The 2007 Autobacs Super GT Series was the fifteenth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the third season as the Super GT series. It is also marked as the twenty-fifth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring race cars divided into two categories: GT500 and GT300. This was the final season for the 350Z, as it was announced by Nissan and Nismo near the end of the season that the new R35 GT-R would be replacing it the following season. The season began on March 18 and ended on November 4, 2007, after 9 races.

2007 GT500 champions, #8 ARTA Honda NSX.
2007 RE Amemiya RX-7 (FD).

In the GT500 class, ARTA drivers Ralph Firman and Daisuke Itō won the championship in a dominating fashion, becoming the first GT500 champion to clinch the title before the final race of the season, a feat only matched by the 2012 champions Masataka Yanagida and Ronnie Quintarelli as of the end of the 2018 season. In the GT300 class, Kazuya Oshima and Hiroaki Ishiura in the apr Toyota MR-S won the driver's championship title by winning the tiebreaker against the Shiden of Kazuho Takahashi and Hiroki Katoh - the two teams finished the season with the same number of points, but Oshima and Ishiura had two race wins compared to Takahashi and Katoh's one. Takahashi and Katoh's overall consistency, however, would gave Cars Tokai Dream28 the team's championship title by six points over Oshima and Ishiura.

Drivers and teams

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GT500

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Houzan Toyota Team TOM'S Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 1   Juichi Wakisaka B All
  André Lotterer All
  Oliver Jarvis 6
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 3   Sébastien Philippe B All
  Masataka Yanagida All
Forum Engineering Toyota Team LeMans Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 6   Tatsuya Kataoka B All
  Björn Wirdheim All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 8   Ralph Firman B All
  Daisuke Itō All
  Yuji Ide 6
Team Impul Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12   Kazuki Hoshino B All
  Benoît Tréluyer 1–4, 6–9
  Jérémie Dufour 5–6
Rolling Stone Real Racing Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 17   Katsutomo Kaneishi B All
  Toshihiro Kaneishi All
  Takuya Izawa 6
Dome Racing Team Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 18   Ryo Michigami B All
  Takashi Kogure All
Nismo Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 22   Michael Krumm B All
  Tsugio Matsuda All
23   Satoshi Motoyama All
  Richard Lyons All
  Hironobu Yasuda 6
Kondo Racing Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 24   João Paulo de Oliveira Y All
  Seiji Ara All
Toyota Team Tsuchiya Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 25   Takeshi Tsuchiya Y All
  Manabu Orido All
Epson Nakajima Racing Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 32   Loïc Duval D All
  Fabio Carbone All
Bandai Toyota Team Kraft Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 35   Naoki Hattori D All
  Peter Dumbreck 1–3, 6–9
  Ronnie Quintarelli 4–6
ZENT Toyota Team Cerumo Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 38   Toranosuke Takagi B All
  Yuji Tachikawa All
Denso Toyota Team SARD Lexus Lexus SC430 GT500 Lexus 3UZ-FE 4.5 L V8 39   André Couto B All
  Katsuyuki Hiranaka All
Raybrig Team Kunimitsu Honda Honda NSX GT500 Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 100   Dominik Schwager B All
  Shinya Hosokawa All

GT300

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Honda Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Mooncraft Shiden Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.4 L V8 2   Kazuho Takahashi Y All
  Hiroki Katoh All
  Hiroki Yoshimoto 6
Ebbro Team Nova Vemac Vemac RD350R Zytek ZV348 3.9 L V8 4   Tetsuya Tanaka Y 1–4, 6–9
  Shinsuke Yamazaki 1–4, 6–9
  Akira Watanabe 6
Team Mach Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 5   Tetsuji Tamanaka K All
  Hironori Takeuchi All
  Keita Sawa 6
RE Amemiya Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor 7   Hiroyuki Iiri Y All
  Ryo Orime All
  Naoya Yamano 6
A&S Racing Mosler Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8 9   "OSAMU" D 1–3, 6, 9
  Guts Jyonai 1–3
  Masaki Tanaka 5–8
  Katsuhiko Tsutsui 5–9
Jim Gainer Racing Ferrari Ferrari 360 Ferrari F131B 3.6 L V8 11   Masayuki Ueda Y All
  Hideshi Matsuda 1–3, 6
  Ichijo Suga 4–9
Endless Sports Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 13   Tomonobu Fujii Y All
  Masami Kageyama All
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Toyota Celica Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 19   Akira Iida Y All
  Yuhi Sekiguchi All
Team Taisan with Nishizawa Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 26   Nobuteru Taniguchi Y All
  Shinichi Yamaji 1–3
  Kazuyuki Nishizawa 4, 6
  Dominik Farnbacher 5–9
apr Toyota Toyota MR-S Toyota 2GR-FSE 3.5 L V6 31   Kyosuke Mineo M All
  Yuya Sakamoto All
101   Hiroaki Ishiura All
  Kazuya Oshima All
Hankook KTR Porsche Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/80 3.8 L F6 33   Mitsuhiro Kinoshita H 2–9
  Yuya Sakamoto 2–9
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri ASL ASL ARTA Garaiya Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 43   Morio Nitta M All
  Shinichi Takagi All
MOLA Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Nissan VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 46   Kota Sasaki D All
  Naoki Yokomizo All
47   Shogo Mitsuyama All
  Shigekazu Wakisaka All
DHG Racing Ford Ford GT DHG D35806V 3.5 L V8 55   Daisuke Ikeda Y 1–3, 5–9
  Taku Bamba 1–3, 5–9
  Hideo Fukuyama 6
Willcom R&D Sport Vemac Vemac RD408R Mugen MF458S 4.5 L V8 62   Shinsuke Shibahara Y All
  Haruki Kurosawa All
JLOC Lamborghini Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10 66   Naohiro Furuya Y All
  Muneyuki Kurihara All
  Atsushi Yogo 6
67   Tsubasa Kurosawa All
  Hisashi Wada All
  Yasutaka Hinoi 6
Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1 Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 87   Yasutaka Hinoi 1–5, 9
  Atsushi Yogo 1–5, 9
  Yoshihisa Namekata 6
88   Koji Yamanishi 1–5, 9
  Marco Apicella 1–3, 9
  Hideshi Matsuda 4–5
Team Gaikokuya Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/97 3.6 L F6 70   Hiroshi Koizumi Y 1–3, 5–6
  Kazuyoshi Takamizawa 1
  Yoshimi Ishibashi 2–3, 5–6, 9
  Akazame Oyaji 6, 9
71   Yoshimi Ishibashi 7–8
  Hirofumi Takei 7
  Yutaka Yamagishi 8
Cusco Racing Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 77   Tetsuya Yamano D All
  Takayuki Aoki All
Yokoyama Racing Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 83   Tadao Uematsu Y 1, 3
  Ryohei Sakaguchi 1, 3
Arktech Motorsports Porsche Porsche 986 Boxster Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 110   Takuya Kurosawa Y 1–2
  Hidetoshi Mitsusada 1–2
  Takuya Kurosawa K 3–9
  Hidetoshi Mitsusada 3–9
111   Yasushi Kikuchi 3, 5–6
  Takaya Tsubobayashi 3–6
  Guts Jyonai 5–6
112   Hiroshi Koizumi 7–9
  Yasushi Kikuchi 7
  Guts Jyonai 8–9
Tomei Sports Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L F6 118   Takashi Miyamoto Y 1, 3, 8–9
  Shozo Tagahara 1, 3
  Takashi Ohi 8–9
Mario Racing Porsche Porsche 996 GT3-RSR Porsche M96/73 3.6 L F6 333   Takashi Inoue Y 1–3
  Katsuo Kobayashi 1–3
Team Uematsu Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 333   Tadao Uematsu Y 4–7, 9
  Takashi Inoue 4, 6
  Ryohei Sakaguchi 5–6, 9
Avanzza Bomex Vemac Vemac RD320R Honda C32B 3.4 L V6 666   Shogo Suho K All
  Junichiro Yamashita All
  Masato Shimoyama 6

Schedule

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Round Race Circuit Date
1   Suzuka GT 300 km Suzuka Circuit March 18
2   Okayama GT 300 km Okayama International Circuit April 8
3   Fuji GT 500 km Fuji Speedway May 4
4   Super GT International Series Malaysia Sepang International Circuit June 24
5   SUGO GT 300 km Sportsland SUGO July 29
6   International POKKA 1000km Suzuka Circuit August 19
7   Motegi GT 300 km Twin Ring Motegi September 9
8   Autopolis GT 300 km Autopolis October 14
9   Fuji GT 300 km Fuji Speedway November 4

Season Winners

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Rd Circuit GT500 Winning Team GT300 Winning Team
GT500 Winning Drivers GT300 Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka   #38 Zent Cerumo SC430   #13 Endless Advan Senzaikakumei Z
  Yuji Tachikawa
  Toranosuke Takagi
  Masami Kageyama
  Tomonobu Fujii
2 Okayama   #8 ARTA NSX   #101 Toy Story Racing apr MR-S
  Daisuke Itō
  Ralph Firman
  Kazuya Oshima
  Hiroaki Ishiura
3 Mt. Fuji   #23 Xanavi NISMO Z   #43 ARTA Garaiya
  Satoshi Motoyama
  Richard Lyons
  Morio Nitta
  Shinichi Takagi
4 Kuala Lumpur   #24 Woodone Clarion Kondo Z   #101 Toy Story Racing apr MR-S
  Seiji Ara
  João Paulo de Oliveira
  Kazuya Oshima
  Hiroaki Ishiura
5 Sportsland SUGO   #8 Honda Racing ARTA NSX   #19 WedsSport Racing Celica
  Daisuke Itō
  Ralph Firman
  Akira Iida
  Yuhi Sekiguchi
6 Suzuka
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  #1 Toyota houzan TOM'S SC430   #2 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden
  Juichi Wakisaka
  André Lotterer
  Oliver Jarvis
  Kazuho Takahashi
  Hiroki Katoh
  Hiroki Yoshimoto
7 Motegi   #18 Takata Dome NSX   #26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3
  Ryo Michigami
  Takashi Kogure
  Nobuteru Taniguchi
  Dominik Farnbacher
8 Autopolis   #8 Honda Racing ARTA NSX   #62 Willcom Advan Vemac 408R
  Daisuke Itō
  Ralph Firman
  Shinsuke Shibahara
  Haruki Kurosawa
9 Mt. Fuji   #32 Epson Nakajima Racing NSX   #26 Yunker-Power Taisan Porsche 996 GT3
  Loïc Duval
  Fabio Carbone
  Nobuteru Taniguchi

  Dominik Farnbacher

Standings

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GT500 Drivers

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Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying 3 2 1
Fastest Lap 1 1 1
  • Only the best four results in the first six races would be counted for the championship.
  • There were no points awarded for pole position and fastest lap in the final race.
Rank Driver SUZ
 
OKA
 
FUJ
 
SEP
 
SUG
 
SUZ
 
MOT
 
AUT
 
FUJ
 
PTS
1   Ralph Firman
  Daisuke Itō
12 1 9 9 1 2 12 1 8 94
2   Fabio Carbone
  Loïc Duval
3 4 Ret 15 3 13 4 9 1 69
3   Shinya Hosokawa
  Dominik Schwager
Ret 2 5 2 12 4 Ret 2 4 64
4   Takashi Kogure
  Ryo Michigami
13 7 11 Ret 2 12 1 5 10 63
5   Michael Krumm
  Tsugio Matsuda
5 3 2 10 Ret 6 2 4 9 63
6   André Lotterer
  Juichi Wakisaka
7 5 DNS 8 5 1 6 6 6 54
7   Yuji Tachikawa
  Toranosuke Takagi
1 11 6 4 11 7 14 Ret 4 53
8   Satoshi Motoyama
  Richard Lyons
2 Ret 1 14 Ret 3 13 12 14 48
9   Tatsuya Kataoka
  Björn Wirdheim
4 14 3 9 DNS 9 3 8 16 38
10   João Paulo de Oliveira
  Seiji Ara
Ret 15 Ret 1 10 10 5 Ret 5 34
11   Kazuki Hoshino 11 8 10 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 34
12   Sébastien Philippe
  Masataka Yanagida
10 13 4 7 4 8 11 7 15 30
13   Benoît Tréluyer 11 8 10 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 30
14   Katsutomo Kaneishi
  Toshihiro Kaneishi
6 10 Ret 12 Ret 5 7 Ret 3 29
15   André Couto
  Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Ret 12 8 13 6 11 10 3 13 21
16   Oliver Jarvis 1 20
17   Manabu Orido
  Takeshi Tsuchiya
9 6 Ret 5 8 Ret 8 10 12 20
18   Yuji Ide 2 15
19   Naoki Hattori 8 9 7 11 9 Ret 9 11 11 14
20   Hironobu Yasuda 3 12
21   Peter Dumbreck 8 9 7 Ret 9 11 11 12
22   Takuya Izawa 5 6
23   Jérémie Dufour 7 Ret 4
24   Ronnie Quintarelli 11 9 Ret 2
Rank Driver SUZ
 
OKA
 
FUJ
 
SEP
 
SUG
 
SUZ
 
MOT
 
AUT
 
FUJ
 
PTS

Teams' standings

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Rank Team No. SUZ
 
OKA
 
FUJ
 
SEP
 
SUG
 
SUZ
 
MOT
 
AUT
 
FUJ
 
Pts.
1 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 8 12 1 9 6 1 2 12 1 8 108
2 Nismo 22 5 3 2 10 Ret 6 2 4 9 85
3 Nakajima Racing 32 3 4 Ret 15 3 13 4 9 1 81
4 Team Kunimitsu 100 Ret 2 5 2 12 4 Ret 2 7 81
5 Toyota Team TOM'S 1 7 5 Ret 8 5 1 6 6 6 78
6 Dome Racing Team 18 13 7 11 Ret 2 12 1 5 10 63
7 Toyota Team Cerumo 38 1 11 6 4 11 7 14 Ret 4 61
8 Nismo 23 2 Ret 1 14 Ret 3 13 12 14 60
9 Forum Eng. Toyota Team LeMans 6 4 14 3 9 Ret 9 3 8 16 56
10 Team Impul 12 11 8 10 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 49
11 Hasemi Motorsport 3 10 13 4 7 4 8 11 7 15 48
12 Kondo Racing 24 Ret 15 Ret 1 10 10 5 Ret 5 47
13 Rolling Stone Real Racing 17 6 10 Ret 12 Ret 5 7 Ret 3 41
14 Toyota Team Tsuchiya 25 9 6 Ret 5 8 Ret 8 10 12 38
15 Toyota Team SARD 39 Ret 12 8 13 6 11 10 3 13 37
16 Toyota Team Kraft 35 8 9 7 11 9 Ret 9 11 11 32
Rank Team No. SUZ
 
OKA
 
FUJ
 
SEP
 
SUG
 
SUZ
 
MOT
 
AUT
 
FUJ
 
Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT300 Class (Top 3)

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Drivers

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Rank Drivers Number/Team Points Wins
1   Kazuya Oshima
  Hiroaki Ishiura
#101 Toy Story Racing APR MR-S 89 2
2   Kazuho Takahashi
  Hiroki Katoh
#2 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden 89 1
3   Shinsuke Shibahara
  Haruki Kurosawa
#62 Willcom Advan Vemac 408R 76 1

Teams

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Rank Number/Team Car Points
1 #2 Cars Tokai Dream28 Privée KENZO Asset Shiden 106
2 #101 APR Toy Story Racing APR MR-S 100
3 #62 Willcom R&D Sport Willcom Advan Vemac 408R 91
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