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Ayhancan Güven leads wet Suzuka 1000km Test 1 for Absolute Racing as Porsche heads Mercedes-AMG and BMW in Friday morning running.
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2026 Suzuka 1000km | Paid Test 1 | Güven puts Absolute Racing Porsche on top in wet opener

Karishma Persad04 mins

Absolute Racing topped the opening test session for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, with Ayhancan Güven setting the pace aboard the #7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo. Persistent light rain left Suzuka Circuit wet throughout the one-hour Friday morning session, but Güven produced a 2:11.077 to establish the early benchmark. The reigning DTM champion finished 0.397…

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The 2026 Suzuka 1000km brings 30 GT3 cars and eight manufacturers to Japan for the 50th edition and penultimate IGTC round.
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2026 Suzuka 1000km: Preview

Karishma Persad09 mins

The Suzuka 1000km returns from 11-13 September for the 50th edition of Japan’s Summer Endurance Race, bringing together a 30-car GT3 field for the penultimate round of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) season. Eight manufacturers will be represented across the grid, with nine Pro entries expected to lead the fight for overall victory. Another…

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Thomas Neubauer will miss the Suzuka 1000km after suffering a complex collarbone fracture in a cycling accident and undergoing surgery.
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Neubauer ruled out of 2026 Suzuka 1000km after cycling accident

Karishma Persad05 mins

Ferrari factory driver Thomas Neubauer has been ruled out of next weekend’s 2026 Suzuka 1000km after suffering a complex fracture of his left collarbone in a cycling accident. The 27-year-old had been due to share Maezawa Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with Yusaku Maezawa and Naoki Yokomizo in the fourth round of the 2026 Intercontinental…

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Tsugio Matsuda will lead Team Daishin’s Nissan GT-R entry at the Suzuka 1000km alongside Kiyoto Fujinami and Ryuichiro Ohyagi.
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Team Daishin confirms Matsuda, Fujinami and Ohyagi for 2026 Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad06 mins

Nissan stalwart Tsugio Matsuda will spearhead Team Daishin’s late entry for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, strengthening the Japanese manufacturer’s presence for the 50th running of the endurance race. The 47-year-old will share the team’s Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Kiyoto Fujinami and Ryuichiro Ohyagi in the Bronze class. GTNET Motorsports will operate the car as…

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Absolute Racing reveals a special Bosch Motorsport livery for its No. 7 Porsche ahead of the 2026 Suzuka 1000km in September.
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Absolute Racing reveals Bosch-inspired Porsche livery for Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad04 mins

Absolute Racing has revealed a striking Bosch Motorsport-inspired livery for its No. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 R ahead of the 2026 Suzuka 1000km. Dorian Boccolacci, Alessandro Ghiretti and Ayhancan Güven will share the Pro class entry for the 50th running of the Japanese endurance race, which takes place from 11–13 September. The Chinese squad will…

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Hideki Yamauchi joins Takamitsu Matsui and Sena Sakaguchi in K-tunes Racing’s Lexus RC F GT3 for a Pro-class Suzuka 1000km bid.
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Yamauchi joins K-tunes Racing as Lexus steps up to Pro for Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad05 mins

K-tunes Racing has confirmed Hideki Yamauchi and Takamitsu Matsui alongside Sena Sakaguchi for the Suzuka 1000km, completing an all-Pro line-up in the No. 96 Lexus RC F GT3. The move promotes K-tunes into the Pro category for the 11-13 September event and gives Lexus a genuine outright contender at the 50th anniversary Summer Endurance Race….

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Eight manufacturers and 28 cars headline the provisional Suzuka 1000km entry list as IGTC title fights move to Japan in September.
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Eight manufacturers headline 28-car provisional entry list for 2026 IGTC Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad07 mins

Eight manufacturers will feature across a 28-car provisional entry list when the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) heads to Japan for the 50th anniversary Suzuka 1000km from 11-13 September. The penultimate round of the 2026 season brings together international IGTC contenders and a strong collection of Asian teams, with more than two-thirds of the field…

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Ayhancan Güven will make his Suzuka 1000km debut alongside Dorian Boccolacci and Alessandro Ghiretti in Absolute Racing’s Porsche.
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Absolute Racing Porsche confirms Güven, Boccolacci and Ghiretti for Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad07 mins

DTM champion and FIA World Endurance Championship racer Ayhancan Güven will make his Suzuka 1000km debut with Absolute Racing as the Chinese squad strengthens its two-car Porsche attack for the Intercontinental GT Challenge event. Güven will share the No. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo with Dorian Boccolacci and Alessandro Ghiretti on 11-13 September. The…

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Miedecke Motorsport and Team MPC join forces with Mies, Olsen and Vervisch to lead Ford’s Mustang GT3 challenge at Suzuka.
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Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC targets 2026 Suzuka 1000km victory with Ford

Karishma Persad07 mins

Ford will place its 2026 Suzuka 1000km victory hopes in the hands of a new Australian partnership as Miedecke Motorsport and Melbourne Performance Centre join forces for the 11-13 September endurance contest. Competing as Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC, the operation will field the sole Ford Mustang GT3 in a highly competitive Pro class. Ford…

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75 Express returns to the Suzuka 1000km with Kenny Habul, Philip Ellis and Mikael Grenier sharing a Pro class Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.
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75 Express returns to 2026 Suzuka 1000km with Pro class Mercedes-AMG entry

Karishma Persad05 mins

75 Express will return to the Suzuka 1000km with a Pro class Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo as Kenny Habul, Philip Ellis and Mikael Grenier join forces for the 11-13 September event. The appearance will mark the team’s first Intercontinental GT Challenge outing since February’s season-opening Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, where team owner Habul shared the car…

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