It was supposed to be an SRO Japan Cup sweep for the No. 1 Hitotsuyama with Cornes Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 of Akihiro Tsuzuki and Shintaro Kawabata, as they were the fastest drivers on track, but a freak contact in the first race handed the win to the No. 88 Miracolo Tokyo McLaren 720S GT3 Evo of Tadao Uematsu and Kenta Yamashita, meaning that the title holders still have work to do in order to get back to back titles. Despite the door rubbing in the first corner, the first race had the minimal number of casualities, with only a stopped No. 96 K-Tunes Lexus retiring without a single lap done in the first race. After the first minutes having being spent behind the Safety Car, the No. 1 Hitotsuyama Ferrari led the way at the restart, but Hiroshi Hamaguchi wasn’t too interested in just keeping the GT3 Am Cup lead and aimed for Akihiro Tsuzuki and the overall lead. With Tadao Uematsu and the No. 88 Miracolo Tokyo McLaren keeping the field at bay, Hamaguchi and Tsuzuki had a ...
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