# 1995 Japanese Touring Car Championship

The 1995 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 11th edition of the series. It began at Fuji Speedway on 12 March and finished after eight events, also at Fuji Speedway on 5 November. The championship was won by Steve Soper, driving for BMW Team Schnitzer. It was his only touring car title and it would be the only time a non-Japanese driver won the series.

## Teams & Drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corona EXiV | 1 | Masanori Sekiya | All |
| Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Primera GTe | 3 | Masahiro Hasemi | All |
| Trans Global | BMW 318i | 5 | Mutsuaki Sanada | 1-6 |
| Trans Global | BMW 318i | 5 | Akira Watanabe | 7 |
| Trans Global | BMW 318i | 5 | Richard Dean | 8 |
| Castrol Racing | Mazda Lantis | 6 | Yojiro Terada | 1-2, 4-8 |
| FET Racing | Toyota Corolla AE101 | 8 | Kiyoshi Misaki | 1-5 |
| FET Racing | Toyota Corolla AE110 | 8 | Kiyoshi Misaki | 6-8 |
| Mazdaspeed | Mazda Familia | 9 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | 6-8 |
| BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | 10 | Steve Soper | All |
| Object T | Honda Civic Ferio | 11 | Takahiko Hara | 1 |
| Object T | Toyota Corona T190 | 33 | Satoshi Motoyama | 1 |
| Object T | Toyota Corona EXiV | 51 | Satoshi Motoyama | 2-8 |
| Team Impul | Nissan Primera GTe | 12 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | All |
| WedsSport | BMW 318i | 13 | Takeo Asano | All |
| Mooncraft | Honda Civic Ferio | 14 | Naoki Hattori | All |
| Nakajima Planning | Honda Civic Ferio | 15 | Tetsuya Tanaka | 1-3 |
| Nakajima Planning | Honda Civic Ferio | 15 | Takuya Kurosawa | 4-8 |
| Castrol Mugen Honda | Honda Civic Ferio | 16 | Osamu Nakako | All |
| Misuzu Racing | Opel Vectra GT | 17 | Tatsuhiko Kaneumi | 2-4, 6-8 |
| Club Endless | BMW 318i | 18 | Mitsuhiro Kinoshita | All |
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Sprinter Marino | 19 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 1 |
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Corona EXiV | 19 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 2-8 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW 318i | 20 | Mikio Hitotsuyama | 8 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW 318i | 21 | Mikio Hitotsuyama | 3, 5-7 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW 318i | 21 | Yasushi Hitotsuyama | 1-2, 4, 8 |
| Team Advan Yamaichi | BMW 318i | 22 | Kazuo Mogi | All |
| Team Advan | Toyota Corolla Ceres | 25 | Masami Kageyama | 1, 3 |
| Team Advan | Toyota Corona EXiV | 25 | Masami Kageyama | 2, 4-8 |
| Nismo | Nissan Sunny | 31 | Akira Iida | 2-8 |
| Nismo | Nissan Sunny | 32 | Toshio Suzuki | 2-8 |
| AS Auto Tech | BMW 318i | 35 | Akihiko Nakaya | All |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corona T190 | 37 | Michael Krumm | 1 |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corona EXiV | 37 | Michael Krumm | 2-8 |
| Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Corona T190 | 38 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | 1 |
| Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Corona EXiV | 38 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | 2-8 |
| Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Corona EXiV | 39 | Tom Kristensen | All |
| Mazdaspeed | Mazda Lantis | 47 | Shogo Kobayashi | 1-2, 4-8 |
| 5Zigen Racing | Honda Civic Ferio | 50 | Hideki Okada | 2-8 |
| Unicorse | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 55 | Yasutaka Hinoi | 4 |
| Unicorse | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 55 | Giambattista Busi | 6 |
| Unicorse | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 55 | Giorgio Francia | 8 |
| Team Dome-Kosei | Ford Mondeo | 65 | Hisashi Wada | 7-8 |
| Dandelion Racing | Toyota Corolla AE101 | 68 | Hideo Fukuyama | 1-2, 4 |
| Dandelion Racing | Toyota Corolla AE101 | 68 | Masayuki Yamamoto | 3, 5-8 |
| BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | 73 | Joachim Winkelhock | 1, 5-8 |
| BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | 73 | Leopold Prinz von Bayern | 2-4 |
| BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | 74 | Peter Kox | 8 |
| Concept L Racing | Honda Civic Ferio | 77 | Kazuo Shimizu | All |
| HKS Opel Team Japan | Opel Vectra GT | 86 | Justin Bell | All |
| HKS Opel Team Japan | Opel Vectra GT | 87 | Anthony Reid | 1-7 |
| HKS Opel Team Japan | Opel Vectra GT | 87 | Philipp Peter | 8 |
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda Civic Ferio | 100 | Keiichi Tsuchiya | 2-8 |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 12 March | Masanori Sekiya | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | Toyota Team Cerumo |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 12 March | | Masanori Sekiya | Tom Kristensen | Toyota Team Cerumo |
| 2 | R3 | Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 14 May | Masanori Sekiya | Anthony Reid | Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's |
| 2 | R4 | Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 14 May | | Tom Kristensen | Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's |
| 3 | R5 | Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō | 11 June | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | Toyota Team Cerumo |
| 3 | R6 | Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō | 11 June | | Michael Krumm | Michael Krumm | Toyota Team TOM's |
| 4 | R7 | Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 2 July | Anthony Reid | Anthony Reid | Anthony Reid | HKS Opel Team Japan |
| 4 | R8 | Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 2 July | | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Steve Soper | BMW Team Schnitzer |
| 5 | R9 | Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi | 23 July | Anthony Reid | Anthony Reid | Akira Iida | Nismo |
| 5 | R10 | Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi | 23 July | | Michael Krumm | Anthony Reid | HKS Opel Team Japan |
| 6 | R11 | TI Circuit Aida, Okayama | 6 August | Tom Kristensen | Masanori Sekiya | Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's |
| 6 | R12 | TI Circuit Aida, Okayama | 6 August | | Anthony Reid | Anthony Reid | HKS Opel Team Japan |
| 7 | R13 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi | 8 October | Joachim Winkelhock | Joachim Winkelhock | Joachim Winkelhock | BMW Team Schnitzer |
| 7 | R14 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi | 8 October | | Joachim Winkelhock | Steve Soper | BMW Team Schnitzer |
| 8 | R15 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 5 November | Steve Soper | Masanori Sekiya | Steve Soper | BMW Team Schnitzer |
| 8 | R16 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 5 November | | Masanori Sekiya | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Team Impul |

## Championship standings

Points system :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
* no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. 11 results on 16 are valid for the championship.

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | SUG | SUG | TOK | TOK | SUZ | SUZ | MIN | MIN | AID | AID | SEN | SEN | FUJ | FUJ | Pts |
| 1 | Steve Soper | (10) | (5) | (4) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | (9) | 2 | 3 | (9) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 124 (142) |
| 2 | Masanori Sekiya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | (5) | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Ret | (5) | 117 (129) |
| 3 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
| 4 | Anthony Reid | 2 | 3 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | DSQ | DNS | | | 87 |
| 5 | Tom Kristensen | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 18 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 82 |
| 6 | Akira Iida | | | Ret | DNS | 10 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 67 |
| 7 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Ret | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | DSQ | 5 | 20 | 57 |
| 8 | Michael Krumm | Ret | DNS | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 52 |
| 9 | Joachim Winkelhock | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 41 |
| 10 | Masami Kageyama | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | 13 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Justin Bell | NC | Ret | 14 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 12 | Akihiko Nakaya | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 31 |
| 13 | Osamu Nakako | 13 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 28 |
| 14 | Mitsuhiro Kinoshita | 5 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 6 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | Naoki Hattori | 8 | 7 | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 26 |
| 16 | Masahiro Hasemi | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 17 | Toshio Suzuki | | | 23 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | NC | Ret | 16 |
| 18 | Takuya Kurosawa | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 23 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | Satoshi Motoyama | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 17 | 9 |
| 20 | Leopold Prinz von Bayern | | | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 21 | Keiichi Tsuchiya | | | 21 | Ret | 23 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 23 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 6 | 21 | 7 |
| 22 | Tetsuya Tanaka | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 23 | Kiyoshi Misaki | 11 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 4 |
| 24 | Peter Kox | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | 3 |
| 25 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 12 | 9 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 20 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 27 | 3 |
| 26 | Hideki Okada | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 12 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 18 | 2 |
| 27 | Shogo Kobayashi | NC | 14 | 11 | 10 | | | Ret | Ret | 20 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 1 |
| 28 | Giambattista Busi | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | | | 1 |
| 29 | Philipp Peter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 30 | Kazuo Mogi | 15 | 18 | 20 | DNS | 14 | 19 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 24 | 0 |
| 31 | Takahiko Hara | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Kazuo Shimizu | Ret | 16 | 13 | 12 | DSQ | 24 | 17 | 17 | 24 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 17 | 12 | Ret | 0 |
| 33 | Yojiro Terada | Ret | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | Ret | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 0 |
| 34 | Mutsuaki Sanada | NC | Ret | 17 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Tatsuhiko Kaneumi | | | 15 | 14 | 27 | 22 | DNS | DNS | | | DSQ | DNS | 14 | 18 | Ret | 26 | 0 |
| 36 | Yasushi Hitotsuyama | Ret | Ret | 18 | 17 | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Takeo Asano | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 25 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 25 | 18 | DNS | DNS | NC | Ret | 0 |
| 38 | Richard Dean | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 23 | 0 |
| 39 | Masayuki Yamamoto | | | | | 26 | 26 | | | Ret | Ret | 24 | 17 | 24 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 0 |
| 40 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 41 | Hisashi Wada | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| 42 | Hideo Fukuyama | DNS | DNS | Ret | 18 | | | 22 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Mikio Hitotsuyama | | | | | 24 | 23 | | | 26 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| 44 | Akira Watanabe | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 21 | | | 0 |
| 45 | Giorgio Francia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 25 | 0 |
| 46 | Yasutaka Hinoi | | | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | SUG | SUG | TOK | TOK | SUZ | SUZ | MIN | MIN | AID | AID | SEN | SEN | FUJ | FUJ | Pts |
| 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) |