2024 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix Series was the 24th season of D1 Grand Prix drifting competition. It started on May 10 at Okuibuki Motorpark and ended on November 10 at Odaiba. The series is run by Sunpros under Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) official semi-national competition format. The competition was held as JAF Japan Drift Championship as drifting category is added to Japan Championship by JAF.
Hideyuki Fujino entered the season as defending champion in both Overall and Single run championship.
Naoki Nakamura won his second Overall and Solo Run championship at the final round of the season from Daigo Saito and Tetsuya Hibino. Shibata Racing Team wins the team championship for the first time.
Schedule +Calendar released by Japan Automobile FederationRoundVenueDate1 Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga PrefectureMay 112May 123 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki PrefectureJune 294June 305 Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima PrefectureSeptember 286September 297 Autopolis, Oita PrefectureOctober 268October 279 Odaiba, Tokyo BayNovember 910November 10
Rule Changes
Tyre Allocation Rules On 21 March, D1GP changes tyre allocation rules.
Under the new regulation, tyre allocation for each round is limited to :
Two sets in Friday practice sessions. A third set used in practice (for failures, et al.) shall result a ten-point deduction will be applied to Solo Run score. Four sets for Saturday and Sunday competition, with an additional set to be used in the final round. The set used in the morning check-run must be used in the solo run. An extra set will be added for the Autopolis and Tsukuba rounds.
Scoring Regulation For this season the tires of the car had to be inside the clipping point as opposed to only body parts in previous seasons. This is to prevent teams and drivers fitting overly extended parts on the car.
Drivers and Teams +TeamTiresMachineNoDriverRoundTeam Toyo Tires DriftToyo TiresToyota GR86 (ZN8)66 Hideyuki FujinoAll88 Masato Kawabata AllTeam Toyo Tires Drift +Leno RacingToyota GR Corolla (E210)77 Hokuto MatsuyamaAllValino x N-Style ValinoNissan Silvia (S13)99 Naoki NakamuraAllShibata Racing Seimi Style DriftShibatireNissan Silvia (S15)2 Seimi TanakaAllShibata Racing TeamToyota GR86 (ZN8)31 Koudai SobagiriAll18 Tetsuya HibinoAllTeam D-Max RacingToyo TiresNissan Silvia (S15)70 Masashi YokoiAll80 Yuki Tano AllDrift Star RacingValinoNissan Onevia (S13)98 Hiroki VitoAllToyota Chaser (JZX100)75 Yumeto HatanakaAllVazestraValinoNissan Silvia (S15)15 Katsuhiro Ueo1–2, 7–8Repair Create × Result JapanShibatireToyota GR86 (ZN8)23 Mitsuru MurakamiAllTOP Team G-MeisterValinoBMW 3-Series (E92)79 Kojiro MekuwaAll16 Koji YamaguchiAll広島トヨタ team DROO-PDunlopToyota GR86 (ZN8)33 Junya IshikawaAllToyota Sprinter (AE85)55 Kazuya MatsukawaAllRacing Service WatanabeAntaresMazda RX-7 (FC3S)51 Teruyoshi IwaiAllHabileadToyota Sprinter (AE86)43 Yosifumi TadokoroAllFat Five RacingShibatireToyota Supra (J29/DB)87 Daigo SaitoAllToyo TiresToyota GR86 (ZN8)21 Tengku Djan Ley1–2TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ シバタイヤShibatireMazda RX-7 (FD3S)7 Yukio MatsuiAllTeam VertexShibatireLexus RC (XC10)78 Takahiro UenoAllToyo TiresNissan Silvia (S15)95 Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond) 1–4Toyota GR86 (ZN8)5–8GP Sports × GreentopValinoNissan 180SX (RPS13)56 Takahiro MoriAll47 Hisato YonaiAllNexzter Drive to DriftShibatireNissan 180SX (RPS13)63 Konpicit Toyingcharoen (Pay)1–8Toyota GR86 (ZN8)89 Lattapon Keawchin (Pop)1–4BMW 2-Series (F22)5–10俺だっ! レーシング×ウエインズトヨタ神奈川YokohamaToyota Supra (J29/DB)90 Maopo Yamanaka1–6ハイチュウ インターナショナルShibatireNissan 180SX (RPS13)11 Sumika Kubokawa1–6平野タイヤ ★ ハードコア ★ ロケットバニーレーシングDunlopNissan Silvia (S15)93 Hirotaka Kanou1–627WORKSShibatireNissan Silvia (S15)27 Takeshi Mogi1–6FORGED crew × 佐藤牧場ShibatireNissan Silvia (S15)9 Wataru Yamamoto3–6Team MiyaseimitsuValinoNissan Silvia (S15)38 Hisashi Saito3–6Team RDSShibatireNissan Skyline (ER34)84 Masakazu Hashi1–6Team Frontier NextValinoToyota GR86 (ZN8)86 Shigehisa Sasayama1–2, 5–6URAS RacingDunlopNissan Skyline (R34)3 Keiichi Nomura1–6Team MJ Style ValinoValinoToyota GR86 (ZN8)10 Hayato Miyoshi1–6Toyo Tires × RedBull TCP MagicToyo TiresMazda RX-3 (S102W)12 "Mad" Mike Whiddett1–2, 5–6Team SasarinValinoToyota GT86 (ZN6)24 Atsushi Hirayama3–6トヨプラス Racing TeamValinoNissan Silvia (S15)57 Toshiyuki Jinno1–6Garasi Drift × GP SportsVitourToyota GT86 (ZN6)29 Ziko Harnadi9–10
Changes
Hokuto Matsuyama is set to join the main Toyo Tires team but due to limit on drivers per team, He will be entering under Team Toyo Tires Drift +Leno Racing. He will be debuting a Toyota GR Corolla replacing his previous GR Supra. Naoki Nakamura announced he will be reusing his V8 powered S13 Silvia he previously use in 2022 season. Koudai Sobagiri will compete in a Toyota GR86 replacing the Infiniti Q60 he's been using since his debut in the series. D-Max will be using Toyo Tires for this season. A third tire manufacturer in 3 season. Masao Suenaga announced his retirement from pro-drifting competition at 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon. He will be replaced by 2022 D1 Lights champion Yuki Tano. Fat Five Racing entered 2 car for the first time since 2021 Daigo Saito is planned to replace his GR Supra with a Mercedes SLS AMG but due to the SLS not ready on time, he will compete in Supra he previously use in 2019 for the first four round. However the SLS is not finished and he would return to his Supra from previous season for the rest of the season. Tengku Djan Ley will make his D1GP debut joining Daigo Saito in Fat Five Racing and will be driving Toyota GR86. Djan Ley supposed to be entering in 2020 but unable to do so due to COVID-19 pandemic. Drift Star Racing entered 2 car for the first time as Yumeto Hatanaka join Hiroki Vito. RE Amemiya will use Shibatire and entered as "TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ シバタイヤ". Ending a partnership with Toyo Tires. Two-time D1 Street Legal champion Yusuke Kitaoka is leaving Team Mori after 7 season together. He will be participate in D1 Lights instead. 2023 D1 Lights champion Hisato Yonai will stepping up to the series joining Takahiro Mori at GP Sports. He will participate in Nissan 180SX. 2021 Formula Drift Japan 2 champion Maopo Yamanaka will make his series debut for 俺だっ! レーシング×ウエインズトヨタ神奈川 (Read as Ore Da! Racing x Weins Toyota Kanagawa) replacing Genki Mogami. Evangelion Racing will no longer be team's sponsor. Sumika Kubokawa will be sponsored by fruit candy maker Hi-Chew and entering under ハイチュウ インターナショナル (Hi-Chew International). Ken Nomura's son, Keiichi Nomura is set to make his debut in the series, having successfully score enough points for GP license in previous D1 Lights season. He will continue to drive his R34 Skyline he use in D1 Lights with Dunlop as tire supplier. He will be the second son of a former driver to compete in D1GP after Yumeto Hatanaka make his debut in previous season. "Mad" Mike Whiddett is set to return to D1GP, having previously competed in Formula Drift Japan and will be driving a Mazda RX-3 Wagon powered by a 4 rotor. D1 Lights driver Toshiyuki Jinno planned to enter D1GP with his S15 Silvia he previously use in D1 Lights. Hayato Miyoshi stepped up to D1GP and will be driving a GR86 previously driven by Shigehisa Sasayama On Ebisu round, Pop debut a VR38 powered BMW 2-Series replacing his GR86 which in turn, would be driven by Pond. On Odaiba round, Wataru Yamamoto is back to using a SPAN Racing built V8 powered GR Supra he use in 2022. 2024 D1GP Southeast Asia champion and YouTuber Ziko Harnadi will compete in final 2 round driving a Toyota GT86. He will be the first Indonesian to compete in D1GP since Emmanuelle Amandio in 2014.
Results and standings
Round results RoundVenueWinnerReportSolo RunBattle1Okuibuki MotorparkNaoki NakamuraNaoki Nakamura2Hokuto MatsuyamaTetsuya Hibino3Tsukuba CircuitNaoki NakamuraDaigo Saito4Tetsuya HibinoDaigo Saito5EbisuNaoki NakamuraKoudai Sobagiri6Koudai SobagiriKoudai Sobagiri7AutopolisTakahiro UenoTetsuya Hibino8Koudai SobagiriDaigo Saito9OdaibaMasato KawabataMaopo Yamanaka10Naoki NakamuraMasato Kawabata Further Information : 2024 D1 Grand Prix Series Ranking
Points System Overall StandingsPositions1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16thDrivers Point252118161312111087654321Team Point26201510666633333333Tanso Points4321Tanso StandingsPoint201615141312111087654321
Overall Standings RankDriverOkuibukiTsukubaEbisuAutopolisOdaibaTotalRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.101Naoki Nakamura296221622240190171552Daigo Saito212225281100252101523Tetsuya Hibino16251025141825 4131504Koudai Sobagiri41503282915121171245Masashi Yokoi181312140501119161086Masato Kawabata0501804122117251027Hideyuki Fujino0115712101881610978Hokuto Matsuyama1212052113161106969Mao Yamanaka510431601627229410Mitsuru Murakami1116140615010007211Seimi Tanaka201612011213036812Yuki Tano02116610025026213Takahiro Mori10070108013605414Takahiro Ueno11021007120005115Junya Ishikawa03005010215155016Hiroki Vito04011160010804917Kojiro Mekuwa1303000100083418Hisato Yonai000107644103219Hayato Miyoshi0100000000182820Yukio Matsui77000000242021Teruyoshi Iwai00404330501922Takeshi Mogi00810070001623Hirotaka Kano90601000001624Koji Yamaguchi000000012001225Kazuya Matsukawa000000110001126Lattapon Keawchin (Pop)02000000351027Wataru Yamamoto0000000070728Katsuhiro Ueo0000005000529Yoshifumi Tadokoro0012001000430Yumeto Hatanaka3000000000331Tetsuro Nakata0000020000232Sumika Kubokawa0000200000233Akinori Utsumi0020000000234Toshiyuki Jinno0000000001135Shigehisa Sasayama0000010000136Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond)10000000001
Solo Run Standings Rank.DriverRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10Total1Naoki Nakamura2072032016 14 201202Koudai Sobagiri815 4162015201381193Hideyuki Fujino 11613118121511131004Tetsuya Hibino41382014138 415995Hokuto Matsuyama1020 1151444126866Mitsuru Murakami161015 1215 16 847Masashi Yokoi12141414 5 3147838Yuki Tanno 16161215 613 2809Mao Yamanaka132 846 1215147410Junya Ishikawa 4 8 16616166611Daigo Saito21251610 710 6212Hisato Yonai 1513711111 5813Masato Kawabata 6 5 47120125514Seimi Tanaka6 1210 1128 35215Takahiro Ueno5 11 1020 4616Takahiro Mori3 10 312 106 4417Teruyoshi Iwai 4 7310 5 2918Yukio Matsui148 242819Hiroki Vito 5 76 28 2820Takeshi Mogi 131 14 2821Kojiro Mekuwa11 30 1 112622Hirotaka Kano15 7 1 2323Katsuhiro Ueo 13 1324Hayato Miyoshi 1 101125Lattapon Keawchin (Pop) 3 351126Wataru Yamamoto 7 727Yumeto Hatanaka7 728Yoshifumi Tadokoro 12 3 629Koji Yamaguchi 5 530Kazuya Matsukawa 5 531Tetsuro Nakata 2 232Sumika Kubokawa 2 233Akinori Utsumi 2 234Toshiyuki Jinno 1135Shigehisa Sasayama 1 136Daychapon Toyingcharoen (Pond)1 1
Team's Standings Rank.TeamRD.1RD.2RD.3RD.4RD.5RD.6RD.7RD.8RD.9RD.10Total1SHIBATA RACING TEAM10266202626263661552FAT FIVE RACING202026266 2620 1443TEAM VALINO × N-STYLE26315101520 15 61104TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT 631566152010261075TEAM D-MAX RACING15156633361510826ウエインズトヨタ神奈川 × 俺だっ！レーシング33 3310 102620787TEAM TOYO TIRES DRIFT 263 320610363608SEIMI STYLE SHIBATIRE DRIFT3 106 6203 3519GP SPORTS × GreenTop6 3363363 3310TEAM VERTEX NEXZTER D2D6 20 33 3211DRIFT STAR Racing33 610 63 3112Repair Create × Result Japan3106 36 3 3113広島トヨタ team DROO-P 3 3 63662714TOP Team G-meister6 30 66 32415Team MJ-STYLE VALINO 6 152116レーシングサービス ワタナベ 33333 3 1817TEAM RE雨宮 マツモトキヨシ シバタイヤ33 331218NEXZTER DRIVE TO DRIFT 3 3391927WORKS 33 3 920平野タイヤ ★ ハードコア ★ ロケットバニーレーシング3 3 3 921トヨプラス Racing Team 3322FORGED crew × 佐藤牧場 3 323VAZESTRA 3 324TEAM TNR LOVCA 3 325Team FRONTIER NEXT 3 326HI-CHEW International 3 327BLUE FACE 3 3
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