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Japanese Touring Car Championship

January 06, 2023

The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: 1985–1993: JTC, 1994–1998: JTCC, officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship, Japanese: 全日本ツーリングカー選手権), was a former touring car racing series held in Japan. The series was held under various regulations during its existence, including international categories such as Group A and Super Touring, which allowed both Japanese and foreign built cars to compete. The final edition of the championship was held in 1998, although a failed attempt at a relaunch was planned for 2012.[1][2] A relaunched series, the TCR Japan Touring Car Series, began in 2019, using TCR regulations.

Japanese Touring Car Championship
A R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R that dominated the series' Group A era
CategoryTouring car racing
CountryJapan
Inaugural season1985
Folded1998
Last Drivers' championMasanori Sekiya
Last Teams' championTOM'S

History

The series had its start from the late 1960s and was dominated by the C10 Skyline GT-Rs until the Mazda Savanna RX-3 ended its dominance of the series. With the emergence of Group 5 cars in the latter half of the 1970s, the series was succeeded in 1979 by the Super Silhouette class, which was held as a support race to the Fuji Grand Champion Series. The series was incorporated and then later dissolved in 1984 by the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.

The series then saw a revival in 1985 for Group A cars, and as was done in other countries, there were three divisions and by the late 1980s, division 3 would be a closely fought competition between Toyota Supras, Nissan Skylines and the European Ford Sierra RS500, whilst division 2 was mainly fought between BMW M3s and division 1 was disputed between the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. Their biggest race of the season was the InterTEC [ja] 500 km which took place at Fuji Speedway in November, which often attracted the top teams and drivers from the European and Australian championships. Top touring car drivers such as Tom Walkinshaw, Peter Brock, Allan Moffat, Allan Grice and Klaus Niedzwiedz often travelled to Fuji for the race. In 1987, InterTEC was also part of the World Touring Car Championship calendar.

By 1993, like many other Group A series, the series had ended up becoming a one make affair with the GT-R solely appearing in the top category (which maintained a four-year undefeated streak), followed by the M3s in the secondary category, whereas the JTC-3 division (the top and lowest divisions swapped numbers in 1988) only consisted of Corollas and Civics. For the following year, the series would switch to the FIA Supertouring formula. The cars entered by Japan's big three manufacturers for the then-new formula were initially the Nissan Primera, Honda Civic Ferio, Accord, and Toyota Corona as well as the E110 Corolla. The final round of the inaugural Supertouring-era season was also part of the 1994 Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship. 1995 saw the Supertouring-era's only all-foreign championship victory with Steve Soper in a Team Schnitzer BMW 318i. By 1997, as the Class II formula cars became more expensive and complicated - a problem that started to plague international series using the ruleset - and due to heavy competition from JGTC, organisers would make changes to the rules to suit fan and attendee demands for closer and more competitive racing. Rule changes included increased body width (allowing Toyota to use the larger Toyota Chaser) and increased exhaust noise limits, as well as implementing restrictions on front aerodynamic devices.

In 1998, the withdrawals of Nissan due to financial problems and Honda leaving to concentrate on its Formula One program (at the time, an engine supply operation by Mugen Motorsports) and also realising it would be less expensive for them to race their NSX in the Japanese Grand Touring Championship left Toyota as the sole factory manufacturer to have cars competing using their Corona EXIVs and Chasers. Occasionally, a pair of independently run Subaru Impreza wagons did race against the factory Toyotas. Both Nissan and Honda did take part in the British Touring Car Championship after leaving the JTCC, however those programs were run by their respective European branches with independently managed budgets and teams. In 1999, a new formula using spaceframe cars, renamed Super Silhouette Car Championship came to nothing and the series was abandoned altogether as by then, Japan's big three auto manufacturers had works entries in the JGTC, now known as Super GT.

The JTCC was to be resurrected in 2013, with Super 2000 car regulations and a calendar consisting of five races in Japan and one in China, in partnership with the Chinese Touring Car Championship. The series had originally planned to return in 2012, but this was indefinitely delayed due to Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred earlier, and it was never heard around since 2014. Touring car racing ultimately returned to Japan with the TCR Japan Touring Car Series in 2019, under TCR regulations and as support to Super Formula;[3] TCR cars had been previously allowed to race in Super Taikyu Series in 2017.[4]

During the championship's life, one fatal accident occurred: Akira Hagiwara was killed in a 1986 Sportsland SUGO testing session after he crashed into a barrier and his car burst into flames.[5]

Championship winners

JTC (1985–1993)

(Italics indicates co-driver who scored the same number of points as first place, but was classified second due to completing less mileage)

JTC-1

The JTC-1 class, also known as Division 1, was eligible for cars with displacements of 2,501 cc or higher. Between 1985 and 1987 it was known as Division 3.

JTC-2

The JTC-2 class, also known as Division 2, was eligible for cars with displacements between 1,601 – 2,500 cc.

Year Winner Car
1985   Seiichiro Tsujimoto Nissan Silvia
1986   Yoshinari Takasugi Mitsubishi Mirage
1987   Haruto Yanagida BMW M3
1988   Haruto Yanagida
  Will Hoy 		BMW M3
1989   Kenji Takahashi BMW M3
1990   Roland Ratzenberger
  Takamasa Nakagawa 		BMW M3
1991   Roland Ratzenberger
  Thomas Danielsson 		BMW M3
1992   Kazuo Mogi BMW M3
1993   Andrew Gilbert-Scott
  Akihiko Nakaya 		BMW M3
Sources:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][17]

JTC-3

The JTC-3 class, also known as Division 3, was eligible for cars with displacements of 1,600 cc or lower. Between 1985 and 1987 it was known as Division 1.

JTCC (1994–1998)

See also

References

  1. ^ Meissner, Johann (2010-08-01). . touringcartimes.com. MediaEmpire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  2. ^ Meissner, Johann (2011-12-22). "JTCC launch postponed by one year". touringcartimes.com. MediaEmpire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  3. ^ "TCR Japan set for launch in 2019 - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  4. ^ fabio. "Super Taikyu launches a class for TCR cars". www.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ^ "Akira Hagiwara". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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  15. ^ "NISMO | 主な戦績". NISMOホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  16. ^ 交通タイムス社. "無敵のスカイラインGT-Rに食らいついた猛者も！ 90年代に日本のレースで光を放った輸入車７選". AUTO MESSE WEB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  17. ^ a b c "JAF｜モータースポーツ". JAF｜モータースポーツ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  18. ^ "Honda | Honda Racing Gallery | その他 | JACCS-CIVIC". Honda公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japanese Touring Car Championship.
  • Japan Automobile Federation results (1985–1989)
  • Japan Automobile Federation results (1990–1998)

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The Japanese Touring Car Championship abbr 1985 1993 JTC 1994 1998 JTCC officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship Japanese 全日本ツーリングカー選手権 was a former touring car racing series held in Japan The series was held under various regulations during its existence including international categories such as Group A and Super Touring which allowed both Japanese and foreign built cars to compete The final edition of the championship was held in 1998 although a failed attempt at a relaunch was planned for 2012 1 2 A relaunched series the TCR Japan Touring Car Series began in 2019 using TCR regulations Japanese Touring Car ChampionshipA R32 Nissan Skyline GT R that dominated the series Group A eraCategoryTouring car racingCountryJapanInaugural season1985Folded1998Last Drivers championMasanori SekiyaLast Teams championTOM S Contents 1 History 2 Championship winners 2 1 JTC 1985 1993 2 1 1 JTC 1 2 1 2 JTC 2 2 1 3 JTC 3 2 2 JTCC 1994 1998 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe series had its start from the late 1960s and was dominated by the C10 Skyline GT Rs until the Mazda Savanna RX 3 ended its dominance of the series With the emergence of Group 5 cars in the latter half of the 1970s the series was succeeded in 1979 by the Super Silhouette class which was held as a support race to the Fuji Grand Champion Series The series was incorporated and then later dissolved in 1984 by the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship The series then saw a revival in 1985 for Group A cars and as was done in other countries there were three divisions and by the late 1980s division 3 would be a closely fought competition between Toyota Supras Nissan Skylines and the European Ford Sierra RS500 whilst division 2 was mainly fought between BMW M3s and division 1 was disputed between the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla Their biggest race of the season was the InterTEC ja 500 km which took place at Fuji Speedway in November which often attracted the top teams and drivers from the European and Australian championships Top touring car drivers such as Tom Walkinshaw Peter Brock Allan Moffat Allan Grice and Klaus Niedzwiedz often travelled to Fuji for the race In 1987 InterTEC was also part of the World Touring Car Championship calendar By 1993 like many other Group A series the series had ended up becoming a one make affair with the GT R solely appearing in the top category which maintained a four year undefeated streak followed by the M3s in the secondary category whereas the JTC 3 division the top and lowest divisions swapped numbers in 1988 only consisted of Corollas and Civics For the following year the series would switch to the FIA Supertouring formula The cars entered by Japan s big three manufacturers for the then new formula were initially the Nissan Primera Honda Civic Ferio Accord and Toyota Corona as well as the E110 Corolla The final round of the inaugural Supertouring era season was also part of the 1994 Asia Pacific Touring Car Championship 1995 saw the Supertouring era s only all foreign championship victory with Steve Soper in a Team Schnitzer BMW 318i By 1997 as the Class II formula cars became more expensive and complicated a problem that started to plague international series using the ruleset and due to heavy competition from JGTC organisers would make changes to the rules to suit fan and attendee demands for closer and more competitive racing Rule changes included increased body width allowing Toyota to use the larger Toyota Chaser and increased exhaust noise limits as well as implementing restrictions on front aerodynamic devices In 1998 the withdrawals of Nissan due to financial problems and Honda leaving to concentrate on its Formula One program at the time an engine supply operation by Mugen Motorsports and also realising it would be less expensive for them to race their NSX in the Japanese Grand Touring Championship left Toyota as the sole factory manufacturer to have cars competing using their Corona EXIVs and Chasers Occasionally a pair of independently run Subaru Impreza wagons did race against the factory Toyotas Both Nissan and Honda did take part in the British Touring Car Championship after leaving the JTCC however those programs were run by their respective European branches with independently managed budgets and teams In 1999 a new formula using spaceframe cars renamed Super Silhouette Car Championship came to nothing and the series was abandoned altogether as by then Japan s big three auto manufacturers had works entries in the JGTC now known as Super GT The JTCC was to be resurrected in 2013 with Super 2000 car regulations and a calendar consisting of five races in Japan and one in China in partnership with the Chinese Touring Car Championship The series had originally planned to return in 2012 but this was indefinitely delayed due to Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred earlier and it was never heard around since 2014 Touring car racing ultimately returned to Japan with the TCR Japan Touring Car Series in 2019 under TCR regulations and as support to Super Formula 3 TCR cars had been previously allowed to race in Super Taikyu Series in 2017 4 During the championship s life one fatal accident occurred Akira Hagiwara was killed in a 1986 Sportsland SUGO testing session after he crashed into a barrier and his car burst into flames 5 Championship winners EditJTC 1985 1993 Edit Italics indicates co driver who scored the same number of points as first place but was classified second due to completing less mileage JTC 1 Edit The JTC 1 class also known as Division 1 was eligible for cars with displacements of 2 501 cc or higher Between 1985 and 1987 it was known as Division 3 Year Drivers Champion Manufacturers ChampionWinner Team Car1985 Naoki Nagasaka Kazuo Mogi Beaurex BMW 635CSi BMW1986 Aguri Suzuki NISMO Nissan Skyline RS Nissan1987 Naoki Nagasaka Object T Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS500 Ford1988 Hisashi Yokoshima Object T Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS500 Ford1989 Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson Hasemi Nissan HR31 Skyline GTS R Ford1990 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki Impul Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT R Nissan1991 Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson Hasemi Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT R Nissan1992 Masahiro Hasemi Hideo Fukuyama Hasemi Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT R Nissan1993 Masahiko Kageyama Impul Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT R NissanSources 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 JTC 2 Edit The JTC 2 class also known as Division 2 was eligible for cars with displacements between 1 601 2 500 cc Year Winner Car1985 Seiichiro Tsujimoto Nissan Silvia1986 Yoshinari Takasugi Mitsubishi Mirage1987 Haruto Yanagida BMW M31988 Haruto Yanagida Will Hoy BMW M31989 Kenji Takahashi BMW M31990 Roland Ratzenberger Takamasa Nakagawa BMW M31991 Roland Ratzenberger Thomas Danielsson BMW M31992 Kazuo Mogi BMW M31993 Andrew Gilbert Scott Akihiko Nakaya BMW M3Sources 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 JTC 3 Edit The JTC 3 class also known as Division 3 was eligible for cars with displacements of 1 600 cc or lower Between 1985 and 1987 it was known as Division 1 Year Drivers Champion Manufacturers ChampionWinner Team Car1985 Kaoru Hoshino Object T Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 Toyota1986 Kaoru Ito Tomohiko Tsutsumi Object T Honda Civic Si E AT Toyota1987 Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada Mugen Honda Civic Si E AT Honda1988 Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada Mugen Honda Civic SiR EF3 Honda1989 Kazuo Mogi Sakae Obata Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 Honda1990 Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 Honda1991 Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada Mugen Honda Civic SiR EF9 Honda1992 Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada Mugen Honda Civic SiR EF9 Honda Civic SiR EG6 Honda1993 Naoki Hattori Katsutomo Kaneishi Mooncraft Honda Civic SiR EG6 HondaSources 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18 17 JTCC 1994 1998 Edit Year Drivers Champion Teams ChampionWinner Team Car1994 Masanori Sekiya TOM S Toyota Corona E Schnitzer1995 Steve Soper Schnitzer BMW 318i Schnitzer1996 Naoki Hattori Mooncraft Honda Accord JACCS1997 Osamu Nakako Mugen Honda Accord Mugen1998 Masanori Sekiya TOM S Toyota Chaser TOM SSee also EditSuper GT TCR Japan Touring Car SeriesReferences Edit Meissner Johann 2010 08 01 Japanese S2000 championship to be launched 2012 touringcartimes com MediaEmpire Stockholm AB Archived from the original on 2012 03 23 Retrieved 2010 08 01 Meissner Johann 2011 12 22 JTCC launch postponed by one year touringcartimes com MediaEmpire Stockholm AB Archived from the original on 2013 02 04 Retrieved 2011 12 22 TCR Japan set for launch in 2019 TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes 2018 10 17 Retrieved 2018 10 27 fabio Super Taikyu launches a class for TCR cars www tcr series com Retrieved 2017 03 31 Akira Hagiwara Motorsport Memorial Retrieved 2014 07 09 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1985 2012 03 25 Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1986 2012 03 25 Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1987 2012 03 25 Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1988 2012 03 24 Archived from the original on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1989 2012 03 24 Archived from the original on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1990 2012 03 24 Archived from the original on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1991 2012 03 24 Archived from the original on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1992 2012 03 24 Archived from the original on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT DATABASE 1993 2012 03 24 Archived from the original on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2021 03 14 NISMO 主な戦績 NISMOホームページ in Japanese Retrieved 2021 03 14 交通タイムス社 無敵のスカイラインGT Rに食らいついた猛者も 90年代に日本のレースで光を放った輸入車７選 AUTO MESSE WEB in Japanese Retrieved 2021 03 14 a b c JAF モータースポーツ JAF モータースポーツ in Japanese Retrieved 2021 03 14 Honda Honda Racing Gallery その他 JACCS CIVIC Honda公式ホームページ in Japanese Retrieved 2021 03 14 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japanese Touring Car Championship Japan Automobile Federation results 1985 1989 Japan Automobile Federation results 1990 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese Touring Car Championship amp oldid 1082755996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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