2026 Super Taikyu Series - Complete Guide

2026 Race Calendar

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Motegi Super Taikyu 4 Hours

Season Opener

📍 Mobility Resort Motegi

📏 4.801 km (2.983 mi)

📅 March 21-22, 2026

⏱️ 4 Hours (2 races)

📍 Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture

Race 1: ST-X, Q (#104), 1, 3, 4, 5F, 5R Race 2: ST-X, Z, Q (#28, #61), 1, 2

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SUZUKA 5 Hours Race

TCR Class Debut

📍 Suzuka Circuit

📏 5.807 km (3.608 mi)

📅 April 18-19, 2026

⏱️ 5 Hours

📍 Suzuka, Mie Prefecture

ST-X, Z, Q, TCR, USA, 1, 2, 3, 4

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🏆 Fuji 24 Hours Race

Flagship Event

📍 Fuji Speedway

📏 4.563 km (2.835 mi)

📅 June 6-7, 2026

⏱️ 24 Hours

📍 Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture

All Classes

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SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hours

Northern Challenge

📍 Sportsland SUGO

📏 3.586 km (2.228 mi)

📅 July 4-5, 2026

⏱️ 4 Hours (2 races)

📍 Murata, Miyagi Prefecture

All Classes

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Autopolis 5 Hours

Kyushu Round

📍 Autopolis

📏 4.674 km (2.904 mi)

📅 July 25-26, 2026

⏱️ 5 Hours

📍 Hita, Oita Prefecture

ST-X, Z, Q, TCR, USA, 1, 3, 5F, 5R

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Okayama 3 Hours

Autumn Sprint

📍 Okayama International Circuit

📏 3.703 km (2.301 mi)

📅 October 24-25, 2026

⏱️ 3 Hours (2 races)

📍 Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture

ST-X, Z, Q, TCR, USA, 2, 4, 5F, 5R

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Fuji 4 Hours

Season Finale

📍 Fuji Speedway

📏 4.563 km (2.835 mi)

📅 November 14-15, 2026

⏱️ 4 Hours

📍 Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture

All Classes

Circuit Information

Mobility Resort Motegi

Length:4.801 km

Turns:14

Location:Tochigi Prefecture

Opened:1997

2026 Rounds:1

Formerly known as Twin Ring Motegi, this Honda-owned circuit features a unique figure-8 layout with an oval track.

Suzuka Circuit

Length:5.807 km

Turns:18

Location:Mie Prefecture

Opened:1962

2026 Rounds:2

Japan's most famous circuit, featuring a unique figure-8 layout. Home to the Japanese Grand Prix and iconic corners like 130R and the Esses.

Fuji Speedway

Length:4.563 km

Turns:16

Location:Shizuoka Prefecture

Opened:1966

2026 Rounds:3, 7

Toyota-owned circuit at the base of Mount Fuji. Features a 1.475 km main straight and hosts the prestigious Fuji 24 Hours.

Sportsland SUGO

Length:3.586 km

Turns:13

Location:Miyagi Prefecture

Opened:1975

2026 Rounds:4

A challenging hillside circuit in northern Japan with significant elevation changes and technical corners.

Autopolis

Length:4.674 km

Turns:18

Location:Oita Prefecture

Opened:1990

2026 Rounds:5

Located in the mountains of Kyushu, this high-altitude circuit offers dramatic scenery and challenging elevation changes.

Okayama International Circuit

Length:3.703 km

Turns:13

Location:Okayama Prefecture

Opened:1990

2026 Rounds:6

Formerly known as TI Circuit Aida, this compact circuit hosted F1 in 1994-1995 and features tight, technical sections.

2026 Entry List

Class Legend

ST-X - FIA GT3

ST-Z - SRO GT4

ST-TCR - TCR Touring

ST-Q - Development

ST-USA - American Cars

ST-1 - GTC Cars

ST-2 - 2.4-3.5L FWD/AWD

ST-3 - 2.4-3.5L RWD

ST-4 - 1.5-2.5L

ST-5F - ≤1.5L FWD

ST-5R - ≤1.5L RWD

ST-X

FIA GT3 Class

Top-tier GT3 homologated race cars

7 Teams

The premier class featuring FIA GT3 homologated race cars where overall victories are contested. Only one Platinum-rated driver per team is permitted.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
23	TKRI	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	🇯🇵 "Daisuke" 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Kataoka 🇯🇵 Yuhki Nakayama 🇯🇵 Yuya Motojima
31	apr	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4L V8	🇯🇵 Hiroaki Nagai 🇯🇵 Naoya Gamou 🇯🇵 Ryo Ogawa 🇯🇵 Koki Saga
33	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	🇨🇳 Sun Jingzu 🇯🇵 Kakunoshin Ohta 🇭🇰 Adderly Fong 🇹🇼 Jeffrey Lee
44	Team Pop Race	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	🇯🇵 Daigo Saito 🇭🇰 Marchy Lee 🇭🇰 Andy Yan 🇨🇳 Ho-Pin Tung
81	GTNET MotorSports	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Twin-Turbo V6	TBA
182	R Zero Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	TBA
777	D'station Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo	Ferrari F163CE 3.0L Twin-Turbo V6	🇯🇵 Satoshi Hoshino 🇯🇵 Tomonobu Fujii 🇯🇵 Yuta Kamimura

ST-Z

SRO GT4 Class

GT4 homologated vehicles

12 Teams

Features SRO GT4 homologated vehicles, serving as a stepping stone between production-based classes and GT3. Popular with both professional teams and gentleman drivers.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
5	Team Noah	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇯🇵 Kazuya Shimogaki 🇯🇵 Aruga Tomita 🇯🇵 Kokoro Morita 🇯🇵 Aoto Nagahara
8	Aoyama Gakuin AC / Team ZeroOne	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇯🇵 Yuki Tanaka 🇯🇵 Hironobu Shimizu 🇯🇵 Kimiya Sato
15	Okabe Jidosha Motorsport	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇯🇵 Masaaki Nagashima 🇯🇵 Toru Tanaka 🇯🇵 Shigetomo Shimono 🇯🇵 Seiya Motojima
20	Team Impul	Nissan Z Nismo GT4	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0L Twin-Turbo V6	🇯🇵 Takashi Matsumoto 🇯🇵 Kazuki Oki 🇯🇵 Kazuki Hiramine 🇫🇷 Jules Kazuki Tréluyer
22	Kokusai Group Sports Team	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG.GA 4.0L Flat-6	🇯🇵 Ryosuke Kure 🇯🇵 Rintaro Kubo 🇯🇵 Shota Kitazono 🇯🇵 Naoya Yamano
25	Team ZeroOne	Nissan Z Nismo GT4	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0L Twin-Turbo V6	🇯🇵 Ryuichiro Otsuka 🇯🇵 Ryuichiro Tomita 🇯🇵 Takuro Shinohara 🇯🇵 Tsugio Matsuda
34	Techno First	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	Audi DKAA 5.2L V10	🇯🇵 Masaki Kano 🇯🇵 Riki Okusa 🇯🇵 Hironobu Yasuda
38	Tracy Sports	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇭🇰 Terry Chan Kwan 🇨🇳 Zhang Zhiqiang 🇭🇰 August Fok Wai Ming
52	Saitama Green Brave	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇯🇵 Kouta Matsui 🇯🇵 Seita Nonaka 🇯🇵 Naoki Hattori 🇯🇵 Hiroki Yoshida
77	Team YUK Hirata-G	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0L Twin-Turbo V8	🇯🇵 "Yamatatsu" 🇯🇵 Haruki Kurosawa 🇯🇵 "Cold Max"
338	Wing Hin Motorsports Japan	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇯🇵 Shuji Maejima 🇲🇾 Naquib Azlan 🇲🇾 Amer Harris
885	SHADE Racing	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2	Toyota B58H 3.0L Twin-Turbo I6	🇯🇵 Dai Mizuno 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki Hiranaka 🇯🇵 Yuji Kunimoto 🇯🇵 Tsubasa Mekaru

ST-TCR

TCR Touring Car Class

International TCR specification touring cars

6 Teams

Features TCR-specification touring cars built to international TCR regulations. These are front-wheel-drive, turbocharged 2.0L production-based race cars. The class joins from Round 2 at Suzuka.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
16	Okabe Jidosha Motorsport	TBC	TBC	TBA
19	Birth Racing Project【BRP】	Cupra León TCR	Cupra DNPA 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Noriyuki Higuchi 🇯🇵 Takeshi Suehiro 🇯🇵 Takashi Kochiya 🇯🇵 Sesshu Kondo
97	M&K Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	TBA
98	Waimarama Racing	Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024)	Hyundai G4KH 2.0L Turbo I4	TBA
100	Hitonowa The Team Standard	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	TBA
430	Audi Team Show Apex	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	Audi CJX 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Genki Nishimura 🇯🇵 Shozo Tagahara 🇯🇵 Ryosuke Kagami 🇯🇵 Takahiro Kimura

ST-Q

Development/Experimental Class

Non-championship development vehicles

8 Teams

A non-championship class for development vehicles approved by the Super Taikyu Mirai Organisation (STMO). Used by manufacturers to test alternative fuels, hydrogen technology, and prototype concepts—similar to the ADAC NLS in Germany.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
12	Mazda Spirit Racing	Mazda Roadster (NDERC) CNF Concept	Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0L I4 (Carbon Neutral Fuel)	🇯🇵 Hiroshi Kawata 🇯🇵 Yuui Tsutsumi 🇯🇵 Ryohei Sakaguchi 🇯🇵 Ikuo Maeda
28	GR Team ORC Field	Toyota GR Yaris M Concept	Toyota G20E 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Yasuhiro Ogura 🇯🇵 Masahiro Sasaki 🇯🇵 Keizo Kato 🇯🇵 Takamitsu Matsui
32	Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing	Toyota GR Corolla H2 Concept	Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6L Turbo I3 (Hydrogen)	🇯🇵 "Morizo" (Akio Toyoda) 🇯🇵 Daisuke Toyoda 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Ishiura 🇯🇵 Kazuya Oshima
55	Mazda Spirit Racing	Mazda3 Bio Concept	Mazda Skyactiv-D S8-DPTS 1.8L Diesel I4 (Biodiesel)	🇯🇵 Kazuhiro Terakawa 🇯🇵 Ryohei Sakaguchi 🇯🇵 Yuui Tsutsumi 🇯🇵 Ikuo Maeda
61	Team SDA Engineering (Subaru)	Subaru High Performance X Version II	Subaru FA24 2.4L Turbo Flat-4	🇯🇵 Kazuhiro Ito 🇯🇵 Hideki Yamauchi 🇯🇵 Takuto Iguchi 🇯🇵 Masafumi Hanazawa
104	GR Team Spirit	Toyota GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept	Toyota G20E 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 "Morizo" (Akio Toyoda) 🇯🇵 Kenta Yamashita 🇯🇵 Tokiya Suzuki 🇯🇵 Hajime Tadokoro
230	NISMO	Nissan Z Nismo Racing Concept	Nissan VR30DDTT 3.0L Twin-Turbo V6	TBA
271	Team HRC	Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept	Honda HRC-K20C 2.0L Turbo I4	TBA

ST-USA

American Produced Cars

Exhibition class for American vehicles

1 Team

A new exhibition class introduced to attract American interest in the series, featuring American-manufactured automobiles.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
250	Birth Racing Project【BRP】	Ford Mustang Dark Horse R	Ford Coyote 5.0L V8	🇯🇵 Anna Inotsume 🇯🇵 Takahisa Ohno 🇯🇵 Koichi Okumura 🇯🇵 Yuzuki Takemoto

ST-1

GTC Cars

High-powered non-GT3 sports cars

2 Teams

Features high-powered, non-GT3 sports cars including GT Cup cars and other GTC-specification vehicles. Serves as a bridge between GT4 and full GT3 machinery.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
2	K's Frontier KTM Cars	KTM X-Bow GTX	Audi DNWA 2.5L Turbo I5	🇯🇵 Taiyo Ida 🇯🇵 Hiroki Katoh 🇯🇵 Kazuho Takahashi 🇯🇵 Hiroki Yoshimoto
47	D'station Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.0L Flat-6	🇯🇵 Kenji Hama 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Hoshino 🇯🇵 Tetsuya Tanaka 🇯🇵 Taiga Kabaki

ST-2

2,400–3,500cc FWD/AWD

Production-based front/all-wheel drive

9 Teams

Production-based class for front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive vehicles with engine displacement between 2,400cc and 3,500cc (turbocharged equivalents included).

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
6	Shinryo Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A)	Mitsubishi 4B11T 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Tomohiro Tomimasu 🇯🇵 Yasushi Kikuchi 🇯🇵 Masazumi Ohashi 🇯🇵 Takahiro Matsuzawa
7	Shinryo Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (CZ4A)	Mitsubishi 4B11T 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Hitoshi Gotoh 🇯🇵 Keisuke Anzai 🇯🇵 Kazunari Yoshioka 🇯🇵 Kazuaki Kimura
13	Endless Sports	Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16)	Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6L Turbo I3	🇯🇵 Masaya Hanazato 🇯🇵 Mizuki Ishizaka 🇯🇵 Reimei Ito 🇯🇵 Hitoshi Okada
36	HCM Uchino Racing	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Jun Doi 🇯🇵 Hirokazu Iwama 🇯🇵 Toshiju Akutsu
67	Team Yamato	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Ryohei Yasui 🇯🇵 Shinya Uchiyama 🇯🇵 Ryo Mukumoto
72	Nihon Automobile College	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Makoto Kanai 🇯🇵 Tetsuya Yamano 🇯🇵 Toshiya Nojima
95	Team Spoon	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Kazuomi Komatsu 🇯🇵 Syun Koide 🇯🇵 Yusuke Mitsui
225	KTMS	Toyota GR Yaris (GXPA16)	Toyota G16E-GTS 1.6L Turbo I3	🇯🇵 Riona Tomishita 🇯🇵 Kiyoshi Umegaki 🇯🇵 Rin Arakawa
743	Honda R&D Challenge	Honda Civic Type R (FL5)	Honda K20C1 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Hiroki Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Akira Bitoh 🇯🇵 Tensho Kobayashi

ST-3

2,400–3,500cc RWD

Production-based rear-wheel drive

2 Teams

Production-based class for rear-wheel-drive vehicles with engine displacement between 2,400cc and 3,500cc. Historically included FWD cars, but a 2018 rule change moved them to ST-2.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
21	Hitotsuyama Racing	BMW M2 Racing	BMW B48 2.0L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Kenji Suzuki 🇯🇵 Masashi Fujii 🇯🇵 Munehisa Iijima 🇬🇧 Sean Walkinshaw
39	Tracy Sports with RCIT	Lexus RC 350 (GSC10)	Lexus 2GR-FKS 3.5L V6	🇯🇵 Yuji Takahashi 🇯🇵 Takashi Ito 🇯🇵 Hitoshi Sakai 🇯🇵 Shinya Fujita

ST-4

1,500–2,500cc

Mid-displacement production cars

10 Teams

Production-based class for vehicles with engine displacement between 1,500cc and 2,500cc. One of the most popular classes featuring affordable sports cars.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
3	Endless Sports	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 Hiroyuki Saka 🇯🇵 Togo Suganami 🇯🇵 Rikuto Kobayashi 🇯🇵 Atsushi Shimaya
18	Asano Racing Service	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 Kazumi Mikami 🇯🇵 Takeo Asano 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Minowa 🇯🇵 Daiki Fujiwara
37	Team NOPRO	Mazda Roadster (NC)	Mazda MZR LF-VE 2.0L I4	🇯🇵 Johnny Ogura 🇯🇵 Shunsuke Ozaki 🇯🇵 Toshihiko Nogami 🇯🇵 Tobio Otani
41	Tracy Sports	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 Takumi Shima 🇯🇵 Yusuke Tomibayashi 🇯🇵 Yohei Maruyama 🇯🇵 Jun Hashimoto
60	Team G/Motion	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 Resshu Shioya 🇯🇵 Masayuki Minato 🇯🇵 Hikaru Nakamura
66	Over Drive	Mazda Roadster RF (NDERC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 2.0L I4	🇯🇵 Kyosuke Inomata 🇯🇵 Yuta Fujiwara 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Tanigawa 🇯🇵 Kunihiro Miyazaki
86	Kizuki MotorSports Division	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 Takumi Umehara 🇯🇵 Keisuke Ohara 🇯🇵 Subaru Kumeta 🇯🇵 Shingo Imai
216	HMR Racing	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 "Ishiken" 🇯🇵 Yuma Shoji 🇯🇵 Kazuma Nishimura 🇯🇵 Hikaru Jitosho
290	AutoLabo	Suzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S)	Suzuki K14C 1.4L Turbo I4	🇯🇵 Kazunori Nishimura 🇯🇵 Daisuke Ito 🇯🇵 Daisuke Mori
884	SHADE Racing	Toyota GR86 (ZN8)	Toyota FA24D 2.4L Flat-4	🇯🇵 Tatsuya Osaki 🇯🇵 Eijiro Shimizu 🇯🇵 Shinnosuke Yamada

ST-5F

1,500cc and Below – FWD

Entry-level front-wheel drive

7 Teams

Entry-level class for front-wheel-drive vehicles with engine displacement of 1,500cc or less. Ideal for grassroots racing and driver development.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
4	Team Bride	Honda Fit4 RS (GS4)	Honda L15ZF 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Yuya Ohta 🇯🇵 Takao Seto 🇯🇵 Kuniyuki Haga 🇯🇵 Yoshikazu Sobu
11	Sakae Motor Sports	Honda Fit3 RS (GK5)	Honda L15B 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Piston Nishizawa 🇯🇵 Yu Oda 🇯🇵 Hidenori Miwa
17	Team NOPRO	Mazda Demio (DE5FS)	Mazda ZY-VE 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Kyohei Kawamura 🇯🇵 Misaki Konishi 🇯🇵 Yoshihiro Kato 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Yamamoto
222	Honda Cars Tokai	Honda Fit4 RS (GS4)	Honda L15ZF 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Toshiki Takeuchi 🇯🇵 Masayuki Sumi 🇯🇵 Hiroshi Ito
291	AutoLabo Racing	Toyota Yaris (MXPA10)	Toyota M15A-FKS 1.5L I3	🇯🇵 Yuichi Yokoo 🇯🇵 Naruo Morikawa 🇯🇵 Shinya Yamamoto
821	AndLegal Racing	Honda Fit3 RS (GK5)	Honda L15B 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Hiroshi Ueda 🇯🇵 Katsuhiro Sato 🇯🇵 Yasuo Kumagai 🇯🇵 Tomohiro Uchida
822	AndLegal Racing	Honda Fit3 RS (GK5)	Honda L15B 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Nanami Tsukamoto 🇯🇵 Kenta Kawafuku 🇯🇵 Yuya Egi 🇯🇵 Suguru Kawana

ST-5R

1,500cc and Below – RWD

Entry-level rear-wheel drive

8 Teams

Entry-level class for rear-wheel-drive vehicles with engine displacement of 1,500cc or less. Dominated by the Mazda MX-5/Roadster.

No.	Team	Car	Engine	Drivers
27	Maple Hiroshima Racing Team	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Toshiyuki Matsuda 🇯🇵 Yuga Furutani 🇯🇵 Sota Muto
50	Lovedrive Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	TBA
65	Over Drive	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Hirohito Ito 🇯🇵 Takuma Ikeda 🇯🇵 Chihiro Inagaki 🇯🇵 Ryohei Yamaichi
88	Murakami Motors	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Tatsuya Ohta 🇯🇵 Sena Kuronuma 🇯🇵 Soichiro Yoshida
120	Club Mazda Spirit Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	🇺🇸 Hana Burton 🇯🇵 Tatsuhiko Kato 🇯🇵 Ryo Yamada 🇯🇵 Tsuyoshi Ishitani
610	Koshido Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Motoharu Sato 🇯🇵 Yusaku Shibata 🇯🇵 Yasuji Asai 🇯🇵 Kengo Yamamoto
888	FETS Niwa Racing	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	🇯🇵 Eiji Niwa 🇯🇵 Kentaro Kato 🇯🇵 Hiroshi Nakamura 🇯🇵 Taisei Matsubara
89	Murakami Motors	Mazda Roadster (ND5RC)	Mazda Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 1.5L I4	TBA

About Super Taikyu

Series Overview

Super Taikyu (スーパー耐久, "Super Endurance") is Japan's premier multi-class endurance racing championship, established in 1991. The 2026 season marks the 36th year of competition and 35 years since the inaugural season.

The series features a diverse range of vehicles from minimally modified production cars to internationally homologated GT3, GT4, and TCR machines. This unique format allows amateur and professional drivers to compete on the same track, making it one of the most accessible yet competitive endurance series in the world.

Key Features

Multi-class racing: 11 different classes competing simultaneously
Endurance format: Races ranging from 3 to 24 hours
Driver development: Platform for amateur drivers to gain experience alongside professionals
Manufacturer involvement: Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, and Subaru all participate with development programs
Alternative fuels: ST-Q class tests hydrogen, biodiesel, and carbon-neutral fuels

Notable Entries for 2026

"Morizo" (Akio Toyoda): Toyota Chairman continues racing in the hydrogen-powered GR Corolla H2 Concept (#32) and GR Yaris DAT Racing Concept (#104)
New ST-USA Class: Birth Racing Project debuts the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R, the first American car in Super Taikyu
International drivers: Competitors from Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, France, UK, and USA

🏁 2026 Super Taikyu Series

2026 Race Calendar

Motegi Super Taikyu 4 Hours

SUZUKA 5 Hours Race

🏆 Fuji 24 Hours Race

SUGO Super Taikyu 4 Hours

Autopolis 5 Hours

Okayama 3 Hours

Fuji 4 Hours

Circuit Information

Mobility Resort Motegi

Suzuka Circuit

Fuji Speedway

Sportsland SUGO

Autopolis

Okayama International Circuit

2026 Entry List

Class Legend

FIA GT3 Class

SRO GT4 Class

TCR Touring Car Class

Development/Experimental Class

American Produced Cars

GTC Cars

2,400–3,500cc FWD/AWD

2,400–3,500cc RWD

1,500–2,500cc

1,500cc and Below – FWD

1,500cc and Below – RWD

About Super Taikyu

Series Overview

Key Features

Notable Entries for 2026

Official Links