Stanley Team Kunimitsu's Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino won from pole in the Super GT season finale to wrap up the first title for the new Honda HRC Prelude-GT.

Team Kunimitsu’s Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino took the championship lead yesterday, and on the eve of this afternoon’s final round of the Autobacs Super GT Series from Mobility Resort Motegi, Makino won the pole position to give the team a crucial point in their pursuit of a championship.

After staring down the humiliating prospect of a winless season in GT500, Nissan finally prevailed in Mobility Resort Motegi as the No. 12 Team Impul Nissan Z NISMO GT500 of Kazuki Hiramine and Bertrand Baguette won Saturday’s first race of the Autobacs Super GT Series’ doubleheader finale.

Nakajima Racing's Riki Okusa has emerged as a real star in qualifying to close out the 2026 Autobacs Super GT Series. On Saturday morning, Okusa put the Dunlop-clad No. 64 Honda HRC Prelude-GT on pole for the first Motegi GT 250km Race of the weekend.

Ahead of this weekend’s Super GT doubleheader finale at Mobility Resort Motegi, Nakajima Racing’s No. 64 Honda HRC Prelude-GT continued to show its one-lap prowess by posting the fastest time in Friday’s dedicated test session.

Japan’s Autobacs Super GT Series resumes this weekend for its sixth race of the 2026 season, a three-hour race at the Autopolis International Racing Course, with all the action set to play out live on RACER Network.

Three-month layoff for the Japanese ends this weekend with a 300km battle.

Toyota was the manufacturer to beat in qualifying for the opening round of the Super GT season at Okayama.