# 2019 Super GT x DTM Dream Race

The 2019 Super GT x DTM Dream Race (commercially titled AUTOBACS 45th Anniversary presents SUPER GT x DTM Dream Race) was a motor racing event held on the weekend of 22–24 November 2019. The event was held at Fuji Speedway in Japan, and consisted of two 55-minute + 1 lap races.

## Background

The non-championship event was held by sister series Super GT and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, which collaborated on the second generation of Class One Touring Cars. As Super GT would debut the Class One cars in 2020, this was the final time the original GT500 cars were used.
Six DTM cars were freighted to Japan for the event – three Audis and three BMWs. Having struggled with costs and development in their debut DTM season, Aston Martin and R-Motorsport elected not to send any of their Vantages – Aston Martin later quit the DTM prior to the start of the 2020 season.

## Results
### Qualifying 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | TOM'S | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 1:41.827 |
| 2 | 28 | Loïc Duval | Phoenix Racing | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +0.331 |
| 3 | 1 | Naoki Yamamoto | Team Kunimitsu | Honda NSX-GT | +0.388 |
| 4 | 23 | Ronnie Quintarelli | Nismo | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +0.531 |
| 5 | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +0.700 |
| 6 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | REAL Racing | Honda NSX-GT | +0.782 |
| 7 | 24 | Jann Mardenborough | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +0.897 |
| 8 | 3 | Frédéric Makowiecki | B-Max Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +0.958 |
| 9 | 19 | Sho Tsuboi | Racing Project Bandoh | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +0.983 |
| 10 | 36 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.060 |
| 11 | 6 | Kenta Yamashita | Team LeMans | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.100 |
| 12 | 12 | Daiki Sasaki | Team Impul | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +1.237 |
| 13 | 8 | Takuya Izawa | ARTA | Honda NSX-GT | +1.294 |
| 14 | 33 | René Rast | Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +1.560 |
| 15 | 38 | Yuji Tachikawa | Cerumo | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.585 |
| 16 | 21 | Benoît Tréluyer | Team WRT | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +1.620 |
| 17 | 39 | Yuichi Nakayama | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.756 |
| 18 | 00 | Kamui Kobayashi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | +1.840 |
| 19 | 11 | Marco Wittmann | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | +1.880 |
| 20 | 64 | Tadasuke Makino | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX-GT | +2.109 |
| 21 | 16 | Hideki Mutoh | Mugen Motorsports | Honda NSX-GT | +2.810 |
| 22 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | +3.384 |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | TOM'S | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 34 | 57:45.326 |
| 2 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | REAL Racing | Honda NSX-GT | 34 | +0.433 |
| 3 | 1 | Naoki Yamamoto | Team Kunimitsu | Honda NSX-GT | 34 | +5.862 |
| 4 | 6 | Kenta Yamashita | Team LeMans | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 34 | +6.974 |
| 5 | 19 | Sho Tsuboi | Racing Project Bandoh | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 34 | +9.966 |
| 6 | 21 | Benoît Tréluyer | Team WRT | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 34 | +11.242 |
| 7 | 36 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 34 | +11.369 |
| 8 | 33 | René Rast | Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 34 | +11.540 |
| 9 | 38 | Yuji Tachikawa | Cerumo | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 34 | +13.421 |
| 10 | 16 | Hideki Mutoh | Mugen Motorsports | Honda NSX-GT | 34 | +13.426 |
| 11 | 3 | Frédéric Makowiecki | B-Max Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 34 | +15.648 |
| 12 | 23 | Ronnie Quintarelli | Nismo | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 34 | +15.764 |
| 13 | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 34 | +18.790 |
| 14 | 00 | Kamui Kobayashi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 34 | +18.929 |
| 15 | 8 | Takuya Izawa | ARTA | Honda NSX-GT | 34 | +19.832 |
| 16 | 39 | Yuichi Nakayama | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 34 | +20.524 |
| 17 | 24 | Jann Mardenborough | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 34 | +22.480 |
| 18 | 11 | Marco Wittmann | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 33 | +1 lap |
| 19 | 12 | Daiki Sasaki | Team Impul | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 27 | Mechanical |
| 20 | 64 | Tadasuke Makino | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX-GT | 24 | Mechanical |
| 21 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 16 | Engine |
| DNS | 28 | Loïc Duval | Phoenix Racing | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | | Crash on sighting lap |
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### Qualifying 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 16 | Daisuke Nakajima | Mugen Motorsports | Honda NSX-GT | 1:46.696 |
| 2 | 28 | Loïc Duval | Phoenix Racing | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +0.244 |
| 3 | 64 | Narain Karthikeyan | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX-GT | +0.338 |
| 4 | 1 | Naoki Yamamoto | Team Kunimitsu | Honda NSX-GT | +0.422 |
| 5 | 33 | René Rast | Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +0.455 |
| 6 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | REAL Racing | Honda NSX-GT | +0.612 |
| 7 | 11 | Marco Wittmann | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | +0.631 |
| 8 | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +0.700 |
| 9 | 37 | Ryō Hirakawa | TOM'S | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +0.788 |
| 10 | 38 | Hiroaki Ishiura | Cerumo | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.068 |
| 11 | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.229 |
| 12 | 8 | Tomoki Nojiri | ARTA | Honda NSX-GT | +1.244 |
| 13 | 00 | Kamui Kobayashi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | +1.312 |
| 14 | 19 | Yuji Kunimoto | Racing Project Bandoh | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.355 |
| 15 | 21 | Benoît Tréluyer | Team WRT | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | +1.406 |
| 16 | 39 | Heikki Kovalainen | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +1.433 |
| 17 | 23 | Tsugio Matsuda | Nismo | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +1.824 |
| 18 | 3 | Kohei Hirate | B-Max Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +2.093 |
| 19 | 12 | James Rossiter | Team Impul | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +2.370 |
| 20 | 6 | Kazuya Oshima | Team LeMans | Lexus LC500 GT500 | +2.871 |
| 21 | 24 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | +3.251 |
| 22 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | +3.862 |
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 64 | Narain Karthikeyan | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX-GT | 31 | 57:38.362 |
| 2 | 11 | Marco Wittmann | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 31 | +0.935 |
| 3 | 28 | Loïc Duval | Phoenix Racing | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 31 | +1.825 |
| 4 | 1 | Naoki Yamamoto | Team Kunimitsu | Honda NSX-GT | 31 | +3.412 |
| 5 | 00 | Kamui Kobayashi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 31 | +3.743 |
| 6 | 16 | Daisuke Nakajima | Mugen Motorsports | Honda NSX-GT | 31 | +4.356 |
| 7 | 99 | Mike Rockenfeller | Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 31 | +4.536 |
| 8 | 37 | Ryō Hirakawa | TOM'S | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 31 | +4.681 |
| 9 | 33 | René Rast | Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 31 | +5.624 |
| 10 | 21 | Benoît Tréluyer | Team WRT | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 31 | +7.226 |
| 11 | 23 | Tsugio Matsuda | Nismo | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 31 | +7.542 |
| 12 | 24 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 31 | +7.635 |
| 13 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 31 | +7.680 |
| 14 | 39 | Heikki Kovalainen | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 31 | +8.950 |
| 15 | 19 | Yuji Kunimoto | Racing Project Bandoh | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 31 | +9.310 |
| 16 | 6 | Kazuya Oshima | Team LeMans | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 31 | +9.311 |
| 17 | 12 | James Rossiter | Team Impul | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 26 | Crash damage |
| 18 | 3 | Kohei Hirate | B-Max Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 | 26 | Crash damage |
| 19 | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | SARD | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 26 | Crash damage |
| 20 | 38 | Hiroaki Ishiura | Cerumo | Lexus LC500 GT500 | 26 | Crash damage |
| 21 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | REAL Racing | Honda NSX-GT | 25 | Crash damage |
| 22 | 8 | Tomoki Nojiri | ARTA | Honda NSX-GT | 25 | Crash damage |
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