Posted Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 9:18pm
Subaru has stated it is relaxed about its lowly position on the timesheets in last week’s official Okayama SUPER GT test with its revamped BRZ as it focused on long runs.
The two-day test marked the first official outing for the R&D Sport-run No. 61 car equipped with its new EG33-derived six-cylinder engine, which was revealed as the successor to the long-serving EJ20 during the Tokyo Auto Salon in January.
But the best time recorded by the Subaru, a 1:26.482 set by Takuto Iguchi in the opening session on Friday, put the car only 23rd of the 28 GT300 cars present and around 1.5 seconds behind the pace-setting LM Corsa Lexus LC500h GT.
Gneral manager Masahiro Ozawa said he expected that to be the case considering Subaru’s program, which mostly comprised preparations for the opening round of the season at the same venue next month instead of new-tire runs.
