[Dominik Schwager]] took over from Philippe for [[2007 Super GT Series|2007]], and in a season dominated by Honda, the team took three second places to claim third place in the drivers' championship, forming part of Honda's 1–2–3–4 finish in the championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STANLEY MOTORSPORT {{!}} ARCHIVE {{!}} 2007 REVIEW / RANKING|url=http://www.raybrig-ms.jp/archive/2007/index.html|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.raybrig-ms.jp}}</ref> The following two seasons brought six top-five results, including a podium at Suzuka in 2008.

For the [[2010 Super GT Series|2010 season]], Honda introduced the new front-engined [[Honda HSV-010 GT|HSV-010 GT]], and Team Kunimitsu had an all-new driver line-up consisting of rookie [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] and [[Takuya Izawa]]. The pair finished on the podium on their debut race with the team; four more podiums followed until the end of 2012, and in the [[2012 Super GT Series|2012 season]] they were the highest ranked Honda drivers in fifth. In [[2013 Super GT Series|2013]], the [[Dome (constructor)|Dome Racing]]-bound Yamamoto was replaced by former champion [[Takashi Kogure]], and in the [[2013 Okayama GT 300km|opening race]] of season at [[Okayama International Circuit|Okayama]], the team achieved their first win with the HSV-010.

In [[2014 Super GT Series|2014]], the team struggled in the debut season of the new mid-engined [[Honda NSX (second generation)|Honda NSX Concept-GT]] car, but a reunification of the Yamamoto-Izawa driver pairing for [[2015 Super GT Series|2015]] saw them finish third in the championship that year with a victory from Sugo. They fell outside the top ten in the [[2016 Super GT Series|2016]] standings, but scored one of Honda's three podium finishes that season, while in [[2017 Super GT Series|2017]] – now using the non-concept NSX-GT car – they finished seventh with two podiums, one of which came at the [[2017 Suzuka 1000km|final running]] of the Suzuka 1000 km.

[[File:No.100 RAYBRIG NSX-GT.jpg|thumb|right|Team Kunimitsu won their first [[Super GT]] titles in [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] with [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] and [[Jenson Button]].]] The [[2018 Super GT Series|2018 season]] saw 2009 [[Formula One]] World Champion [[Jenson Button]] make his full-season series debut at Team Kunimitsu alongside Yamamoto. The pair began the year with second-place finishes in the first and third rounds at Okayama and Suzuka, respectively, and later won the sixth round at Sugo from pole position to head into the season finale at Motegi tied on points for the championship lead with [[TOM'S]] duo [[Nick Cassidy]] and [[Ryo Hirakawa]]. In the final race, Button held off a late-race charge from Hirakawa for third place to clinch the first-ever championship titles for Team Kunimitsu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motegi Super GT: Jenson Button holds off late threat for title |url=https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/motegi-super-gt-jenson-button-holds-off-late-threat-for-title-5284903/5284903/ |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en}}</ref>

In [[2019 Super GT Series|2019]], Yamamoto and Button finished eighth in an incident-filled season that yielded two podium finishes from the two Fuji races.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Button raced with "basically the same car as last year" |url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/button-same-car-kunimitsu-honda/4592151/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref> The year also saw Team Kunimitsu participate in the [[2019 2nd Hockenheim DTM round|final round]] of the [[2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM season]] at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]] in Germany as Honda's guest entry; Button finished ninth in Race 1, which was the best result of the Super GT entries during the weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-06 |title=Jenson Button: "I'd like to have some more time in the DTM" |url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/10/06/jenson-button-id-like-time-dtm/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=TouringCarTimes |language=en-US}}</ref> In the non-championship Super GT x DTM Dream Race, Yamamoto finished on the podium in the first race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cassidy Wins Inaugural Super GT x DTM Dream Race {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/11/23/cassidy-wins-inaugural-super-gt-x-dtm-dream-race.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> Button left Super GT after the season to reduce frequent flying between countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berger arbeitete an Sensation: Woran Buttons DTM-Wechsel scheiterte |url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/berger-arbeitete-an-sensation-woran-buttons-dtm-wechsel-scheiterte-20032201 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Motorsport-Total.com |language=de}}</ref>

For the [[2020 Super GT Series|2020 season]], [[FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2]] race winner [[Tadasuke Makino]] joined the team as Yamamoto's co-driver. Driving the new front-engined NSX-GT car, the duo finished in the top-six in six of the first seven races, scoring podiums at Suzuka and Motegi, to enter the final round at Fuji two points off the lead of the championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Super GT Round 8 Preview: Climax at Fuji Speedway {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/11/26/2020-super-gt-round-8-preview-climax-at-fuji-speedway.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> They qualified seventh for the final round, but made ground during the race, with Yamamoto having closed to within a few seconds of long-time race leader and title rival Ryo Hirakawa of TOM'S in the closing stages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super GT Wrap-Up, GT500: The Final Battle At Fuji {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/12/01/super-gt-wrap-up-gt500-the-final-battle-at-fuji.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> On the final corner of the final lap, Hirakawa ran out of fuel, allowing Yamamoto to pass him for the race win and the championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elation For GT500 Champions Team Kunimitsu, Heartache For TOM's At Fuji {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/11/29/elation-for-gt500-champions-team-kunimitsu-heartache-for-toms-at-fuji.html |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> This was the final race for title sponsor Raybrig, as the brand would be defunct in the beginning of the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raybrig Sponsorship of Team Kunimitsu To End After 2020 {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/11/26/raybrig-sponsorship-of-team-kunimitsu-to-end-after-2020.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref>

[[Stanley Electric]], the parent company of Raybrig, became the team's new title sponsor for [[2021 Super GT Series|2021]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Kunimitsu Announces Stanley Electric as New Title Sponsor {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/01/18/team-kunimitsu-announces-stanley-electric-as-new-title-sponsor.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> The season saw Yamamoto and Makino win the third round at Motegi, after which Yamamoto established a championship lead as high as 16 points before the penultimate round (Makino missed the first round due to [[meningitis]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super GT Round 7 at Motegi Preview: First Championship Point {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/11/01/super-gt-round-7-at-motegi-preview-first-championship-point.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> They were in position to win the titles again at the final race, but Yamamoto was taken out in an incident caused by GT300 class driver [[Ren Sato (racing driver)|Ren Sato]] with 15 laps remaining, and they ended up third in the standings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rd. 8 Race GT500: au TOM'S GR Supra digs deep for the win and comes from behind to take title as well! STANLEY NSX-GT taken down by misfortune |url=https://supergt.net/news/single/21404 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=supergt.net}}</ref>

== Racing results ==

=== Complete JGTC results ===

Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref name="wsrp.cz">{{Cite web |title=World Sports Racing Prototypes - All Japan Grand Touring Championship |url=http://www.wsrp.cz/jgtc.html |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=www.wsrp.cz}}</ref>

=== Complete Super GT results ===

Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref name="wsrp.cz"/>

([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Car !Tyres ! Class ! No. ! Drivers ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! Pos ! Points |- ! [[2005 Super GT season|2005]] | [[Honda NSX]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérémie Dufour]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Philippe]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|14}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} | ! 10th ! 26 |- ! [[2006 Super GT season|2006]] | [[Honda NSX]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinya Hosokawa]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Philippe]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|13}} !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 65 |- ! [[2007 Super GT season|2007]] | [[Honda NSX]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dominik Schwager]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinya Hosokawa]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|4}} ! 4th ! 81 |- ! [[2008 Super GT season|2008]] | [[Honda NSX]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Ide]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinya Hosokawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kosuke Matsuura]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|16}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#efcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} !9th !60 |- ! [[2009 Super GT season|2009]] | [[Honda NSX]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Ide]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinya Hosokawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kosuke Matsuura]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|8}} !12th !52 |- ! [[2010 Super GT season|2010]] | [[Honda HSV-010 GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#ffdf9f;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#fff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|C}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|6}} | !7th !60 |- ! [[2011 Super GT season|2011]] | [[Honda HSV-010 GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#efcfff;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|14}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|4}} | !9th !56 |- ! [[2012 Super GT season|2012]] | [[Honda HSV-010 GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|9}} | !5th !64 |- ! [[2013 Super GT season|2013]] | [[Honda HSV-010 GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kogure]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#efcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|12}} | !10th !55 |- ! [[2014 Super GT season|2014]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kogure]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Mutoh]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#efcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Buriram United International Circuit|BUR]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|8}} | ! 11th ! 39 |- ! [[2015 Super GT season|2015]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|3}} | !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 76 |- ! [[2016 Super GT season|2016]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|12}} | ! 12th ! 39 |- ! [[2017 Super GT Series|2017]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|5}} | ! 7th ! 63 |- ! [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|3}} | !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 100 |- ! [[2019 Super GT Series|2019]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 1 |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|15}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Buriram United International Circuit|BUR]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|6}} | ! 9th ! 53 |- ! [[2020 Super GT Series|2020]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadasuke Makino]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|1}} | !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 90 |- ! [[2021 Super GT Series|2021]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 1 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Mutoh]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadasuke Makino]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|14}} | !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 81 |- ! [[2022 Super GT Series|2022]] | [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} | GT500 | 100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadasuke Makino]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|1}} | !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 81.5 |- ![[2023 Super GT Series|2023]] |[[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} |GT500 |100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadasuke Makino]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Iori Kimura]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|10}} | ! 10th ! 53 |- ![[2024 Super GT Series|2024]] |[[Honda Civic (eleventh generation)|Honda Civic Type R-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} |GT500 |100 |align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadasuke Makino]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#ffdf9f;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|4}} | !style="background:#dfdfdf;"|2nd !style="background:#dfdfdf;"|85 |- ![[2025 Super GT Series|2025]] |[[Honda Civic (eleventh generation)|Honda Civic Type R-GT]] |{{Bridgestone}} |GT500 |100 | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadasuke Makino]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FS1]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FS2]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{small|3}} !style="background:#dfdfdf;"|2nd !style="background:#dfdfdf;"|87 |} ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.teamkunimitsu.net/ Official website] * [http://www.raybrig-ms.jp/ Raybrig motorsport official website]

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