2016
GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO will be joining SUPER GT GT300 Class in 2016, as the “THE RACING TEAM DRIVEN BY FANS”
Entrant Name |
『GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO』 |
Team Manager |
Ukyo Katayama |
Team Owner |
Takanori Aki |
Chief Engineer |
Takao Kono |
Machine Maintenance |
RS FINE |
Drivers |
Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka |
Racing Miku Supporters |
Tsukasa Arai Kelal Yamamura Noa Mizutani Suzuna |
Chief Engineer |
Takao Kono |
Illustration |
Mai Yoneyama |
Direction |
Shigeto Koyama |
What is the Hatsune Miku GT Project?
The Hatsune Miku GT Project is a motorsport project with the concept, “a racing team run by fans”. First launched in 2008 by GOODSMILE RACING, the project has been participating in the SUPER GT GT300 class series, the greatest motorsport race in Japan. Its trademark is a machine with a Hatsune Miku Racing Ver. design. Not only is it wildly popular with an eye-catching vehicle design, it has also won many races including taking the series championship three times in 2011, 2014, and 2017 respectively. It is now one of the most prominent teams in the SUPER GT series and one of the best teams of the race both in name and in reality.
The biggest distinctive feature of the project is that it works on a Personal Sponsor System which enables each fan to directly support the team. Every year, the team races with the support of Personal Sponsors from all over the world. A major factor that attracts many fans is the unique ways of interactions between the team and its fans which are considered one-of-a-kind in the industry. These include having the team members themselves share the race atmosphere to fans online, live streams and broadcasts before the races, and inviting fans to official celebration parties and end-of-year parties.
Drivers
- Nobuteru Taniguchi
- Tatsuya Kataoka
Team Manager
- Ukyo Katayama
Team Owner
- Takanori Aki
Racing Miku Supporters
- Tsukasa Arai
- Kelal Yamamura
- Noa Mizutani
- Suzuna
Machine
Car Name |
GOODSMILE Hatsune Miku AMG |
Make/Model |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Chief Engineer |
Kono Takao |
Machine Specifications
Car Model |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Dimensions |
4746×2052×1315mm |
Weight |
1285kg |
Wheelbase |
2625mm |
Treads(F/R) |
- |
Transmission |
Hewland sequential 6-speed transmission |
Clutch |
AP RACING triple plate metallic clutch |
Suspension F |
Double wishbone |
R |
Double wishbone |
Brakes F |
AMG ventilated disc 6 pod |
R |
AMG ventilated disc 4 pod |
Tires |
YOKOHAMA |
F |
300-680-18 |
R |
330-710-18 |
Wheels |
ENKEI |
F |
12J-18 |
R |
13J-18 |
Engine Specufications
Engine Model |
M159 |
Engine Type |
Natural aspiration water cooled V8 |
Displacement |
6208cc |
Bore & Stroke |
83.0×92.0mm |
Ristrictor |
36.0φ×2 |
Max Power( ps ) |
571ps |
Max Torque( kg-m) |
over66.3kg-m |
Lubricant( brand ) |
FUCHS |
Engine Tuner / Maintenance
Engine Tuner |
Mercedes-AMG |
Machine Maintenance |
RS FINE |