Nitta Morio (新田守男) and Takagi Shinichi (高木真一) of K-tunes RC F GT3/BS finished 9th in the GT300 class at Round 8 of the 2026 Autobacs SUPER GT at Motegi. Although they remained in contention for the win, a penalty for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit cost them the title.
The final at Round 8 Motegi started with Takagi Shinichi (高木真一) in a strong position on the third-place grid spot, while the Nitta Morio (新田守男)/Takagi Shinichi (高木真一) pairing, whose back-to-back wins in the previous rounds had strengthened their championship prospects, maintained its position and completed laps from the early stages. However, after 16 laps, the team was judged to have exceeded the pit-lane speed limit during a pit stop and received a drive-through penalty, causing it to drop sharply down the order.
A safety car was deployed following contact early in the race, and the race restarted after the safety-car train circulated for about 4 laps. The Nitta/Takagi pairing rose as high as 7th before dropping back to 9th after another penalty, ending its championship hopes. Gamo Naoya (蒲生尚弥)/Suganami Togo (菅波冬悟) finished 7th and Tsutsumi Yu-i (堤優威)/Urabe Kazuhisa (卜部和久) 8th, while Odaka Kazuto (小高一斗)/Koyama Miki (小山美姫) finished 15th after a late-race problem and Ishiura Hiroaki (石浦宏明)/Suzuki Tokiya (鈴木斗輝哉) finished 24th.
In comments after the race, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION's tire development manager described the result as “truly unfortunate,” expressing regret over the lost opportunity to win this year in light of the move to a single-make tire series next year. Detailed race results list each car's lap count, best time, tire specification and other information.