2020 Super GT Series


The 2020 Super GT Series is a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation and run by the GT Association. It is the twenty-eighth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era and the sixteenth season the series to compete under the Super GT name. It is the thirty-eighth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.

Schedule

Initial 2020 schedule

On July 26, 2019, the GTA announced the provisional calendar for the 2020 Super GT series, with the number of rounds remaining at 8, but with an increase in the number of overseas races, with the return of Chang International Circuit in Thailand, and for the first time since 2013 Super GT Series, a return to Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Despite its absence in the calendar, Sepang had remained a popular choice for manufacturers when reviewing locations for testing, particularly during the winter months. At the time, dates for neither of the overseas rounds were revealed, although the races were expected to take place between June and August. The round, introduced to replace the 1000 km of Suzuka, was dropped to avoid a clash with the 2020 Summer Olympics, which would be held in Tokyo. A finalised calendar with the dates for both overseas rounds was revealed during the 2019 Motegi GT 250 km weekend.

Impact of 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic

On March 18, 2020, the original opening round at Okayama International Circuit was postponed to an undetermined date due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. On March 30, 2020, the second and third rounds at Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit were each postponed. On April 5, 2020, the series released its first revised calendar, which was scheduled to begin on July 12 at Okayama. With the 2020 Summer Olympics postponed, the Fuji Speedway round, traditionally scheduled for the Golden Week holiday of May 4, was moved to August 9.
On June 4, 2020, a second revision to the calendar was announced. The season is now scheduled to begin on July 19 at Fuji Speedway, the first of three confirmed races that were announced to be held at Fuji, with a fourth added later. Two rounds were scheduled to take place at Suzuka Circuit, with one scheduled for August 23, the date that was originally set for the cancelled 2020 Suzuka 10 Hours. Two rounds were scheduled to take place at Twin Ring Motegi. The rounds at Okayama International Circuit, Autopolis, and Sportsland Sugo in Japan, as well as the round at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, were all cancelled for 2020. On June 8, 2020, it was confirmed that the eighth and final round would take place at Fuji Speedway on November 29, after the round at Chang International Circuit in Thailand, which was provisionally scheduled to take place on December 27, was cancelled. The first event format was announced on June 29, with the first race at Fuji being held at a 300 kilometre distance.
RoundRaceCircuitDate
1Takanoko Hotel Fuji GT 300km Race Fuji SpeedwayJuly 18-19
2Takanoko Hotel Fuji GT 300km Race Fuji SpeedwayAugust 8–9
3Suzuka GT I Suzuka CircuitAugust 22-23
4Motegi GT I Twin Ring MotegiSeptember 12-13
5Fuji GT III Fuji SpeedwayOctober 3-4
6Suzuka GT II Suzuka CircuitOctober 24-25
7Motegi GT II Twin Ring MotegiNovember 7-8
8Fuji GT IV Fuji SpeedwayNovember 28-29

Teams and drivers

A total of 45 teams have registered to take part in the 2020 Super GT season, 15 teams from the GT500 class, and 30 teams from the GT300 class.

GT500

GT300

Vehicle Changes

GT500 Class

GT500 Class

GT500 Class

Due to travel restrictions put into place as a result of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, several driver changes were necessitated, starting from the opening round at Fuji Speedway.

Drivers' championships

;Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
Points20151186543211

GT500

GT300