Shade Racing
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Base | Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Team principal(s) | Kosuke Ogasawara |
| Founder(s) | Hayashi Telempu |
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| Website | www |
Shade Racing (シェイドレーシング, Kabushiki gaisha Shade Racing) (stylised as SHADE Racing) is a Japanese racing team which competes in Super GT and Super Taikyu championship.
History
[edit]Shade Racing was founded in 2015 by an automotive parts company name Hayashi Telempu. The team started to compete in Toyota Gazoo Racing 86/BRZ Race where they still compete as of 2024.
Super Taikyu
[edit]The team made their debut in Super Taikyu in 2018. They competed in ST-4 class with Honda Integra Type-R, with Katsuyuki Hiranaka, Hiro Hayashi, Hiroki Yoshida where they clinched second place in the class standing. For 2019, the team changed the car to Toyota 86, they also clinched 2 wins with Hiranaka, Yuji Kunimoto, and Hiro Hayashi.
Super GT – GT300
[edit]Shade Racing entered Super GT for the first time,[1] with a Toyota GR86 GT300 riding on Dunlop tyres. Three-time GT300 championship runner-up Katsuyuki Hiranaka (who had spent the previous 13 seasons at Gainer),[2] and F4 Japanese Championship graduate Eijiro Shimizu were announced as the team's driver line-up.[3] For 2023, the team retained the same line up, with Shinosuke Yamada acting as the third driver.[4][5] In that season, they achieved their maiden podium in Sportsland Sugo where they ended up in second place. In 2024, Shade Racing is set to change tyre suppliers from Dunlop to Michelin.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing Enters Super GT Series". Dailysportscar. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Katsuyuki Hiranaka Leaves Gainer After 13 Seasons". Dailysportscar. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Apr reveals Toyota GR86 GT300 car for SUPER GT 2022". dailysportscar.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "42 Cars Entered For 2023 SUPER GT Series". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Fuji GT 450km Entry List Features Several New & Returning Faces". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Saitama Toyopet Gets New Lineup Amid Toyota Reshuffle". sportscar365.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.