Racing (through Run'A Entertainment). Driver changes GT500 Tsugio Matsuda transferred from Honda to Nissan, where he joined two-time GT500 champion Satoshi Motoyama in the number 23 NISMO entry. Likewise, Sakon Yamamoto transferred from Toyota to Nissan to partner another two-time GT500 champion, Michael Krumm, in the NISMO number 22 car. Masataka Yanagida and two-time GT500 champion Érik Comas joined the new Kondo Racing team. Yanagida transferred from NISMO, and Comas transferred from Hasemi Motorsport. Naoki Yokomizo transferred from Toyota to Nissan and joined Hasemi Motorsport, who also signed reigning All-Japan Formula 3 champion João Paulo de Oliveira for his Super GT series debut. Kazuki Hoshino, son of Impul co-founder Kazuyoshi Hoshino, stepped up to GT500 to join Team Impul. Hoshino replaced Yuji Ide, who signed with Super Aguri F1 Team. Nakajima Racing and Honda signed two recent Formula 3 graduates to drive for them in 2006: Formula 3 Euroseries graduate Loïc Duval, and All-Japan F3 race winner Hideki Mutoh. 2005 GT300 championship runner-up Shinya Hosokawa was promoted to GT500 with Team Kunimitsu, partnering Sébastien Philippe. André Lotterer transferred from Honda to Toyota, and joined Toyota Team TOM's in their number 36 car. His new team mate was 2002 champion Juichi Wakisaka, who transferred from Toyota Team LeMans. In exchange for Wakisaka, Tatsuya Kataoka transferred from TOM's shuttered number 37 team to join Toyota Team LeMans, alongside 2002 co-champion Akira Iida. Takeshi Tsuchiya joined his father's team, Toyota Team Tsuchiya, after transferring from TOM's. Katsuyuki Hiranaka was promoted to GT500 with Toyota Team SARD, joining André Couto. Schedule Season results Overall winner in bold Standings GT500 Drivers Scoring system Only the best five results in the first six races would be counted for the championship. There were no points awarded for pole position and fastest lap in the final race. Teams GT300 Class (Top 3) Drivers Teams External links Super GT official race archive Super GT seasons Super GT