2026 SRO Japan Cup

The 2026 SRO Japan Cup will be the fifth season of the SRO Japan Cup, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Japan, co-promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management. The races are contested with GT3-spec, GTC-spec and GT4-spec cars with hopes of GT2-spec entries.

Calendar

Round Circuit Date
1 Miyagi Prefecture Sportsland SUGO, Murata, Miyagi 16–17 May
2 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka 11–12 July
3 Okayama Prefecture Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka, Okayama 29–30 August
4 Mie Prefecture Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie 12–13 September
Sources:[1][2]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
Japan Bingo Racing with LM corsa[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 9 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[3] PA TBC
Japan Shinji Takei[3]
Japan The Spirit of FFF Racing[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi[4] Am TBC
Japan Mineki Okura[4]
Australia AWD Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 27 Australia Jake Parsons[5] PA TBC
Canada Jesse Swinimer[5]
Japan Ponos Racing[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 45 Japan Kei Cozzolino[6] PA TBC
Japan Yorikatsu Tsujiko[6]
Japan K-tunes Racing[7] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 96 Japan Sena Sakaguchi[7] PA TBC
TBA
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[7] TBC
Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 98 Chinese Taipei Betty Chen[7] PA TBC
Japan Shinichi Takagi[7]
Japan Norik Racing[3] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 181 Japan Taku Bamba[3] PA TBC
Japan Norikazu Shibata[3]
Japan RunUp Sports[8] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 360 Japan Masaaki Nishikawa[8] Am TBC
Japan Atsushi Tanaka[8]
GTC
GT4
Icon Class
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
S Silver Cup
Am Am Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Klein, Jamie (20 August 2025). "Okayama Keeps Slot as Full 2026 Calendar Revealed". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Japan Cup 2026カレンダーを発表!来シーズンも4大会8戦を予定". SRO Japan Cup. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Klein, Jamie (6 January 2026). "Bingo Racing Switches to Porsche for Japan Cup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "Hamaguchi, Okura and The Spirit of FFF Racing confirm Japan Cup comeback". japancup.co. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c Klein, Jamie (29 January 2026). "AWD Racing Steps Up to GT3 With Audi, Hitotsuyama Support". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "「PONOS RACING」2026年シーズン参戦体制のお知らせ" ["PONOS RACING" 2026 season participation system announcement]. PONOS Racing (in Japanese). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b c d e Klein, Jamie (14 February 2026). "K-tunes Racing to Field Corvette Z06 GT3.R in Japan Cup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b c "Nissan and NMC announces motorsports programs for 2026". Nismo. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.