Starting from pole, Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita repeated their 2021 victory in the 82-lap contest at the former Pacific Grand Prix venue despite a scare in the final stages when the pace of the #14 GR Supra suddenly dropped after a late Full Course Yellow period.
What was a 10-second advantage quickly disappeared in the four-lap dash to finish, giving two-time GT500 champion Naoki Yamamoto a whisker of opportunity in the Kunimitsu Honda.
Ultimately, Yamashita had enough of a buffer to keep Yamamoto at bay, taking the chequered flag with just over a second in hand to take an early lead in the championship.
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Earlier in the race, a thrilling battle ensued behind the Rookie Toyota for the best-of-the rest honours, culminating in Yamamoto pulling off a brilliant double move on Kazuki Hiramine’s Impul Nissan and Hiroaki Ishiura’s Cerumo Toyota.
With Ishiura trying to pass the…
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