The Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 was held at Makuhari Messe from Friday, January 9 to Sunday, January 11, 2026.
While custom cars from all over Japan gathered, the "2025 AUTOBACS JEGT CORPORATE MATCH Round FINAL" (hereinafter, JEGT2025 Corporate Match Rd. FINAL), a corporate competition using Gran Turismo 7, was held as part of the "TOKYO AUTO SALON 2026 e-SPORT EXPERIENCE."
“JEGT2025 Corporate Match Rd. FINAL” On-Site Report!
The JEGT2025 Corporate Match Rd. FINAL took place on the final day, Sunday, January 11, 2026.
The MCs were the familiar Alee and Sumire Sawa.
Tomoaki Yamanaka (@yamado_racing38), also known as Yamado, has been watching over JEGT2025 as a special advisor.
Kenta Nishizawa (@NiShiKeNgame), also known as NiShiKeN, is a familiar face in JEGT commentary.
Professional racing driver Nobuteru Taniguchi (@NOB_TANIGUCHI).
This year, he again watched over the progress of the Corporate Match and the Grand Prix Series.
“JEGT,” which began in 2019, has reached its sixth season.
This year, we opened at the Fuji Speedway venue, and after online competitions, we were able to reach the final here at the Tokyo Auto Salon venue.
In this season's JEGT, a record 219 players from 43 teams participated.
Recently, the level of attention on e-motorsports has been increasing further, and various events and competitions are being held throughout Japan.
In particular, this e-motorsports, where anyone from young children without licenses to the elderly can become a player, will likely become an indispensable presence in the future mobility society.
We at JEGT will also do our best by continuing to hold competitions so that we can contribute even a little to the development of the mobility society, so we ask for everyone's warm support.
(Translated from Japanese)
The 10 Teams Advancing to Rd. FINAL Appear!
Satsuki Sato and Haruki Akiha of Mt_North, currently in 7th place.
Yoshifumi Hikosaka and Yusuke Tomibayashi of WEINS GRGarage TRESSA YOKOHAMA, currently in 10th place.
Ryota Fukushima and Takamasa Inoe of MAZDA E&T METeoRACING Team B, currently in 6th place.
Nino Takahashi and Yuito Morishita of Nihonkai Maze Circuit with Ninon eMs, currently in 4th place.
Yuichiro Matsumoto and Hibiki Hirota of SUBARU e-Motorsport TEAM, currently in 9th place.
Yusei Kashima and Kohei Okamura of MAZDA E&T METeoRACING Team A, currently in 1st place.
Hazuki Hasegawa and Sota Kaneko of WEINS CLUB TEAM TaG, currently in 5th place.
Nijinari Shimaji and Tsubasa Kurihara of IBARAKI TOYOPET e-NE, currently in 8th place.
Kohaku Okada and Yuto Chihara of MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT, currently in 3rd place.
Yuto Sato and Akito Kawamura of NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS ENGINEERING, currently in 2nd place.
There was also an interview by Sumire Sawa.
Since it was right before the start of the match, the tense atmosphere was palpable.
(The following blockquotes are translated from Japanese.)
― Please tell us about your enthusiasm.
Akito Kawamura: My enthusiasm is... sorry, I'm too nervous to speak (laughs).
― Please tell us the words you gave to Kohaku Okada.
Yuto Chihara: I told him that there would be no problem as long as he passes the baton to me without any mistakes.
― Victory is also within reach.
Yuto Chihara: We have been practicing with our sights set on the series championship, so please support us!
The Intense Race Starts!
The race conditions were as follows:
- Course: Spa-Francorchamps 24h
- Number of Laps: 10 Laps
- Category Used: Group 3
- Tires Used: Racing Hard / Soft
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Slipstream Strength: Weak
- Wall Contact Penalty: Time Penalty (Small)
- Shortcut Penalty: Weak
- Tire Wear Multiplier: 4x
- Fuel Consumption Multiplier: 1x
The JEGT2025 Corporate Match Rd. FINAL started from NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS ENGINEERING's pole position.
It was a two-stint system, and one pit stop and driver change were mandatory during the race.
The race turned into an intense battle with positions changing right from the opening lap.
The top group started on soft tires.
The appeal of offline competitions is also being able to see the players actually performing driving operations.
Carrying the expectations of team members and fans on their backs, each player showed a desperate run.
In the middle of the race, each team performed a driver change.
The top group, who were initially wearing soft tires, switched to hard tires, effectively blocking the following cars approaching from behind on soft tires.
WEINS CLUB TEAM TaG, aiming for a comeback on soft tires in the second half, showed the run they intended, catching the 1st place MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT and succeeding in a reversal.
However, in the final corner of the final lap, MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT counter-reversed when the other car went wide, and they were crowned race champions!
The 2025 Season Results Are In! The Winner Is MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT
Saiga NAK
- 1st: MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT (90pt)
- 2nd: MAZDA E&T METeoRACING Team A (84pt)
- 3rd: WEINS CLUB TEAM TaG (67pt)
- 4th: NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS ENGINEERING (65pt)
- 5th: Nihonkai Maze Circuit with Ninon eMs (56pt)
- 6th: IBARAKI TOYOPET e-NE (38pt)
- 7th: Mt_North (35pt)
- 8th: MAZDA E&T METeoRACING Team B (33pt)
- 9th: SUBARU e-Motorsport TEAM (26pt)
- 10th: WEINS GRGarage TRESSA YOKOHAMA (22pt)
3rd: WEINS CLUB TEAM TaG
2nd: MAZDA E&T METeoRACING Team A
1st: MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT
Comments From Both Players of the Winning MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT
Kohaku Okada: Unfortunately, Kurihara couldn't appear in Round 4, but I'm glad I was able to firmly receive the baton he had passed to us until Round 4.
Yuto Chihara: I ended up appearing suddenly, but I'm really glad I could do my job, pass the baton, and race with hope until the end.
(Translated from Japanese)
JEGT had reported the passing of Takehito Kurihara, who had participated in each match from MIE TOYOPET CLUB TEAM BTF SPIRIT.
Those feelings can be seen from the interviews of both players.
The intense race can also be checked in the live archive of the YouTube channel JEGT GP Official.
