2026 Super Taikyu Series
Japanese sports car racing season
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The 2026 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone is the thirty-sixth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It marks 35 years since the inaugural season of the championship took place in 1991. It begun on 21 March at Mobility Resort Motegi and will finish on 15 November at Fuji Speedway.
Calendar
The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2026 calendar on 19 November 2025, with seven rounds held at Japan's six major motor racing circuits.[1]
| Round | Event | Race Length | Race Format | Classes | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motegi Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race | 4 hours | 2 races | Race 1: ST-X / Q (#104) / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5R | Mobility Resort Motegi | 21 March |
| Race 2: ST-X / Z / Q (#28, #61) / 1 / 2 | 22 March | |||||
| 2 | SUZUKA 5 Hours Race | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 | Suzuka Circuit | 19 April |
| 3 | NAPAC Fuji 24 Hours Race | 24 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 6–7 June |
| 4 | SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race | 4 hours | 2 races | Group 2: ST-TCR / USA / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5R | Sportsland SUGO | 4 July |
| Group 1: ST-X / Z / Q (#28) / 1 / 2 | 5 July | |||||
| 5 | Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis | 5 hours | 1 race | ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 1 / 3 / 5F / 5R | Autopolis | 26 July |
| 6 | Okayama | 3 hours | 2 races | ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 2 / 4 / 5F / 5R | Okayama International Circuit | 25 October |
| 7 | Fuji | 4 hours | 1 race | All | Fuji Speedway | 15 November |
Teams and drivers
ST-X (FIA GT3)
ST-Z (SRO GT4)
ST-TCR
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC | TBC | 16 | TBC | ||
| Cupra León TCR | Cupra DNPA 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | 2–5 | ||
| 2–3, 5 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| TBC | |||||
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 97 | 2, 4–5 | ||
| 2 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) | Hyundai G4KH 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 98 | TBC | ||
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 100 | 2, 4–5 | ||
| 2, 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | Audi CJX 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 430 | 2–5 | ||
| 2–3 | |||||
| 2, 4 | |||||
| 2, 5 | |||||
| 3–5 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| TBC | |||||
ST-USA (American produced cars)
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Mustang Dark Horse R | Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | 250 | 2–5 | ||
| 2–3 | |||||
| 3–5 | |||||
| 3 |
ST-Q
The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STMO, similar to the ADAC NLS in Germany.
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda Roadster (NDERC) CNF Concept | Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Mazda3 Bio Concept | Mazda Skyactiv-D S8-DPTS 1.8 L I4 | 55 | 3, 5 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR Yaris M Concept | Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 28 | 1, 3–4 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept | Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 | 32 | 3, 5 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Subaru High Performance X Version II | Subaru FA24 2.4 L Turbo F4 | 61 | 1–3, 5 | ||
| 1–2, 5 | |||||
| 1, 3, 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept | Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 104 | 1–3, 5 | ||
| 1, 3, 5 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2–3, 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Nissan Z Nismo Racing Concept | Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 | 230 | TBC | ||
| Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept | Honda HRC-K20C 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 271 | 2, 5 | ||
ST-1 (GTC cars)
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTM X-Bow GTX | Audi DNWA 2.5 L I5 | 2 | 1–5 | ||
| 1–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 47 | 1–5 | ||
| 3 |
ST-2
2,400–3,500cc displacement - front-wheel (FWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles.
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A) | Mitsubishi 4B11T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 6 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| 7 | 1–4 | ||||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 | 13 | 1–4 | ||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 36 | 1–3 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 2–3 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| TBC | |||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 67 | 1, 4 | ||
| TBC | |||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 72 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 95 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) | Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 | 225 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 743 | 1–4 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
ST-3
2,400–3,500cc displacement - rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicles.
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW M2 Racing | BMW B48 2.0 L I4 | 21 | 1–3, 5 | ||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 1, 3–5 | |||||
| 2, 4–5 | |||||
| 3–5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) | Lexus 2GR-FKS 3.5 L V6 | 39 | 1–5 | ||
| 3 | |||||
ST-4
1,500–2,500cc displacement.
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 3 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 18 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (NC) | Mazda MZR LF-VE 2.0 L I4 | 37 | 1–4 | ||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 41 | 1–4 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 2–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 60 | 1–4 | ||
| 1–3 | |||||
| 2–3 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster RF (NDERC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4 | 66 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 86 | 1–4 | ||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| TBC | |||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 216 | 1–4 | ||
| 1–3 | |||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Suzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S) | Suzuki K14C 1.4 L Turbo I4 | 290 | 1–4 | ||
| 2–3 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Toyota GR86 (ZN8) | Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 | 884 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | |||||
ST-5
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5F (1,500cc displacement and below - front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicles.) | |||||
| Honda Fit4 RS (GS4) | Honda L15ZF 1.5 L I4 | 4 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | Honda L15B 1.5 L I4 | 11 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 3–5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Mazda Demio (DE5FS) | Mazda ZY-VE 1.5 L I4 | 17 | 1, 3–4 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | Honda L15B 1.5 L I4 | 67 | 3 | ||
| Honda Fit4 RS (GS4) | Honda L15ZF 1.5 L I4 | 222 | 1[e] | ||
| Toyota Yaris (MXPA10) | Toyota M15A-FKS 1.5 L I3 | 291 | 1, 4–5 | ||
| 1 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| Honda Fit3 RS (GK5) | Honda L15B 1.5 L I4 | 821 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3–4 | |||||
| 1, 3, 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4–5 | |||||
| 822 | 1, 3–5 | ||||
| 1, 4–5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5R (1,500cc displacement and below - rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicles.) | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 27 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3–4 | |||||
| 3, 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| TBC | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 50 | 3, 5 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 65 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3–4 | |||||
| 3, 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 88 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 3–5 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 89 | 3–5 | ||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| 3, 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 120 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3–4 | |||||
| 1, 3, 5 | |||||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 3–5 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 610 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3, 5 | |||||
| 3–4 | |||||
| Mazda Roadster (ND5RC) | Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5 L I4 | 888 | 1, 3–5 | ||
| 1, 3 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
Race results
| Round | Circuit | ST-X Winners | ST-Z Winners | ST-TCR Winners | ST-Q Winners | ST-USA Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Motegi | Did not participate | Did not participate | No finishers | Did not participate | |
| R2 | |||||||
| 2 | Suzuka | ||||||
| 3 | Fuji 24H | ||||||
| 4 | G2 | Sugo | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
| G1 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||
| 5 | Autopolis | ||||||
| 6 | G1 | Okayama | |||||
| G2 | |||||||
| 7 | Fuji 4H | ||||||
| Round | Circuit | ST-1 Winners | ST-2 Winners | ST-3 Winners | ST-4 Winners | ST-5F Winners | ST-5R Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Motegi | Did not participate | |||||
| R2 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2 | Suzuka | Did not participate | ||||||
| 3 | Fuji 24H | |||||||
| 4 | G2 | Sugo | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||
| G1 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||
| 5 | Autopolis | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||
| 6 | G1 | Okayama | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||
| G2 | ||||||||
| 7 | Fuji 4H | |||||||
Championship standings
Championship points are awarded in every class with the exception of ST-Q at the end of each event.
| 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 | |
| ≥12 Hours / 1400 km | 45 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Notes
- If the final round of the class championship is less than five hours or 700 kilometres, 1.5 times the regular amount of points will be awarded.
ST-X
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | AUT | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 134.5 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 105 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 98 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 77 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 55 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 45.5 | |||||||
| — | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| Pos | Teams | R1 | R2 | SUZ | 24H | SUG | AUT | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| MRM | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-Z
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | AUT | OIC | FSW | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 115.5 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101.5 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 81 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 69 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 59 | ||||
| 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 58 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30.5 | ||||
| 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13.5 | |||||
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |||||
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | AUT | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| OIC | ||||||||||
ST-TCR
ST-Q
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | AUT | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |||||||
| — | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||
| — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | ||||||
| — | 1 | Ret | — | ||||||||
| — | 3 | 2 | — | ||||||||
| — | 2 | — | |||||||||
| — | Ret | 3 | — | ||||||||
| Pos | Teams | R1 | R2 | SUZ | 24H | SUG | AUT | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| MRM | OIC | ||||||||||
ST-USA
ST-1
ST-2
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | OIC | FSW | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 97.5 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 90 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 65 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 60 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 42 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |||||
| 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 18 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||||||
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| OIC | |||||||||
ST-3
ST-4
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | OIC | FSW | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 86.5 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 83 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 72 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 66 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 57 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 50 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9.5 | ||||
| 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Pos | Teams | MRM | SUZ | 24H | SUG | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts |
| OIC | |||||||||
ST-5
| Pos | Teams | MRM | 24H | SUG | AUT | OIC | FSW | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | |||||||||
| ST-5F | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 94 | |||||
| 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 79.5 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 43 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 42 | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| 7 | P | 2 | ||||||||
| — | WD | 0 | ||||||||
| ST-5R | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 113.5 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 81 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 65 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 49 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 48 | |||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 37 | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25.5 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||||||
| Pos | Teams | MRM | 24H | SUG | AUT | G1 | G2 | FSW | Pts | |
| OIC | ||||||||||
Notes
- Car No. 8 entered as Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club, No. 25 entered as Team ZeroOne.
- The team was initially entered as Team YUK Hirata-G for rounds 1 and 2. The team has been entered as Team YUK from round 3 onwards.
- Joshua Berry is an Australian driver competing under a Singaporean license.
- Both drivers share the same name: father Yuya Ohta entered rounds 1 and 3–5 as OHTA YU in English, son Yuya Ohta entered round 3 as 太田 侑弥 (Ōta Yuya in Japanese).
- Car No. 222 was on the provisional entry list for Round 1 but was withdrawn following a crash in practice.
- Entry run by Niwa Racing; FETS is the Japanese pronunciation of FET as a single word rather than as an acronym (フェッツ, Fettsu). It refers to FET System Inc. (F - "Fortune", E - "Encounter", T - "Timing") who own & operate Select Hotels Group-owned chains across Japan, driver Hiroshi Nakamura serves as president/CEO of both companies.
- Kitazono did not drive in the race, but was part of the entry & joined the team for the podium ceremony.