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Time：2023-08-11 09:29:02 Browse：115℃

        2023 Japan Super GT fourth race "Fuji 100 Laps Race" in the dry and wet alternate Fuji International Circuit came to an end.The No. 3 Chidai Shengzheng/Gao Xing Mingcheng crew won the race and GT500 class by driving NiterraMOTUL Z. The GT300 category was won by the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R, driven by Ryuichiro Tomita/Kyoshi Ishikawa/Yusuke Shiozu. Nissan managed to pull off a double victory under Mount Fuji.

        On Sunday, the 100-lap race began on a slippery track surface.At the beginning of the race, Niterra MOTUL Z, equipped with Michelin tires, attacked strongly, and the Chiyo Katsuma/Takeshi Mingmato team, which started from the fourth place in the field, soon came to the first position in the field.But as the road gradually dried out, the race situation reversed, and the Toyota camp with excellent dry speed began to rise.The No. 14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra(Kazuya Oshima/Kenta Yamashita) and No. 39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra(Yuki Sekiguchi/Yuichi Nakayama) crews slowly climbed into the lead.However, two subsequent accidents in the GT300 category caused the safety car and the red flag respectively.

        During the period of "Red Flag" , the heavy rain poured down again, and the No. 3 car with unbeatable wetland performance was like a fish in water. After the resumption of the race, it broke through the defense line of the three Toyota cars in front and continued to expand the lead, and finally won the championship with a huge advantage of more than one minute.

        It was the first win of the season for Chiyo Katsuma/Takahiro, and it helped them move to the top of the standings after the race.