NDDP Nissan drivers Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi took a critical pole at Motegi to boost their SUPER GT title hopes ahead of Sunday's title showdown.
The #3 Nissan Z was the car to beat throughout Saturday's running, as Takaboshi paced both free practice and the first segment of qualifying, before Chiyo took over for the Q2 pole shootout. Chiyo posted a best lap of 1m35.931s to grab the top spot on tyre supplier Michelin's farewell GT500 weekend, which was enough to beat the Real Racing Honda NSX-GT of Nobuharu Matsushita by 0.392 seconds. Motorsport.tv is showing all qualifying sessions and races for the 2023 SUPER GT season.
Taira and Tsustumi came to Motegi 20 points down in the standings and needing pole to stop their rivals in the Saitama Toyopet Toyota GR Supra, Hiroki Yoshida and Kohta Kawaai, being crowned on Saturday. But after Taira topped his Q1 group, Tsutsumi did likewise in the Q2 pole shootout, posting a best time of 1m45.633s to beat the JLOC Lamborghini Huracan of Takashi Kogure by 0.152s. Third-fastest was the LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Naoya Gamou, just a further 0.
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