au TOM'S Takes Eighth At Autopolis After Drive-Through Penalty
The No. 36 au TOM'S GR Supra finished eighth at SUPER GT Round 7 at Autopolis on October 17 and 18 after a pit procedure violation drew a drive-through penalty.
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Why it matters
A drive-through penalty turned a potential win into eighth, but the three-point margin means the No. 36 car still controls its own fate at Motegi.
The car had started eighth and briefly joined the fight for the lead. It heads to the Motegi finale with a three-point lead over its nearest rival.
The penalty came from a pit procedure violation during the three-hour race. Before that, the No. 36 car had moved up from eighth on the grid into the lead fight, the kind of run it had been building on through a season where success weight reached its 100kg ceiling.
Autopolis ran as a Kumamoto earthquake reconstruction support event, with about 100 people from affected areas in Kumamoto Prefecture joining a SUPER GT viewing tour. The No. 36 crew leaves with a three-point cushion and one race left.
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