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The D1 Grand Prix (D1グランプリ, D1 guranpuri), abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled Professional Drift, is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Daijiro Inada, founder of Option magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon, and drifting legend, Keiichi Tsuchiya hosted a professional level drifting contest in 1999 and 2000 to feed on the ever ...
Hideyuki Fujino (藤野 秀之, Fujino Hideyuki, born 26 June 1974, Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese professional drifting driver. He currently competes in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo Tires Drift, and is the 2017 and 2023 series champion.
2024 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix Series was the 24th season of D1 Grand Prix drifting competition. It started in May 10 at Okuibuki Motorpark and ended in November 10 at Odaiba . The series is run by Sunpros under Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) official semi-national competition format.
2023 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series is the 23rd season of D1 Grand Prix.Started in May 13 in Okuibuki Motorpark and finished at Odaiba in November 12. [1]Masashi Yokoi is the series reigning champion.
Daigo Saito (斎藤 太吾, Saitō Daigo, 7 March 1980, Saitama) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series and Formula Drift Japan. He formerly competed in Formula DRIFT USA and World Championship series for Achilles Radial. He was the first driver to win the two drifting majors, D1GP in 2008 ...
He went on to win the inaugural season driving the same S15 he previously used in D1GP. In 2012 he switched sponsors from D-MAX to Origin Labo. Continuing to compete in non D1 competitions, he started to use Federal tires and retained his Drift Muscle title. However, in 2013 he returned to D1 Street Legal driving an S13 Silvia again.
He is one of the few D1GP drivers to compete the spinoff D1 Street Legal series in his own FD RX-7 winning the first two rounds of the inaugural season. [citation needed] Suenaga competed in the M150 20B-Powered FD3S RX-7 in the inaugural Formula Drift: Asia at Fuji Speedway Japan where he would take first place against Masashi Yokoi.
Katsuhiro Ueo; Nationality Japan Born 26 May 1972 (age 52)Tamana, Kumamoto: D1 Grand Prix career; Debut season: 2001 (D1GP) 2006 (D1SL) Current team: Valino Vazestra: Former teams: Z.S.S. Racing w/ SIFT and Brains, Drift Speed, Team M.O.V.E, NKB Racing, Car Boutique Club, Revolver, Tomei Powered, Cusco Japan, Yuke'S, Ueo Family and Garage SIFT (Privateer)