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Sepang: Series qualifying report
Date 2010-06-19
SUPER GT INTERNATIONAL SERIES MALAYSIA Qualifying
Matsuda of Kazuyoshi Hoshino's Calsonic team wins his first Pole Position!
The qualifying for the SUPER GT INTERNATIONAL SERIES IN MALAYSIA, Round 4 of the 2010 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Sepang International Circuit (lap : 5.542 km) in Malaysia on June 19. In the CALSONIC IMPUL GT- R, Tsugio Matsuda won the GT500 class pole position. With this, the CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R with drivers Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli will start from the front position on the first row in the race on the 20th.
This year marks the tenth time The Sepang Circuit in Malaysia is hosting a SUPER GT race. In this memorable 10th event, Tsugio Matsuda, driving the CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R as the second to last runner in the Super Lap qualifying (run one machine at a time by the fastest 8 qualifiers from the first session to determine the starting grid for the race), recorded a lap time of 1 min. 57.409 sec. to take the tentative lead. The last runner in the Super Lap was Daisuke Ito in the ENEOS machine, who had qualified fastest in the first session. But he was unable to match Matsuda's time, and thus gave Matsuda his first-ever SUPER GT Pole Position.
In the first qualifying session, Matsuda had fallen just 0.137 sec. short of Ito's lap time, but in the Super Lap he ran with practically no mistakes at all to score a magnificent come-from-behind PP.
This is the first PP for a Nissan GT-R this season. For TEAM IMPUL, it is their first PP since the final round in the 2007 season at Fuji Speedway.
In the GT300 class, the JIMGAINER DIXCEL DUNLOP F430 driven by Tetsuya Tanaka was the fastest qualifier with a lap time of 2 min. 9.167 sec.
+Pole Position Winner Comments
No. 12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R [GT500]
Tsugio Matsuda: "I have been competing in GT racing for a long time now, but at first I never had a chance to run the timed laps in the qualifying. When I did begin to be the driver for the time attacks I finished 2nd or 3rd a few times, but I never won a pole position. Winning this PP has given me new confidence. I think a big factor this time was that I was able to come here to Sepang last winter to do tire testing. We changed the engine this time and its performance has been good. We had been having difficulties with this season's new 3.4-liter engine in the GT-R, so I am grateful to the people at Nissan and NISMO. In tomorrow's race, Ronnie will be fast too. So, if we put our strength together, I am definitely sure we can win."
Ronnie Quintarelli: Tsugio ran fantastically. In the Super Lap he ran a very good lap time and I was sure that car No. 6 (ENEOS SC430) wouldn't be able to beat it. In the races we run a good pace over the long run too. We hear that the [Honda] HSV-010 GT teams will be using a strategy of only changing two tires to save on pit time, so we want to take our put work into consideration too. I am confident that we can win, however."
No. 11 JIMGAINER DIXCEL DUNLOP F430 [GT300]
Tetsuya Tanaka: "We have a new car this season and a new tire company too, so we have had difficulties adjusting up to this point in the season. In round 3 at Fuji we found a good tire, so I thought we could win the pole position here in round 4 at Sepang. In the Super Lap, I made one mistake, but things went well overall. Since we have gotten the class pole position, I want to see us push hard from the start and build up a lead and then push on in the second half to the win."
Katsuyuki Hiranaka: "Things hadn't gone as we had hoped in the first three rounds of the season, but we found good tires in the last round and were looking forward to this race. In tomorrow's race we just have to try hard and do our best. I just want to do my job and get this win."
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Post Last Edit by ShadowChaser at 20-6-2010 12:33
Entry List
| GT500 | 13 entrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| | 1 | PETRONAS TOM'S SC430 LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG | Juichi Wakisaka
Andre Lotterer[D] | LEXUS TEAM PETRONAS TOM'S | BS | 68 | | 6 | ENEOS SC430 LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG | Daisuke Ito
Bjorn Wirdheim[S] | LEXUS TEAM LeMans ENEOS | BS | 64 | | 8 | ARTA HSV-010 Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG | Ralph Firman[IRL]
Yuji Ide
| AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI | BS | 10 | | 12 | CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R NISSAN GT-R R35 / VRH34A | Tsugio Matsuda
Ronnie Quintarelli[I] | TEAM IMPUL | BS | 26 | | 17 | KEIHIN HSV-010 Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG | Toshihiro Kaneishi
Koudai Tsukakoshi
| KEIHIN REAL RACING | BS | 28 | | 18 | Weider HSV-010 Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG | Takashi Kogure
Loic Duval[F] | Weider Honda Racing | BS | 48 | | 23 | MOTUL AUTECH GT-R NISSAN GT-R R35 / VRH34A | Satoshi Motoyama
Benoit Treluyer[F] | NISMO | MI | 6 | | 24 | HIS ADVAN KONDO GT-R NISSAN GT-R R35 / VRH34A | Joao Paulo Lima de Oliveira[BR]
Hironobu Yasuda
| KONDO RACING | YH | 46 | | 32 | EPSON HSV-010 Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG | Ryo Michigami
Yuhki Nakayama
| NAKAJIMA RACING | DL | 6 | | 35 | MJ KRAFT SC430 LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG | Hiroaki Ishiura
Kazuya Oshima
| LEXUS TEAM KRAFT | BS | 54 | | 38 | ZENT CERUMO SC430 LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG | Yuji Tachikawa
Richard Lyons[NIR] | LEXUS TEAM ZENT CERUMO | BS | 50 | | 39 | DENSO DUNLOP SARD SC430 LEXUS SC430 / RV8KG | Andre Couto[P]
Kohei Hirate
| LEXUS TEAM SARD | DL | 14 | | 100 | RAYBRIG HSV-010 Honda HSV-010 GT / HR10EG | Takuya Izawa
Naoki Yamamoto
| TEAM KUNIMITSU | BS | 30 |
| | GT300 | 19 entrants | | | | | | |
| | 2 | I.M JIHAN CO.LTD•APPLE•Shiden SHIDEN MC/RT-16 / 1UZ-FE | Hiroki Katoh
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
| Cars Tokai Dream28 | YH | 30 | | 3 | HASEMI SPORT TOMICA Z NISSAN FAIRLADY Z (Z33) / VQ35DE | Kazuki Hoshino
Masataka Yanagida
| HASEMI MOTOR SPORT | YH | 46 | | 5 | MACH GOGOGO SHAKEN408R VEMAC RD408R / M96/77 | Tetsuji Tamanaka
Haruki Kurosawa
| TEAM MACH | YH | 16 | | 7 | M7 MUTIARA MOTORS AMEMIYA SGC 7 MAZDA RX-7 (FD3S) / 20B Rotary | Nobuteru Taniguchi
Ryo Orime
| M7 RE-AMEMIYA RACING | YH | 40 | | 11 | JIMGAINER DIXCEL DUNLOP F430 Ferrari F430 / F136GT | Tetsuya Tanaka
Katsuyuki Hiranaka
| JIMGAINER | DL | 18 | | 19 | WedsSport IS350 LEXUS IS350 (GSE21) / RV8J | Manabu Orido
Tatsuya Kataoka
| RACING PROJECT BANDOH | YH | 38 | | 27 | NAC EISEICOM LMP Ferrari Ferrari F430GTC / F136GT | Yutaka Yamagishi
Hiroshi Koizumi
| LMP MOTORSPORT | YH | 10 | | 31 | EVANGELION RT TEST TYPE-01 apr COROLLA TOYOTA COROLLA Axio (NZE141) / 2GR-FSE | Koki Saga
Kosuke Matsuura
| apr | YH | 16 | | 33 | HANKOOK PORSCHE PORSCHE 911GT3RSR (997) / M97/81 | Mitsuhiro Kinoshita
Masami Kageyama
| HANKOOK KTR | HK | 16 | | 43 | ARTA Garaiya ARTA Garaiya / VQ35DE | Morio Nitta
Shinichi Takagi
| AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI | MI | 40 | | 46 | UP START MOLA Z NISSAN FAIRLADY Z (Z33) / VQ35DE | Naoki Yokomizo
Tsubasa Abe
| MOLA | YH | 70 | | 66 | triple a Vantage GT2 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE / V8 | Hideshi Matsuda
Hiroki Yoshimoto
| A speed | YH | 22 | | 74 | COROLLA Axio apr GT TOYOTA COROLLA Axio (NZE141) / 2GR-FSE | Takuto Iguchi
Yuji Kunimoto
| apr | MI | 50 | | 86 | JLOC Lamborghini RG-3 GALLARDO RG-3 (ZHWGE) / 07L1 | Koji Yamanishi
Yuhi Sekiguchi
| JLOC | YH | 24 | | 87 | JLOC Lamborghini RG-3 GALLARDO RG-3 (ZHWGE) / 07L1 | Hiroyuki Iiri
Yuya Sakamoto
| JLOC | YH | 2 | | 88 | RIRE Lamborghini RG-3 GALLARDO RG-3 (ZHWGE) / 07L1 | Atsushi Yogo
Shinya Hosokawa
| JLOC | YH |
| | 360 | ISHIMATSU Kosei RUNNUP PORSCHE PORSCHE 911GT3RSR MY2004 / M96/73 | Atsushi Tanaka
Masahiro Matsunaga
| TOMEI SPORTS | HK |
| | 365 | 365 ThunderAsia MT900M MOSLER MT900M / XV675 V8 3397cc | Melvin Choo[SGP]
Tim Sugden[GB] | 365 ThunderAsia Racing | YH |
| | 666 | BOMEX LIAN BOXSTER PORSCHE BOXSTER 986 / M96/77 | Junichiro Yamashita
Takamori.com
| BOMEX ROSSO | YH |
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Nationality = BR:Brazil / D:Germany / F:France / GB:United Kingdom /I: Italy / IRL: Ireland / NIR:Northern Ireland / P: Portugal /SGP:Singapore / S:Sweden
Tire = BS:Bridgestone / DL: Dunlop / HK:Hankook / MI:Michelin / YH:Yokohama
WH = Handicap Weight (kg) |
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Post Last Edit by ShadowChaser at 20-6-2010 21:53
Result
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PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM 2010 SUPER TAIKYU ENDURANCE SERIES
29 JUNE 2010, BY SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITS
TEAM TRIUMPHS OVER ELEMENTS AT WET AND FOGGY FUJI
Weather: Rainy and foggy
Kuala Lumpur / Fuji (Japan), 27 June 2010 – The wet and foggy
conditions at the Fuji International Speedway last Sunday did little
to dampen the spirits of the PETRONAS Syntium Team's outing at Round 4
of the 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance Series. For the team's No. 1 BMW
Z4M Coupe, it was an outing worth celebrating as the trio of Nobuteru
Taniguchi, Masataka Yanagida and rookie Imran Zaharias Shaharom
claimed their fourth win of the season.
Despite mechanical problems during qualifying that relegated the No.
28 BMW Z4M Coupe down the starting order to 37th position, Malaysian
Fariqe Hairuman made a memorable weekend for the team with the drive
of the day. The 27-year old had to fight through the field to make his
way back up the order to 3rd before handing the reigns over to his
teammates Melvin Moh and Tatsuya Kataoka. Both drivers carried on the
momentum to catch the leading cars before eventually settling for the
final podium slot in third place.
David Wong, Team Principal: "With the conditions really poor today
with visibility down to a minimum, this result becomes even more
special and memorable! Not only did the drivers have to contend with
other competitors but also the elements; and they did a truly
magnificent job. This was particularly true for Fariqe who had to
start from the back of the grid and stormed through the field to climb
up to sixth before handing over the car to Melvin. This was by far
Fariqe's best race in Japan! Great job also for Taniguchi, Yanagida
and Imran who claimed their fourth straight win! Everyone did a superb
job today to enable us to achieve our target which was for both cars
to score championship points."
Selected driver quotes:
BMW Z4M COUPE, CAR NO. 1, RACE WINNER
Drivers: Masataka Yanagida (JPN), Nobuteru Taniguchi (JPN) and Imran
Zaharias Shaharom (MAS)
Imran Zaharias Shaharom (MAS, Fastest Lap: 4:11.185min, safety car
conditions): "To be up on the top step for our fourth win of the
season is really fantastic. The weather really played a crucial part
in the race today as a small mistake would be very costly. I am glad
that everything worked out well for our teammates in the No. 28 car,
especially given their circumstances. For us, we had to make sure that
we kept the No. 8 Porsche behind us, knowing that they were quick this
weekend. I am grateful for this result and would like to thank the
management, my teammates and the crew for their guidance and support!"
BMW Z4M COUPE, CAR NO. 28, 3rd POSITION
Drivers: Tatsuya Kataoka (JPN), Fariqe Hairuman (MAS), Melvin Moh Chun-Ho (MAS)
Fariqe Hairuman (MAS, Fastest Lap: 2:00.517min): "I really don't know
what to say but say my grace to God!! It was an unbelievable race and
probably the toughest in my four years racing in Japan. It was hard
enough that we were faced with an impossible situation after the
mechanical problems that compromised our qualifying; the weather
condition on raceday was also really bad. As the starting driver, it
was really hard to see past all the spray and fog while trying to
overtake everyone. I am so happy that we managed to catch the leaders
and by the end of the race we were not that far from the No. 8 ART
Taste Porsche. On top of that the Nissan was really strong especially
on the straights, so given everything we were up against, it was a
really great and fantastic result!"
Melvin Moh Chun-Ho (MAS, Fastest Lap: 2:01.195min): "This was a really
great race for us, given all the obstacles we had to overcome. It was
already tough for us with the problems we had in qualifying then the
weather conditions got quite bad, and Fariqe did a superb job to bring
us up to 3rd! Fariqe had already done the bulk of the work but it was
still quite hard to navigate through the impossible conditions. I am
so proud of what we were able to produce here this weekend as this is
definitely a boost in our preparation for our next race! Thank you to
the crew for their incredible hard work and the management for their
support and encouragement!"
Circuit Name: Fuji International Speedway
Length: 4.563 km
Race Format: 4hrs
Previous Winner: 2009 PETRONAS Syntium Team (BMW)
Pos: 1
No: 1
Class: ST1
Team Car/Type: PETRONAS Syntium BMW Z4M Coupe / E86
Total time/laps: 4hrs 01:43.542min / 106
A Driver/Best Time (lap): Nobuteru Taniguchi / 1:59.894m (73)*
B Driver/Best Time (lap): Masataka Yanagida / 2:00.825m (31)
Driver/Best Time (lap): Imran Shaharom: 4:11.185m (2, SC)
Pos: 2
No: 8
Class: ST1
Team Car/Type: ART TASTE GT3 / Porsche 997
Total time/laps: 4hrs 01:57.681 / 106
Pos: 3
No: 28
Class: ST1
Team Car/Type: PETRONAS Syntium BMW Z4M Coupe / E86
Total time/laps: 4hrs 02:05.031min / 106
A Driver/Best Time (lap): Tatsuya Kataoka / 2:01.353m (30)
B Driver/Best Time (lap): Fariqe Hairuman / 2:00.517m (45)
Driver/Best Time (lap): Melvin Moh: 2:01.195m (31)
* fastest lap of the race
The 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance Series will now take a break before
resuming for round 5 in September at Okayama.
PETRONAS Syntium Team: www.teampetronas.com
Super Taikyu Endurance Series: www.so-net.ne.jp/s-taikyu |
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super taikyu ni race amende plak ye :cf: |
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aku suka tgk awek2 japan yg pegang payung jer
gt race ni dah lama aku tak ikut
rupanya dah ader mcm2 keta bru ooo |
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diaorg pilih awek2 yg comel je |
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Bunyi kereta macam F1 bising  |
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Post time 20-6-2010 12:25 PM
unlop / HK:Hankook / MI:Michelin / YH:Yokohama
