2008 D1 Grand Prix series
The 2008 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series was the eighth season for the D1 Grand Prix series and the third for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. The US series was proposed for a second season in November 2007, but in February 2008, due to commitments, the series was cancelled, leaving the 2007 as the only year the US series ever took place, despite being exhibition rounds.[1] The series began March 29, 2008 for the D1SL and March 30 for D1GP at Ebisu Circuit. The series ended with a non-point scoring World All-Star event held at Irwindale Speedway on November 30, 2008 and concluded altogether on December 14 as a D1SL point scoring round.
Schedule
Round 1
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Masato Kawabata | Nissan Silvia S15 | 26 |
| 2nd | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 22 |
| 3rd | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 18 |
| 4th | Masao Suenaga | Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 17 |
| 5th | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 13 |
| 6th | Kuniaki Takahashi | Toyota Chaser JZX100 | 12 |
| 7th | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 11 |
| 8th | Tetsuya Hibino | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 | 11 |
| 9th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 9 |
| 10th | Toshiki Yoshioka | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | 7 |
| 11th | Tsuyoshi Tezuka | Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 7 |
| 12th | Nobushige Kumakubo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 5 |
| 13th | Masayoshi Tokita | Toyota Crown GRS180 | 4 |
| 14th | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 3 |
| 15th | Hiroshi Fukuda | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 2 |
| 16th | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 1 |
Round 2
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yoshinori Koguchi | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 25 |
| 2nd | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 22 |
| 3rd | Tsuyoshi Tezuka | Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 19 |
| 4th | Masao Suenaga | Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 17 |
| 5th | Toshiki Yoshioka | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | 13 |
| 6th | Atsushi Kuroi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 13 |
| 7th | Chikara Mizuhata | Nissan Silvia S15 | 12 |
| 8th | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 10 |
| 9th | Nobuteru Taniguchi | Toyota Altezza SXE10 | 8 |
| 10th | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 8 |
| 11th | Hisashi Oginome | Nissan Silvia S15 | 6 |
| 12th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S13 | 6 |
| 13th | Tomokazu Hirota | Toyota Verossa JZX110 | 4 |
| 14th | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 3 |
| 15th | Tatsuya Sakuma | Nissan Silvia S15 | 2 |
| 16th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 1 |
Round 3
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tsuyoshi Tezuka | Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 26 |
| 2nd | Atsushi Kuroi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 22 |
| 3rd | Toshiki Yoshioka | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | 19 |
| 4th | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 17 |
| 5th | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 13 |
| 6th | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 13 |
| 7th | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 11 |
| 8th | Nobushige Kumakubo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 11 |
| 9th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 8 |
| 10th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 7 |
| 11th | Hideo Hiraoka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 6 |
| 12th | Tatsuya Sakuma | Nissan Silvia S15 | 5 |
| 13th | Masao Suenaga | Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 4 |
| 14th | Kazuto Ichiyanagi | Nissan Silvia S13 | 4 |
| 15th | Masato Kawabata | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 2 |
| 16th | Tetsuya Hibino | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 | 1 |
Round 4
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 26 |
| 2nd | Tomokazu Hirota | Toyota Verossa JZX110 | 21 |
| 3rd | Tetsuya Hibino | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 | 18 |
| 4th | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 17 |
| 5th | Masao Suenaga | Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 13 |
| 6th | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 12 |
| 7th | Akinori Utsumi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 11 |
| 8th | Yoshinori Koguchi | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 10 |
| 9th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 9 |
| 10th | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 7 |
| 11th | Masato Kawabata | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 7 |
| 12th | Hisashi Oginome | Nissan Silvia S15 | 5 |
| 13th | Chikara Mizuhata | Nissan Silvia S15 | 4 |
| 14th | Masayoshi Tokita | Toyota Crown GRS180 | 3 |
| 15th | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 2 |
| 16th | Nobushige Kumakubo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 2 |
Round 5
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 26 |
| 2nd | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 21 |
| 3rd | Masato Kawabata | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 19 |
| 4th | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 17 |
| 5th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 13 |
| 6th | Masao Suenaga | Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 13 |
| 7th | Kuniaki Takahashi | Toyota Chaser JZX100 | 11 |
| 8th | Nobushige Kumakubo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 10 |
| 9th | Atsushi Kuroi | Nissan Silvia PS13 | 9 |
| 10th | Tsuyoshi Tezuka | Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 8 |
| 11th | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 6 |
| 12th | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 5 |
| 13th | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 4 |
| 14th | Toshiki Yoshioka | Lexus SC430 UZZ40 | 3 |
| 15th | Hideo Hiraoka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 2 |
| 16th | Yoshinori Koguchi | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 1 |
Round 6
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nobushige Kumakubo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 25 |
| 2nd | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 21 |
| 3rd | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 18 |
| 4th | Naoki Nakamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 16 |
| 5th | Tatsuya Sakuma | Nissan Silvia S15 | 13 |
| 6th | Tsuyoshi Tezuka | Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 12 |
| 7th | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 12 |
| 8th | Toshiki Yoshioka | Lexus SC430 UZZ40 | 10 |
| 9th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 8 |
| 10th | Takumi Nozawa | Nissan Silvia S14 | 7 |
| 11th | Tetsuya Hibino | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 | 6 |
| 12th | Masato Kawabata | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 5 |
| 13th | Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | 4 |
| 14th | Masashi Yokoi | Nissan Silvia S14 | 3 |
| 15th | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 2 |
| 16th | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 1 |
Round 7
| Position | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Masao Suenaga | Mazda RX-7 FD3S | 25 |
| 2nd | Nobushige Kumakubo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CT9A | 21 |
| 3rd | Masato Kawabata | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 19 |
| 4th | Daigo Saito | Toyota Mark II JZX100 | 17 |
| 5th | Yoshinori Koguchi | Nissan 180SX RPS13 | 14 |
| 6th | Youichi Imamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 13 |
| 7th | Takahiro Ueno | Toyota Soarer JZZ30 | 11 |
| 8th | Tetsuya Hibino | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 | 10 |
| 9th | Drift Samurai | Mazda RX-7 FC3S | 8 |
| 10th | Tsuyoshi Tezuka | Nissan Skyline BNR32 | 8 |
| 11th | Ken Nomura | Nissan Skyline ER34 | 7 |
| 12th | Tatsuya Sakuma | Nissan Silvia S15 | 6 |
| 13th | Masashi Yokoi | Nissan Silvia S14 | 4 |
| 14th | Junkichi Nagasawa | Nissan Silvia S15 | 3 |
| 15th | Kazuyoshi Okamura | Nissan Silvia S15 | 2 |
| 16th | Toru Inose | Nissan Silvia S15 | 1 |
Final Championship Results
D1GP
D1SL
- Highlighted in blue - 100pt tansou (solo run) bonus
- Source: D1GP Official Site 2008 Championship table
Sources
- (in Japanese)無題ドキュメント (D1GP.co.jp)