The 2023 GRAN TURISMO D1 GRAND PRIX SERIES Rd. 3&4 was held on June 24th and 25th at Tsukuba Circuit for the first time in two years.

Some machines have top speeds of 180km/h, and the course layout goes all the way into the final corner and into the hairpin. It is a fierce battle called Tsukuba.

In Round 3, Mekuwa scored 98.18 points, advanced to the best 4 in Tsuiso, and finished 4th in the final standings.

The final standings for Rd.3 are as follows.

4th (TANSO 4th) #79 Kojiro Mekuwa TMS Racing Team G-meister / E92 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
6th (TANSO 9th) #2 Seimi Tanaka SHIBATIRE RACING SEIMI STYLE D / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
8th (TANSO 14th) #8 Tetsuya Kume HIRANO TIRE ★ VALINO RACING / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 17th #52 Yusuke Kitaoka TEAM MORI / JZX100 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 20th #30 Tetsuro Nakata TEAM TNR / JZX100 / WORK EMOTION T5R 2P
TANSO 21st #11 Mitsuru Murakami Repair Create × 326power / ZN8 /WORK EMOTION CR3P
TANSO 23rd place #6 Akino Utsumi Asai industry SP security racing team / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 24th #56 Takahiro Mori VITOUR Racing GP SPORTS / RPS13 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 26th #27 Takeshi Motegi OKUTONE FP IWANA CENTER / S15 / WORK EMOTION CR Kiwami
TANSO 27th #39 Toshiki Nagai Hot Wheels × Rocket Bunny Racing / S13 / MEISTER L1 3P
TANSO 28th #93 Hiroki Kano HIRANO TIRE ★VALINO RACING / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 33rd place #16 Koji Yamaguchi TMS Racing Team G-meister / E92 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
― #87 Daigo Saito FAT FIVE RACING / A90 / SP FORGED




Round 4 on June 25 was held in dry conditions on a hot day. There was no change in the course layout, but the width of the course changed due to the addition of a new line on the inside side of the paved surface, but the number of machines going off the course decreased and safety was improved. was connected to

Mekuwa, who was in good form yesterday, had a disappointing result due to machine trouble on this day. However, Utsumi, who had stopped competing last year, scored a stable 96.98 points and advanced to the best 16 tsuiso tournament for the first time in 1 year and 10 months.

The final ranking of Rd.4 is as follows.

6th (TANSO 9th) #2 Seimi Tanaka SHIBATIRE RACING SEIMI STYLE D / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
11th (TANSO 8th) #52 Yusuke Kitaoka TEAM MORI / JZX100 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
12th (TANSO 10th) #8 Tetsuya Kume HIRANO TIRE ★ VALINO RACING / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
15th (TANSO 15th) #6 Akino Utsumi Asai Kogyo SP security racing team / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 20th #11 Mitsuru Murakami Repair Create × 326power / ZN8 /WORK EMOTION CR3P
TANSO 25th #16 Koji Yamaguchi TMS Racing Team G-meister / E92 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 26th #30 Tetsuro Nakata TEAM TNR / JZX100 / WORK EMOTION T5R 2P
TANSO 28th place #56 Takahiro Mori VITOUR Racing GP SPORTS / RPS13 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 31st #93 Hiroki Kano HIRANO TIRE ★VALINO RACING / S15 / WORK EMOTION ZR10
TANSO 33rd place #27 Takeshi Motegi OKUTONE FP IWANA CENTER / S15 / WORK EMOTION CR Kiwami
TANSO 34th #39 Toshiki Nagai Hot Wheels × Rocket Bunny Racing / S13 / MEISTER L1 3P
TANSO 35th place #87 Daigo Saito FAT FIVE RACING / A90 / SP FORGED
TANSO 36th #79 Kojiro Mekuwa TMS Racing Team G-meister / E92 / WORK EMOTION ZR10


next race
Round 5 August 26 (Saturday)
Round 6 August 27 (Sunday)
It will be held at Ebisu Circuit (Fukushima Prefecture).
We look forward to your continued support this year.