2026 Super Taikyu Series

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 began 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. RoundEventRace LengthRace FormatClassesCircuitDate1Motegi Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race4 hours2 racesRace 1: ST-X / Q (#104) / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5RMobility Resort Motegi21 MarchRace 2: ST-X / Z / Q (#28, #61) / 1 / 222 March2SUZUKA 5 Hours Race5 hours1 raceST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4Suzuka Circuit19 April3NAPAC Fuji 24 Hours Race24 hours1 raceAllFuji Speedway6–7 June4SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hours Race4 hours2 racesGroup 2: ST-TCR / USA / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5RSportsland SUGO4 JulyGroup 1: ST-X / Z / Q (#28) / 1 / 25 July5Super Taikyu Race in Autopolis5 hours1 raceST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 1 / 3 / 5F / 5RAutopolis26 July6Super Taikyu Race in Okayama3 hours2 racesST-X / Z / Q / TCR / USA / 2 / 4 / 5F / 5ROkayama International Circuit25 October7S-Tai FINAL Big Thanksgiving4 hours1 raceAllFuji Speedway15 November

Teams and drivers ST-X (FIA GT3) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds TKRI Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 23 1–6 Tatsuya Kataoka Yuhki Nakayama Yuya Motojima 1–3, 5 apr Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 31 Ryo Ogawa 1–6 Koki Saga Hiroaki Nagai 1–3, 5–6 Naoya Gamou1, 3–6 Hideki Nagai 3 Sena Sakaguchi Ryuta Ukai4 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Adderly Fong 1–3, 6 Sun Jingzu 1–3 Kakunoshin Ohta 1–2, 5–6 Jeffrey Lee 3, 5–6 Jayden Ojeda 3 Tom Kalender João Paulo de Oliveira5 Team Pop Race Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Daigo Saito 1, 3, 6 Marchy Lee Andy Yan Ho-Pin Tung GTNET MotorSports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 81 Ryuichiro Ohyagi 3, 5–6 Natsu Sakaguchi Kohei Tokumatsu 3, 5 Iori Kimura 3 Kiyoto Fujinami Takayuki Aoki 5 R Zero Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 182 Masashi Fujii 3–6 Sean Walkinshaw Yuki Fujii Hiroyuki Yamamoto 3 Mark Sekiya Bankcy x Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 666 TBC Taichi Watarai Kiyoto Fujinami D'station Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 777 Satoshi Hoshino 1–6 Tomonobu Fujii 1–4, 6 Yuta Kamimura1, 6 Yu Kanamaru2–5 Tsubasa Kondo3, 5

ST-Z (SRO GT4) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Team NoahToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I65 Aruga Tomita 1–3, 5–6 Kokoro Morita Aoto Nagahara Kazuya Shimogaki1–2, 5–6 Toshiro Tsukada 3 Shigetomo Shimono Evan Chen Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club Team ZeroOneToyota GR Supra GT4 EvoToyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I68 Hironobu Shimizu 1–6 Kimiya Sato Yuki Tanaka 1–5 James Pull2–6 Manabu Yamazaki6Nissan Z Nismo GT4Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin Turbo V625 Ryuichiro Otsuka 1–6 Ryuichiro Tomita Takuro Shinohara Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli 3 Masataka Yanagida Okabe Jidosha MotorsportToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 15 Masaaki Nagashima 1–2, 4–6 Toru Tanaka Seiya Motojima Shigetomo Shimono1, 6 Masayuki Ueda2, 4–5 Team ImpulNissan Z Nismo GT4Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin Turbo V620 Takashi Matsumoto 1–6 Kazuki Oki Kazuki Hiramine Jules Kazuki Tréluyer Bertrand Baguette3 Kokusai Group Sports Team Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 22 Ryosuke Kure 1–4 Rintaro Kubo Shota Kitazono Naoya Yamano Ryoma Henzan 3 Keishi Ishikawa Techno First Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi DKAA 5.2 L V10 34 Masaki Kano 1–6 Riki Okusa Hironobu Yasuda Igor Omura Fraga2–3, 5–6 Tadasuke Makino3 Tracy SportsToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 38 Terry Chan Kwan 1–6 August Fok Wai Ming Jason Zhang Zhiqiang 1–5 Takumi Sanada2–6 Sunny Wong Yat Shing 3 Richard Li Guanghua Saitama Green BraveToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 52 Kouta Matsui 1–6 Seita Nonaka Naoki Hattori Hiroki Yoshida Hibiki Taira3 Team YUKMercedes-AMG GT4Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin Turbo V877 "Yamatatsu" 1–3, 6 Haruki Kurosawa "Cold Max" Joshua Berry3 Wing Hin Motorsports JapanToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6338 Shuji Maejima 1–6 Amer Harris Naquib Azlan 1–3, 5–6 Mitchell Cheah Min Jie 3 SHADE RacingToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2Toyota B58H 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6885 Dai Mizuno 1–6 Katsuyuki Hiranaka Yuji Kunimoto Tsubasa Mekaru

ST-TCR TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Okabe Jidosha Motorsport TBC TBC 16 TBA TBC TBA TBA TBA Birth Racing Project【BRP】 Cupra León TCR Cupra DNPA 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 Sesshu Kondo 2–6 Takeshi Suehiro Takashi Kochiya Taiga Imoto2–3, 5–6 Keisuke Ohara3–4 Kazuki Ishii3 Noriyuki HiguchiTBC M&K Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 97 Mitsuhiro Endo 2, 4–6 Ren Sato Tomoki Nojiri 2, 4–5 Thanasiwanat Phongsinnatchaachun 2, 6 Osamu Kondo4 Waimarama Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) Hyundai G4KH 2.0 L Turbo I4 98 TBA TBC TBA TBA TBA Hitonowa The Team Standard Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 100 Yosuke Yamaki 2, 4–6 Shinji Nakano Rintaro Sato Koji Yamanishi 2, 4, 6 Yuto Nomura 5 Audi Team Show Apex Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) Audi CJX 2.0 L Turbo I4 430 Genki Nishimura 2–6 Takahiro Kimura 2–3 Shohei Oda 2, 4, 6 Ryosuke Kagami 2, 5–6 Takuma Miyazono 3–6 Shota Sakai 3–4 Hiroki Kokuzawa 3 Ryusho Konishi Ryo Taniguchi 5 Shozo TagaharaTBC

ST-USA (American produced cars) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Birth Racing Project【BRP】 Ford Mustang Dark Horse R Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 250 Anna Inotsume 2–6 Takahisa Ohno Kouichi Okumura Yuzuki Takemoto 2–3 Rina Ito 3–6 Ryoji Matsumoto 3

ST-Q The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STMO, similar to the ADAC NLS in Germany. TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Mazda Spirit Racing Mazda Roadster (NDERC) CNF Concept Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4 12 Hiroshi Kawata 2, 6 Yuui Tsutsumi Ryohei Sakaguchi Ikuo Maeda 2 Mazda3 Bio Concept Mazda Skyactiv-D S8-DPTS 1.8 L I4 55 Kazuhiro Terakawa 3, 5 Ryohei Sakaguchi Yuui Tsutsumi Ikuo Maeda Hiroshi Kawata3 GR Team ORC Field Toyota GR Yaris M Concept Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4 28 Yasuhiro Ogura 1, 3–4, 6 Masahiro Sasaki Takamitsu Matsui Keizo Kato 1, 3 Sho Tsuboi 3 Ryuta Ukai Daisuke Toyoda4 "Morizo"6 Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept (Rd.3)Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept (Rd.5)Toyota GR86 CNF Concept (Rd.6) Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4Toyota G16E-GTS 1.4 L Turbo I3 32 Hiroaki Ishiura 3, 5–6 Kazuya Oshima "Morizo" 3, 5 Daisuke Toyoda Nirei Fukuzumi 3 Eisuke Sasaki 6 Team SDA Engineering Subaru High Performance X Version II Subaru FA24 2.4 L Turbo F4 61 Kazuhiro Ito 1–3, 5 Hideki Yamauchi Masafumi Hanazawa1–2, 5 Takuto Iguchi1, 3, 5 Takuma Kamada 3 Susumu Ito GR Team Spirit Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept Toyota G20E 2.0 L Turbo I4 104 Kenta Yamashita 1–3, 5 Hajime Tadokoro Tokiya Suzuki1, 3, 5 "Morizo"1 Shunsuke Kohno2–3, 5 Kazuhiko Omasa 3 Yuichi Nakayama NISMO Nissan Z Nismo Racing Concept Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 230 TBA TBC TBA TBA TBA Team HRC Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept Honda HRC-K20C 2.0 L Turbo I4 271 Hiroki Otsu 2, 5 Kotaro Shimbara Shion Tsujimoto

ST-1 (GTC cars) TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds K's Frontier KTM Cars KTM X-Bow GTX Audi DNWA 2.5 L I5 2 Taiyo Ida 1–5 Hiroki Katoh Hiroki Yoshimoto Kazuho Takahashi 1–4 Takashi Kobayashi 3 D'station Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 47 Kenji Hama 1–5 Tatsuya Hoshino Tetsuya Tanaka Taiga Kabaki Jake Parsons3

ST-2 2,400–3,500cc displacement - front-wheel (FWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Shinryo Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A) Mitsubishi 4B11T 2.0 L Turbo I4 6 Tomohiro Tomimasu 1–4, 6 Yasushi Kikuchi Masazumi Ohashi Takahiro Matsuzawa 1–4 Turbo Asahi3 7 Hitoshi Gotoh 1–4, 6 Keisuke Anzai Kazunari Yoshioka Kazuaki Kimura Tatsuya Okahara3 Endless Sports Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 13 Masaya Hanazato 1–4, 6 Mizuki Ishizaka Reimei Ito Hitoshi Okada HCM Uchino Racing Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 Jun Doi 1–3, 6 Hirokazu Iwama Toshiju Akutsu1, 3 2–3, 6 Noriaki Uchino 3 Fumihiko Sato Takuto Sakai TBC Yasunori Matsumoto Team Yamato Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 67 Ryohei Yasui 1, 4 Shinya Uchiyama Ryo Mukumoto Soichiro Sakurai TBC Nihon Automobile College Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 72 Makoto Kanai 1–4, 6 Tetsuya Yamano Toshiya Nojima Takumi Minamisawa 3 Hiroki Otsu Team SpoonHonda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I495 Kazuomi Komatsu 1–4, 6 Syun Koide Yusuke Mitsui Hibiki Komatsu 3 Yasunori Nakajima KTMS Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16) Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6 L Turbo I3 225 Riona Tomishita 1–4, 6 Kiyoshi Umegaki Rin Arakawa Shunji Okumoto3 Honda R&D Challenge Honda Civic Type R (FL5) Honda K20C1 2.0 L Turbo I4 743 Hiroki Ishigaki 1–4 Akira Bitoh Tensho Kobayashi 1, 3 Shinichi Katsura3

ST-3 2,400–3,500cc displacement - rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicles. TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Hitotsuyama Racing BMW M2 Racing BMW B48 2.0 L I421 Kenji Suzuki1–3, 5 Masashi Fujii1–2 Sean Walkinshaw Munehisa Iijima1, 3–5 Ryoji Tashiro2, 4–5 Daisuke Yamawaki 3–5 Frank Yu Siu Fung3 Joe Chi Fang Chuan Shinsuke Umeda Shinichi Takagi 4 Tracy Sports with RCIT Lexus RC 350 (GSC10) Lexus 2GR-FKS 3.5 L V639 Yuji Takahashi 1–5 Takashi Ito Hitoshi Sakai Shinya Fujita Takemi Takasago3 Kazuya Yasui

ST-4 1,500–2,500cc displacement. TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds Endless Sports Toyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 3 Hiroyuki Saka 1–4, 6 Togo Suganami Rikuto Kobayashi Atsushi Shimaya Daichi Okamoto3 Asano Racing ServiceToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F418 Kazumi Mikami 1–4, 6 Takeo Asano Tatsuya Minowa Daiki Fujiwara Yuya Nakajima 3 Team NOPROMazda Roadster (NC)Mazda MZR LF-VE 2.0 L I437 1–4, 6 Shunsuke Ozaki Tobio Otani Toshihiko Nogami1 Misaki Konishi2 Tatsuya Nogami 3–4 Ryu Yamamoto 3 Takashi Oi Tracy Sports Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 41 Takumi Shima 1–4, 6 Yusuke Tomibayashi Yohei Maruyama Jun Hashimoto1, 3 Yuki Ohta2–4 Masataka Inoue3 Team G/Motion Toyota GR86 (ZN8) Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 60 Resshu Shioya 1–4, 6 Hikaru Nakamura Masayuki Minato1–3 Tomomitsu Senoo2–3, 6 Shoya Suzuki3 Masaru Tomizawa4 Over DriveMazda Roadster RF (NDERC)Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0 L I4 66 Kyosuke Inomata 1–4, 6 Tatsuya Tanigawa Kunihiro Miyazaki Yuta Fujiwara 1–4 Hiyu Ikeuchi 3 Takayuki Takechi Kizuki MotorSports DivisionToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 86 Takumi Umehara 1–4, 6 Subaru Kumeta Shingo Imai Keisuke Ohara 1–2 Shinnosuke Ito 3–4, 6 Shogo Nishikawa 3 Shun YamazakiTBC HMR RacingToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4 216 1–4, 6 Hikaru Jitosho Kazuma Nishimura 1–3, 6 Yuma Shoji 1–2 Hirokuni Kojima 3–4 Ryosuke Moroi 3 Junpei Kato AutoLaboSuzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S)Suzuki K14C 1.4 L Turbo I4290 Kazunori Nishimura 1–4, 6 Daisuke Ito Daisuke Mori Yuichi Yokoo2–3 Naruo Morikawa 3 Shinya Yamamoto SHADE RacingToyota GR86 (ZN8)Toyota FA24D 2.4 L F4884 Tatsuya Osaki 1–4, 6 Eijiro Shimizu Shinnosuke Yamada Morio Nitta3

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