2017 Suzuka 1000km
# 2017 Suzuka 1000km

The 46th International Suzuka 1000 km was endurance event that took place on August 27, 2017 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was the 46th edition of the 1000 km Suzuka at Suzuka, and the last as part of the Super GT Series, also being the last running under the 1000-kilometer format. The race was won by the Nakajima Racing team with Bertrand Baguette and Kosuke Matsuura driving.

## Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Gap To/Reason Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Laps | Time/Gap To/Reason Retired |
| 1 | GT500 | 64 | Nakajima Racing | Bertrand Baguette Kosuke Matsuura | Honda NSX-GT | 171 | ‡ |
| 1 | GT500 | 64 | Nakajima Racing | Bertrand Baguette Kosuke Matsuura | Honda 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | ‡ |
| 2 | GT500 | 23 | NISMO | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli | Nissan GT-R | 171 | +12.150s |
| 2 | GT500 | 23 | NISMO | Tsugio Matsuda Ronnie Quintarelli | Nissan 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +12.150s |
| 3 | GT500 | 100 | Team Kunimitsu | Naoki Yamamoto Takuya Izawa | Honda NSX-GT | 171 | +15.737s |
| 3 | GT500 | 100 | Team Kunimitsu | Naoki Yamamoto Takuya Izawa | Honda 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +15.737s |
| 4 | GT500 | 19 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuji Kunimoto Kamui Kobayashi | Lexus LC 500 | 171 | +32.852s |
| 4 | GT500 | 19 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuji Kunimoto Kamui Kobayashi | Lexus 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +32.852s |
| 5 | GT500 | 24 | Kondo Racing | Daiki Sasaki João Paulo de Oliveira | Nissan GT-R | 171 | +34.089s |
| 5 | GT500 | 24 | Kondo Racing | Daiki Sasaki João Paulo de Oliveira | Nissan 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +34.089s |
| 6 | GT500 | 37 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM's | Ryō Hirakawa Nick Cassidy | Lexus LC 500 | 171 | +36.330s |
| 6 | GT500 | 37 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM's | Ryō Hirakawa Nick Cassidy | Lexus 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +36.330s |
| 7 | GT500 | 6 | Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Kazuya Oshima Andrea Caldarelli | Lexus LC 500 | 171 | +37.012s |
| 7 | GT500 | 6 | Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Kazuya Oshima Andrea Caldarelli | Lexus 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +37.012s |
| 8 | GT500 | 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Tomoki Nojiri Takashi Kobayashi | Honda NSX-GT | 171 | +1:58.420s |
| 8 | GT500 | 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Tomoki Nojiri Takashi Kobayashi | Honda 2.0L I4 Turbo | 171 | +1:58.420s |
| 9 | GT500 | 36 | Lexus Team au TOM's | Kazuki Nakajima James Rossiter | Lexus LC 500 | 170 | +1 lap |
| 9 | GT500 | 36 | Lexus Team au TOM's | Kazuki Nakajima James Rossiter | Lexus 2.0L I4 Turbo | 170 | +1 lap |
| 10 | GT500 | 38 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo | Yuji Tachikawa Hiroaki Ishiura | Lexus LC 500 | 169 | +2 laps |
| 10 | GT500 | 38 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo | Yuji Tachikawa Hiroaki Ishiura | Lexus 2.0L I4 Turbo | 169 | +2 laps |
| 11 | GT500 | 12 | Team Impul | Hironobu Yasuda Jann Mardenborough | Nissan GT-R | 169 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | GT500 | 12 | Team Impul | Hironobu Yasuda Jann Mardenborough | Nissan 2.0L I4 Turbo | 169 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | GT500 | 16 | Team Mugen | Hideki Mutoh Daisuke Nakajima Jenson Button | Honda NSX-GT | 169 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | GT500 | 16 | Team Mugen | Hideki Mutoh Daisuke Nakajima Jenson Button | Honda 2.0L I4 Turbo | 169 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | GT500 | 1 | Lexus Team SARD | Heikki Kovalainen Kohei Hirate | Lexus LC 500 | 168 | DNF (Accident) |
| 13 | GT500 | 1 | Lexus Team SARD | Heikki Kovalainen Kohei Hirate | Lexus 2.0L I4 Turbo | 168 | DNF (Accident) |
| 14 | GT300 | 65 | K2 R&D Leon Racing | Haruki Kurosawa Naoya Gamou | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 158 | +13 laps |
| 14 | GT300 | 65 | K2 R&D Leon Racing | Haruki Kurosawa Naoya Gamou | Mercedes-Benz 6.2L V8 N/A | 158 | +13 laps |
| 15 | GT300 | 88 | JLOC | Manabu Orido Kazuki Hiramine Koji Yamanishi | Lamborghini Huracan | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 15 | GT300 | 88 | JLOC | Manabu Orido Kazuki Hiramine Koji Yamanishi | Lamborghini 5.2L V10 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 16 | GT300 | 87 | JLOC | Shinya Hosokawa Kimiya Sato Yuya Motojima | Lamborghini Huracan | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 16 | GT300 | 87 | JLOC | Shinya Hosokawa Kimiya Sato Yuya Motojima | Lamborghini 5.2L V10 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 17 | GT300 | 60 | LM Corsa | Akira Iida Hiroki Yoshimoto | Lexus RC F GT3 | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 17 | GT300 | 60 | LM Corsa | Akira Iida Hiroki Yoshimoto | Lexus 5.4L V8 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 18 | GT300 | 10 | GAINER | Ryuichiro Tomita Hiroki Yoshida | Nissan GT-R | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 18 | GT300 | 10 | GAINER | Ryuichiro Tomita Hiroki Yoshida | Nissan 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 19 | GT300 | 51 | LM Corsa | Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Lexus RC F GT3 | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 19 | GT300 | 51 | LM Corsa | Yuichi Nakayama Sho Tsuboi | Lexus 5.4L V8 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 20 | GT300 | 61 | R&D Sport | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | Subaru BRZ GT300 | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 20 | GT300 | 61 | R&D Sport | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi | Subaru 2.0L Flat 4 Turbo | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 21 | GT300 | 9 | Pacific with Gulf Racing | Jono Lester Kyosuke Mineo | Porsche 991 GT3 R | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 21 | GT300 | 9 | Pacific with Gulf Racing | Jono Lester Kyosuke Mineo | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 22 | GT300 | 11 | GAINER | Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 22 | GT300 | 11 | GAINER | Katsuyuki Hiranaka Björn Wirdheim | Mercedes-Benz 6.2L V8 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 23 | GT300 | 33 | D'station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Sven Müller | Porsche 991 GT3 R | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 23 | GT300 | 33 | D'station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Sven Müller | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A | 158 | +13 Laps |
| 24 | GT300 | 7 | BMW Team Studie | Jörg Müller Seiji Ara Augusto Farfus | BMW M6 | 158 | +13 laps |
| 24 | GT300 | 7 | BMW Team Studie | Jörg Müller Seiji Ara Augusto Farfus | BMW 4.4L V8 Twin Turbo | 158 | +13 laps |
| 25 | GT300 | 52 | Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Taku Bamba Shigekazu Wakisaka Shogo Mitsuyama | Toyota Mark X | 157 | +14 laps |
| 25 | GT300 | 52 | Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | Taku Bamba Shigekazu Wakisaka Shogo Mitsuyama | GTA Nissan 4.5L V8 N/A | 157 | +14 laps |
| 26 | GT300 | 111 | Rn-sports | Keishi Ishikawa Ryosei Yamashita Masayuki Ueda | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 156 | +15 laps |
| 26 | GT300 | 111 | Rn-sports | Keishi Ishikawa Ryosei Yamashita Masayuki Ueda | Mercedes-Benz 6.2L V8 N/A | 156 | +15 laps |
| 27 | GT300 | 3 | NDDP Racing | Kazuki Hoshino Mitsunori Takaboshi | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 156 | +15 laps |
| 27 | GT300 | 3 | NDDP Racing | Kazuki Hoshino Mitsunori Takaboshi | Nissan 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo | 156 | +15 laps |
| 28 | GT500 | 46 | MOLA | Satoshi Motoyama Katsumasa Chiyo | Nissan GT-R R35 | 155 | +16 laps |
| 28 | GT500 | 46 | MOLA | Satoshi Motoyama Katsumasa Chiyo | Nissan 2.0L I4 Turbo | 155 | +16 laps |
| 29 | GT300 | 18 | Team UPGarage With Bandoh | Yuhki Nakayama Shintaro Kawabata | Toyota 86 MC | 155 | +16 laps |
| 29 | GT300 | 18 | Team UPGarage With Bandoh | Yuhki Nakayama Shintaro Kawabata | GTA Nissan 4.5L V8 N/A | 155 | +16 laps |
| 30 | GT300 | 50 | INGING & Arnage Racing | Akihiro Tsuzuki Morio Nitta | Ferrari 488 | 155 | +16 laps |
| 30 | GT300 | 50 | INGING & Arnage Racing | Akihiro Tsuzuki Morio Nitta | Ferrari 3.9L V8 Twin Turbo | 155 | +16 laps |
| 31 | GT300 | 360 | Tomei Sports | Yusaku Shibata Atsushi Tanaka Takayuki Aoki | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 155 | +16 laps |
| 31 | GT300 | 360 | Tomei Sports | Yusaku Shibata Atsushi Tanaka Takayuki Aoki | Nissan 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo | 155 | +16 laps |
| 32 | GT300 | 25 | VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Takamitsu Matsui Kenta Yamashita Tsubasa Kondo | Toyota 86 MC | 154 | DNF (Accident) |
| 32 | GT300 | 25 | VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Takamitsu Matsui Kenta Yamashita Tsubasa Kondo | GTA Nissan 4.5L V8 N/A | 154 | DNF (Accident) |
| 33 | GT300 | 4 | Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO | Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 153 | +18 laps |
| 33 | GT300 | 4 | Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO | Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka | Mercedes-Benz 6.2L V8 N/A | 153 | +18 laps |
| 34 | GT300 | 35 | Panther Team Thailand | Nattavude Charoensukhawatana Nattapong Hortongkum | Toyota 86 MC | 148 | +23 laps |
| 34 | GT300 | 35 | Panther Team Thailand | Nattavude Charoensukhawatana Nattapong Hortongkum | GTA Nissan 4.5L V8 N/A | 148 | +23 laps |
| 35 | GT500 | 17 | Keihin Real Racing | Koudai Tsukakoshi Takashi Kogure | Honda NSX-GT | 146 | DNF (Tyre) |
| 35 | GT500 | 17 | Keihin Real Racing | Koudai Tsukakoshi Takashi Kogure | Honda 2.0L I4 Turbo | 146 | DNF (Tyre) |
| 36 | GT300 | 22 | R'Qs Motor Sports | Hisashi Wada Masaki Jyonai | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 127 | +44 laps |
| 36 | GT300 | 22 | R'Qs Motor Sports | Hisashi Wada Masaki Jyonai | Mercedes-Benz 6.2L V8 N/A | 127 | +44 laps |
| 37 | GT300 | 5 | Team Mach | Natsu Sakaguchi Kiyoto Fujinami Tetsuji Tamanaka | Toyota 86 | 119 | +52 laps |
| 37 | GT300 | 5 | Team Mach | Natsu Sakaguchi Kiyoto Fujinami Tetsuji Tamanaka | GTA Nissan 4.5L V8 N/A | 119 | +52 laps |
| 38 | GT300 | 2 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Kazuho Takahashi Hiroki Katoh Hiroshi Hamaguchi | Lotus Evora MC | 116 | +55 laps |
| 38 | GT300 | 2 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Kazuho Takahashi Hiroki Katoh Hiroshi Hamaguchi | GTA Nissan 4.5L V8 N/A | 116 | +55 laps |
| 39 | GT300 | 30 | apr | Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki | Toyota Prius | 113 | DNF (Drive Train) |
| 39 | GT300 | 30 | apr | Hiroaki Nagai Kota Sasaki | Toyota 3.4L V8 N/A | 113 | DNF (Drive Train) |
| 40 | GT300 | 48 | Dijon Racing | Hiroshi Takamori Masaki Tanaka Masami Kageyama | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 109 | DNF (Drive Train) |
| 40 | GT300 | 48 | Dijon Racing | Hiroshi Takamori Masaki Tanaka Masami Kageyama | Nissan 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo | 109 | DNF (Drive Train) |
| 41 | GT300 | 31 | apr | Koki Saga Rintaro Kubo | Toyota Prius | 86 | DNF (Accident) |
| 41 | GT300 | 31 | apr | Koki Saga Rintaro Kubo | Toyota 3.4L V8 N/A | 86 | DNF (Accident) |
| 42 | GT300 | 21 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Richard Lyons Masataka Yanagida | Audi R8 | 72 | DNF (Electrics) |
| 42 | GT300 | 21 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Richard Lyons Masataka Yanagida | Audi 5.2L V10 N/A | 72 | DNF (Electrics) |
| 43 | GT300 | 26 | Team Taisan SARD | Shinosuke Yamada Jake Parsons Christian Klien | Audi R8 | 47 | DNF (Accident Damage) |
| 43 | GT300 | 26 | Team Taisan SARD | Shinosuke Yamada Jake Parsons Christian Klien | Audi 5.2L V10 N/A | 47 | DNF (Accident Damage) |
| 44 | GT300 | 55 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Shinichi Takagi Sean Walkinshaw | BMW M6 | 37 | DNF (Accident) |
| 44 | GT300 | 55 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Shinichi Takagi Sean Walkinshaw | BMW 4.4L V8 Twin Turbo | 37 | DNF (Accident) |
| 45 | GT300 | 117 | EIcars Bentley TTO | Yuji Ide Ryohei Sakaguchi | Bentley Continental GT | 29 | DNF (Fuel Lines) |
| 45 | GT300 | 117 | EIcars Bentley TTO | Yuji Ide Ryohei Sakaguchi | Bentley 4.0L V8 Twin Turbo | 29 | DNF (Fuel Lines) |
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