In official practice, WedsSport BANDOH's GR Supra recorded the fastest GT500 time of 1:34.168, while Car No. 61 Subaru BRZ R&D SPORT recorded the fastest GT300 time of 1:44.485. The event was the official practice session for the Autopolis GT 3-Hour Race, a recovery-support event held at Oita Autopolis.
Official practice was held, with the No. 19 WedsSport BANDOH GR Supra in GT500, driven by Kunimoto Yusuke (国本 雄資) and Sakaguchi Sena (阪口 晴南), recording the fastest time of 1:34.168. The No. 38 KeePer CERUMO GR Supra, driven by Oyu Toshiki (大湯 都史樹) and Kobayashi Raito (小林 利徠斗), was second, while the No. 64 Modulo HRC Prelude-GT, driven by Okusa Riki (大草 りき) and Igor Omura Fraga, was third.
In GT300, the No. 61 Subaru BRZ R&D SPORT, driven by Iguchi Takuto (井口 卓人) and Yamauchi Hideki (山内 英輝), recorded the fastest time of 1:44.485. Official practice ended after the No. 16 ARTA MUGEN HRC Prelude-GT went off course with less than 1 minute remaining, resulting in a red-flag stoppage.
The official practice was held in connection with Round 7 of the Super GT motor racing series, the Autopolis GT 3-Hour Race, a Kumamoto Earthquake recovery-support event. In both GT500 and GT300, the leading cars improved their fastest laps within the allotted time before the session ended.
The event was held at Oita Autopolis, drawing attention to the current status of racing at the venue and future developments in official competition.