Changes for the 2005 season

  • Keiichi Tsuchiya being the sole judge, with Manabu Orido leaving his spot to become a D1GP competitor.
  • The introduction of the DriftBox being used as a judging aid.
  • A points scoring system is introduced which drivers are awarded 10 to 0 depending to their performance to the rival, 10-0 being the highest and 5-5 is considered a draw, as a result, it is up to the judges to call for a sudden death match, if the score becomes too close. The scoring system was used briefly in 2003 and 2004 seasons.
  • 10th place no longer jointly awarded points as was the case in prior seasons—1pt now awarded to the best six drivers of the best 16 tsuiso round.

2005 Schedules

n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right

2005 D1 Grand Prix Point Series

Round 1 - February 26/27 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 2 - April 16 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Katsuhiro Ueo (AE86)
Round 3 - May 7/8 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 4 - August 6/7 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan - Toshiki Yoshioka (AE85)
Round 5 - August 20/21 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 6 - October 22/23 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Masao Suenaga (FD3S)
Round 7 - November 20 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)

2005 D1 Grand Prix Exhibition Matches

D1 Odaiba Allstar Exhibition - April 17 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)
D1 Street Legal Exhibition - August 20/21 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Naoto Suenaga (S15)
D1 UK Exhibition - October 2 - Silverstone, England - Ryuji Miki (S15)
D1 Street Legal Exhibition 2 - November 20 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Kazuto Ichiyanagi (RPS13)
D1 USA vs Japan Allstar Exhibition - December 17 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Vaughn Gittin Jr. (MUSTANG)

Race Reports

USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition

This event was originally to be run at the same Auto Club Speedway as a double bill of the GT Live event, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the JGTC organisers cancelled the event and the D1GP event were moved to Irwindale.

During the USA vs Japan All Star Exhibition event in December, the organisers, rather than running the course the usual anti-clockwise route that is found in ovals, the course was run in the other direction. Many drivers had trouble adjusting to the new track change, including Ken Nomura, the Import drag racing star Stephan Papadakis on his debut drifting season and Rhys Millen who all crashed during qualifying. One notable debuts was the father of Rhys, Rod Millen, the rallying and Pikes Peak legend, with all the thirty year motorsport experiences he gained, he broke into the last 16 on his first ever D1 outing in his Mazda RX-8. After a long break from his Last 16 appearance at round 1 in 2004 due to competing in a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, which rendered him ineligible for participation, Samuel Hubinette would make a return with his SRT-10 at the last 16 along with Alex Pfeiffer and Tanner Foust.

The event was mainly noted for having a non Japanese driver and car to win over the Japanese who usually dominates all the D1 events. Vaughn Gittin Jr took first place after defeating Tatsuya Sakuma, who was driving an APP Racing Silvia S15 with his Falken Tire sponsored Ford Mustang GT through a One More Time rerun. He also defeated two championship winners (Yasuyuki Kazama and Youichi Imamura) en route.

Final Championship Results

PositionDriverCarrd.1rd.2rd.3rd.4rd.5rd.6rd.7Total
1st Yasuyuki KazamaNissan Silvia S1520162012201897
2nd Masao SuenagaMazda Efini RX-7 FD3S1012101614201496
3rd Youichi ImamuraMazda Efini RX-7 FD3S1841211212068
4th Nobushige KumakuboNissan Silvia S15/Subaru Impreza GDB14-21012121655
4th Masato KawabataNissan Silvia S1511448-161255
6th Ken NomuraNissan Skyline ER346-184114649
7th Katsuhiro UeoToyota Sprinter Trueno AE86-20-1418245
8th Tatsuya SakumaNissan Silvia S15--166-11841
9th Toshiki YoshiokaToyota Sprinter Trueno AE86/Toyota Corolla Levin AE8518-201-1040
10th Nobuteru TaniguchiNissan Silvia S15/Toyota Altezza SXE10218--610-36
11th Tetsuya HibinoToyota Corolla Levin AE86--818---28
12th Manabu OridoToyota Supra JZA80-61-18--25
13th Kazuhiro TanakaNissan Silvia S15/Subaru Impreza GDB111422--20
14th Tsuyoshi TezukaNissan Skyline BNR32--1-162-19
15th Takahiro UenoToyota Soarer JZZ3016--1--118
16th Ryuji MikiNissan Fairlady Z Z33410--1-116
17th Shinji MatsukawaNissan 180SX RPS13/Nissan Silvia PS13---14---14
18th Rhys MillenPontiac GTO12------12
19th Naoto SuenagaNissan Silvia PS13-1--10--11
20th Ken MaedaMazda Efini RX-7 FD3S81-----9
21st Masayoshi TokitaToyota Soarer MZ12----8--8
21st Shuichi YoshiokaNissan 180SX RPS13-----8-8
21st Kenji TakayamaMazda RX-7 FC3S-26----8
24th Takumi NozawaNissan Silvia S14-----6-6
25th Ken ShinoseNissan Silvia PS13-----4-4
25th Kouichi YamashitaMazda RX-8 SE3P------44
27th Hideo HiraokaToyota Corolla Levin AE85/Nissan Fairlady Z Z331-1-1--3
28th Kuniaki TakahashiToyota Chaser JZX10011-----2
28th Toyohisa MatsudaToyota Corolla Levin AE8611-----2
28th Shinji MinowaToyota Corolla Levin AE86--11---2
28th Drift SamuraiMazda RX-7 FC3S---11--2
32nd Shinichi YamadaNissan Silvia S15-1-----1
32nd Michihiro TakatoriNissan Skyline BNR34--1----1
32nd Koji TogasakiToyota Sprinter Trueno AE86--1----1
32nd Manabu FijinakaMazda Efini RX-7 FD3S---1---1
32nd Junichi MiyamotoNissan 180SX RPS13-----1-1
32nd Masaru KakemizuNissan 180SX RPS13-----1-1
32nd Atsushi KuroiNissan Silvia PS13------11
32nd Daigo SaitoToyota Mark II JZX90------11
32nd Kensaku KomoroToyota Sprinter Trueno AE86------11

See also

Sources

D1GP Results Database 2005

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