# 2016 Super GT Series

The 2016 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-fourth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the twelfth season under the name Super GT. It was the thirty-fourth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 10 and ended on November 13, after 8 races.

## Schedule

| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Okayama GT 300 km | Okayama International Circuit | April 10 |
| 2 | Fuji GT 500 km | Fuji Speedway | May 4 |
| 3 | Sugo GT 300 km | Sportsland SUGO | July 24 |
| 4 | Fuji GT 300 km | Fuji Speedway | August 7 |
| 5 | 45th International Suzuka 1000km 1000 km | Suzuka Circuit | August 28 |
| 6 | Buriram United Super GT Race 300 km | Chang International Circuit | October 9 |
| 7 | Motegi GT 250 km I | Twin Ring Motegi | November 12 |
| 8 | Motegi GT 250 km II | Twin Ring Motegi | November 13 |

### Calendar changes

* The Super GT in Kyushu 300km at Autopolis was scheduled for May 22nd as the third round of the season but was subsequently cancelled in the aftermath of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. On May 20, series organizers announced that the final weekend at Twin Ring Motegi would host two 250 kilometer races, with the race on Saturday being promoted as "Round 3" of the championship as it replaces the Autopolis race.
* The SUGO GT 300km was brought forward to July from its previous date in September.
* The overseas round at Buriram, Thailand was moved from its 2015 date of June to October. The series first visited the circuit in October 2014.
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## Drivers and teams
### GT500

| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
| Nismo | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 1 | Tsugio Matsuda | M | All |
| Nismo | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 1 | Ronnie Quintarelli | M | All |
| Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S [ja] | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 6 | Andrea Caldarelli | B | All |
| Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S [ja] | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 6 | Kazuya Oshima | B | All |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 8 | Kosuke Matsuura | B | All |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 8 | Tomoki Nojiri | B | All |
| Team Impul | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 12 | João Paulo de Oliveira | B | All |
| Team Impul | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 12 | Hironobu Yasuda | B | All |
| Drago Modulo Honda Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 15 | Hideki Mutoh | B | All |
| Drago Modulo Honda Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 15 | Oliver Turvey | B | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Drago Modulo Honda Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 15 | Tadasuke Makino | B | 3, 7–8 |
| Keihin Real Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 17 | Takashi Kogure | B | All |
| Keihin Real Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | B | All |
| Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | Yuji Kunimoto | Y | All |
| Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Y | All |
| Kondo Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 24 | Daiki Sasaki | Y | All |
| Kondo Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 24 | Masataka Yanagida | Y | All |
| Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 36 | Nick Cassidy | B | All |
| Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 36 | Daisuke Ito | B | All |
| Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 37 | Ryō Hirakawa | B | All |
| Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 37 | James Rossiter | B | All |
| Lexus Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 38 | Hiroaki Ishiura | B | All |
| Lexus Team ZENT [ja] Cerumo | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 38 | Yuji Tachikawa | B | All |
| Lexus Team SARD | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 39 | Kohei Hirate | B | All |
| Lexus Team SARD | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT500 | Lexus RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 39 | Heikki Kovalainen | B | All |
| MOLA [ja] | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 46 | Satoshi Motoyama | M | All |
| MOLA [ja] | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 46 | Katsumasa Chiyo | M | 1–4, 6–8 |
| MOLA [ja] | Nissan | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 | Nissan NR20A 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 46 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | M | 5 |
| Nakajima Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 64 | Bertrand Baguette | D | All |
| Nakajima Racing | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 64 | Daisuke Nakajima | D | All |
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 100 | Takuya Izawa | B | All |
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda | Honda NSX Concept-GT | Honda HR-414E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 100 | Naoki Yamamoto | B | All |

### GT300

| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 0 | André Couto | D | All |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 0 | Ryuichiro Tomita | D | All |
| GAINER | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 11 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | D | All |
| GAINER | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 11 | Björn Wirdheim | D | All |
| Cars Tokai Dream28 [ja] | Lotus | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 2 | Hiroki Katoh | Y | All |
| Cars Tokai Dream28 [ja] | Lotus | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 2 | Kazuho Takahashi | Y | All |
| Cars Tokai Dream28 [ja] | Lotus | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Y | 6 |
| NDDP Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 3 | Kazuki Hoshino | Y | All |
| NDDP Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 3 | Jann Mardenborough | Y | All |
| Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Y | All |
| Goodsmile Racing & Team Ukyo | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Nobuteru Taniguchi | Y | All |
| Team Mach | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 5 | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Y | 1–3, 6, 8 |
| Team Mach | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 5 | Junichirō Yamashita | Y | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Team Mach | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 5 | Masami Kageyama | Y | 2, 3–6, 8 |
| BMW Team Studie | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 7 | Seiji Ara | Y | All |
| BMW Team Studie | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 7 | Jörg Müller | Y | All |
| BMW Team Studie | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 7 | Augusto Farfus | Y | 6 |
| Gulf Racing with Pacific | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 9 | Ryohei Sakaguchi | Y | All |
| Gulf Racing with Pacific | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 9 | Hiroki Yoshida | Y | All |
| Gulf Racing with Pacific | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 9 | Dylan Derdaele | Y | 2 |
| Team Up Garage [ja] with Bandoh | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 18 | Yuhki Nakayama | Y | All |
| Team Up Garage [ja] with Bandoh | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 18 | Shinnosuke Yamada | Y | All |
| Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama [ja] | Audi | Audi R8 LMS | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 21 | Tomonobu Fujii | D | All |
| Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama [ja] | Audi | Audi R8 LMS | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 21 | Richard Lyons | D | All |
| R'Qs Motor Sports | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | 22 | Masaki Jyonai | Y | All |
| R'Qs Motor Sports | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | 22 | Hisashi Wada | Y | All |
| R'Qs Motor Sports | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | 22 | Tohjirō Azuma | | 6 |
| VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 25 | Takamitsu Matsui | Y | All |
| VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 25 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Y | All |
| VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 25 | Kenta Yamashita | Y | 6 |
| Team Taisan SARD | Audi | Audi R8 LMS ultra (Rd. 1) Audi R8 LMS (Rd. 2-6, 8) | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 26 | Shōgo Mitsuyama [ja] | Y | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Team Taisan SARD | Audi | Audi R8 LMS ultra (Rd. 1) Audi R8 LMS (Rd. 2-6, 8) | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 26 | Yuya Motojima | Y | 1–6, 8 |
| Team Taisan SARD | Audi | Audi R8 LMS ultra (Rd. 1) Audi R8 LMS (Rd. 2-6, 8) | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 26 | Tsubasa Kondo | Y | 3, 8 |
| Team Taisan SARD | Audi | Audi R8 LMS ultra (Rd. 1) Audi R8 LMS (Rd. 2-6, 8) | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 26 | Shinji Nakano | Y | 6 |
| Vattana Motorsport | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 28 | Chonsawat Asavahame [th] | Y | 7 |
| Vattana Motorsport | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 28 | Morgan Haber | Y | 7 |
| apr [ja] | Toyota | Toyota Prius apr GT | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L Hybrid V8 | 30 | Hiroaki Nagai [ja] | Y | All |
| apr [ja] | Toyota | Toyota Prius apr GT | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L Hybrid V8 | 30 | Kōta Sasaki | Y | All |
| apr [ja] | Toyota | Toyota Prius apr GT | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L Hybrid V8 | 31 | Yūichi Nakayama | B | All |
| apr [ja] | Toyota | Toyota Prius apr GT | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L Hybrid V8 | 31 | Kōki Saga | B | All |
| Excellence Porsche Team KTR | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 33 | Naoya Yamano [ja] | Y | All |
| Excellence Porsche Team KTR | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 33 | Jörg Bergmeister | Y | 1–3, 7–8 |
| Excellence Porsche Team KTR | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 33 | Tim Bergmeister | Y | 4 |
| Excellence Porsche Team KTR | Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L F6 | 33 | Yūya Sakamoto | Y | 5–6 |
| Toyota Team Thailand | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 35 | Nattavude Charoensukhawatana | Y | 7 |
| Toyota Team Thailand | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 35 | Piti Bhirombhakdi [th] | Y | 7 |
| Dijon Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Hiroshi Takamori | Y | 1-2, 4, 6 |
| Dijon Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Masaki Tanaka | Y | 1–2, 6 |
| Dijon Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Takayuki Aoki | Y | 2–6, 8 |
| Dijon Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | Y | 3, 5, 8 |
| Arnage Racing | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | 50 | Rintarō Kubo [ja] | Y | All |
| Arnage Racing | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | 50 | Hideto Yasuoka [ja] | Y | All |
| Arnage Racing | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | 50 | Masaki Kanō | Y | 2 |
| LM corsa | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 51 | Morio Nitta | Y | All |
| LM corsa | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 51 | Akihiro Tsuzuki [ja] | Y | All |
| LM corsa | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 51 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | Y | 2, 6 |
| LM corsa | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.3 L V8 | 60 | Akira Iida | Y | All |
| LM corsa | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.3 L V8 | 60 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Y | All |
| LM corsa | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.3 L V8 | 60 | Dominik Farnbacher | Y | 6 |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 55 | Takashi Kobayashi | B | All |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | BMW | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63B44 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | 55 | Shinichi Takagi | B | All |
| R&D Sport | Subaru | Subaru BRZ GT300 | Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 | 61 | Takuto Iguchi | D | All |
| R&D Sport | Subaru | Subaru BRZ GT300 | Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 | 61 | Hideki Yamauchi | D | All |
| Lamborghini Team Direction | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 63 | Naoki Yokomizo | Y | All |
| Lamborghini Team Direction | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 63 | Adrian Zaugg | Y | All |
| K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 65 | Naoya Gamou | Y | All |
| K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 65 | Haruki Kurosawa [ja] | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Shinya Hosokawa [ja] | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Kimiya Satō | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Taiyō Iida | Y | 2, 6 |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 88 | Kazuki Hiramine | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 88 | Manabu Orido | Y | All |
| Lamborghini Team Direction Shift | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 108 | Kyōsuke Mineo [ja] | | 1–3, 5–6, 8 |
| Lamborghini Team Direction Shift | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 108 | Kei Cozzolino | Y | 1–2 |
| Lamborghini Team Direction Shift | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 108 | Jono Lester | Y | 5–6 |
| Lamborghini Team Direction Shift | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 L V10 | 108 | Hironori Takeuchi | Y | 3, 6, 8 |
| Rn-sports | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 111 | Kazuya Tsuruta | Y | All |
| Rn-sports | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 111 | Masayuki Ueda [ja] | Y | All |
| Rn-sports | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 111 | Keishi Ishikawa | Y | 6 |
| Tomei Sports [ja] | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Yusaku Shibata | Y | 1–6, 8 |
| Tomei Sports [ja] | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Atsushi Tanaka [ja] | Y | 1–3, 5–6, 8 |
| Tomei Sports [ja] | Nissan | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Shōta Kiyohara [ja] | Y | 2, 4, 6 |

## Driver changes
### Vehicle changes

* Goodsmile Racing with Team UKYO, the number 11 GAINER, K2 R&D LEON Racing, and Rn-sports fielded the new Mercedes-AMG GT3.
* apr fielded two new Toyota Prius GTs, with the number 31 car on Bridgestone tyres, and the number 30 on Yokohama tyres.
* Audi Team Hitotsuyama debuted the second-generation Audi R8 LMS and switched from Yokohama to Dunlop Tyres.
* BMW Team Studie and Autobacs Racing Team Aguri used the new BMW M6 GT3 in 2016. ARTA switched to BMW after the retirement of their previous Honda CR-Z, while Studie received additional support from BMW.
* Excellence Porsche Team KTR fielded the new 911 GT3-R, and received additional support from Porsche.
* LM Corsa's number 51 team switched from BMW to the new Ferrari 488 GT3. The number 60 team continued to use the Lexus RC-F GT3.
* JLOC was one of two teams introducing the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 to Super GT in 2016.

### Driver Changes
#### GT500

* Toyota:
** Petrochemical company WAKO's replaced Eneos as the title sponsor of Team Le Mans. Andrea Caldarelli switched from the KeePer TOM's team to the Wako's LeMans team.
** Three-time GT500 champion Juichi Wakisaka announced his retirement from racing at the Toyota Gazoo Racing press conference on February 4. He will stay in the series as the team principal of Lexus Team Wako's LeMans. Yuji Kunimoto moved over from Team LeMans to drive for the WedsSport BANDOH team fill the seat from Wakisaka.
** Two-time and defending 1000 km Suzuka winner James Rossiter switched from the Petronas TOM's team to the KeePer TOM's team. Reigning Japanese Formula 3 champion Nick Cassidy joined the number 36 TOM's team. He was the first driver from New Zealand to race in the series since Mark Porter in 1998. Au replaced Petronas as the title sponsor of the number 36 TOM'S RC-F.
* Honda:
** Takashi Kogure and Hideki Mutoh swapped seats within the Honda fleet. Mutoh moved to Drago Modulo Honda Racing alongside Oliver Turvey, while Kogure joined Koudai Tsukakoshi at Keihin Real Racing.
* Nissan:
** Katsumasa Chiyo stepped up to the GT500 class for 2016 driving for MOLA, after helping GAINER secure their first GT300 championship last season.
** Masataka Yanagida moved from MOLA to Kondo Racing, his third different team in four seasons.
** Forum Engineering took over from D'Station as the title sponsor of Kondo Racing. Former GT500 champion Michael Krumm had no plans to race in Super GT in 2016 after competing for Kondo Racing last season.

#### GT300

* After participating in selected rounds last year, Ryuichiro Tomita became a full-time driver of the #0 GAINER Nissan GT-R.
* Kota Sasaki drove a second Toyota Prius GT for apr.
* Mitsunori Takaboshi left the series after a successful rookie season with NDDP to drive in Blancpain GT. However, he returned for the fourth race of the season at Fuji Speedway. GT Academy champion and Nissan factory driver Jann Mardenborough joined the NDDP team, partnering Kazuki Hoshino.
* Former Rolex 24 champion Jörg Bergmeister joined Excellence Porsche Team KTR on a full-time basis, after driving two rounds for the team in 2014.
* WEC LMP1 driver Pierre Kaffer drove for Audi Team Braille in his debut GT300 campaign.
* Porsche Carrera Cup Japan champion Yuya Motojima, as well as fellow PCCJ drivers Rintaro Kubo and Hiroaki Nagai, moved to GT300, driving for Team Taisan SARD, Arnage Racing, and apr respectively.
* Shinnosuke Yamada graduated from the F4 Japanese Championship to race for Team Upgarage with Bandoh.
* South African Adrian Zaugg and Japanese-Italian driver Kei Cozzolino made their Super GT debuts for Lamborghini Team Direction.
* Inaugural GT Academy champion Lucas Ordóñez returned to racing in Europe, competing in the Blancpain GT Series for NISMO RJN Motorsport.
* Alexandre Imperatori left Super GT to focus on his World Endurance Championship campaign with Rebellion Racing.
* Former 24h Nürburgring winner Christian Mamerow did not return to the series after running a partial campaign with Audi Team Racing Tech.
* EVA Racing became the primary sponsor of the Rn-sports AMG.
* Gulf Racing merged with Pacific Racing Team to form Gulf Racing with PACIFIC, fielding an all-new Porsche 911 GT3-R.
* Direction Racing changed their name to Lamborghini Team Direction, and also fielded two Huracán GT3s.
* Before the start of the season, an entry was announced for Audi Team Braille, with a new 2016 Audi R8 LMS and veteran World Endurance Championship driver Pierre Kaffer. However, the team never appeared in the 2016 season.
* After withdrawing from the 2015 season, Team Taisan returned to GT300 in alliance with SARD.

#### Mid-season changes

* From the second round, Team Taisan SARD switched to a 2016 model Audi R8 LMS.

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Class | Pole Position | Race Winner |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit Report | 10 April | GT500 | No. 37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | No. 1 Nismo |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit Report | 10 April | GT500 | James Rossiter Ryō Hirakawa | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit Report | 10 April | GT300 | No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya | No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit Report | 10 April | GT300 | Takamitsu Matsui Takeshi Tsuchiya | Naoya Gamou Haruki Kurosawa |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway Report | 4 May | GT500 | No. 12 Team Impul | No. 1 Nismo |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway Report | 4 May | GT500 | Hironobu Yasuda João Paulo de Oliveira | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway Report | 4 May | GT300 | No. 55 ARTA | No. 3 NDDP Racing |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway Report | 4 May | GT300 | Takashi Kobayashi Shinichi Takagi | Kazuki Hoshino Jann Mardenborough |
| 3 | Sportsland SUGO Report | 24 July | GT500 | No. 6 Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S | No. 24 Kondo Racing |
| 3 | Sportsland SUGO Report | 24 July | GT500 | Andrea Caldarelli Kazuya Oshima | Daiki Sasaki Masataka Yanagida |
| 3 | Sportsland SUGO Report | 24 July | GT300 | No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya | No. 31 apr |
| 3 | Sportsland SUGO Report | 24 July | GT300 | Takamitsu Matsui Takeshi Tsuchiya | Yuichi Nakayama Koki Saga |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway Report | 7 August | GT500 | No. 12 Team Impul | No. 12 Team Impul |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway Report | 7 August | GT500 | Hironobu Yasuda João Paulo de Oliveira | Hironobu Yasuda João Paulo de Oliveira |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway Report | 7 August | GT300 | No. 55 ARTA | No. 55 ARTA |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway Report | 7 August | GT300 | Takashi Kobayashi Shinichi Takagi | Takashi Kobayashi Shinichi Takagi |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit Report | 28 August | GT500 | No. 15 Drago Modulo Honda Racing | No. 38 Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit Report | 28 August | GT500 | Hideki Mutoh Oliver Turvey | Hiroaki Ishiura Yuji Tachikawa |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit Report | 28 August | GT300 | No. 18 Team UpGarage with Bandoh | No. 61 R&D Sport |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit Report | 28 August | GT300 | Yuhki Nakayama Shinnosuke Yamada | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi |
| 6 | Chang International Circuit Report | 9 October | GT500 | No. 19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | No. 19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh |
| 6 | Chang International Circuit Report | 9 October | GT500 | Yuji Kunimoto Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuji Kunimoto Yuhi Sekiguchi |
| 6 | Chang International Circuit Report | 9 October | GT300 | No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya | No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya |
| 6 | Chang International Circuit Report | 9 October | GT300 | Takamitsu Matsui Takeshi Tsuchiya | Takamitsu Matsui Takeshi Tsuchiya |
| 7 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 12 November | GT500 | No. 39 Lexus Team SARD | No. 24 Kondo Racing |
| 7 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 12 November | GT500 | Kohei Hirate Heikki Kovalainen | Daiki Sasaki Masataka Yanagida |
| 7 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 12 November | GT300 | No. 11 GAINER | No. 21 Audi Team Hitotsuyama |
| 7 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 12 November | GT300 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim | Tomonobu Fujii Richard Lyons |
| 8 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 13 November | GT500 | No. 39 Lexus Team SARD | No. 39 Lexus Team SARD |
| 8 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 13 November | GT500 | Kohei Hirate Heikki Kovalainen | Kohei Hirate Heikki Kovalainen |
| 8 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 13 November | GT300 | No. 31 apr | No. 25 VivaC team Tsuchiya |
| 8 | Twin Ring Motegi Report | 13 November | GT300 | Yuichi Nakayama Koki Saga | Takamitsu Matsui Takeshi Tsuchiya |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Suzuka | 25 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championships
#### GT500

Driver Ranking GT500 2016 Series :
| Rank | Driver | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | MOT | MOT | Points |
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen Kohei Hirate | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 82 |
| 2 | Kazuya Oshima Andrea Caldarelli | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 |
| 4 | Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuji Kunimoto | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| 5 | Daisuke Ito Nick Cassidy | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Yuji Tachikawa Hiroaki Ishiura | 6 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 52 |
| 7 | Daiki Sasaki Masataka Yanagida | 13 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 43 |
| 8 | Hironobu Yasuda João Paulo de Oliveira | 5 | 11 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 8 | 43 |
| 9 | Ryō Hirakawa James Rossiter | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Satoshi Motoyama | 3 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 |
| 11 | Koudai Tsukakoshi Takashi Kogure | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 27 |
| 12 | Katsumasa Chiyo | 3 | 7 | 13 | Ret | | 12 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 13 | Hideki Mutoh | 12 | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| 14 | Naoki Yamamoto Takuya Izawa | 10 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 |
| 15 | Kosuke Matsuura Tomoki Nojiri | Ret | 6 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| 16 | Tadasuke Makino | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | | | | | 3 | | | | 13 |
| 18 | Daisuke Nakajima Bertrand Baguette | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 |
| 19 | Oliver Turvey | 12 | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | | 5 |
| Rank | Driver | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | MOT | MOT | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

#### GT300

Driver Ranking GT300 2016 Series :
| Rank | Driver | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | MOT | MOT | Points |
| 1 | Takeshi Tsuchiya Takamitsu Matsui | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 78 |
| 2 | Kōki Saga Yūichi Nakayama | 12 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | Tomonobu Fujii Richard Lyons | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 57 |
| 4 | Kazuki Hoshino Jann Mardenborough | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Shinichi Takagi Takashi Kobayashi | 11 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 14 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 48 |
| 6 | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 23 | 13 | 47 |
| 7 | Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka | 2 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 47 |
| 8 | Andre Couto Ryuichiro Tomita | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 38 |
| 9 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka Bjorn Wirdheim | 4 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | Naoya Yamano | 22 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | Kazuki Hiramine Manabu Orido | 9 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 30 |
| 12 | Haruki Kurosawa Naoya Gamou | 1 | Ret | 16 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 26 |
| 13 | Jörg Bergmeister | 22 | 23 | | | | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Yuhki Nakayama Shinnosuke Yamada | 15 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 25 |
| 15 | Seiji Ara Jörg Müller | 3 | 24 | 10 | 20 | DNS | 6 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| 16 | Morio Nitta Akihiro Tsuzuki | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 |
| 17 | Yūya Motojima | 20 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 20 | | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 18 | Tsubasa Kondō | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 19 | Shinya Hosokawa Kimiya Satō | 13 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | | 6 | | | 11 | | | | 5 |
| 21 | Yūya Sakamoto | | | | 24 | 7 | | | | 5 |
| 22 | Ryōhei Sakaguchi Hiroki Yoshida | DNS | Ret | 13 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Shōgo Mitsuyama | 20 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 20 | | | | 3 |
| 24 | Hiroaki Nagai Kōta Sasaki | 14 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 2 |
| 25 | Takayuki Aoki | | 10 | 17 | 12 | 21 | | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 26 | Masaki Tanaka | 27 | 10 | | | 21 | | | | 1 |
| 27 | Hiroshi Takamori | 27 | 10 | 17 | | 21 | | | | 1 |
| 28 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | | | | 12 | | | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| – | Yūsaku Shibata | 26 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 12 | | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| – | Shōta Kiyohara | | 16 | 12 | | 12 | | | | 0 |
| – | Rintarō Kubo Hideto Yasuoka | 18 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 0 |
| – | Atsushi Tanaka | 26 | 16 | | Ret | 12 | | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| – | Masaki Kanō | | 12 | | | 16 | | | | 0 |
| – | Naoki Yokomizo Adrian Zaugg | 21 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| – | Hiroki Katoh Kazuho Takahashi | 17 | 13 | 23 | Ret | Ret | | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| – | Kazuya Tsuruta Masayuki Ueda | 24 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| – | Masami Kageyama | | 22 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | Ret | 23 | 0 |
| – | Junichirō Yamashita | | 22 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | 0 |
| – | Tim Bergmeister | | | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Keishi Ishikawa | | | | | 15 | | | | 0 |
| – | Kyōsuke Mineo | 16 | 17 | | | 19 | | 27 | 18 | 0 |
| – | Kei Cozzolino | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Akira Iida Hiroki Yoshimoto | 25 | 21 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 0 |
| – | Taiyō Iida | | | | | 17 | | | | 0 |
| – | Hironori Takeuchi | | | | | 19 | | 27 | 18 | 0 |
| – | Nattavude Charoensukhawatana Piti Bhirombhakdi | | | | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| – | Dominik Farnbacher | | | | | 18 | | | | 0 |
| – | Masaki Jyonai Hisashi Wada | 19 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 23 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| – | Jono Lester | | | | | 19 | | | | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | | | | | 20 | | | | 0 |
| – | Chonsawat Asavahame Morgan Haber | | | | | | 20 | | | 0 |
| – | Tetsuji Tamanaka | | 22 | | | Ret | | Ret | 23 | 0 |
| – | Kenta Yamashita | | | | | 22 | | | | 0 |
| – | Tohjirō Azuma | | | | | 23 | | | | 0 |
| – | Tadasuke Makino | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| – | Dylan Derdaele | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Augusto Farfus | | | | | DNS | | | | – |
| Rank | Driver | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | MOT | MOT | Points |