TOM’S Sets Fuji Test Benchmark as Honda Leads Final Day
Cold, program-specific runs tempered conclusions from the final SUPER GT pre-season test at Fuji.
Overview
- Sho Tsuboi’s No. 36 TOM’S Toyota GR Supra set the overall benchmark with a 1:27.500 in Sunday’s late GT500 run.
- Ren Sato topped Monday in the No. 16 ARTA HRC Prelude-GT at 1:27.904 after an earlier spin that triggered a red flag.
- Subaru’s factory BRZ went quickest in GT300 on Monday with a 1:35.806, eclipsing Goodsmile Racing’s Sunday best of 1:36.190.
- Monday’s GT300 running featured multiple stoppages, including a heavy Team Mach Toyota 86 crash, a suspected suspension issue for PONOS’s Ferrari, and separate halts for apr’s Lexus, Goodsmile’s Mercedes-AMG, and Seven x Seven’s Porsche with a puncture.
- The full 43-car field concluded the two-day program, with teams turning to preparations for the April 11–12 season opener at Okayama.