The final event of "Tokyo Auto Salon 2025," which has been held since Friday, January 10, 2025, is the highly anticipated "AUTOBACS JEGT GRAND PRIX 2024 SERIES Supported by GRAN TURISMO ROUND.FINAL @ TOKYO AUTO SALON 2025 / Gran Turismo 7" (hereinafter referred to as "JeGT2024 Final").
Which team will claim the glory?
"JeGT2024 Final" Finally Begins!
- 1st place: Sengoku Gaming (52pt)
- 2nd place: KANTO Driving School SCARZ (44pt)
- 3rd place: KOSHIDO RACING XII (44pt)
- 4th place: ARTA (37pt)
- 5th place: EVANGELION e-RACING × Weins Toyota Kanagawa (29pt)
- 6th place: eM Fukuoka Entate!ku LEGENDS (27pt)
- 7th place: MAZDA SPIRIT RACING with TC CORSE (19pt)
- 8th place: Nissan Satio Saga (12pt)
- 9th place: SPK e-SPORT Racing with TC CORSE (8pt)
- 10th place: NISSAN × TRUST RACING (4pt)
The 10 participating teams and their scores up to the end of the second race are shown above.
Sengoku Gaming, the JeGT 2022 and 2023 series annual champions, are aiming for a third consecutive victory!
The commentary team included the familiar Kenta "NiShiKen" Nishizawa, along with active racing driver Ren Sato!
Before the start of the race, Yugo Horii, Representative Director and President of Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd., gave words of encouragement.
An expansion of the JeGT next season was also announced, including an increase in the number of races and the invitation of international competitors!
Iori Kimura's Time Attack Revenge!
During the break after the qualifying super lap, an exciting time attack revenge event was held featuring active racing driver Iori Kimura!
Saiga NAKWhile Kimura lightheartedly energized the venue with his talk, his eyes transformed into a "professional's gaze" once he gripped the wheel.
Saiga NAKImmediately after the race, Kimura was all smiles, relieved from the pressure!
The venue was buzzing with excitement before the JeGT final race.
Race Start!
YouTubeAs a result of the qualifying super lap, pole position was secured by EVANGELION e-RACING × Weins Toyota Kanagawa!
The course used was "Spa-Francorchamps."
Two pit stops and a driver change were mandatory during the 15 laps.
Quiet Start
While battles unfolded in various places, there were no significant changes in ranking.
However, cloudy skies loomed over the course, suggesting that strategies would likely change significantly depending on the weather conditions.
Considering their overall standing, Sengoku Gaming was required to play defensively, keeping SCARZ and KOSHIDO in mind.
Rain Forces Tire Change
...And then, the weather change that all the competitors and spectators were worried about arrived!
It started to rain, and all cars pitted for a driver change.
Saiga NAKDriver changes are the highlight of offline tournaments!
Drivers hand off the baton right in front of the spectators.
Then, Sengoku Gaming reversed their position due to the pit stop!
The mid-stage of the race began with heavy rain.
SCARZ Aims for Reversal by Staying Out
With ARTA in third place, the outcome remained uncertain.
Watching Sengoku Gaming gradually pull away from the trailing cars, SCARZ opted to stay out on wet tires (continuing to drive without pitting)!
As other teams swapped their wet tires once the rain stopped, would this strategy prove to be a blessing or a curse?
Nail-biting End to the Race!
With three laps remaining, SCARZ chose soft tires!
They chased down Sengoku Gaming, who were pulling ahead.
ARTA, who was in a good position, lost balance and spun here, perhaps due to the rain!
They fell to sixth place.
SCARZ, who had hoped to aim for first place with a bold tire choice, just couldn't quite catch Sengoku Gaming's stable and solid driving!
Sengoku Gaming admirably took the checkered flag in first place!
Saiga NAKThe Sengoku Gaming competitors, who admirably took first place in the "JeGT2024 Final"!
They celebrated their victory.
Saiga NAK- 1st place: Sengoku Gaming
- 2nd place: KANTO Driving School SCARZ
- 3rd place: SPK e-SPORT Racing with TC CORSE
- 4th place: MAZDA SPIRIT RACING with TC CORSE
- 5th place: eM Fukuoka Entate!ku LEGENDS
- 6th place: NISSAN × TRUST RACING
- 7th place: ARTA
- 8th place: KOSHIDO RACING XII
- 9th place: EVANGELION e-RACING × Weins Toyota Kanagawa
- 10th place: Nissan Satio Saga
The apparent race results are shown above.
After deliberation, points are allocated to each position to determine the annual champion...!
Exhibition Race Held During Break
Saiga NAKAn exhibition race was held during the deliberation and tabulation period of the "JeGT2024 Final"!
Luxury performers such as Tarzan Yamada, Nobuteru Taniguchi, Iori Kimura, and Ren Sato competed in Gran Turismo 7.
Saiga NAKIn stark contrast to the intense "JeGT2024 Final," the venue was once again lively with an enjoyable race!
Sengoku Gaming Achieves 3rd Consecutive Victory!
And as a result of the "JeGT2024 Final," Sengoku Gaming was crowned the JeGT2024 Series annual champion!
They were awarded 2 million yen in prize money and a trophy.
Congratulations!
This is truly the best!
There was pressure, but I believe this is the result of everyone giving their all under difficult conditions.
Thank you for all your support!
I heard that the scale of the next season will be larger, so I want to prepare so that we don't let our championship streak be broken, and continue to win for 4, 5 consecutive years, and become a team that keeps winning.
(Translated from Japanese)
The path to becoming champions was still open, so I kept aiming for it without giving up until the very end.
I'll do my best to aim for first place next year! Thank you for all your support!
(Translated from Japanese)
The final race was a disappointing result, but I think it was good that we steadily accumulated points in Round 1 and Round 2 to finish in this position.
I'm grateful to everyone who supported us. Thank you very much.
(Translated from Japanese)
See You Next Season!
- 1st place: Sengoku Gaming (91pt)
- 2nd place: KANTO Driving School SCARZ (72pt)
- 3rd place: KOSHIDO RACING XII (49pt)
- 4th place: ARTA (44pt)
- 5th place: eM Fukuoka Entate!ku LEGENDS (39pt)
- 6th place: EVANGELION e-RACING × Weins Toyota Kanagawa (37pt)
- 7th place: MAZDA SPIRIT RACING with TC CORSE (34pt)
- 8th place: SPK e-SPORT Racing with TC CORSE (30pt)
- 9th place: NISSAN × TRUST RACING (14pt)
- 10th place: Nissan Satio Saga (12pt)
The annual overall standings are shown above.
Let's applaud each team for showing us amazing races again this year, and let's look forward to the JeGT2025 season, which is expected to expand even further!
You can also watch the heated race in the live archive on the " TOKYO AUTO SALON " YouTube channel.
