OYAMA, Japan – Nissan GT500 stars Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli have taken the lead in the Super GT championship after scoring their second consecutive runner-up finish at Fuji International Speedway.
After finishing second in the rain-shortened opening round at Okayama, the Japanese/Italian driver combo aboard the No. 23 Motul Autech Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 started from pole in Fuji after Quintarelli set a new qualifying lap record on Friday.
After Saturday's race began behind the safety car, Quintarelli took the lead when the race went green on lap three. The Nissan driver lost the top spot on lap 13 at the first corner before the event was red flagged three laps later due to worsening weather conditions.
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