Autobacs Super GT 2022 Series Round 1

Easter Sunday 2022 marked the beginning of the 2022 season of the Autobacs Super GT and this season marked the debut of the new Nissan Z GT500 racing machines based on the upcoming Nissan Fairlady Z RZ34 sports car as well as the Honda NSX Type S GT500 racing machines based on the final versions of the Honda/Acura NSX sportscars.

The first round of the Autobacs Super GT 2022 Series is set in Okayama, giving these new GT500 machines a chance to flex their Japanese muscles in a real motoring combat JDM fanatics glued their eyes for.

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After an intense 82-lap Easter action thriller in Okuyama, the #14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra repeated its season opener win from last year while the #100 STANLEY NSX-GT finished 2nd and the #23 MOTUL AUTECH Z finished 3rd, its first podium finish for the new Z RZ34 GT500 racing machine.

In the GT300 class, meanwhile, the #56 REALIZE NISSAN MECHANIC CHALLENGE GT-R won the race while the #18 UPGARAGE NSX GT3 finished 2nd and the #65 LEON PYRAMID AMG finished 3rd.

Highlights: https://www.supergtvideo.online/videos/UwFwWTvPglA0HGVw39j7n

The next race of the Autobacs Super GT 2022 Series will be at Fuji Speedway from the 3rd to the 4th of May, 2022.