Matsumoto inherits the leadership in the standings

Yu Kanamaru was stripped of his second position in TCR Japan’s Race 1 at Okayama due to a ride height infringement.
His exclusion elevated Takeshi Matsumoto and ‘Hirobon’ to second and third in the race results and this also meant that Matsumoto inherited the leadership in the standings, nine points clear of Kanamaru who has slipped back to second.
The gap from the lead of Shogo Mitsuyama who is placed third, was also reduced to 15 points.

Race 1 amended
1. Takuro Shinohara (Hitotsuyama Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS), 15 laps
2. Takeshi Matsumoto (RT Team Wakayama, Volkswagen Golf GTI), 10.773
3. ‘Hirobon’ (Birth Racing Project, Volkswagen Golf GTI), 16.384
4. Yukinori Taniguchi (KCMG, Honda Civic FK8), 20.664
5. Resshu Shioya (Team G/Motion, Honda Civic FK8), 28.887

Championship points
1. Matsumoto 114 pts; 2. Kanamaru 105; 3. Mitsuyama 99