2025/07/18
The Long-Awaited Revival of the SUZUKA 1000km! 30 Cars Listed on the Provisional Entry List
Key Points of the 2025 Event
Point 1. Domestic and international teams representing 9 manufacturers will participatePoint 2. The endurance race representing summer at Suzuka returns as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge for the first time since 2019
Point 3. Race duration will be 6.5 hours
2025 Spa 24 Hours Race Start Scene
The provisional entry list for this event includes domestic and international teams representing nine manufacturers. The driver lineups and class divisions will be announced again after the official entry deadline on August 4 (Mon).
The majority of entrants are teams based in the Asian region. This aligns with the core philosophy valued by the IGTC and has been made possible by the remarkable growth of the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS (external site) since 2019. In fact, more than half of the provisional entry list consists of teams competing in GT World Challenge Asia.
The majority of these teams have the potential to earn Intercontinental points representing their respective manufacturers. The current champion, Origine Motorsport, and former champion Absolute Racing represent Porsche. Meanwhile, Mercedes-AMG is represented by Craft-Bamboo, Ferrari by Harmony Racing and LM Corsa, and BMW by Team KRC, each carrying their manufacturer's name into battle.
One of Asia's leading teams, JMR, will enter two Chevrolet Corvettes. Additionally, with 5ZIGEN competing with a Nissan GT-R, an even more diverse lineup of machines will gather.
Several teams from the Japan Cup, a domestic GT series organized by SRO, have also announced their participation. BINGO RACING will compete with a double entry in both the series and the 1000km race, racing with a Callaway Corvette that also participated in 2018 and 2019.
In addition, expectations are rising for the performances of Goodsmile Racing and PONOS Racing, both regular teams in SUPER GT, in their home race. Furthermore, the entry of MAEZAWA RACING, with Yusaku Maezawa himself behind the wheel, has been confirmed, undoubtedly drawing even more attention from within the country.
Furthermore, the participation of international teams is also a highlight you can't take your eyes off. In addition to Heart of Racing by SPS, Herberth, and GetSpeed, longtime IGTC teams GMR and 75 Express will be competing against the domestic teams, making it one of the key points to watch.
Lamborghini and Audi are also listed on the provisional entry list of participating manufacturers.
This event, held as the IGTC in 2018 and 2019, was conducted as a 10-hour endurance race. However, most of the previous 48 editions of the event were run over a distance of 1000km. Covering this distance within a limited time is considered difficult due to various factors such as weather, the deployment of safety cars, and track conditions. Therefore, the race time was set to 6 and a half hours to enable the completion of as close to 1000km as possible.
The regulations regarding maximum drive time and stint length will be announced at a later date.
Article provided by: SRO
