# 2022 Super GT Series

The 2022 Autobacs Super GT Series was a motor racing championship based in Japan for grand touring cars, sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). It was the thirtieth season of the JAF Super GT Championship which includes the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship era, and the eighteenth season under the Super GT name. It was also the fortieth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.
Team Impul won the GT500 championship for the first time since 1995, as Kazuki Hiramine and Bertrand Baguette won the Drivers' Championship. It was the first Teams' Championship for Impul since the inaugural 1994 season, and the first championship for the new Nissan Z GT500 which made its debut this season. In GT300, Kondo Racing, Kiyoto Fujinami, and João Paulo de Oliveira won their second set of Drivers' and Teams' Championships in three years.

## Calendar

A confirmed eight round provisional 2022 calendar was announced on 6 August 2021. The calendar was updated on 20 October 2021, with the sixth round at Sportsland Sugo moving from the weekend of 10–11 September to 17–18 September, avoiding a clash of dates with the 2022 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji. Distances for all events were confirmed on 5 March 2022: Rounds two and four at Fuji Speedway, and round five at Suzuka Circuit, were 450 kilometre races, while all other rounds were 300 kilometres.
| Round | Race | Circuit | Dates |
| 1 | Okayama GT 300 km Race | Okayama International Circuit | 16–17 April |
| 2 | FAV Hotel Fuji GT 450 km Race | Fuji Speedway | 3–4 May |
| 3 | Takanokono Hotel Suzuka GT 300 km Race | Suzuka Circuit | 28–29 May |
| 4 | Fujimaki Group Fuji GT 100 Lap Race | Fuji Speedway | 6–7 August |
| 5 | Fujimaki Group Suzuka GT 450 km Race | Suzuka Circuit | 27–28 August |
| 6 | Sugo GT 300 km Race | Sportsland Sugo | 17–18 September |
| 7 | FAV Hotel Autopolis GT 300 km Race | Autopolis | 1–2 October |
| 8 | Motegi GT 300 km Race | Mobility Resort Motegi | 5–6 November |

## Teams and drivers

All teams competed under a Japanese license.

### GT500

| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
| NDDP Racing | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 3 | Katsumasa Chiyo | M | All |
| NDDP Racing | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 3 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | M | All |
| NISMO | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 23 | Tsugio Matsuda | M | All |
| NISMO | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 23 | Ronnie Quintarelli | M | All |
| ARTA | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 8 | Tomoki Nojiri | B | All |
| ARTA | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 8 | Nirei Fukuzumi | B | All |
| Team Impul | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 12 | Kazuki Hiramine | B | All |
| Team Impul | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 12 | Bertrand Baguette | B | All |
| TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 14 | Kazuya Oshima | B | All |
| TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 14 | Kenta Yamashita | B | All |
| Team Red Bull Mugen | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 16 | Ukyo Sasahara | D | All |
| Team Red Bull Mugen | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 16 | Toshiki Oyu | D | All |
| Astemo REAL Racing | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | B | All |
| Astemo REAL Racing | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 17 | Nobuharu Matsushita | B | All |
| TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | Yuji Kunimoto | Y | All |
| TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 19 | Sena Sakaguchi | Y | All |
| Kondo Racing | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 24 | Daiki Sasaki | Y | All |
| Kondo Racing | Nissan | Nissan Z GT500 | Nissan NR4S21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 24 | Kohei Hirate | Y | All |
| TGR Team au TOM'S | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 36 | Sho Tsuboi | B | All |
| TGR Team au TOM'S | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 36 | Giuliano Alesi | B | All |
| TGR Team KeePer TOM'S | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 37 | Sacha Fenestraz | B | All |
| TGR Team KeePer TOM'S | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 37 | Ritomo Miyata | B | All |
| TGR Team ZENT Cerumo | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 38 | Yuji Tachikawa | B | All |
| TGR Team ZENT Cerumo | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 38 | Hiroaki Ishiura | B | All |
| TGR Team SARD | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 39 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B | All |
| TGR Team SARD | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | Toyota RI4AG 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 39 | Yuichi Nakayama | B | All |
| Modulo Nakajima Racing | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 64 | Takuya Izawa | D | All |
| Modulo Nakajima Racing | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 64 | Hiroki Otsu | D | All |
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 100 | Naoki Yamamoto | B | All |
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda | Honda NSX-GT | Honda HR-420E 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 100 | Tadasuke Makino | B | All |

### GT300

| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
| muta Racing INGING | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 2 | Hiroki Katoh | B | All |
| muta Racing INGING | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 2 | Yuui Tsutsumi | B | All |
| Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Nobuteru Taniguchi | Y | All |
| Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 4 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Y | All |
| Team Mach | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 5 | Yusuke Tomibayashi | Y | All |
| Team Mach | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 5 | Reiji Hiraki | Y | All |
| Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans Team LeMans | Audi | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 6 | Yoshiaki Katayama | Y | All |
| Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans Team LeMans | Audi | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 6 | Satoshi Motoyama | Y | 1 |
| Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans Team LeMans | Audi | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 6 | Roberto Merhi Muntan | Y | 2–8 |
| Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans Team LeMans | Audi | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 6 | Shintaro Kawabata | Y | 2 |
| BMW Team Studie × CSL | BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | 7 | Seiji Ara | M | All |
| BMW Team Studie × CSL | BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | 7 | Augusto Farfus | M | 1–2, 4–6, 8 |
| BMW Team Studie × CSL | BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | 7 | Tsubasa Kondo | M | 2–3, 5, 7 |
| Pacific CarGuy Racing | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 9 | Kei Cozzolino | Y | All |
| Pacific CarGuy Racing | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 9 | Naoki Yokomizo | Y | 1, 5 |
| Pacific CarGuy Racing | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 9 | Takeshi Kimura | Y | 2–4, 6–8 |
| Pacific CarGuy Racing | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin Turbo V8 | 9 | Shintaro Kawabata | Y | 4 |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 10 | Riki Okusa | D | All |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 10 | Ryuichiro Tomita | D | 1–6, 8 |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 10 | Yusuke Shiotsu | D | 2, 4–5, 7 |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 11 | Hironobu Yasuda | D | All |
| GAINER | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 11 | Keishi Ishikawa | D | All |
| Team UpGarage | Honda | Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 | Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 | 18 | Takashi Kobayashi | Y | All |
| Team UpGarage | Honda | Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 | Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 | 18 | Kakunoshin Ohta | Y | All |
| ARTA | Honda | Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 | Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | B | All |
| ARTA | Honda | Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 | Honda JNC1 3.5 L Twin Turbo V6 | 55 | Iori Kimura | B | All |
| SHADE Racing | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 20 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | D | All |
| SHADE Racing | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 20 | Eijiro Shimizu | D | All |
| SHADE Racing | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 20 | Shinnosuke Yamada | D | 5 |
| R'Qs Motor Sports Arnage Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 22 | Hisashi Wada | Y | 1–2, 4–8 |
| R'Qs Motor Sports Arnage Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 22 | Masaki Jyonai | Y | 1–2, 4–8 |
| R'Qs Motor Sports Arnage Racing | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 50 | Ryohei Sakaguchi | Y | All |
| R'Qs Motor Sports Arnage Racing | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 50 | Masaki Kano | Y | 1–2, 4–7 |
| R'Qs Motor Sports Arnage Racing | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 50 | Takeshi Suehiro | Y | 2, 4–5 |
| R'Qs Motor Sports Arnage Racing | Toyota | Toyota 86 MC GT300 | GTA V8 4.5 L V8 | 50 | Ryosei Yamashita | Y | 3, 8 |
| Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 25 | Takamitsu Matsui | Y | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 25 | Seita Nonaka | Y | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Max Racing | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 244 | Kimiya Sato | Y | 2–8 |
| Max Racing | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 244 | Atsushi Miyake | Y | 2–8 |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 30 | Manabu Orido | Y | All |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 30 | Hiroaki Nagai | Y | 1–4, 6–8 |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 30 | Hibiki Taira | Y | 2, 4–5 |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR86 GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 30 | Yuta Kamimura | Y | 5 |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Sport Prius PHV apr GT | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 | 31 | Koki Saga | B | All |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Sport Prius PHV apr GT | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 | 31 | Yuhki Nakayama | B | All |
| apr | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Sport Prius PHV apr GT | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L Hybrid V8 | 31 | Kazuto Kotaka | B | 4–5 |
| Busou Drago Corse | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 34 | Masataka Yanagida | D | 1–3 |
| Busou Drago Corse | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 34 | Yuji Ide | D | 1–3 |
| NILZZ Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Taiyo Ida | Y | All |
| NILZZ Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Yuki Tanaka | Y | 1–2, 4–8 |
| NILZZ Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Yuya Hiraki | Y | 3 |
| NILZZ Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 48 | Masaya Kohno | Y | 4–5 |
| Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 52 | Kohta Kawaai | B | All |
| Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 52 | Hiroki Yoshida | B | 1, 3–8 |
| Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 52 | Togo Suganami | B | 2 |
| Kondo Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 56 | Kiyoto Fujinami | Y | All |
| Kondo Racing | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 56 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Y | All |
| LM Corsa | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 60 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | D | All |
| LM Corsa | Toyota GR | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 60 | Shunsuke Kohno | D | All |
| R&D Sport | Subaru | Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) | Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 | 61 | Takuto Iguchi | D | All |
| R&D Sport | Subaru | Subaru BRZ GT300 (ZD8) | Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 | 61 | Hideki Yamauchi | D | All |
| K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 65 | Naoya Gamou | B | All |
| K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 65 | Takuro Shinohara | B | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Kosuke Matsuura | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 87 | Natsu Sakaguchi | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 88 | Takashi Kogure | Y | All |
| JLOC | Lamborghini | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 88 | Yuya Motojima | Y | All |
| K-tunes Racing | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 96 | Morio Nitta | D | All |
| K-tunes Racing | Lexus | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 | 96 | Shinichi Takagi | D | All |
| Tomei Sports | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Takayuki Aoki | Y | All |
| Tomei Sports | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Atsushi Tanaka | Y | 1–2, 4–5, 7 |
| Tomei Sports | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Yusaku Shibata | Y | 2–6 |
| Tomei Sports | Nissan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin Turbo V6 | 360 | Teppei Natori | Y | 8 |

### Vehicle changes
#### GT500 Class

* After 14 seasons, Nissan replaced the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 with the new Nissan Z GT500 (RZ34). Nissan last used the Fairlady Z as their flagship GT500 vehicle from 2004 to 2007.
* Honda updated their NSX-GT race car, which is now styled after the limited edition Honda NSX Type S model.

#### GT300 Class

* Tsuchiya Engineering constructed their own version of the Toyota GR Supra to GT300 regulations, replacing their previous Porsche 911 GT3-R.
* apr launched the Toyota GR86 GT, constructed to GT300 specifications and based on the second-generation Toyota 86 (ZN8) model. apr's number 30 team and series newcomers SHADE Racing each field the car in 2022. Subsequently, muta Racing INGING announced that they also field the new Toyota GR86 GT, replacing their previous Lotus Evora MC.
* The new BMW M4 GT3 (G82) makes its Japanese racing debut via BMW Team Studie x CSL.
* Arnage Racing changed vehicles from the Mercedes-AMG GT3, to the Dome-constructed Toyota MC86.
* Drago Corse with their new collaboration with Busou (see Entrant Changes below), changed vehicles to the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3.
* ARTA and Team UPGarage entered the upgraded Honda NSX GT3 Evo22.
* Team LeMans (Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans in Round 1) have the upgraded Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II.

### Entrant changes
#### GT500 Class

* Toyota: Toyota Gazoo Racing announced their GT500 class driver line-ups on 6 December 2021.
** Reigning GT500 champion Yuhi Sekiguchi transferred to TGR Team SARD, replacing 2016 champion Heikki Kovalainen, who announced on 30 November 2021 that he would not return to the series in 2022.
** Giuliano Alesi stepped up to GT500 and replaced Sekiguchi at TGR Team au TOM's. 2017 GT500 champion Ryo Hirakawa left the series after eight years to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar with Toyota Gazoo Racing. To replace Hirakawa, Ritomo Miyata transferred to TGR Team KeePer TOM's after two seasons at TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh.
** Sena Sakaguchi, who split time between GT500 and GT300 classes in 2021, replaced Miyata at Team WedsSport Bandoh.
* Honda: Honda announced their Super GT driver line-ups on 14 January.
** Nobuharu Matsushita, who made his GT500 debut with Nissan in 2021, rejoined Honda as a factory driver and signed with Astemo Real Racing. Matsushita replaced Bertrand Baguette, who announced his departure from Honda on 1 December 2021.
* Nissan: NISMO announced their GT500 class drivers on 25 January 2022.
** Bertrand Baguette transferred to Nissan and joined Team Impul, taking the place of Honda-bound Nobuharu Matsushita.
** Mitsunori Takaboshi transferred from Kondo Racing to NDDP Racing, who were now wholly operated by NISMO. In exchange, two-time GT500 champion Kohei Hirate moved to Kondo Racing.

#### GT300 Class

* Audi Team Hitotsuyama and Toyota Team Thailand, who competed as arto Team Thailand in 2021, both announced that they would not take part in the 2022 Super GT season.
* Super Taikyu Series team SHADE Racing entered Super GT for the first time, with a Toyota GR86 GT300 riding on Dunlop tyres. Three-time GT300 championship runner-up Katsuyuki Hiranaka who had spent the previous 13 seasons at GAINER, and F4 Japanese Championship graduate Eijiro Shimizu were announced as the team's driver line-up.
* Takuro Shinohara transferred from Audi Team Hitotsuyama to K2 R&D LEON Racing, taking the place of Togo Suganami who switch to Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing Team.
* ARTA saw two-time GT300 champion Shinichi Takagi and Ren Sato left the team, as Takagi moved to K-tunes Racing and Sato focus on Super Formula career. The team signed 2013 GT300 champion Hideki Mutoh, and Japanese F4 graduate Iori Kimura.
* Another Japanese F4 graduate, Kakunoshin Ohta, joined Team UpGarage, replacing reigning Super Formula Lights champion Teppei Natori.
* GAINER saw Kazuki Hoshino and Katsuyuki Hiranaka leaves the team as Hoshino retires and become Team Impul team principal, and Hiranaka moves to new team Shade Racing. The team signed Ryuichiro Tomita who previously raced for the team between 2015 and 2017 and Formula Regional Japanese Championship graduate Riki Okusa to drive their number 10 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3. Formula Regional Japan driver Yusuke Shiotsu signed as the number 10 team's third driver. Keishi Ishikawa moved into their number 11 Nissan.
* Two-time GT300 champion Shinichi Takagi joined K-tunes Racing from ARTA, replacing GT500-bound Sena Sakaguchi. Takagi reuniting with three-time GT300 champion Morio Nitta in a driver pairing for the first time since 2010.
* BMW Team Studie × CSL changed to Michelin tyres for the 2022 season, the first GT300 team to use Michelin tyres since 2020. Studie announced BMW factory driver Augusto Farfus as one of their main drivers for 2022. GT300 race winner and reigning Super Taikyu ST-X class champion Tsubasa Kondo was signed as a third driver for the 450 km races, and replaced Farfus for the third round at Suzuka and at Autopolis.
* Yuui Tsutsumi, a first time race winner in 2021, transferred from Max Racing to muta Racing INGING.
* Reigning FIA F4 Japanese Champion, Seita Nonaka, joined Hoppy Team Tsuchiya in their new Toyota GR Supra.
* Kimiya Sato transferred to Max Racing after three seasons with Hoppy Team Tsuchiya. Max Racing withdrew from the first round following the death of team owner Tsuyoshi Oono, and began their season in the second round at Fuji Speedway
* Ryohei Sakaguchi transferred from muta Racing INGING to Arnage Racing. Ryosei Yamashita was announced as the team's third driver, and replaced Kano for the third round at Suzuka and the final round at Motegi.
* Drago Corse and vehicle customisation company Busou formed a collaborative entry, Busou Drago Corse. Two-time GT500 and GT300 champion Masataka Yanagida, and GT500 race winner Yuji Ide were named as the drivers. Drago Corse founder Ryo Michigami stepped away from driving duties to become the new team director, and Dunlop became the new tyre supplier, replacing Yokohama.
* Two-time Super Taikyu ST-3 champion and sim racer Yusuke Tomibayashi joined Team Mach for his Super GT debut, partnering the returning Reiji Hiraki.

### Mid-season changes
#### GT300 Class

* Team LeMans terminated their contract with driver Satoshi Motoyama after the opening round of the season. The name of the team reverted from "Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans" back to Team LeMans. Former Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi and GT300 race winner Shintaro Kawabata joined the team for the Fuji GT 450 km Race. Merhi would contest the remainder of the season alongside Yoshiaki Katayama.
* Drago Corse and Busou terminated their partnership, and the team did not return for the remainder of the season.
* Due to Takeshi Kimura's commitments in the European Le Mans Series, 2012 GT300 Champion Naoki Yokomizo joined Pacific CarGuy Racing for the opening round at Okayama. Yokomizo was the team's third driver in the Fuji 450 km in May. For the Fuji 100 Lap race in August, Shintaro Kawabata became the team's third driver. Yokomizo again replaced Kimura for the Suzuka 450 km.
* 2020 FIA F4 Japanese Champion Hibiki Taira joined apr for the two races at Fuji Speedway, as a third driver in the number 30 Toyota GR86 GT. Taira also joined the team for the Suzuka 450 km, while Hiroaki Nagai was replaced by Yuta Kamimura just before the Suzuka 450 km due to illness.
* Super Formula Lights driver Kazuto Kotaka joined apr for the Fuji 100 Lap race and Suzuka 450 km, as a third driver in the number 31 Toyota GR Sport Prius PHV GT.
* 2019 TCR Japan Sunday Series Champion Takeshi Suehiro joined Arnage Racing as a third driver for the three long-distance races at Fuji and Suzuka.
* Togo Suganami replaced Hiroki Yoshida for the Fuji GT 450 km Race, after Yoshida tested positive for COVID-19.
* Yusaku Shibata rejoined Tomei Sports as a third driver for the three long-distance races at Fuji and Suzuka. Shibata also took part in the Suzuka 300 km and in the sixth round at Sugo, replacing Atsushi Tanaka.
* Yuya Hiraki joined NILZZ Racing for the Suzuka 300 km, replacing Yuki Tanaka. For the following Fuji GT 100 Lap Race, Tanaka rejoined the team. Masaya Kohno made his series debut in the Fuji 100 Lap race and also competed in the Suzuka 450 km as a third driver.
* Yusuke Shiotsu replace Ryuichiro Tomita at Autopolis round as Tomita prioritise on GT World Challenge Europe campaign.
* Former Team UpGarage driver Teppei Natori joined Tomei Sports for the final round at Motegi.

## Results

Drivers credited with winning Pole Position for their respective teams are indicated in bold text.
| Round | Circuit | Class | Pole Position | Race Winner |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit | GT500 | No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit | GT500 | Kazuya Oshima Kenta Yamashita | Kazuya Oshima Kenta Yamashita |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit | GT300 | No. 61 R&D Sport | No. 56 Kondo Racing |
| 1 | Okayama International Circuit | GT300 | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | Kiyoto Fujinami Joao Paulo de Oliveira |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway | GT500 | No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | No. 8 ARTA |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway | GT500 | Yuji Kunimoto Sena Sakaguchi | Tomoki Nojiri Nirei Fukuzumi |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway | GT300 | No. 61 R&D Sport | No. 10 GAINER |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway | GT300 | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | Ryuichiro Tomita Riki Okusa Yusuke Shiotsu |
| 3 | Suzuka Circuit | GT500 | No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | No. 3 NDDP Racing |
| 3 | Suzuka Circuit | GT500 | Yuji Kunimoto Sena Sakaguchi | Katsumasa Chiyo Mitsunori Takaboshi |
| 3 | Suzuka Circuit | GT300 | No. 7 BMW Team Studie × CSL | No. 7 BMW Team Studie × CSL |
| 3 | Suzuka Circuit | GT300 | Seiji Ara Tsubasa Kondo | Seiji Ara Tsubasa Kondo |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | GT500 | No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | No. 37 TGR Team KeePer TOM'S |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | GT500 | Yuji Kunimoto Sena Sakaguchi | Sacha Fenestraz Ritomo Miyata |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | GT300 | No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing | No. 61 R&D Sport |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | GT300 | Naoya Gamou Takuro Shinohara | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit | GT500 | No. 23 NISMO | No. 12 Team Impul |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit | GT500 | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli | Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit | GT300 | No. 10 GAINER | No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit | GT300 | Ryuichiro Tomita Riki Okusa Yusuke Shiotsu | Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka |
| 6 | Sportsland Sugo | GT500 | No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | No. 3 NDDP Racing |
| 6 | Sportsland Sugo | GT500 | Yuji Kunimoto Sena Sakaguchi | Katsumasa Chiyo Mitsunori Takaboshi |
| 6 | Sportsland Sugo | GT300 | No. 61 R&D Sport | No. 2 muta Racing INGING |
| 6 | Sportsland Sugo | GT300 | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | Hiroki Katoh Yuui Tsutsumi |
| 7 | Autopolis | GT500 | No. 24 Kondo Racing | No. 17 Astemo Real Racing |
| 7 | Autopolis | GT500 | Daiki Sasaki Kohei Hirate | Koudai Tsukakoshi Nobuharu Matsushita |
| 7 | Autopolis | GT300 | No. 61 R&D Sport | No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave |
| 7 | Autopolis | GT300 | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | Hiroki Yoshida Kohta Kawaai |
| 8 | Mobility Resort Motegi | GT500 | No. 100 Team Kunimitsu | No. 100 Team Kunimitsu |
| 8 | Mobility Resort Motegi | GT500 | Naoki Yamamoto Tadasuke Makino | Naoki Yamamoto Tadasuke Makino |
| 8 | Mobility Resort Motegi | GT300 | No. 55 ARTA | No. 55 ARTA |
| 8 | Mobility Resort Motegi | GT300 | Hideki Mutoh Iori Kimura | Hideki Mutoh Iori Kimura |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championships
#### 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 |

#### GT500

Driver Ranking GT500 2022 Series :
| Rank | Driver | Team | OKA | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | SUZ2 | SUG | AUT | MOT | Points |
| 1 | Kazuki Hiramine Bertrand Baguette | No. 12 Team Impul | 7 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 70.5 |
| 2 | Katsumasa Chiyo Mitsunori Takaboshi | No. 3 NDDP Racing | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 66 |
| 3 | Naoki Yamamoto Tadasuke Makino | No. 100 Team Kunimitsu | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
| 4 | Koudai Tsukakoshi Nobuharu Matsushita | No. 17 Astemo Real Racing | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 60 |
| 5 | Kazuya Oshima Kenta Yamashita | No. 14 TGR Team ENEOS ROOKIE | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 49 |
| 6 | Sacha Fenestraz Ritomo Miyata | No. 37 TGR Team KeePer TOM'S | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli | No. 23 NISMO | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| 8 | Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuichi Nakayama | No. 39 TGR Team SARD | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 33 |
| 9 | Daiki Sasaki Kohei Hirate | No. 24 Kondo Racing | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 30.5 |
| 10 | Sho Tsuboi Giuliano Alesi | No. 36 TGR Team au TOM'S | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 29.5 |
| 11 | Yuji Kunimoto Sena Sakaguchi | No. 19 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 28.5 |
| 12 | Tomoki Nojiri Nirei Fukuzumi | No. 8 ARTA | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| 13 | Yuji Tachikawa Hiroaki Ishiura | No. 38 TGR Team ZENT Cerumo | 4 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10 | 17 |
| 14 | Ukyo Sasahara Toshiki Oyu | No. 16 Team Red Bull Mugen | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 16.5 |
| 15 | Takuya Izawa Hiroki Otsu | No. 64 Modulo Nakajima Racing | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Rank | Driver | Team | OKA | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | SUZ2 | SUG | AUT | 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 2022 Series :
| Rank | Driver | Team | OKA | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | SUZ2 | SUG | AUT | MOT | Points |
| 1 | Kiyoto Fujinami Joao Paulo de Oliveira | No. 56 Kondo Racing | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 52 |
| 2 | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | No. 61 R&D Sport | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 49.5 |
| 3 | Riki Okusa | No. 10 GAINER | 6 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Kohta Kawaai | No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Ret | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| 5 | Hiroki Yoshida | No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Ret | | 4 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
| 6 | Ryuichiro Tomita | No. 10 GAINER | 6 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 3 | | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Hironobu Yasuda Keishi Ishikawa | No. 11 GAINER | 10 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 8 | Takashi Kobayashi Kakunoshin Ohta | No. 18 Team UpGarage | 2 | 13 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka | No. 4 Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO | 7 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Naoya Gamou Takuro Shinohara | No. 65 K2 R&D LEON Racing | 3 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| 11 | Seiji Ara | No. 7 BMW Team Studie × CSL | Ret | Ret | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 12 | Hideki Mutoh Iori Kimura | No. 55 ARTA | 15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 24 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima | No. 88 JLOC | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Hiroki Katoh Yuui Tsutsumi | No. 2 muta Racing INGING | 20 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 24.5 |
| 15 | Kosuke Matsuura Natsu Sakaguchi | No. 87 JLOC | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 16 | Morio Nitta Shinichi Takagi | No. 96 K-tunes Racing | Ret | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22.5 |
| 17 | Tsubasa Kondo | No. 7 BMW Team Studie × CSL | | Ret | 1 | | 12 | | 12 | | 21 |
| 18 | Yusuke Tomibayashi Reiji Hiraki | No. 5 Team Mach | 18 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | Ret | 15 |
| 19 | Manabu Orido | No. 30 apr | 13 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 17 | Ret | 14 |
| 20 | Masataka Yanagida Yuji Ide | No. 34 Busou Drago Corse | 11 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 12.5 |
| 21 | Yoshiaki Katayama | No. 6 Team LeMans | 5 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
| 22 | Hibiki Taira | No. 30 apr | | 18 | | 15 | 3 | | | | 11 |
| 22 | Yuta Kamimura | No. 30 apr | | | | | 3 | | | | 11 |
| 23 | Hiroki Yoshimoto Shunsuke Kohno | No. 60 LM Corsa | 12 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | Kei Cozzolino | No. 9 Pacific CarGuy Racing | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| 24 | Naoki Yokomizo | No. 9 Pacific CarGuy Racing | 4 | | | | 11 | | | | 8 |
| 25 | Augusto Farfus | No. 7 BMW Team Studie × CSL | Ret | Ret | | 21 | 12 | 5 | | 9 | 8 |
| 26 | Roberto Merhi Muntan | No. 6 Team LeMans | | 14 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 26 | Satoshi Motoyama | No. 6 Team LeMans | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka Eijiro Shimizu | No. 20 SHADE Racing | 14 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 6 |
| 28 | Yusuke Shiotsu | No. 10 GAINER | | 1 | | 22 | 2 | | 7 | | 5 |
| 29 | Ryohei Sakaguchi | No. 50 Arnage Racing | 16 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 29 | Masaki Kano | No. 50 Arnage Racing | 16 | 25 | | 7 | 23 | 22 | 21 | | 4 |
| 29 | Takeshi Suehiro | No. 50 Arnage Racing | | 25 | | 7 | 23 | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Hiroaki Nagai | No. 30 apr | 13 | 18 | 8 | 15 | | 20 | 17 | Ret | 3 |
| 31 | Takayuki Aoki | No. 360 Tomei Sports | 21 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 2.5 |
| 32 | Yusaku Shibata | No. 360 Tomei Sports | | 10 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 23 | | 1.5 |
| 33 | Togo Suganami | No. 52 Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | | 9 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 34 | Takamitsu Matsui Seita Nonaka | No. 25 Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | 22 | 11 | Ret | | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 1 |
| 35 | Kimiya Sato Atsushi Miyake | No. 244 Max Racing | | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| 36 | Teppei Natori | No. 360 Tomei Sports | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 |
| 37 | Atsushi Tanaka | No. 360 Tomei Sports | 21 | 10 | | 10 | 20 | | | | 0.5 |
| - | Shinnosuke Yamada | No. 20 SHADE Racing | | | | | 7 | | | | 0 |
| - | Koki Saga Yuhki Nakayama | No. 31 apr | 19 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 0 |
| - | Kazuto Kotaka | No. 31 apr | | | | 11 | 26 | | | | 0 |
| - | Takeshi Kimura | No. 9 Pacific CarGuy Racing | | 23 | 17 | 12 | | Ret | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| - | Shintaro Kawabata | No. 6 Team LeMans | | 14 | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Shintaro Kawabata | No. 9 Pacific CarGuy Racing | | | | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ryosei Yamashita | No. 50 Arnage Racing | | | 20 | | | | | 16 | 0 |
| - | Taiyo Ida | No. 48 NILZZ Racing | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 0 |
| - | Yuki Tanaka | No. 48 NILZZ Racing | 23 | 21 | | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 0 |
| - | Masaya Kohno | No. 48 NILZZ Racing | | | | 19 | 22 | | | | 0 |
| - | Masaki Jyonai Hisashi Wada | No. 22 R'Qs Motor Sports | Ret | Ret | | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| - | Yuya Hiraki | No. 48 NILZZ Racing | | | 21 | | | | | | 0 |
| Rank | Driver | Team | OKA | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | SUZ2 | SUG | AUT | MOT | Points |