2024 Super Taikyu Series
Japanese sports car racing season
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The 2024 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone was the thirty-fourth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It began on 20–21 April at Sportsland Sugo and finished on 17 November at Fuji Speedway.
This season marked the beginning of a new three-year contract with Bridgestone to be the series' official tyre supplier. Bridgestone had taken over the supply of tyres from Hankook during the 2023 season after a fire at the Hankook manufacturing plant in Daejeon, South Korea forced them to abandon its supply.[1]
Calendar
The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2024 calendar on 3 October 2023, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits.[2] Sportsland Sugo hosted the opening round of the championship on 21 April, while the five-hour race at Suzuka Circuit was moved to late September. Fuji Speedway again hosted two rounds, including the series' showcase event, the Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours on 25–26 May, and the season finale on 17 November.
| Round | Event | Race Length | Race Format | Classes | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hour Race | 4 hours | 2 races | ST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 | Sportsland Sugo | 20–21 April |
| 2 | NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race | 24 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 24–26 May |
| 3 | Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 2 / 4 | Autopolis | 27–28 July |
| 4 | Motegi Super Taikyu 5 Hours Race | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 | Mobility Resort Motegi | 7 September |
| 5 | Suzuka S-Tai | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / TCR / 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 | Suzuka Circuit | 28–29 September |
| 6 | Super Taikyu Race in Okayama | 3 hours | 2 races | All | Okayama International Circuit | 26–27 October |
| 7 | S-Tai Final Fuji | 4 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 16–17 November |
Teams and drivers
On 2 April, the Super Taikyu Series published its provisional full-season entry list, featuring 69 entries.[3]
ST-X (FIA GT3)
ST-Z (SRO GT4)
ST-TCR
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 24 | 6 | ||
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 97 | 3–7 | ||
| 3–5 | ||||
| 3, 5–7 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 98 | 3–7 | |||
| Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 430 | 3–7 | ||
| 3–6 | ||||
| 3, 5 | ||||
| 3, 7 | ||||
| 4, 5–7 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) | 888 | 7 | ||
ST-Q
The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STO.
ST-1
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTM X-Bow GTX | 2 | All | ||
| 2 | ||||
ST-2
2,400–3,500cc, front-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A) | 6 | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| 7 | 1–3, 5–7 | |||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | 13 | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
| 2–3, 5–7 | ||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 36 | 2, 5–7 | ||
| 2, 5–6 | ||||
| 2, 7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 72 | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 95 | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
| 1–2, 5–7 | ||||
| 2–3, 5–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | 225 | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
| 1–3, 5–6 | ||||
| 1–3 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 743 | 1–3, 5–7 | ||
| 1–3 | ||||
| 2, 7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3, 5–7 |
ST-3
2,400–3,500cc, rear-wheel drive vehicles
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) | 15 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 16 | 1–2, 4–7 | |||
| 1 | ||||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) | 38 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1–2 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 39 | 1–2, 4–7 | |||
| 1 | ||||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2, 4–5, 7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
ST-4
1,500–2,500cc vehicles
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 3 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2–4, 6–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 18 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
| 1–2, 4, 6–7 | ||||
| 1, 3 | ||||
| 2–4, 6–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 41 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2–4, 6–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 60 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
| Mazda Roadster RF (NDERC) | 66 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 216 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
| 1–2, 4, 6 | ||||
| 2–3 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | 884 | 1–4, 6–7 | ||
ST-5
1,500cc and below
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Fit4 RS (GS4) | 4 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | 11 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1–2, 4, 6 | ||||
| 2, 5, 7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Mazda2 Diesel Turbo (DJ5FS) | 17 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| Mazda Demio (DE5FS) | 37 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1–2 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 2, 6 | ||||
| 4, 7 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 27 | 1, 5–7 | ||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 50 | 2, 5, 7 | ||
| 2, 5 | ||||
| 5, 7 | ||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 65 | 1–2, 4, 5–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | 67 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 4–5, 7 | ||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 76 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1–2, 4–5 | ||||
| 1, 5–7 | ||||
| 2, 4 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 88 | 1–7 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 89 | 2, 4–7 | |||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2, 6 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 4, 7 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| Toyota Vitz (NCP131) | 110 | 1, 4–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| 4, 7 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | 120 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1–2, 4 | ||||
| 1, 4–7 | ||||
| 2, 5, 7 | ||||
| 2, 6 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| Honda Fit4 RS (GS4) | 222 | 1–2, 4, 6–7 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| Toyota Yaris (MXPA10) | 290 | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| 1–2, 4–6 | ||||
| 1–2 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2, 4–7 | ||||
| 2, 7 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | 888 | 1–2, 4 | ||
| 2 | ||||
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner for the race.
| Round | Circuit | Race | Overall Pole Position | ST-X Winners | ST-Z Winners | ST-TCR Winners | ST-Q Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugo | Group 1[21][22] | did not participate | did not participate | |||
| Group 2[20][22] | did not participate | ||||||
| 2 | Fuji 24h | [23][24] | |||||
| 3 | Autopolis | ||||||
| 4 | Motegi | ||||||
| 5 | Suzuka | ||||||
| 6 | Okayama | Group 1 | |||||
| Group 2 | did not participate | ||||||
| 7 | Fuji 4h | ||||||
| Round | Circuit | Race | ST-1 Winners | ST-2 Winners | ST-3 Winners | ST-4 Winners | ST-5 Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugo | Group 1[21][22] | did not participate | did not participate | |||
| Group 2[20][22] | did not participate | ||||||
| 2 | Fuji 24h | [23][24] | |||||
| 3 | Autopolis | did not participate | did not participate | ||||
| 4 | Motegi | did not participate | |||||
| 5 | Suzuka | did not participate | |||||
| 6 | Okayama | Group 1 | did not participate | ||||
| Group 2 | did not participate | ||||||
| 7 | Fuji 4h | ||||||
Championship standings
Championship points are awarded in every class with the exception of ST-Q at the end of each event.
For the ST-X, ST-Z, and ST-TCR championships, each team's six highest scoring rounds are validated in the final championship standings.
| Duration | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ≤11th | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–4 Hours / 500 km | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 Hours / 700 km | 30 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| ≥12 Hours / 1400 km | 45 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Notes
- If the final round of the championship is less than five hours or 700 kilometres, 1.5 times the regular amount of points will be awarded.
Teams' Championship standings
ST-X
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 134.5 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 130 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 125 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 4 | 116 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 107.5 | |||
| – | Ret | – | |||||||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-Z
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 128 | |||
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 82.5 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 82 | |||
| 3 | 3 | WD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 81.5 | |||
| 5 | 2 | NC | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 75 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | DSQ | 3 | 75 | |||
| 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 71.5 | |||
| 8 | 10 | NC | Ret | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 63.5 | |||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 53.5 | |||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 53 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 41.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | WD | 12 | 13 | ||||
| 13 | 7 | NC | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | |||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-TCR
ST-Q
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| — | 1 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | ||||
| — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | |||||
| — | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | ||||
| — | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | ||||
| — | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||
| — | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | — | |||||
| — | 3 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | — | |||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-1
ST-2
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 124 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 120.5 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 98.5 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 87 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 84.5 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 73 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 58 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 22.5 | ||||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-3
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 142.5 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 129 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 105 | ||||
| 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 81 | ||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-4
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 134 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 118 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 116.5 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 78 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 65 | ||||
| 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 58 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 3 | 47 | |||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-5
| Pos | Teams | SUG | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 142 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 135 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 117 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 67 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 38 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 38 | ||||||
| 7 | 12† | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 36 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 34 | ||||
| 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | ||||
| 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 19 | ||||
| 12 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |||||
| 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| 14 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | NC | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 16 | NC | 11 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2.5 | ||||
| Pos | Teams | G1 | G2 | 24H | AUT | MRM | SUZ | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| SUG | OIC | ||||||||||
Notes
- Car No. 2 did not complete the race. However, the car was classified as the only car in its class and was later awarded race points by the STO.