GT500 GT300 Vehicle changes GT500 • Lexus teams will race the new
LC 500 machine, replacing the
Lexus RC F which debuted in 2014. Nissan and Honda will continue to run the
Nissan GT-R and
Honda NSX-GT, modified to updated aerodynamic regulations. The updated NSX-GT will be based upon its newly launched production counterpart.
GT300 •
Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave announced that they will enter the Super GT Series for the first time in 2017, fielding a brand new
Toyota Mark X based on the Mother Chassis platform.
Oliver Turvey left Drago Modulo Honda Racing after five races in 2016, and will not return to Super GT in 2017.
Tadasuke Makino who raced with
Drago Corse for couple of rounds moves to the
FIA European Formula 3 Championship with
Hitech Grand Prix.
GT300 • Masataka Yanagida moveS down to GT300 with Audi Team Hitotsuyama, replacing
Tomonobu Fujii, who will drive for the newly christened D'Station Racing. •
Yuichi Nakayama moves from apr to LM Corsa and the new Lexus RC F GT3, and sophomore driver
Rintaro Kubo will replace him in the #31 apr Toyota Prius. • Hiroki Yoshida replaces former GT300 champion
André Couto in the
GAINER Nissan GT-R GT3. •
Shinnosuke Yamada will join
Team Taisan SARD after spending one season at Team UpGarage with
Bandoh. • Both Akihiro Tsuzuki and three-time GT300 champion Morio Nitta leave LM Corsa to join the newly unified INGING and Arnage Racing team. • Reigning All-Japan Formula Three champion
Kenta Yamashita will return to Super GT full-time in 2017, replacing
Takeshi Tsuchiya at
VivaC Team Tsuchiya. • Reigning
Porsche Supercup and
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion
Sven Müller joined D'Station Racing as a Porsche factory driver. However, he would not drive between Rounds 3 and 5 due to his involvement in the
ADAC GT Masters, during which
André Couto would substitute for him. • Former
FIA F4 Japanese Champion Sho Tsuboi makes his Super GT debut with LM Corsa.
2009 Formula 1 champion
Jenson Button also makes his Super GT debut in a one-off for
Team Mugen. • Daisuke Ito drives at the second round of the championship at
Fuji Speedway, replacing Kazuki Nakajima, who would instead compete in the
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. • After André Couto was seriously injured during a round of the China GT Championship held at
Zhuhai, D'Station Racing announced Yūya Motojima would replace Couto as substitute driver for Sven Muller, driving in Rounds 4 and 5. •
K2 R&D LEON Racing will switch from Yokohama to Bridgestone tyres in 2017. • Excellence Porsche Team KTR changed their name to D'Station Racing following a change of ownership and title sponsors. Former baseball pitcher
Kazuhiro Sasaki will serve as the team's general representative. • INGING Motorsport and Arnage Racing will enter under a unified banner in 2017, with the ex-LM Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 used last season. • Lamborghini Team Direction have suspended activities in Super GT for the 2017 season, leaving JLOC as the sole representative for Lamborghini in Super GT. ==Results==