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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 ...
The series is run by Sunpros under Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) official semi-national competition format. The competition was held as JAF Japan Drift Championship as drifting category is added to Japan Championship by JAF. [1] Hideyuki Fujino entered the season as defending champion in both Overall and Single run championship. [2]
2001 D1 Grand Prix Point Series. n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right. Round 1 - October 6, 2000 - Ebisu Circuit South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (AE86)
2022 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series is the 22nd season of D1 Grand Prix started from April 24 on Fuji Speedway and ended on November 6 on Ebisu Circuit. [1]Naoki Nakamura entered the season as the Defending 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 ...
Japan: Born 15 October 1977 (age 47) Osaka, Osaka Prefecture: D1 Grand Prix career; Debut season: 2002: Current team: Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT: Former teams: TRUST: Championships: 3: Wins: 19: Best finish: 1st in 2007, 2013, 2015: Previous series; 2017-2019 2019,2021: FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup Russian Drift Series: Championship titles ...
Despite not competing full time, he managed to get 2 wins and regain his D1GP license. He switched sponsors to Valino tires. He later competed in the drift class at World Time Attack Challenge in Australia, [3] driving an S15 Silvia he prepared for D1GP the following year. 2019 marked his return to D1GP after nearly a decade.
Nobushige Kumakubo (熊久保信重, Kumakubo Nobushige, born February 10, 1970, Fukushima Prefecture) is a drifting driver from Japan who competes in the D1 Grand Prix series and racetrack and land owner. Nicknamed Kuma, he is commonly referred to as one of the pioneers of drifting.