# 1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship

The 1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 9th edition of the series and the last to be run under Group A regulations. It began at Mine Central Circuit on 14 March and finished after nine events at Fuji Speedway on 31 October. The championship was won by Masahiko Kageyama, driving for Team Impul.

## Teams & Drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 1 | Hideo Fukuyama | JTC-1 | All |
| Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 1 | Masahiro Hasemi | JTC-1 | All |
| Team Taisan | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 2 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | JTC-1 | All |
| Team Taisan | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 2 | Keiichi Tsuchiya | JTC-1 | All |
| Team Taisan | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 26 | Fuminori Mizuno | JTC-2 | 1-4, 6, 8-9 |
| Team Taisan | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 26 | Kazuo Mogi | JTC-2 | 1-4, 6, 8-9 |
| Team 5Zigen | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 5 | Mika Salo | JTC-3 | All |
| Team 5Zigen | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 5 | Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi | JTC-3 | 1-5 |
| Team 5Zigen | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 5 | Minoru Tanaka | JTC-3 | 6-9 |
| Unknown | Isuzu Gemini JT191 | 7 | Akihiko Saka | JTC-3 | 3 |
| Unknown | Isuzu Gemini JT191 | 7 | Minoru Tanaka | JTC-3 | 3 |
| FET Racing | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 8 | Kiyoshi Misaki | JTC-1 | All |
| FET Racing | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 8 | Naoki Nagasaka | JTC-1 | All |
| Object T | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 11 | Tom Kristensen | JTC-1 | All |
| Object T | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 11 | Hisashi Yokoshima | JTC-1 | All |
| Team Impul | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 12 | Masahiko Kageyama | JTC-1 | All |
| Team Impul | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 12 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | JTC-1 | 1-2, 4-9 |
| Team Impul | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 12 | Anders Olofsson | JTC-1 | 3 |
| Mooncraft | Honda Civic EG6 | 14 | Naoki Hattori | JTC-3 | All |
| Mooncraft | Honda Civic EG6 | 14 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | JTC-3 | All |
| Asano Racing Service | Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 | 18 | Takeo Asano | JTC-3 | 1, 3-4, 6-9 |
| Asano Racing Service | Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 | 18 | Makoto Hagiwara | JTC-3 | 1, 3-4, 6-9 |
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 19 | Hiroyuki Kawai | JTC-3 | All |
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 19 | Mitsutake Koma | JTC-3 | 1, 3, 5-9 |
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 19 | Tomoyuki Hosono | JTC-3 | 2, 9 |
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 19 | James Kaye | JTC-3 | 4 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 21 | Takayuki Kinoshita | JTC-2 | 1, 3-9 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 21 | Yasushi Hitotsuyama | JTC-2 | 2, 4, 6-7, 9 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 21 | Anders Olofsson | JTC-2 | 2 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 21 | Mikio Hitotsuyama | JTC-2 | 1, 3, 5, 8 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 22 | Mikio Hitotsuyama | JTC-2 | 9 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 22 | Fumio Mutoh | JTC-2 | 9 |
| Team Advan | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 25 | Morio Nitta | JTC-3 | All |
| Team Advan | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 25 | Keiichi Suzuki | JTC-3 | All |
| Asahi Kiko Sport Team | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 27 | Atsushi Kawamoto | JTC-2 | All |
| Asahi Kiko Sport Team | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 27 | Anthony Reid | JTC-2 | All |
| Unknown | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 28 | Akira Shibata | JTC-3 | 9 |
| Unknown | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 28 | Yusaku Shibata | JTC-3 | 9 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic EG6 | 32 | Takahiko Hara | JTC-3 | 1, 3-9 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic EG6 | 32 | Masami Kageyama | JTC-3 | 1, 3-9 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic EG6 | 77 | Nobukazu Katsura | JTC-3 | 1 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic EG6 | 77 | Kumi Sato | JTC-3 | 1 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic Ferio EG9 | 77 | Shinichi Katsura | JTC-3 | 3-9 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic Ferio EG9 | 77 | Masahiko Hanayama | JTC-3 | 3, 8-9 |
| Concept L Racing Team | Honda Civic Ferio EG9 | 77 | Kumi Sato | JTC-3 | 4-7 |
| Racing Forum | Honda Civic EG6 | 33 | Kazuo Shimizu | JTC-3 | 1, 3-9 |
| Racing Forum | Honda Civic EG6 | 33 | Yasuo Muramatsu | JTC-3 | 1-6, 9 |
| Racing Forum | Honda Civic EG6 | 33 | Toshihiro Yoshida | JTC-3 | 2, 7-8 |
| Auto Tech Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 35 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | JTC-2 | All |
| Auto Tech Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 35 | Akihiko Nakaya | JTC-2 | All |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 36 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | JTC-3 | All |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 36 | Masanori Sekiya | JTC-3 | All |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 37 | Kaoru Hoshino | JTC-3 | All |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Corolla Levin AE101 | 37 | Tetsuya Tanaka | JTC-3 | All |
| Nismo | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 55 | Akira Iida | JTC-1 | All |
| Nismo | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 55 | Toshio Suzuki | JTC-1 | All |
| Team Take One | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 61 | Thomas Danielsson | JTC-2 | All |
| Team Take One | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 61 | Eiichi Tajima | JTC-2 | All |
| Team Take One | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 62 | Kevin Wong | JTC-2 | 1, 3-6, 8-9 |
| Team Take One | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 62 | Charles Kwan | JTC-2 | 1, 3-4, 6, 9 |
| Team Take One | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 62 | Winston Mak | JTC-2 | 5, 8-9 |
| Team Yamato | Honda Civic EF9 | 67 | Tsugio Oba | JTC-3 | 4, 8-9 |
| Team Yamato | Honda Civic EF9 | 67 | Katsuaki Sato | JTC-3 | 4, 8-9 |
| Team Yamato | Honda Civic EF9 | 67 | Masahiro Imamura | JTC-3 | 9 |
| IPF Wako's | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 72 | Norio Makiguchi | JTC-2 | All |
| IPF Wako's | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 72 | Hideshi Matsuda | JTC-2 | All |
| HKS Racing Co. Ltd. | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 87 | Osamu Hagiwara | JTC-1 | All |
| HKS Racing Co. Ltd. | Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R | 87 | Yukihiro Hane | JTC-1 | All |
| Mugen Honda | Honda Civic EG6 | 100 | Osamu Nakako | JTC-3 | All |
| Mugen Honda | Honda Civic EG6 | 100 | Hideki Okada | JTC-3 | All |
| Icon | Class |
| JTC-1 | over 2500cc |
| JTC-2 | 1601-2500cc |
| JTC-3 | Up to 1600cc |

## Calendar

Overall winner in bold.
| Round | Circuit | Date | JTC-1 Winning Team | JTC-2 Winning Team | JTC-3 Winning Team |
| Round | Circuit | Date | JTC-1 Winning Drivers | JTC-2 Winning Drivers | JTC-3 Winning Drivers |
| 1 | Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi | 14 March | #12 Team Impul | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #100 Mugen Honda |
| 1 | Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi | 14 March | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Masahiko Kageyama | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Akihiko Nakaya | Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada |
| 2 | Autopolis, Ōita | 25 April | #2 Team Taisan | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #14 Mooncraft |
| 2 | Autopolis, Ōita | 25 April | Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Akihiko Nakaya | Naoki Hattori Katsutomo Kaneishi |
| 3 | Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 16 May | #87 HKS Racing Co. Ltd. | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #100 Mugen Honda |
| 3 | Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 16 May | Yukihiro Hane Osamu Hagiwara | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Akihiko Nakaya | Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada |
| 4 | Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 4 June | #1 Hasemi Motorsport | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #14 Mooncraft |
| 4 | Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 4 June | Masahiro Hasemi Hideo Fukuyama | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Akihiko Nakaya | Naoki Hattori Katsutomo Kaneishi |
| 5 | TI Circuit Aida, Okayama | 8 August | #12 Team Impul | #27 Asahi Kiko Sport Team | #14 Mooncraft |
| 5 | TI Circuit Aida, Okayama | 8 August | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Masahiko Kageyama | Anthony Reid Atsushi Kawamoto | Naoki Hattori Katsutomo Kaneishi |
| 6 | Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki | 22 August | #55 Nismo | #72 IPF Wako's | #5 Team 5Zigen |
| 6 | Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki | 22 August | Toshio Suzuki Akira Iida | Norio Makiguchi Hideshi Matsuda | Mika Salo Minoru Tanaka |
| 7 | Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō | 19 September | #12 Team Impul | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #100 Mugen Honda |
| 7 | Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō | 19 September | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Masahiko Kageyama | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Akihiko Nakaya | Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada |
| 8 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi | 10 October | #12 Team Impul | #61 Team Take One | #32 Concept L Racing Team |
| 8 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi | 10 October | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Masahiko Kageyama | Thomas Danielsson Eiichi Tajima | Masami Kageyama Takahiko Hara |
| 9 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 31 October | #11 Object T | #26 Team Taisan | #14 Mooncraft |
| 9 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 31 October | Hisashi Yokoshima Tom Kristensen | Kazuo Mogi Fuminori Mizuno | Naoki Hattori Katsutomo Kaneishi |

## Championship Standings

Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.
| Pos | Driver | MIN | AUT | SUG | SUZ | AID | TSU | TOK | SEN | FUJ | Pts | Distance |
| JTC-1 |||||||||||||
| 1 | Masahiko Kageyama | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 134 | 1197.83 km |
| 2 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 1 | 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 119 | 1264.75 km |
| 3 | Toshio Suzuki | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 106 | 1821.88 km |
| 4 | Akira Iida | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 106 | 1227.09 km |
| 5 | Hisashi Yokoshima | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 95 | 1412.22 km |
| 6 | Tom Kristensen | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 95 | 1368.53 km |
| 7 | Masahiro Hasemi | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 89 | 1547.49 km |
| 8 | Hideo Fukuyama | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 89 | 1237.04 km |
| 9 | Yukihiro Hane | 9 | Ret | 1 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 79 | 1347.92 km |
| 10 | Osamu Hagiwara | 9 | Ret | 1 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 79 | 1055.47 km |
| 11/12 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 59 | Unknown |
| 11/12 | Keiichi Tsuchiya | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 59 | Unknown |
| 13/14 | Kiyoshi Misaki | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 49 | Unknown |
| 13/14 | Naoki Nagasaka | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 49 | Unknown |
| 15 | Anders Olofsson | | | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | Unknown |
| JTC-2 |||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | NC | 134 | 1266.89 km |
| 2 | Akihiko Nakaya | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | NC | 134 | 1229.69 km |
| 3 | Anthony Reid | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 1741.00 km |
| 4 | Atsushi Kawamoto | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 1217.47 km |
| 5 | Hideshi Matsuda | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 106 | 1585.64 km |
| 6 | Norio Makiguchi | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 106 | 1059.44 km |
| 7 | Kazuo Mogi | 18 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | Ret | | 8 | 6 | 68 | 1036.57 km |
| 8 | Fuminori Mizuno | 18 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | Ret | | 8 | 6 | 68 | 1028.38 km |
| 9 | Takayuki Kinoshita | Ret | | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 1342.22 km |
| 10 | Thomas Danielsson | 17 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 4 | 19 | 60 | 940.70 km |
| 11 | Eiichi Tajima | 17 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 4 | 19 | 60 | Unknown |
| 12 | Yasushi Hitotsuyama | | 8 | | 12 | | 10 | 15 | | 11 | 54 | Unknown |
| 13 | Kevin Wong | Ret | | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | | 21 | 15 | 38 | Unknown |
| 14 | Charles Kwan | Ret | | 17 | 11 | | 12 | | | 15 | 32 | Unknown |
| 15 | Mikio Hitotsuyama | Ret | | 13 | | 9 | | | 9 | 18 | 30 | Unknown |
| 16 | Winston Mak | | | | | Ret | | | 21 | 15 | 16 | Unknown |
| 17 | Anders Olofsson | | 8 | | | | | | | | 12 | Unknown |
| 18 | Fumio Mutoh | | | | | | | | | 18 | 6 | Unknown |
| JTC-3 |||||||||||||
| 1 | Naoki Hattori | Ret | 11 | 14 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 8 | 112 | 1186.88 km |
| 2 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | Ret | 11 | 14 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 8 | 112 | 1174.42 km |
| 3 | Osamu Nakako | 6 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 110 | 1418.07 km |
| 4 | Hideki Okada | 6 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 110 | 1347.85 km |
| 5 | Morio Nitta | 8 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 90 | 1354.38 km |
| 6 | Keiichi Suzuki | 8 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 90 | 1233.44 km |
| 7 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | 7 | 12 | 20 | DSQ | 12 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 65 | 935.62 km |
| 8 | Masanori Sekiya | 7 | 12 | 20 | DSQ | 12 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 65 | 760.62 km |
| 9 | Hiroyuki Kawai | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 63 | 1179.40 km |
| 10 | Shinichi Katsura | 13 | | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 1415.76 km |
| 11/12 | Masami Kageyama | Ret | | 12 | 13 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 49 | Unknown |
| 11/12 | Takahiko Hara | Ret | | 12 | 13 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 49 | Unknown |
| 13 | Mitsutake Koma | 19 | | 16 | | 13 | 18 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 49 | Unknown |
| 14 | Mika Salo | 16 | 15 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 47 | Unknown |
| 15 | Kumi Sato | 13 | | | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | | | 45 | Unknown |
| 16 | Kazuo Shimizu | 12 | | 19 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | 16 | Ret | 36 | Unknown |
| 17 | Minoru Tanaka | | | DNS | | | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 28 | Unknown |
| 18/19 | Tetsuya Tanaka | 11 | Ret | 23 | DSQ | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 26 | Unknown |
| 18/19 | Kaoru Hoshino | 11 | Ret | 23 | DSQ | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 26 | Unknown |
| 20 | Yasuo Muramatsu | 12 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | Ret | 26 | Unknown |
| 21 | Toshihiro Yoshida | | 16 | | | | | 12 | 16 | | 22 | Unknown |
| 22 | Masayoshi Nishikakinouchi | 16 | 15 | 18 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 17 | Unknown |
| 23 | Masahiko Hanayama | | | 21 | | | | | 17 | 13 | 13 | Unknown |
| 24/25 | Takeo Asano | 15 | | 22 | 20 | | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | 13 | Unknown |
| 24/25 | Makoto Hagiwara | 15 | | 22 | 20 | | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | 13 | Unknown |
| 26 | James Kaye | | | | 14 | | | | | | 8 | Unknown |
| 27/28 | Katsuaki Sato | | | | 17 | | | | 19 | Ret | 8 | Unknown |
| 27/28 | Tsugio Oba | | | | 17 | | | | 19 | Ret | 8 | Unknown |
| 29/30 | Akira Shibata | | | | | | | | | 14 | 6 | Unknown |
| 29/30 | Yusaku Shibata | | | | | | | | | 14 | 6 | Unknown |
| 31 | Tomoyuki Hosono | | 18 | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | Unknown |
| NC | Masahiro Imamura | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 | Unknown |
| NC | Akihiko Saka | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 km |
| Pos | Driver | MIN | AUT | SUG | SUZ | AID | TSU | TOK | SEN | FUJ | Pts | Distance |
| 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) |