Toyota Locks Out Podium in Wild Okayama Opener

Photo: SUPER GT

TOM’S pair Sho Tsuboi and Kenta Yamashita came away with a victory in an eventful SUPER GT season opener at Okayama in mixed conditions, leading an all-Toyota podium ahead of the Rookie Racing and SARD crews.

Tsuboi and Yamashita emerged from an 82-lap race that started in wet conditions and was interrupted by a red flag and multiple safety cars to win by 2.8 seconds from the pole-winning Rookie Toyota of Kazuya Oshima and Nirei Fukuzumi.

SARD pair Yuhi Sekiguchi and Sacha Fenestraz finished fourth on the road but were promoted to the final spot on the podium by a 10-second time penalty for the second of the TOM’S cars, the No. 37 of Ukyo Sasahara and Giuliano Alesi.

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