Actual pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita had come through to take victory on the finish of an exhilarating 300km race, beating the #8 ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu by seven seconds.
Nonetheless, the #17 Honda NSX-GT shared by Tsukakoshi and Matsushita failed post-race technical inspection on account of a skidblock violation.
It marks the second race in succession {that a} podium finisher has been disqualified for that reason, after the NISMO Nissan crew of Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda misplaced their second-place end final month at Suzuka.
ARTA subsequently picks up its second win on the trot, because it took victory at Suzuka with its #16 crew of Nirei Fukuzumi and Hiroki Otsu.
Quintarelli and Matsuda transfer up from third to second, whereas SARD Toyota pair Yuhi Sekiguchi and Yuichi Nakayama take the ultimate spot on the rostrum.
Victory had provisionally put Tsukakoshi and Matsushita inside one level of the championship lead, however their elimination from the outcomes modifications the drivers’ standings considerably.
NDDP Nissan duo Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi stay out entrance, however acquire an extra level after transferring up from tenth to ninth within the revised outcomes, placing them on 51 factors with two races to go.
TOM’S Toyota drivers Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata likewise acquire one additional level for seventh place, having completed eighth on the street, however stay two factors behind Chiyo and Takaboshi.
Quintarelli and Matsuda at the moment are third, 11 factors off the lead, whereas ARTA pair Fukuzumi and Otsu sit degree in fourth place with Rookie Racing Toyota drivers Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita, 14 behind.
Tsukakoshi and Matsushita will head into the ultimate two races of the season with a 22-point deficit to make as much as the leaders.
The disqualification of the Actual Honda means the winners in each lessons at Sugo have been stripped of their respective wins, because the GT300-winning Staff UpGarage likewise failed post-race inspection.
Tremendous GT Sugo outcomes
| Pos. | No. | Automobile | Drivers | Laps | Time/Diff | Tire | SW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT | Tomoki Nojiri Toshiki Oyu |
84 | 2:24’30.932 | BS | 22 |
| 2 | 23 | MOTUL AUTECH Z | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli |
84 | 2:24’31.461 | MI | 50 |
| 3 | 39 | DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra | Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuichi Nakayama |
84 | 2:25’22.590 | BS | 46 |
| 4 | 1 | MARELLI IMPUL Z | Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette |
84 | 2:25’26.625 | BS | 48 |
| 5 | 24 | REALIZE CORPORATION ADVAN Z | Daiki Sasaki Kohei Hirate |
84 | 2:25’33.411 | YH | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra | Kazuya Oshima Kenta Yamashita |
83 | 2:24’27.039 | BS | 64 |
| 7 | 36 | au TOM’S GR Supra | Sho Tsuboi Ritomo Miyata |
83 | 2:24’32.586 | BS | 90 |
| 8 | 19 | WedsSport ADVAN GR Supra | Yuji Kunimoto Sena Sakaguchi |
83 | 2:24’32.852 | YH | 48 |
| 9 | 3 | Niterra MOTUL Z | Katsumasa Chiyo Mitsunori Takaboshi |
83 | 2:24’34.137 | MI | 98 |
| 10 | 37 | Deloitte TOM’S GR Supra | Ukyo Sasahara Giuliano Alesi |
83 | 2:24’35.254 | BS | 16 |
| 11 | 64 | Modulo NSX-GT | Takuya Izawa Kakunoshin Ota |
83 | 2:24’35.709 | DL | 38 |
| 12 | 16 | ARTA MUGEN NSX-GT | Nirei Fukuzumi Hiroki Otsu |
82 | 2:24’28.068 | BS | 74 |
| Ret | 100 | STANLEY NSX-GT | Naoki Yamamoto Tadasuke Makino |
37 | 1:17’23.008 | BS | 62 |
| Ret | 38 | ZENT CERUMO GR Supra | Yuji Tachikawa Hiroaki Ishiura |
35 | 46’02.030 | BS | 36 |
| 17 | Astemo NSX-GT | Koudai Tsukakoshi Nobuharu Matsushita |
Disqualified | BS | 58 | ||