Support Report: Miyata, Hamprecht score double victories in Fuji

During the Fuji GT 500km Race meeting at Fuji International Speedway, the Autobacs Super GT Series was supported by the FIA F4 Japanese Championship, and the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan for the annual running of the Golden Week race.

The theme of the weekend was dominant results for two talented youngsters. Reigning Japanese F4 champion Ritomo Miyata got his title defense back underway with two victories in Rounds 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday, putting the 17-year-old Toyota young driver back atop the points standings.

In Porsche Carrera Cup Japan, 19-year-old Philip Hamprecht made the most of a one-off outing in the Mobil 1 Challenge, taking two wire-to-wire victories from pole position.

Nakajima wins Spa 6 Hours for Toyota, Kunimoto mistake-free in WEC debut

Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers and Super GT superstars Kazuki Nakajima and Yuji Kunimoto may have missed the Autobacs Super GT Series Fuji 500km this past Thursday, but they didn’t disappoint in the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

Nakajima joined co-drivers Sébastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson in their #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid to pick up the overall victory – and a Toyota 1-2 finish – in the final WEC round before the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Kunimoto, the reigning Japanese Super Formula Champion, scored a fifth-place overall finish on debut in the #9 Toyota TS050 with veteran co-drivers Nicolas Lapierre and Stéphane Sarrazin.