Sunday, July 28, 2013

2013 SUPER GT : ARTA HSV-010 STAGES DRAMATIC REVERSAL FOR FIRST VICTORY IN 3 YEARS AT SUGO

SUGO GT 300km RACE GT500 Winners : Ralph Firman/ Kosuke Matsuura : 
#8 ARTA HSV-010 Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG

  • Sudden rain turns SUGO into a severe battle of survivors
  • ARTA HSV-010 stages dramatic reversal for first victory in 3 years!
  • ARTA CR-Z GT takes GT300 win for a double ARTA triumph
The SUGO GT 300km RACE, Round 4 of the 2013 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was run at Sportsland SUGO (one lap: 3.704 km x 81 laps) in Miyagi Prefecture on July 28. In the GT500 class race the ARTA HSV-010 driven by Ralph Firman and Kosuke Matsuura won the team's first victory in three years. In the GT300 race, the ARTA CR-Z GT driven by Shinichi Takagi and Takashi Kobayashi took its second straight series win to make ARTA victorious in both classes.

Saturday's qualifying had been run in intermittent rain, but race day brought blue skies and summer sun to the SUGO circuit. A crowd of over 25,000 spectators was on hand to watch the racing begin in Round 4 of the series.

The early stages of the race were led by the pole-starting REITO MOLA GT-R after a well executed start by its GT500 rookie driver, Yuhi Sekiguchi. It was only after the teams had been through their routine pit stops halfway through the race that the first big developments began to take place. Rain started to fall suddenly and made the track very slippery, but it wasn't enough to send the cars back to the pit to change to rain tires. This forced the drivers to fight on in treacherous conditions. At the same time, the battles for the lead were now more intense than in the first half of the race, and while fighting for 2nd position with Yuji Tachikawa in the ZENT CERUMO SC430, a slip sent Satoshi Motoyama and his REITO MOLA GT-R off the track and out of contention at the front. This accident turned the contest for the lead into a duel between the Juichi Wakisaka in the DENSO KOBELCO SC430 and the pursuing Tachikawa in the ZENT. In the heat of this battle, the two machines collided while trying to get around a GT300 back marker. In the aftermath of this collision, the two cars battling for third, the Weider Modulo HSV-010 (Frederic Makowiecki) and the RAYBRIG HSV-010 (Takashi Kogure) also collided. In a matter of seconds the four lead cars were suddenly out of the race for the lead.

Emerging from this upset as the new leader was the KeePer TOM'S SC430 driven by Daisuke Ito and the ARTA HSV-010 with Kosuke Matsuura at the wheel. With the rain falling harder at times and less at others, the slipperiness of the track was constantly changing. Matsuura in the ARTA proved capable of handling these tricky conditions, and in the later stages of the race he was able to pass Ito in the KeePer and take the lead. From that point, Matsuura raced home to victory and gave the team its first win in three years.

For the Honda HSV-010 GT it was the second win of the season, following a victory in the opening round. For Firman it was his 11th career GT500 win and for Matsuura his momentous first win.

SUGO GT 300km RACE GT300 Winners : Shinichi Takagi /Takashi Kobayashi
#55 ARTA CR-Z GT / Honda CR-Z / J35A

In the GT300 class, the pole-starting SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT (Tetsuya Yamano) led in the early going with the MUGEN CR-Z GT (Hideki Mutuh) and the ARTA CR-Z GT (Shinichi Takagi) in hot pursuit. The timing and speed of their routine pit stop put the ARTA CR-Z GT in the lead in the second half with Takashi Kobayashi at the wheel. Kobayashi kept control through the severe conditions as rain fell with varying intensity and he was able to run on to victory. For the ARTA CR-Z GT it was a second consecutive win following the victory at Sepang in the last round. It was also the second win of the season for the Honda CR-Z and the third win in four rounds for the two hybrid rivals combined.

(Spectators: 26,500)


Winner Comments

No.8 ARTA HSV-010 [GT500]

Ralph Firman : "It is our first victory in some time and I am really thrilled. Because, it is not only my first win but also my first podium finish in quite some time. I want to thank Honda and AUTOBACS for the support they have continued to give me, and thank the team for preparing the car so well. And, most of all, thanks to Matsuura for driving so well in the rain. Recently, we have had some bad luck and haven't been able to produce the results we should. But finally, thanks in part to some lucky developments, we were able to win. From now on I want us to make our own luck and go for the title."

Kosuke Matsuura : "It is the first [GT500] win in a long time for the team, but it is also my first win in ten years, going back to 2003 in my Formula Renault V6 days. And, since I didn't have any wins in GT300, this is my first SUPER GT win ever. Although we were helped by some good luck today, I want to forget all the bad luck we have had until now and start with a new determination that the race for the championship starts here. I can't let this first win go to my head, because I am actually a rookie when it comes to GT500 and there is still so much work I have to do and things to learn here, and from Firman in many ways as well."

No.55 ARTA CR-Z GT [GT300]

Shinichi Takagi : "I am happy for our win, but I'm even more happy that AUTOBACS (ARTA) got its first double win [in GT500 and GT300]. For us it is the second straight victory in the series, but in the last race we were slower than our rivals in the routine pit work. So, the team practiced our pit stops over and over, and in this race we were actually able to complete the pit work and return to the race in the lead after entering the pit in 2nd place. The fact that [Takashi] Kobayashi was then able to hold on to that lead to the finish was also a great achievement. So, this was truly a victory won by the entire team."

Takashi Kobayashi: "For being able to win like this for the second round in a row, I want to thank all the people involved at Honda and M-TEC, at Bridgestone and at AUTOBACS. [Shinichi] Takagi pushed hard and brought us to the routine pit stop in a nose-to-tail battle for the lead, and then we were able to get back into the race with the lead in our hands. At the end, the rain made it so difficult to even keep the car on the track that I was seriously debating whether we should return to the pit and change to rain tires, but the word came from the pit to keep on driving, so I did. This race was the first double win for the [ARTA] team and I am really thrilled that I was able to take the checkered first."

2013 AUTOBACS SUPER GT - R4 SUGO GT 300km RACE - Race result

GT500 Class


PoNoMachineDriverTime/Diff.LapsBest LapTireWH
18ARTA HSV-010
Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG
Ralph Firman
Kosuke Matsuura
1h51'41.342811'18.328BS16
237KeePer TOM'S SC430
LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG
Daisuke Ito
Andrea Caldarelli
2.534811'18.133BS12
323MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
NISSAN GT-R / VRH34B
Masataka Yanagida
Ronnie Quintarelli
5.536811'18.231MI26
439DENSO KOBELCO SC430
LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG
Juichi Wakisaka
Hiroaki Ishiura
1 Lap801'17.359BS52
524D'station ADVAN GT-R
NISSAN GT-R / VRH34B
Hironobu Yasuda
Michael Krumm
1 Lap801'18.295YH
66ENEOS SUSTINA SC430
LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG
Kazuya Oshima
Yuji Kunimoto
1 Lap801'18.515BS38
71REITO MOLA GT-R
NISSAN GT-R / VRH34B
Satoshi Motoyama
Yuhi Sekiguchi
2 Laps791'17.039MI16
832Epson HSV-010
Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG
Ryo Michigami
Daisuke Nakajima
2 Laps791'17.887DL
919WedsSport ADVAN SC430
LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG
Seiji Ara
Andre Couto
2 Laps791'18.568YH
1036PETRONAS TOM'S SC430
LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG
Kazuki Nakajima
James Rossiter
2 Laps791'18.318BS40
1138ZENT CERUMO SC430
LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG
Yuji Tachikawa
Kohei Hirate
8 Laps731'18.053BS46
12100RAYBRIG HSV-010
Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG
Takuya Izawa
Takashi Kogure
11 Laps701'17.789BS70
1318Weider Modulo HSV-010
Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG
Naoki Yamamoto
Frederic Makowiecki
12 Laps691'17.667MI30

GT300 Class

PoNoMachineDriverTime/Diff.LapsBest LapTireWH
155ARTA CR-Z GT
Honda CR-Z / J35A
Shinichi Takagi
Takashi Kobayashi
1h51'41.527771'23.298BS40
216MUGEN CR-Z GT
Honda CR-Z / J35A
Hideki Mutoh
Yuhki Nakayama
8.958771'22.949BS68
30ENDLESS TAISAN PORSCHE
PORSCHE / M97/79
Kyosuke Mineo
Naoki Yokomizo
1'08.380771'24.241YH2
452OKINAWA-IMP SLS
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 / M159
Hironori Takeuchi
Takeshi Tsuchiya
1 Lap 761'23.963YH32
587LA SEINE LAMBORGHINI GT3
GALLARDO GT3 / CEH
Hideki Yamauchi
Hiroki Yoshimoto
1 Lap 761'23.350YH30
661SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT
SUBARU BRZ GT300 / EJ20
Tetsuya Yamano
Kota Sasaki
1 Lap 761'22.681MI28
762LEON SLS
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 / M159
Haruki Kurosawa
Tsubasa Kurosawa
1 Lap 761'23.946YH22
821ZENT Audi R8 LMS ultra
Audi R8-LMS ultra / CJJ
Akihiro Tsuzuki
Richard Lyons
1 Lap 761'24.246HK
93S Road NDDP GT-R
NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3 / VR38DETT
Kazuki Hoshino
Daiki Sasaki
1 Lap 761'24.170YH2
1010GAINER Rn-SPORTS DIXCEL SLS
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 / M159
Tetsuya Tanaka
Masayuki Ueda
1 Lap 761'23.886DL10
1148DIJON Racing IS GT-R
NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3 / VR38DETT
Hiroshi Takamori
Katsumasa Chiyo
1 Lap 761'24.056YH4
1286CRYSTAL CROCO LAMBORGHINI GT3
GALLARDO GT3 / CEH
Kouji Yamanishi
Shinya Hosokawa
2 Laps751'24.211YH26
1311GAINER DIXCEL SLS
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 / M159
Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Bjorn Wirdheim
2 Laps751'23.794DL72
1450Exe Aston Martin
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 / V12
Masaki Kano
Hideto Yasuoka
3 Laps741'23.955YH
154GSR HATSUNEMIKU BMW
BMW Z4 GT3 / P65B44
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Tatsuya Kataoka
3 Laps741'24.342YH44
162EVA RT TEST-01APPLE MP4-12C
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 / M838T
Kazuho Takahashi
Hiroki Katoh
3 Laps741'23.628YH
1733HANKOOK PORSCHE
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R / M97/79
Masami Kageyama
Tomonobu Fujii
3 Laps741'24.309HK6
1888MonePa LAMBORGHINI GT3
GALLARDO GT3 / CEH
Manabu Orido
Takayuki Aoki
3 Laps741'24.208YH12
1922GREENTEC SLS AMG GT3
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 / M159
Hisashi Wada
Masaki Jyonai
3 Laps741'23.867YH
2030IWASAKI OGT Racing GT-R
NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3 / VR38DETT
Yuki Iwasaki
Igor Sushko
4 Laps731'24.240YH12
219NAC KOUKAKUKIDOUTAI ARISE DR PORSCHE
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R / M97/79
Shogo Mitsuyama
Yu Yokomaku
4 Laps731'24.761YH
2231Panasonic apr PRIUS GT
TOYOTA PRIUS / RV8K
Morio Nitta
Koki Saga
5 Laps721'24.325YH40
23360RUN UP GROUP GT-R
NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3 / VR38DETT
Takuya Shirasaka
Atsushi Tanaka
6 Laps711'24.364YH
2496DIJON WAKO'S ENDLESS Z06R GT3
CALLAWAY CORVETTE Z06R GT3 / LS7
Masaki Tanaka
Makoto Ikegami
7 Laps701'28.466YH

GT500 - Championship Ranking

PoNo.DriverRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Rd7Rd8TotalBehindWH
1100Takuya Izawa
Takashi Kogure
2041135-70
239Juichi Wakisaka
Hiroaki Ishiura
3815834-168
312Tsugio Matsuda
Joao Paulo Lima De Oliveira
562031-462
48Ralph Firman
Kosuke Matsuura
2332028-756
523Masataka Yanagida
Ronnie Quintarelli
1121124-1148
66Kazuya Oshima
Yuji Kunimoto
4114524-1148
738Yuji Tachikawa
Kohei Hirate
81523-1246
836Kazuki Nakajima
James Rossiter
20121-1442
917Koudai Tsukakoshi
Toshihiro Kaneishi
15621-1442
1037Daisuke Ito
Andrea Caldarelli
511521-1442
1118Naoki Yamamoto
Frederic Makowiecki
61815-2030
121Satoshi Motoyama
Yuhi Sekiguchi
125412-2324
1324Hironobu Yasuda
Michael Krumm
66-2912
1432Ryo Michigami
Daisuke Nakajima
33-326
1519Seiji Ara
Andre Couto
22-334

GT300 - Championship Ranking


PoNo.DriverRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Rd7Rd8TotalBehindWH
116Hideki Mutoh
Yuhki Nakayama
415151549-98
255Shinichi Takagi
Takashi Kobayashi
202040-980
311Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Bjorn Wirdheim
2051136-1372
452Hironori Takeuchi
Takeshi Tsuchiya
88824-2548
54Nobuteru Taniguchi
Tatsuya Kataoka
152522-2744
687Hideki Yamauchi
Hiroki Yoshimoto
114621-2842
731Morio Nitta
Koki Saga
2020-2940
861Tetsuya Yamano
Kota Sasaki
68519-3038
962Haruki Kurosawa533415-3430
1086Kouji Yamanishi
Shinya Hosokawa
11213-3626
110Kyosuke Mineo
Naoki Yokomizo
11112-3724
1262Masanobu Kato538-4130
1362Tsubasa Kurosawa347-4230
1488Manabu Orido
Takayuki Aoki
66-4312
1530Igor Sushko66-4312
167Yuji Ide66-4312
1710Tetsuya Tanaka
Masayuki Ueda
1416-4312
1821Akihiro Tsuzuki
Richard Lyons
33-466
1933Masami Kageyama
Tomonobu Fujii
33-466
203Kazuki Hoshino
Daiki Sasaki
123-466
2148Hiroshi Takamori
Katsumasa Chiyo
22-474

GT500 - Team Championship Ranking

PoNo.TeamRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Rd7Rd8TotalBehindWH
1100TEAM KUNIMITSU23714145-70
239LEXUS TEAM SARD611181045-68
312TEAM IMPUL892340-562
48AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI5662340-556
56LEXUS TEAM LeMans ENEOS7147735-1048
638LEXUS TEAM ZENT CERUMO11183133-1246
723NISMO1451433-1248
837LEXUS TEAM KeePer TOM'S1841831-1442
936LEXUS TEAM PETRONAS TOM'S2233230-1542
1017KEIHIN REAL RACING18927-1842
1118Weider Modulo DOME RACING9311124-2130
121MOLA448521-2424
1324KONDO RACING223815-3012
1432NAKAJIMA RACING313411-346
1519LEXUS TEAM WedsSport BANDOH223310-354

GT300 - Team Championship Ranking


PoNo.DriverRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Rd7Rd8TotalBehindWH
116Hideki Mutoh
Yuhki Nakayama
415151549-98
255Shinichi Takagi
Takashi Kobayashi
202040-980
311Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Bjorn Wirdheim
2051136-1372
452Hironori Takeuchi
Takeshi Tsuchiya
88824-2548
54Nobuteru Taniguchi
Tatsuya Kataoka
152522-2744
687Hideki Yamauchi
Hiroki Yoshimoto
114621-2842
731Morio Nitta
Koki Saga
2020-2940
861Tetsuya Yamano
Kota Sasaki
68519-3038
962Haruki Kurosawa533415-3430
1086Kouji Yamanishi
Shinya Hosokawa
11213-3626
110Kyosuke Mineo
Naoki Yokomizo
11112-3724
1262Masanobu Kato538-4130
1362Tsubasa Kurosawa347-4230
1488Manabu Orido
Takayuki Aoki
66-4312
1530Igor Sushko66-4312
167Yuji Ide66-4312
1710Tetsuya Tanaka
Masayuki Ueda
1416-4312
1821Akihiro Tsuzuki
Richard Lyons
33-466
1933Masami Kageyama
Tomonobu Fujii
33-466
203Kazuki Hoshino
Daiki Sasaki
123-466
2148Hiroshi Takamori
Katsumasa Chiyo
22-474

Images : 2013 AUTOBACS SUPER GT - R4 SUGO GT 300km RACE


[Source : SUPER GT - Official]

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