1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship

1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship

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The 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1988 champion was the #27 From A Racing Porsche 962C driven by Hideki Okada.

Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

Round	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Fuji 500 km	Fuji Speedway	3 March
2	Suzuka 500 km	Suzuka Circuit	10 April
3	All Japan Fuji 1000 km	Fuji Speedway	1 May
4	JAF Grand Prix All Japan Fuji 500 Miles	Fuji Speedway	24 July
5	International Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka Circuit	28 August
6	WEC-Japan	Fuji Speedway	9 October

Entry list

C/LD-1

• For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Alpha Nova Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	1	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Y	All
					Kazuo Mogi		All
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Toyota	TOM'S 86C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	3	Steven Andskär	D	1–3
					Andrew Gilbert-Scott		1–3
		Toyota 87C			Steven Andskär		4–6
					Andrew Gilbert-Scott		4–6
Leyton House Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	15	Kaoru Hoshino	B	All
					Masahiko Kageyama		All
					Naoki Nagasaka		1–4, 6
				16	Kris Nissen		1–4
					Harald Grohs		1–2
					Bruno Giacomelli		3–6
					Naoki Nagasaka		5
					Oscar Larrauri		6
Nissan Motorsports	Nissan	Nissan R88C	Nissan VRH30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8	23	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	B	All
					Kenji Takahashi		All
					Win Percy		3
					Toshio Suzuki		5
					Allan Grice		6
				32	Masahiro Hasemi		All
					Aguri Suzuki		All
					Allan Grice		3
Team Schuppan	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	25	Eje Elgh	D	All
					Maurizio Sandro Sala		All
From A Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	27	Hideki Okada	B	All
					Stanley Dickens		All
Toyota Team TOM'S	Toyota	Toyota 88C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	36	Geoff Lees	B	1–3
					Masanori Sekiya		1–3
					Keiichi Suzuki		3
		Toyota 88C-V	Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8		Geoff Lees		4–6
					Masanori Sekiya		4–6
					Keiichi Suzuki		4–6
		Toyota 88C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	37	Paolo Barilla		1–5
					Tiff Needell		1, 3–5
					Stefan Johansson		2
					Hitoshi Ogawa		3–5
		Toyota 88C-V	Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8		Paolo Barilla		6
					Stefan Johansson		6
					Hitoshi Ogawa		6
SARD	SARD	SARD MC88S	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	50	Shuroku Sasaki	D	All
					Tsunehisa Asai		1–5
					Jochen Dauer		6
					Martin Donnelly		6
Omron Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	55	Price Cobb	D	1, 3–6
					Kenny Acheson		1–5
					Emanuele Pirro		2
					Klaus Ludwig		6
Person's Racing	March	March 86G March 88G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	85	Anders Olofsson	Y	1–5
					Takao Wada		1–5
					Toshio Suzuki		3, 6
					Akio Morimoto		4–6
Team LeMans	March	March 88G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	86	Anders Olofsson	Y	6
					Takao Wada		6
Trust Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	99	Keiichi Suzuki	D	1
					Franz Konrad		1
				100	Vern Schuppan		All
					George Fouché		All
					Sarel van der Merwe		6
Mazdaspeed	Mazda	Mazda 757 Mazda 767	Mazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor Mazda RE13J 2.6 L 4-rotor	201	Takashi Yorino	D	2–6
					Yoshimi Katayama		2–6
					Yojiro Terada		2–3, 5
					Pierre Dieudonné		4, 6
				202	Yojiro Terada		1, 4, 6
					David Kennedy		1, 4, 6
				207	Takashi Yorino		1
					Yojiro Terada		1
Shizumatsu Racing	Mazda	Mazda 757	Mazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor	230	Shuji Fujii	D	All
					Tetsuji Shiratori		1, 3–6
					Terumitsu Fujieda		2–4, 6
					Kaoru Iida		5

B/LD-2

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Cactus Racing	MCS	MCS Guppy	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4	30	Iwao Sugai	D	4
					Hiroshi Sugai		4
Unicorn Racing	MCS	MCS Guppy	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	101	Masami Shirai	Y	1–2
					Shunji Abe		1–2
British Barn Racing Team	British Barn	British Barn JTK 63C	Ford DFL 3.3 L V8	151	Jiro Yoneyama	D	All
					Kiyoshi Misaki		1, 5–6
					Hideo Fukuyama		2–6
					Hisatoyo Goto		3

A/LD-3

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Fujitsubo	Hiro	Hiro HRS-3	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	2	Kozo Okumura	B	5
					Tomiko Yoshikawa		5
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 254	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	5	Toshihiro Fukuzawa	D	4
					Shigeru Miura		4
West Racing Cars	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	6	Seiichi Sodeyama	D	2
					Yoshiyuki Ogura		2
					Tomokazu Tomimasu		5
					Hiroaki Ishii		5
					Shigeo Torige		5
Chubu Jidosha Racing	Toyota	Toyota Corolla Levin	Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4	6	Masami Ishikawa	D	4
					Toshiro Shiino		4
					Naozumi Ito		4
Moditt Racing Team	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	7	Ryuichi Natsukawa	D	5
					Toshihiko Nogami		5
					Junichi Ikura		5
Keiichi Kosaka	West	West 85S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	9	Keiichi Kosaka	D	2
					Masayoshi Furuya		2
					Soichiro Tanaka		2
RS Yamada	West	West 83S-II	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	14	Junji Okada	D	2
					Mitsuo Yamamoto		2
ERC	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	17	Ryosuke Nozaki	D	5
					Seiichi Sodeyama		5
					Masami Miyoshi		5
Goro Suzuki	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	21	Keiichi Mizutani	D	2, 5
					Norizaki Tomiyasu		2, 5
					Keiichi Kosaka		5
Cactus Racing	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 254	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	30	Iwao Sugai	D	1, 3
					Hiroshi Sugai		1, 3
					Yu Konishi		3
Auto Innan	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	30	Seiji Imoto	Y	2, 5
					Tadao Yamauchi		2, 5
					Masauki Sunada		5
Horii Racing Sport	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	31	Nobuyoshi Horii	Y	2
					Tadao Shinya		2
					Hajime Kajiwara		2
Limit/ADVAN	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	66	Zenkichi Maruko	Y	5
					Kazuki Yamaguchi		5
Valvoline	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	67	Tsuguaki Ogura	D	5
					Yoshiyuki Ogura		5
					Hiromi Nishizawa		5
Expert Endo Shokai	Nissan	Nissan Sunny	Nissan A12 1.3 L I4	71	Yoshiaki Jitsukawa	D	1, 3–4
					Shinya Nishizawa		1, 3–4
					Masao Endo		1
					Michie Shinbori		3
Kazuo Ukita	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	77	Kazuo Ukita	D	2
					Norihiro Takeda		2
					Hiroshi Yonetani		2
Yoshifumi Yamazaki	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	87	Yoshifumi Yamazaki	D	2, 5
					Masaki Ohashi		2, 5
					Naoto Chikada		5
Totomi Byoin	West	West 87S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	88	Hajime Oshiro	D	5
					Soichiro Tanaka		5

Season results

Season results as follows:

Round	Circuit	Winning Team
		Winning Drivers
1	Mt. Fuji	#27 FromA Racing Porsche 962C
		Hideki Okada Stanley Dickens
2	Suzuka Circuit Report	#25 Rothmans Team Schuppan Porsche 962C
		Maurizio Sandro Sala Eje Elgh
3	Mt. Fuji Report	#16 Leyton House Racing Porsche 962C
		Bruno Giacomelli Kris Nissen
4	Mt. Fuji	#27 FromA Racing Porsche 962C
		Hideki Okada Stanley Dickens
5	Suzuka Circuit Report	#27 FromA Racing Porsche 962C
		Hideki Okada Stanley Dickens
6	Mt. Fuji Report	#1 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jaguar XJR-9
		Martin Brundle John Nielsen Eddie Cheever

Point Ranking

Drivers

Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins	Distance
1	Hideki Okada	#27 FromA Racing Porsche 962C	80	3	2314.39 km
2	Stanley Dickens		80	3	1641.05 km
3	Price Cobb	#55 Omron Racing Porsche 962C	50	0
4	Kunimitsu Takahashi	#1 Alpha Nova Porsche 962C	48	0	2098.01 km
5	Kazuo Mogi		48	0	1355.2 km
6	Kris Nissen	#16 Leyton House Racing Porsche 962C	47	1

Makes

Rank	Make	Points	Wins
1	Porsche	115	5
2	March-Nissan	36	0
3	Toyota	28	0
4	Mazda	20	0
5	Jaguar	20	1
6	SARD-Toyota	8	0
7	Sauber-Mercedes	8	0

External links

• 1988 全日本スポーツプロトタイプカー耐久選手権 (in Japanese)