The Suzuka SuperGT penalty saga is finally at an end as Nissan's appeal against its penalty is rejected - Toyota squad BANDOH_19 is confirmed as the winner of the race:
The official results for the third round of the 2023 season were released on Monday, more than a week on from the 450km event, with no changes from the revised provisional results that were published late on the evening of the race.
The #3 NDDP Nissan of Chiyo and Takaboshi was leading when the race was red-flagged after a huge crash involving the sister NISMO car of Tsugio Matsuda at 130R, but only by virtue of not having made both mandatory refuelling stops.Initially the NDDP duo were named as the winners, but following a protest filed by almost every other team in the GT500 class, they were handed a 60-second penalty to compensate for the second stop they had yet to make, dropping them to fourth.
Bandoh therefore takes its first SUPER GT win since 2016, along with tyre supplier Yokohama and veteran driver Kunimoto. Sakaguchi meanwhile secures his first victory in the GT500 class.After the team's win was confirmed, Sakaguchi wrote on his social media:"I really wanted to win with this team and these team members, and finally it has come true! Of course it's my first win in GT500 and a first for the team in seven years.
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