The 1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 8th edition of the series. It began at TI Circuit Aida on 15 March and finished after eight events at Fuji Speedway on 8 November. The championship was won by Masahiro Hasemi , driving for Hasemi Motorsport.[ 1] [ 2]
Teams & Drivers
Team
Car
No.
Drivers
Class
Rounds
Hasemi Motorsport
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
1
Hideo Fukuyama
JTC-1
All
Masahiro Hasemi
All
Team Taisan
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
2
Kunimitsu Takahashi
JTC-1
All
Keiichi Tsuchiya
All
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
24
Hironori Takeuchi
JTC-2
All
Fumio Mutoh
1-2, 6-8
Masaki Tanaka
3
Motoshi Sekine
4-8
26
Fuminori Mizuno
JTC-2
All
Atsushi Kawamoto
1-2, 4-8
Anthony Reid
3
Team Koyama Garage
Isuzu Gemini JT191
5
Tsutomu Azuma
JTC-3
8
Akihiro Higashi
8
Isao Shibata
8
Unknown
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
6
Junko Mihara
JTC-3
2
Unknown
Honda Civic EG6
7
Yoshio Hattori
JTC-3
8
Kenta Shimamura
8
Yutaka Tomii
8
FET Racing
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
8
Kiyoshi Misaki
JTC-1
All
Naoki Nagasaka
All
AP National
Honda Civic EF9
9
Prasert Aphiphunya
JTC-3
8
Kriangkrai Limnantarak
8
Object T
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
11
Hisashi Wada
JTC-3
1-2
Hisashi Yokoshima
1-2
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
Hisashi Wada
JTC-3
3-8
Hisashi Yokoshima
3-8
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
22
Tom Kristensen
JTC-1
All
Kazuo Shimizu
All
Team Impul
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
12
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
JTC-1
All
Masahiko Kageyama
All
Mooncraft
Honda Civic EF9
14
Naoki Hattori
JTC-3
1-6
Katsutomo Kaneishi
1-6
Honda Civic EG6
Naoki Hattori
JTC-3
7-8
Katsutomo Kaneishi
7-8
Cherena Racing Team
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
17
Ryuichi Natsukawa
JTC-2
1, 3-8
Kazuaki Takamura
1, 3, 5, 7
Masahiko Kondō
4, 6, 8
Asano Racing Service
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
18
Takeo Asano
JTC-3
All
Makoto Hagiwara
All
Racing Project Bandoh
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
19
Hiroyuki Kawai
JTC-3
1-7
Mitsutake Koma
1-7
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
Hiroyuki Kawai
JTC-3
8
Mitsutake Koma
8
Hitotsuyama Racing
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
21
Hideshi Matsuda
JTC-2
All
Mikio Hitotsuyama
1, 3, 5, 7-8
Yasushi Hitotsuyama
2, 4, 6, 8
Team Advan
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
25
Morio Nitta
JTC-3
2-8
Keiichi Suzuki
2-8
BVDR
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
28
Takeshi Kubo
JTC-3
3, 6-8
Akira Shibata
3, 6-8
Yasuo Kusakabe
7-8
B-ing Kegani Racing
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
29
Kazuo Mogi
JTC-2
All
Sakai Obata
1-3, 5-8
Hideyuki Tamamoto
4
Concept L Racing Team
Honda Civic EF9
32
Takahiko Hara
JTC-3
1-6
Masami Kageyama
1-6
Honda Civic EG6
Takahiko Hara
JTC-3
7-8
Masami Kageyama
7-8
Honda Civic EF9
77
Masahiko Hanayama
JTC-3
7-8
Nobukazu Katsura
7-8
Racing Forum
Honda Civic EF9
33
Yasuo Muramatsu
JTC-3
1-7
Kumi Sato
1-7
Honda Civic EG6
Yasuo Muramatsu
JTC-3
8
Kumi Sato
8
Auto Tech Racing
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
34
Derek Higgins
JTC-2
6, 8
Paul Radisich
6, 8
35
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
JTC-2
All
Roland Ratzenberger
All
Toyota Team TOM's
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
36
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
JTC-3
All
Masanori Sekiya
All
37
Kaoru Hoshino
JTC-3
All
Víctor Rosso
All
Kinku Boston
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
39
Tsuyoshi Mouri
JTC-3
4
Atsushi Okuda
4
Fuyu Takashi
4
Nismo
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
55
Takayuki Kinoshita
JTC-1
All
Anders Olofsson
All
Team Over Take
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
61
Takamasa Nakagawa
JTC-2
All
Eiichi Tajima
All
62
Kevin Wong
JTC-2
2-5, 7-8
Charles Kwan
2, 5-6, 8
Winston Mak
3-4, 7-8
Akira Watanabe
3, 6-7
Shunji Kasuya
4
Team Noji
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
63
Katsunori Iketani
JTC-2
8
Hiroyuki Noji
8
Hisashi Shimura
8
Team Yamato
Honda Civic EF9
67
Tsugio Oba
JTC-3
4, 7-8
Katsuaki Sato
4, 7-8
Masahiro Imamura
7-8
IPF Wako's
BMW M3 Sport Evolution
72
Toru Horigome
JTC-2
1-4, 6-8
Norio Makiguchi
1-4, 6-8
Tetsuya Ota
1-4
Seiichi Sodeyama
8
Unknown
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
83
M.V. Manitto
JTC-1
8
Ratanakul Prutirat Serireongrith
8
Kenji HKS Racing
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R
87
Yukihiro Hane
JTC-1
1, 3-4, 6-8
Osamu Hagiwara
1, 3, 6-8
Shigeki Matsui
4
Kawasho
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
88
Masahiro Matsunaga
JTC-3
4, 6, 8
Junko Mihara
4, 6, 8
Shinichi Yamaji
4, 6, 8
Moritani
Honda Civic EF9
90
Masami Miyoshi
JTC-3
All
Kenji Kuroki
1
Kouzi Takubo
2
Hikari Inami
3, 5
Tsutomo Hiraoka
4
Hirokazu Ebihara
6
Kenji Hongo
7
Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi
8
Mugen Honda
Honda Civic EF9
100
Osamu Nakako
JTC-3
1-3
Hideki Okada
1-3
Honda Civic EG6
Osamu Nakako
JTC-3
4-8
Hideki Okada
4-8
Icon
Class
JTC-1
over 2500cc
JTC-2
1601-2500cc
JTC-3
Up to 1600cc
Calendar Overall winner in bold .
Championship Standings Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.
References