Honda Civic Type R TCR FL5 sores first Japanese win The new Honda Civic Type R TCR FL5 scored its first win on home soil during the weekend as JAS Motorsport-built cars recorded a one-two finish in Japan’s Super Taikyu series at Autopolis.
Racer M&K’s trio of Mitsuhiro Endo, Yusuke Mitsui and Tosei Moriyama put the new car – which was making its Japanese race debut – on pole position in the ST-TCR class on Saturday and dominated the five-hour race to win by nine laps.
Following them home was the similarly M&K-run FK7 model, entered under the AI Racing banner and driven by Masato Mitsuhiro, Shion Tsujimoto and Kazuhiro Sakai.
In the leading ST-X class for GT3 machinery, KCMG continued their season with a consistent run to fifth place with their NSX GT3 Evo 22 driven by Paul Ip, Marchy Lee and Ho-Pin Tung.
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Main Mitsuhiro Endo/Yusuke Mitsui/Tosei Moriyama, M&K Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR, Super Taikyu, Autopolis, Japan (credit: HRC); Lower 1 Mitsuhiro Endo/Yusuke Mitsui/Tosei Moriyama, M&K Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR, Super Taikyu, Autopolis, Japan (credit: HRC); 2(L) Masato Mitsuhiro/Shion Tsujimoto/Kazuhiro Sakai AI Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR, Super Taikyu, Autopolis, Japan (credit: HRC); (R) Paul Ip/Marchy Lee/Ho-Pin Tung, KCMG Honda NSX GT3 Evo 22, Super Taikyu, Autopolis, Japan (credit: KCMG).
About JAS Motorsport Founded in 1995, JAS Motorsport is one of the world's leading touring car teams and constructors. Initially fielding Alfa Romeos in the ITC, JAS became a technical partner of Honda in 1998 and has been at the forefront of its activities with touring cars and rallying ever since. In 2012, JAS was chosen to develop, in partnership with Honda R&D, the Civic WTCC, with which it claimed the Manufacturers' world title a year later. JAS designed and built the Civic Type R TCR, which has claimed 75 major titles (60 with the current model) and more than 400 race wins so far, and is also responsible for the build of the NSX GT3 race car and its evolutions; itself a 24-time title winner. | 
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