1991 Japanese Touring Car Championship

The 1991 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 7th edition of the series. It began at Sportsland SUGO on 19 May and finished after six events at Fuji Speedway on 10 November. The championship was won by Masahiro Hasemi, driving for Hasemi Motorsport.[1][2]

Teams & Drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Team Impul Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 1 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino JTC-1 All
Japan Toshio Suzuki All
Team Taisan Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 2 Japan Kenji Takahashi JTC-1 All
Japan Keiichi Tsuchiya All
Australia Mark Skaife 6
BMW M3 Sport Evolution 26 Japan Atsushi Kawamoto JTC-2 All
Japan Fuminori Mizuno All
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 3 Japan Masahiro Hasemi JTC-1 3-6
Sweden Anders Olofsson 3-6
50 Japan Masahiro Hasemi JTC-1 1-2
Sweden Anders Olofsson 1-2
Cara Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution 4 Japan Hiroyuki Noji JTC-2 2-6
Japan Toru Sawada 2-5
Japan Hideshi Matsuda 2, 4-6
Team Koyama Garage Isuzu Gemini JT191 5 Japan Isao Shibata JTC-3 1, 6
Japan Yasuo Kusakabe 1
Japan Akihiro Higashi 3, 6
Japan Takayuki Ooi 3
Japan Toshihiko Nogami 6
TOM's Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 6 Japan Shunji Kasuya JTC-3 1-2, 5-6
Japan Kaori Okamoto 1-2, 5-6
7 Japan Masahiro Matsunaga JTC-3 1, 3-6
Japan Junko Mihara 1, 3-6
FET Racing Ford Sierra RS500 8 Japan Kiyoshi Misaki JTC-1 1-5
Japan Naoki Nagasaka 1-5
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R Japan Kiyoshi Misaki JTC-1 6
Japan Naoki Nagasaka 6
Team Take One BMW M3 Sport Evolution 9 Japan Takamasa Nakagawa JTC-2 2, 5
Hong Kong Kevin Wong 2
Hong Kong Charles Kwan 5
Hong Kong Winston Mak 6
Japan Eiichi Tajima 6
10 Hong Kong Winston Mak JTC-2 1-2, 5
Hong Kong Charles Kwan 1-2
Japan Eiichi Tajima 2, 5
Hong Kong Kevin Wong 5-6
Japan Takayuki Ooi 6
16 Japan Takamasa Nakagawa JTC-2 1
Hong Kong Kevin Wong 1
Object T Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 11 Japan Hisashi Yokoshima JTC-3 All
Japan Hisashi Wada 1-5
Japan Takamasa Nakagawa 6
Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 22 Japan Masahiko Kageyama JTC-1 All
Japan Kazuo Shimizu All
Napolex Racing Team Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 12 Italy Paolo Barilla JTC-1 6
Sweden Stefan Johansson 6
Mooncraft Honda Civic EF9 14 Japan Naoki Hattori JTC-3 All
Japan Akihiko Nakaya All
Nakajima Planning Honda Civic EF9 15 Japan Hisatoyo Goto JTC-3 All
Japan Koji Sato All
Cherena Racing Team BMW M3 Sport Evolution 17 Japan Ryuichi Natsukawa JTC-2 1-4, 6
Japan Masahiko Kondō 1, 3-4, 6
Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi 2-3
Asano Racing Service Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 18 Japan Takeo Asano JTC-3 All
Japan Makoto Hagiwara All
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 19 Japan Shinji Tsunashima JTC-3 All
Japan Hiroyuki Kawai All
Japan Shoji Kasai 1
Japan Tomoyuki Hosono 6
Hitotsuyama Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution 21 Japan Hideo Fukuyama JTC-2 All
Japan Yasushi Hitotsuyama All
Japan Mikio Hitotsuyama 1-2, 4-6
Team Advan Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 25 Japan Morio Nitta JTC-3 1-5
Japan Keiichi Suzuki 1-5
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 Japan Morio Nitta JTC-3 6
Japan Keiichi Suzuki 6
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 28 Japan Takeshi Kubo JTC-3 1, 3-4, 6
Japan Akira Shibata 1, 3-4, 6
Trust Racing Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 27 Japan Mitsutake Koma JTC-3 All
Japan Tomoyuki Hosono 1-5
Japan Ryusaku Hitomi 1-4, 6
United Kingdom James Kaye 6
B-ing Kegani Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution 29 Japan Kazuo Mogi JTC-2 All
Japan Sakai Obata All
Nismo Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 32 Japan Ryu Haruki JTC-1 3-4
Japan Eiji Yamada 3-4
Racing Forum Ford Sierra RS500 33 Japan Takahiko Hara JTC-1 1
Japan Yasuo Muramatsu 1
Honda Civic EF9 Japan Takahiko Hara JTC-3 2-6
Japan Yasuo Muramatsu 2-6
Auto Tech Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution 34 Belgium Philippe Adams JTC-2 3, 6
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 3, 6
35 Sweden Thomas Danielsson JTC-2 All
Austria Roland Ratzenberger All
Toyota Team TOM's Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 36 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa JTC-3 1-5
Japan Masanori Sekiya 1-5
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa JTC-3 6
Japan Masanori Sekiya 6
Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 37 Japan Kaoru Hoshino JTC-3 1-5
Argentina Víctor Rosso 1-2, 4-5
Japan Takuya Kurosawa 3
Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 Japan Kaoru Hoshino JTC-3 6
Argentina Víctor Rosso 6
Toyota Team Thailand Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 45 Thailand Sutthipong Samitchart JTC-3 6
Thailand Kasikam Suphot 6
Concept L Racing Team Honda Civic EF9 55 Japan Masahiko Hanayama JTC-3 6
Japan Masami Kageyama 6
Japan Kumi Sato 6
FMR BMW M3 Sport Evolution 56 Japan Fumio Mutoh JTC-2 1-2, 4-6
Japan Satoshi Ikezawa 1-3
Japan Hironori Takeuchi 3-6
Japan Toshikazu Kanamori 5
AP National Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 59 Thailand Prasert Aphiphunya JTC-3 6
Thailand Kriangkrai Limnantarak 6
Team CMS Sweden Ford Sierra RS500 66 Finland Heikki Salmenautio JTC-1 6
Sweden Christer Simonsen 6
Sweden Kurt Simonsen 6
Team Yamato Honda Civic EF3 67 Japan Tsugio Oba JTC-3 2, 4, 6
Japan Katsuaki Sato 2, 4, 6
Team Noji BMW M3 Sport Evolution 72 Japan Norio Makiguchi JTC-2 1, 3-6
Japan Hiroyuki Noji 1, 3
Japan Sanshu Tanaka 1
Japan Tetsu Horigome 3-4
Japan Tetsuya Ota 4-5
Japan Toru Horigome 5-6
Kawasho Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 88 Japan Takashi Onuma JTC-3 3, 6
Japan Shinichi Yamaji 3, 6
Japan Minoru Tanaka 3
Japan Tetsuya Tanaka 6
Moritani Honda Civic EF9 90 Japan Masami Miyoshi JTC-3 All
Japan Toru Hanyu 1
Japan Masahiko Arakawa 2, 6
Japan Michiko Uematsu 2
Japan Kawaji Takahashi 3
Japan Nobuyoshi Fukuda 4
Japan Yasufumi Yamakazi 5
Japan Toshihiro Yoshida 6
Mugen Honda Honda Civic EF9 100 Japan Osamu Nakako JTC-3 All
Japan Hideki Okada All
Icon Class
JTC-1 over 2500cc
JTC-2 1601-2500cc
JTC-3 Up to 1600cc

Calendar

Overall winner in bold.

Round Circuit Date JTC-1 Winning Team JTC-2 Winning Team JTC-3 Winning Team
JTC-1 Winning Drivers JTC-2 Winning Drivers JTC-3 Winning Drivers
1 Japan Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi 19 May #1 Team Impul #29 B-ing Kegani Racing #25 Team Advan
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki		 Japan Kazuo Mogi
Japan Sakai Obata		 Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Keiichi Suzuki
2 Japan Suzuka Circuit, Mie 7 July #50 Hasemi Motorsport #35 Auto Tech Racing #100 Mugen Honda
Japan Masahiro Hasemi
Sweden Anders Olofsson		 Sweden Thomas Danielsson
Austria Roland Ratzenberger		 Japan Osamu Nakako
Japan Hideki Okada
3 Japan Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki 18 August #3 Hasemi Motorsport #21 Hitotsuyama Racing #25 Team Advan
Japan Masahiro Hasemi
Sweden Anders Olofsson		 Japan Hideo Fukuyama
Japan Yasushi Hitotsuyama		 Japan Morio Nitta
Japan Keiichi Suzuki
4 Japan Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi 1 September #1 Team Impul #35 Auto Tech Racing #36 Toyota Team TOM's
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki		 Sweden Thomas Danielsson
Austria Roland Ratzenberger		 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa
Japan Masanori Sekiya
5 Japan Autopolis, Ōita 13 October #3 Hasemi Motorsport #35 Auto Tech Racing #33 Racing Forum
Japan Masahiro Hasemi
Sweden Anders Olofsson		 Sweden Thomas Danielsson
Austria Roland Ratzenberger		 Japan Takahiko Hara
Japan Yasuo Muramatsu
6 Japan Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka 10 November #1 Team Impul #26 Team Taisan #100 Mugen Honda
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki		 Japan Atsushi Kawamoto
Japan Fuminori Mizuno		 Japan Osamu Nakako
Japan Hideki Okada

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the overall top 10 as well as top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.

Pos Driver SUG SUZ TSU SEN AUT FUJ Pts Distance
1 Japan Masahiro Hasemi 2 1 1 2 1 4 200 Unknown
2 Sweden Anders Olofsson 2 1 1 2 1 4 200 Unknown
3 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1 Ret 3 1 2 1 174 Unknown
4 Japan Toshio Suzuki 1 Ret 3 1 2 1 174 Unknown
5 Japan Keiichi Tsuchiya Ret 2 2 3 4 3 128 Unknown
6 Japan Kenji Takahashi Ret 2 2 3 4 3 128 Unknown
7 Austria Roland Ratzenberger 6 4 23 5 5 8 125 Unknown
8 Sweden Thomas Danielsson 6 4 23 5 5 8 125 Unknown
9 Japan Fuminori Mizuno 5 5 6 23 11 7 103 Unknown
10 Japan Atsushi Kawamoto 5 5 6 23 11 7 103 Unknown
11/12 Japan Masahiko Kageyama Ret 3 4 Ret 3 2 98 Unknown
11/12 Japan Kazuo Shimizu Ret 3 4 Ret 3 2 98 Unknown
13 Japan Hideo Fukuyama 17 9 5 6 7 10 98 Unknown
14/15 Japan Osamu Nakako Ret 6 13 10 Ret 9 74 Unknown
14/15 Japan Hideki Okada Ret 6 13 10 Ret 9 74 Unknown
16/17 Japan Kazuo Mogi 4 Ret 8 7 6 24 73 Unknown
16/17 Japan Sakai Obata 4 Ret 8 7 6 24 73 Unknown
18 Japan Yasushi Hitotsuyama DNS 9 5 DNS 7 10 71 Unknown
19/20 Japan Takahiko Hara Ret 7 12 12 8 22 66 Unknown
19/20 Japan Yasuo Muramatsu Ret 7 12 12 8 22 66 Unknown
21 Japan Mikio Hitotsuyama 17 DNS 6 7 10 56 Unknown
22/23 Japan Morio Nitta 7 Ret 9 18 14 Ret 56 Unknown
22/23 Japan Keiichi Suzuki 7 Ret 9 18 14 Ret 56 Unknown
24 Japan Kaoru Hoshino 12 11 18 13 13 12 53 Unknown
25 Argentina Víctor Rosso 12 11 13 13 12 49 Unknown
26/27 Japan Kiyoshi Misaki 3 Ret 16 Ret Ret 5 48 Unknown
26/27 Japan Naoki Nagasaka 3 Ret 16 Ret Ret 5 48 Unknown
28/29 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 15 Ret Ret 8 9 Ret 43 Unknown
28/29 Japan Masanori Sekiya 15 Ret Ret 8 9 Ret 43 Unknown
30 Japan Hiroyuki Noji 16 10 DNS 9 10 Ret 42 Unknown
DNQ
31/32 Japan Naoki Hattori Ret Ret 11 11 12 21 42 Unknown
31/32 Japan Akihiko Nakaya Ret Ret 11 11 12 21 42 Unknown
33/34 Japan Hisatoyo Goto 8 16 20 21 17 14 37 Unknown
33/34 Japan Koji Sato 8 16 20 21 17 14 37 Unknown
35 Japan Masami Miyoshi 13 8 14 15 Ret 20 35 Unknown
36 Japan Hideshi Matsuda 10 9 10 Ret 34 Unknown
37 Japan Norio Makiguchi 16 19 20 Ret 11 28 Unknown
38/39 Japan Ryu Haruki 21 4 26 Unknown
38/39 Japan Eiji Yamada 21 4 26 Unknown
40 Australia Mark Skaife 3 24 Unknown
41 Japan Hisashi Yokoshima 9 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 24 Unknown
42 Japan Hisashi Wada 9 Ret Ret 14 16 24 Unknown
43 Japan Ryuichi Natsukawa 14 Ret 15 16 Ret 24 Unknown
44 Japan Masahiko Kondō 14 15 16 Ret 24 Unknown
45 Japan Mitsutake Koma 10 15 22 26 Ret 17 23 Unknown
46 Japan Satoshi Ikezawa 18 12 10 21 Unknown
47/48 Belgium Philippe Adams 7 19 20 Unknown
47/48 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 7 19 20 Unknown
49 Japan Fumio Mutoh 18 12 Ret 19 25 20 Unknown
50 Japan Masahiko Arakawa 8 20 19 Unknown
51 Japan Tomoyuki Hosono 10 15 22 DNS Ret Ret 17 Unknown
52 Japan Ryusaku Hitomi 10 DNS DNS 26 17 17 Unknown
53/54 Japan Shinji Tsunashima 11 Ret Ret 17 15 Ret 17 Unknown
53/54 Japan Hiroyuki Kawai 11 Ret Ret 17 15 Ret 17 Unknown
55 Japan Michiko Uematsu 8 15 Unknown
56/57 Italy Paolo Barilla 6 12 Unknown
56/57 Sweden Stefan Johansson 6 12 Unknown
58/59/60 Japan Masahiko Hanayama 13 12 Unknown
58/59/60 Japan Masami Kageyama 13 12 Unknown
58/59/60 Japan Kumi Sato 13 12 Unknown
61 Japan Hironori Takeuchi 10 Ret DNS 25 11 Unknown
62 Japan Toru Sawada DNS DNQ DNS 10 11 Unknown
63 Japan Toru Horigome Ret 11 10 Unknown
64/65 Japan Takeo Asano 19 Ret 17 25 20 Ret 9 Unknown
64/65 Japan Makoto Hagiwara 19 Ret 17 25 20 Ret 9 Unknown
66/67 Japan Tsugio Oba 13 22 Ret 8 Unknown
66/67 Japan Katsuaki Sato 13 22 Ret 8 Unknown
68/69 Japan Shunji Kasuya 21 14 18 Ret 8 Unknown
68/69 Japan Kaori Okamoto 21 14 18 Ret 8 Unknown
70 Japan Kawaji Takahashi 14 8 Unknown
71/72 Japan Takashi Onuma Ret 15 8 Unknown
71/72 Japan Shinichi Yamaji Ret 15 8 Unknown
73 Japan Tetsuya Tanaka 15 8 Unknown
74 Hong Kong Winston Mak DNS Ret Ret 16 8 Unknown
75 Japan Eiichi Tajima Ret Ret 16 8 Unknown
76 United Kingdom James Kaye 17 6 Unknown
77 Japan Toshikazu Kanamori 19 6 Unknown
78 Japan Tetsuya Ota 20 Ret 6 Unknown
79 Hong Kong Kevin Wong DNS Ret Ret 18 6 Unknown
80 Japan Takayuki Ooi Ret 18 6 Unknown
81 Japan Toru Hanyu 13 4 Unknown
82 Japan Nobuyoshi Fukuda 15 4 Unknown
83 Japan Takuya Kurosawa 18 4 Unknown
84 Japan Tetsu Horigome 19 DNS 4 Unknown
85 Japan Toshihiro Yoshida 20 4 Unknown
86/87/88 Finland Heikki Salmenautio 26 4 Unknown
86/87/88 Sweden Christer Simonsen 26 4 Unknown
86/87/88 Sweden Kurt Simonsen 26 4 Unknown
89/90 Japan Takeshi Kubo 20 Ret 19 Ret 2 Unknown
89/90 Japan Akira Shibata 20 Ret 19 Ret 2 Unknown
91/92 Thailand Sutthipong Samitchart 23 1 Unknown
91/92 Thailand Kasikam Suphot 23 1 Unknown
93/94 Japan Masahiro Matsunaga 22 24 24 Ret Ret 1 Unknown
93/94 Japan Junko Mihara 22 24 24 Ret Ret 1 Unknown
95 Japan Akihiro Higashi Ret 27 0 Unknown
96 Japan Isao Shibata DNS 27 0 Unknown
97 Japan Toshihiko Nogami 27 0 Unknown
NC Japan Takamasa Nakagawa DNS Ret Ret Ret 0 Unknown
NC Hong Kong Charles Kwan DNS Ret Ret 0 Unknown
NC Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi Ret DNS 0 Unknown
NC Japan Minoru Tanaka Ret 0 Unknown
NC Japan Yasufumi Yamakazi Ret 0 Unknown
NC Thailand Prasert Aphiphunya Ret 0 Unknown
NC Thailand Kriangkrai Limnantarak Ret 0 Unknown
NC Japan Shoji Kasai DNS 0 0.00 km
NC Japan Sanshu Tanaka DNS 0 0.00 km
NC Japan Yasuo Kusakabe DNS 0 0.00 km
Pos Driver SUG SUZ TSU SEN AUT FUJ Pts Distance
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

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