Less than a couple of months before the first ever TCR Japan season goes underway, at Autopolis on May 18/19, the teams are taking part in the series’ first official testing at Fuji International Speedway.
Eleven cars, representing three different brands – Audi, Honda, Volkswagen – have joined the test, but the provisional entry list issued by the championship promoter encompasses 15 competitors including two Alfa Romeo Giulietta cars.
TCR Japan – provisional entry list
7 – Jun Makino: Nizz Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS
10 – Jun Sato: Adenau Racingline Performance, Volkswagen Golf GTI
18 – TBA: KCMG, Honda Civic Type R FK8
19 – ‘Hirobon’: Birth Racing Project, Volkswagen Golf GTI
21 – TBA: Hitotsuyama Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS
22 – Matthew Howson: KCMG, Honda Civic Type R FK8
23 – ‘Yoshiki’: N-Speed, Audi RS 3 LMS
24 – ‘Kenji’: N-Speed, Audi RS 3 LMS
25 – Takeshi Matsumoto: RT Team Wakayama, Volkswagen Golf GTI
33 – TBA: Go&Fun Squadra Corse, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
51 – Paul Ip Kung Ching: KCMG, Honda Civic Type R FK8
52 – Shogo Mitsuyama: Green Brave, Volkswagen Golf GTI
55 – TBA: 55 Moto Racing, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
62 – Reshu Shioya: Team G/Motion, Honda Civic Type R FK8
190 – Masayuki Ueda: Birth Racing Project, Audi RS 3 LMS