AUTOBACS JeGT GRAND PRIX 2020 Series ( hereinafter referred to as " JeGT"), Japan's largest e-motorsports tournament, which was born in September 2019, sponsored by NGM Corporation and Autobacs Seven Co.
The opening round, ROUND 01, was held on December 19 (Sat.) and 20 (Sun.), 2020, and not only motorsports fans but also e-sports fans were able to enjoy watching the high-level races.
The second round, " AUTOBACS JeGT GRAND PRIX 2020 Series ROUND 02 @ONLINE (ROUND 02)," will be held on January 9, 2021 (Saturday ).
"AUTOBACS JeGT GRAND PRIX 2020 Series ROUND 02 @ONLINE" is now open to the public.
In the previous ROUND 01, Tomoei Yamanaka won the "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" in the individual competition, and " D'Station Racing", to which Toshiya Nojima and Yusuke Tomibayashi belong, won the " TEAM BATTLE " in the team competition. Racing " won the "TEAM BATTLE".
The "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" will be recorded in advance, and the "TEAM BATTLE" will be available on YouTube from January 9, 2021 (Sat) and January 10, 2021 (Sun), respectively.
The competitors for ROUND 02 "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" are as follows.
| ENTRY INDIVIDUAL | |||
| DRIVER | DRIVER | MACHINE | POINT |
| 116 | Naoto Tsutsumiguchi | Audi R18 2016 | 4pt |
| 121 | Yohkou Sato | Audi R18 2016 | 0pt |
| 149 | Toshiki Oyu | Audi R18 TDI 2011 | 0pt |
| 170 | Hiroki Nojo | Audi R18 TDI 2011 | 2pt |
| 177 | Toshiya Nojima | Dodge SRT Tomahawk VGT Gr.1 | 8pt |
| 190 | Kanade Kawakami | Audi R18 2016 | 18pt |
| 191 | Tatsuya Sugawara | Audi R18 2016 | 15pt |
| 213 | Netsuki Nabetani | Audi R18 TDI 2011 | 6pt |
| 283 | Takaaki Furuhata | Audi R18 TDI 2011 | 0pt |
| 310 | Shunsuke Ueki | Audi R18 2016 | 2pt |
| 330 | Shotaro Ryu | Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP - Team Peugeot Total | 5pt |
| 350 | Shinya Shinkawa | NISSAN GT-R LM Nismo | 0pt |
| 380 | Ken Ota | Audi R18 2016 | 7pt |
| 384 | Tomoei Yamanaka | Audi R18 2016 | 30pt |
| 403 | Hiyuu Ikeuchi | Audi R18 TDI 2011 | 1pt |
| 404 | Kazuya Miyabe | Toyota TS050-Hybrid (Toyota Gazoo Racing) | 0pt |
| 423 | Ryusei Shinohara | Dodge SRT Tomahawk VGT Gr.1 | 0pt |
| 437 | Shoma Tsugai | Mazda LM55 VGT (Gr.1) | 0pt |
| 501 | Kyogo Ogita | Audi R18 2016 | 1pt |
| 555 | Tatsuhiko Kato | Audi R18 2016 | 12pt |
| 571 | Takuma Miyazono | Audi R18 2016 | 21pt |
| 610 | Koji Jono | Mazda VGT (Gr.1) | 0pt |
| 710 | Soma Iseki | Audi R18 2016 | 10pt |
| 729 | Natsuki Ota | Porsche 919 Hybrid (Porsche Team) | 0pt |
| 917 | Naoto Hoshino | Audi R18 TDI 2011 | 0pt |
| 920 | Kotaro Matsunami | Audi R18 2016 | 0pt |
| 936 | Kohki Furuya | Audi R18 2016 | 2pt |
| 999 | Tadato Sasaki | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Team Peugeot Total | 0pt |
The teams competing in the TEAM BATTLE are as follows
| ENTRY TEAM | ||||
| NO | TEAM | DRIVER | MACHINE | POINT |
| 01 | EVANGELION e-RACING | Kazuki Osa / Takuya Otaki / Yoshiharu Imai | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 '12 | 15pt |
| 7 | WEB CARTOP RACING | Natsuki Ota, Takaomi Ishida, Hirokuni Koshima | Honda NSX Gr.3 | 0pt |
| 10 | Kochi Netz Toyota Minamikuni | Ken Ota / Yasunaga Matsuzaka / Kenta Okazaki | Lexus RC F GT3 (Emil Frey Racing) '17 | 0pt |
| 11 | KOSHIDO Jr. RACING | Takuya Kitamura / Sosuke Yokoi | Audi R8 LMS '15 | 1pt |
| 12 | KOSHIDO RACING | Toshikane Sakuma / Kazuya Kashiwagura / Ryo Sohata | Audi R8 LMS '15 | 3pt |
| 18 | TEAM UPGARAGE | Toshiaki Suzuki / Masahiro Yoshihara / Kohei Wakita | Honda NSX Gr.3 | 0pt |
| 19 TEAM UPGARAGE | TEAM AUTOBACS@ (Japanese only) HOKUEI Racing | Naoto Hoshino / Tsutomu Numata / Yota Umeuchi | Honda NSX Gr.3 | 0pt |
| 35 | NISSAN x TRUST Racing | Shinya Shinkawa / Kyogo Ogita / Shunsuke Ueki | Nissan GT-R GT3 Schulze Motorsport '13 | 4pt |
| 54 | TC CORSE Esports MAZDA | Junpei Inaba / Tadato Sasaki / Ryota Kokubun | Mazda MAZDA RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT | 12pt |
| 55 | ARTA | Tatsuhiko Kato / Fumiki Oyu | HONDA NSX Gr.3 | 6pt |
| 87 | HKS e-MotorSport | Riou Ogata / Hiroaki Nakai | Toyota FT-1 VGT (Gr.3) | 18pt |
| 90 | WEB OPTION RACING | Kazuya Miyabe/ Kazuki Fukada/ Kazuki Takahashi | Nissan GT-R GT3 Schulze Motorsport '13 | 0pt |
| 127 | Beatrush by LAILE | Tatsuya Sugawara / Mao Tabe / Universe Kamano | Lexus RC-F GT3 '17 | 10pt |
| 168 | AKUA RACING With PAK | Mamoru Okada / Jun Fuji / Tomoei Yamanaka | Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15 | 0pt |
| 280 | Niwaka Games | Kenta Shibata / Takumi Furukawa / Soma Iseki | Lexus RC F GT3 '17 | 5pt |
| 557 | TeamAUTOBACS@ G-7AUTOSERVICE | Takao Onishi / Mine Kawasaki | Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 | 2pt |
| 571 | Team EMC x sti | Yuichiro Matsumoto / Masahiro Uwabo / Takuma Miyazono | Subaru WRX Gr3 | 8pt |
| 777 | D'station Racing | Toshiya Nojima/Yusuke Tomibayashi | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 '12 | 25pt |
In the "INDIVIDUAL MATCH," two drivers, including Ayumu Takita, who was the runner-up in the previous round 01, did not enter this round, while one new driver entered.
With Takita's absence, Yamanaka, the previous winner, will enter the race with a 9-pt lead overTakuma Miyazono, who is currently in 3rd place in the point ranking.
A top-3 finish will allow him to move on to Round 3 with his ranking lead intact, so he will probably have a big mental edge.
For more information on ROUND 02, please visit the official JeGT page.
JeGT CHALLENGERS" for drivers 17 years old and younger will be held at the same time.
In between the "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" of ROUND 02, the " JeGT CHALLENGERS Rd.2 -under17- " will also be held, in which drivers who are not professional drivers or JeGT certified drivers can compete.
In ROUND 01, the age requirement was 40 years old or older, but in this event, the age requirement is 17 years old or younger. Please check what kind of race it will be with your own eyes.
In addition, the next round of the "JeGT CHALLENGERS" will be held on January 30, 2021 (Saturday), and one of the criteria for participation is " female players.
Female players who are confident in their skills should take this opportunity to apply. For more information, please check the official Twitter account of JeGT.
The JeGT ROUND 02 will be shown on the official JeGT YouTube channel from 19:00 on January 9, 2021 (Sat).
For more information on JeGT, please visit the official JeGT page.