2023 Superrace Championship

The 2023 Superrace Championship (also known as the 2023 CJ Logistics Superrace Championship) is a South Korean motor racing series for stock cars, production cars, prototypes and production bikes. It is the 18th season running for the championship and the 17th season both partnered by CJ Group and raced under the moniker 'Superrace Championship'. The championship is contested individually between 5 classes; Super 6000, Kumho GT (GT1 & GT2), BMW M Class, Sports Prototype (Radical) Cup Korea & the newly introduced Kawasaki Ninja Cup. There have been no announcements for a continuation of the Cadillac CT4 category.

Calendar
2023 Superrace Championship Official Calendar[1]
Round Circuit Dates
1 South Korea Everland Speedway 22 April
2 23 April
3 South Korea Korea International Circuit 4 June
4 South Korea Inje Speedium 8 July
5 South Korea Everland Speedway 19–20 August
6 South Korea Korea International Circuit 14-15 October
7 South Korea Everland Speedway 4 November
8 5 November

Teams and drivers

Super 6000

Since 2020, all teams are currently using the Toyota GR Supra powered with a General Motors 6.2L LS3 V8 engine capable of producing 460 horsepower.[2]

Key
Regular driver
Wildcard driver
Replacement driver
Team No. Driver(s) Tyre Rounds
AMC Racing 03 Japan Takayuki Aoki K 1-2
99 South Korea Seo Seok-hyun
Brand New Racing 38 South Korea Park Gyu-seung K 1-2
87 South Korea Lee Hyo-jun
CJ Logistics Racing 36 South Korea Park Jun-seo NEX 1-2
50 South Korea Oh Han-sol
ECSTA Racing 18 South Korea Lee Chan-joon K 1-2
24 South Korea Lee Chang-uk
55 Japan Hiroki Yoshida 1-2
TBA South Korea Song Young-kwang TBA
JUN-FITTED Racing 12 South Korea Hwang Jin-woo K 1-2
77 South Korea Park Jung-jun
L&K Motors 22 South Korea Lee Eun-jung K 1-2
32 South Korea Son In-young
NEXEN-VOLLGAS Motorsports 04 South Korea Jung Eui-chul NEX 1-2
44 South Korea Kim Jae-hyun
Seohan GP 05 South Korea Kim Joong-kun NEX 1-2
06 South Korea Jang Hyun-jin
07 South Korea Jeong Hoe-won

Team changes
  • On March 12, at approximately 10:09pm, a fire broke out at Hankook Tire's production plant in Daejeon, halting production after suffering severe damage to one of their factory complexes.[3] This incident in turn has affected supply to all teams using Hankook tyres in this year's Superrace Championship. As a result, Hankook-AtlasBX Motorsports announced that they (along with their second team, SONIC Motorsports-AtlasBX) will not contest the 2023 championship.[4] Additionally, VOLLGAS Motorsports switched to Nexen Tire, joining Seohan GP and CJ Logistics Racing, who switched from Kumho Tire.[5] JUN-FITTED Racing will switch to Kumho, joining newly formed AMC Racing, Brand New Racing, ECSTA Racing, and L&K Motors, who initially switched to Hankook.[5]

Driver changes
  • As a result of the two AtlasBX teams withdrawing due to Hankook Tire's Daejeon plant fire and production stall, their drivers have decided not to contest for other teams in Super 6000.[4] It was reported that defending champion Kim Jong-kyum would be joined by SONIC driver Yang Tae-keun and Noh Dong-gi; the latter returning from military service.[4] Roelof Bruins and Steven Cho reportedly did not register to retain their spots in the team and are pursuing other motor racing activities.[4]
  • MIDAS Racing driver Seo Seok-hyun and Japanese driver Takayuki Aoki will join newly formed AMC Racing's two-car operation.[4]
  • Brand New Racing driver Park Gyu-seung will step up from Kumho GT1 to Super 6000 to join Lee Hyo-jun in the team's expanded two-car operation.[4]
  • CJ Logistics Racing announced that Oh Han-sol will move to their team, while Park Jun-seo will step up to join in from the Kumho GT1 class.[4]
  • ECSTA Racing's Lee Jung-woo will not contest in Super 6000 due to military service.[4] Japanese driver Hiroki Yoshida will join Lee Chan-joon and Lee Chang-uk for the first and second rounds of the championship.[5] Kumho GT1 driver Song Young-kwang is reported to drive the third entry for the rest of the season, due to Yoshida's Japanese racing commitments and tyre development for Kumho.[5][6]
  • Hwang Jin-woo and Hwang Do-yun left N'Fera Racing as the team ended operations after the 2022 championship. The latter was left without a drive while Jin-woo joined Park Jung-jun at JUN-FITTED Racing to replace CJ Logistics Racing-bound Oh Han-sol.[4]
  • Seo Ju-won left L&K Motors at the end of the 2022 season. He is replaced by Son In-young, who joined the team just a week before the first race.

Season summary
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 South Korea Everland Speedway 1&2 South Korea Lee Chang-uk South Korea Lee Chang-uk South Korea Kim Jae-hyun ECSTA Racing Report[7]
2 South Korea Lee Chan-joon South Korea Lee Chan-joon South Korea Kim Jae-hyun ECSTA Racing Report[8]
3 South Korea Korea International Circuit 1 Report
4 South Korea Inje Speedium Report
5 South Korea Everland Speedway 3 Report
6 South Korea Korea International Circuit 2 Report
7 South Korea Everland Speedway 4&5 Report
8 Report

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Race completion 
Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Qualifying 3 2 1

Super 6000
2023 Super 6000 Driver Standings
Rank Driver EVE1
South Korea		 EVE2
South Korea		 KOR1
South Korea		 INJ
South Korea		 EVE3
South Korea		 KOR2
South Korea		 EVE4&5
South Korea		 Points
1 South Korea Jung Eui-chul 3 23 36
2 South Korea Lee Chan-joon 92 11 34
3 South Korea Lee Chang-uk 11 Ret2 31
4 South Korea Kim Jae-hyun 23 8 27
5 Japan Takayuki Aoki 4 4 26
6 South Korea Jang Hyun-jin 5 5 22
7 South Korea Park Gyu-seung 6 6 18
8 South Korea Hwang Jin-woo 13 3 17
9 South Korea Kim Joong-kun 8 7 12
10 Japan Hiroki Yoshida 7 11 8
11 South Korea Park Jun-seo 17 9 4
12 South Korea Lee Hyo-jun 10 10 4
13 South Korea Jeong Hoe-won 12 16 2
14 South Korea Son In-young 14 13 2
15 South Korea Seo Seok-hyun 15 14 2
16 South Korea Lee Eun-jung 15 16 2
17 South Korea Oh Han-sol 11 Ret 1
18 South Korea Park Jung-jun 12 1
Rank Driver EVE1
South Korea		 EVE2
South Korea		 KOR1
South Korea		 INJ
South Korea		 EVE3
South Korea		 KOR2
South Korea		 EVE4&5
South Korea		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Annotation Meaning
Superscript
number123		 Points-scoring position
in qualifying
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Super 6000

The teams championship is decided upon points scored by two drivers per team after each race. Teams with 3 or more drivers have 15 days before each race to select two drivers to add their points towards their final tally.

2023 Super 6000 Team Standings
Rank Team EVE1
South Korea		 EVE2
South Korea		 KOR1
South Korea		 INJ
South Korea		 EVE3
South Korea		 KOR2
South Korea		 EVE4&5
South Korea		 Points
1 ECSTA Racing 11 11 64
92 11
2 VOLLGAS Motorsports 23 23 63
3 11
3 Seohan GP 5 5 28
8 16
4 AMC Racing 7 7 22
15 14
5 Brand New Racing 6 6 22
10 10
6 JUN-FITTED Racing 13 3 18
12
7 CJ Logistics Racing 11 9 5
17 Ret
8 L&K Motors 14 13 4
15 16
Rank Team EVE1
South Korea		 EVE2
South Korea		 KOR1
South Korea		 INJ
South Korea		 EVE3
South Korea		 KOR2
South Korea		 EVE4&5
South Korea		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Annotation Meaning
Superscript
number123		 Points-scoring position
in qualifying
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Tyre manufacturers championships

Like the teams championship, the tyre manufacturers must select 5 drivers per tyre user 15 days before each round to add their points towards their final tally.

2023 Super 6000 Tyre Manufacturer Standings
Rank Team EVE1
South Korea		 EVE2
South Korea		 KOR1
South Korea		 INJ
South Korea		 EVE3
South Korea		 KOR2
South Korea		 EVE4&5
South Korea		 Points
1 South Korea Kumho 92 11 125
4 3
6 4
92 6
10
2 South Korea Nexen 23 23 101
3 5
5 7
8 8
12 9
Rank Team EVE1
South Korea		 EVE2
South Korea		 KOR1
South Korea		 INJ
South Korea		 EVE3
South Korea		 KOR2
South Korea		 EVE4&5
South Korea		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Annotation Meaning
Superscript
number123		 Points-scoring position
in qualifying
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

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