Japanese sports car racing season
The 2025 Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone is the thirty-fifth season of the Super Taikyu endurance racing championship. It began on 22 March at Mobility Resort Motegi and will finish on 16 November at Fuji Speedway .
Calendar
The Super Taikyu Series announced its provisional 2025 calendar on 18 November 2024, 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
ST-Z / 4 / 5F / 5R
Mobility Resort Motegi
22 March
ST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
23 March
2
Round 2 Suzuka
5 hours
1 race
ST-X / Z / Q / 1 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5R
Suzuka Circuit
26–27 April
3
Fuji Super TEC 24 Hour Race
24 hours
1 race
All
Fuji Speedway
31 May–1 June
4
Round 4 SUGO
4 hours
2 races
ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / 1 / 2 / 5F / 5R
Sportsland SUGO
5–6 July
5
Round 5 Autopolis
5 hours
1 race
ST-X / Q / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5F / 5R
Autopolis
26–27 July
6
Round 6 Okayama
3 hours
2 races
ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / 1 / 2 / 3 / 5F / 5R
Okayama International Circuit
25–26 October
7
Round 7 Fuji
4 hours
1 race
ST-X / Z / Q / TCR / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Fuji Speedway
15–16 November
Teams and drivers
ST-X (FIA GT3)
ST-Q
The ST-Q class uses development vehicles approved by the STO, similar to the ADAC NLS in Germany.
ST-1
ST-2
2,400–3,500cc, front-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles
ST-3
2,400–3,500cc, rear-wheel drive vehicles
ST-4
1,500–2,500cc vehicles
ST-5F
1,500cc and below with front wheel drive.
ST-5R
1,500cc and below with rear wheel drive.
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner for the race.
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.
Points systems[ 26]
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
ST-Z
Pos
Teams
MRM
SUZ
24H
SUG
OIC
FSW
Pts
G1
G2
G1
G2
G1
G2
1
No. 52 Saitama Green Brave
3
1
34
2
No. 26 Team ZeroOne
1
3
32
3
No. 885 SHADE Racing
4
2
27
4
No. 20 Team Impul
6
5
18
5
No. 25 Team ZeroOne
2
Ret
15
6
No. 34 Techno First
7
4
14
7
No. 21 Hitotsuyama Racing
5
6
14
8
No. 111 Progress Racing
9
7
6
9
No. 51 Birth Racing Project【BRP】
8
8
6
—
No. 5 Team Noah
Ret
Ret
0
—
No. 22 Porsche Team Ebi
Ret
WD
0
Pos
Teams
G1
G2
SUZ
24H
G1
G2
G1
G2
FSW
Pts
MRM
SUG
OIC
ST-TCR
Pos
Teams
MRM
24H
SUG
AUT
OIC
FSW
Pts
G1
G2
G1
G2
G1
G2
1
No. 97 M&K Racing
1
22
2
No. 19 Birth Racing Project【BRP】
2
15
3
No. 98 Waimarama Racing
3
12
4
No. 96 M&K Racing
4
10
—
No. 430 Audi Team Show Apex
Ret
0
Pos
Teams
G1
G2
24H
G1
G2
AUT
G1
G2
FSW
Pts
MRM
SUG
OIC
ST-Q
ST-1
ST-2
Pos
Teams
MRM
24H
SUG
AUT
OIC
FSW
Pts
G1
G2
G1
G2
G1
G2
1
No. 225 KTMS
1
20
2
No. 13 Endless Sports
2
15
3
No. 72 Nihon Automobile College
3
14
4
No. 743 Honda R&D Challenge
4
10
5
No. 6 Shinryo Racing Team
5
8
6
No. 95 Team Spoon
6
6
—
No. 7 Shinryo Racing Team
Ret
0
—
No. 36 HCM Uchino Racing
Ret
0
Pos
Teams
G1
G2
24H
G1
G2
AUT
G1
G2
FSW
Pts
MRM
SUG
OIC
ST-3
Pos
Teams
MRM
SUZ
24H
AUT
OIC
FSW
Pts
G1
G2
G1
G2
1
No. 39 Tracy Sports with Delta
1
22
2
No. 16 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport
2
15
3
No. 38 Tracy Sports with Delta
3
12
4
No. 15 Okabe Jidosha Motorsport
4
10
Pos
Teams
G1
G2
SUZ
24H
G1
G2
AUT
FSW
Pts
MRM
OIC
ST-4
Pos
Teams
MRM
SUZ
24H
AUT
OIC
FSW
Pts
G1
G2
G1
G2
1
No. 884 SHADE Racing
1
1
44
2
No. 41 Tracy Sports With Delta
2
2
30
3
No. 3 Endless Sports
3
3
24
4
No. 18 Asano Racing Service
4
8
13
5
No. 290 AutoLabo
7
5
12
6
No. 37 Team NOPRO
6
6
12
7
No. 66 Over Drive
Ret
4
10
8
No. 216 HMR Racing
5
Ret
8
9
No. 60 Zenyaku With Team G/Motion'
Ret
7
4
Pos
Teams
G1
G2
SUZ
24H
G1
G2
AUT
FSW
Pts
MRM
OIC
ST-5F
Pos
Teams
MRM
SUZ
24H
SUG
AUT
OIC
Pts
G1
G2
G1
G2
G1
G2
1
No. 67 Team Yamato
1
22
2
No. 4 Team Bride
2
15
3
No. 17 Team NOPRO
3
12
4
No. 222 Honda Cars Tokai
4
10
5
No. 821 AndLegal Racing
5
8
6
No. 11 Sakae Motor Sports
6
6
7
No. 291 AutoLabo Racing
7
4
8
No. 110 Access Racing Team
8
3
Pos
Teams
G1
G2
SUZ
24H
G1
G2
AUT
G1
G2
Pts
MRM
SUG
OIC
ST-5R
Notes
^ a b Toshiro Tsukada raced in group 1, Yuji Kiyotaki raced in group 2
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