The 2020 F4 Japanese Championship season was the sixth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It was competed with 12 races over four triple-header rounds.[1]
All teams were Japanese-registered
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Class
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I
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Independent Cup
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Race calendar and results
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All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events.[1] On 18 March 2020, the original opening round at Okayama International Circuit was postponed to an undetermined date due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[5][6] On 30 March 2020 it was determined the second and third rounds also had to be postponed.[7][8] On 5 April 2020 the Super GT Series issued a revised calendar in which the F4 Japanese Championship also confirmed their schedule change,[9][10] with a newly revised calendar being issued on 17 July 2020.[11]
Championship standings
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Points were awarded as follows:
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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Points
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25
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18
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15
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12
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10
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8
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6
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4
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2
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1
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Pos
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Driver
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FUJ1
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SUZ ‡
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MOT
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FUJ2
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Points
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1
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Hibiki Taira
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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270.5
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2
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Reiji Hiraki
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1
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4
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4
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4
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3
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2
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2
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3
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5
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6
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2
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1
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180.5
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3
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Seita Nonaka
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2
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3
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2
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3
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4
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11
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3
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6
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4
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Ret
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5
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7
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123
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4
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Sota Ogawa
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7
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6
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7
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7
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12
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7
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5
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2
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2
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2
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3
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5
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121
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5
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Reimei Ito
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5
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7
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6
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6
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6
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5
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9
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7
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6
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25
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4
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3
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89
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6
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Ryunosuke Sawa
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9
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11
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5
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8
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Ret
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8
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4
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4
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3
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3
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9
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8
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80
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7
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Kakunoshin Ohta
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5
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2
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3
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6
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9
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8
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9
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7
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4
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68
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8
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Rin Arakawa
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Ret
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2
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17
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2
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5
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Ret
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DNS
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5
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17
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Ret
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10
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9
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54
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9
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Seiya Jin
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4
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5
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3
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17
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Ret
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DNS
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7
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28
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7
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Ret
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11
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13
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49
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10
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Syun Koide
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12
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11
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6
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Ret
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8
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13
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4
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8
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6
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36
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11
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Fuma Horio
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6
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8
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9
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19
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14
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18
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NC
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16
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12
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5
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12
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10
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25
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12
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Jiei Okuzumi
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8
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10
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8
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14
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Ret
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19
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23†
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10
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9
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Ret
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6
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11
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20
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13
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Seiya Motojima
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|
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9
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15
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4
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11
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13
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14
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14
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14
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Yuki Urata
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20
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23
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9
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21
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15
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30
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7
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14
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12
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8
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15
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Hirotaka Kikuchi
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12
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22
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11
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10
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7
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10
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Ret
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12
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16
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Ret
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Ret
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15
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5
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16
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Yuga Furutani
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11
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Ret
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16
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15
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9
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14
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8
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14
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11
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21
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17
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26
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5
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17
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Eijirou Shimizu
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10
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9
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10
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Ret
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13
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15
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10
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11
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14
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Ret
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DNS
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17
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5
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18
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Yoshiaki Nakamura
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16
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12
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12
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13
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10
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12
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25
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20
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20
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8
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15
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32
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4.5
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19
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Yugo Iwasawa
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Ret
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DNS
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15
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11
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8
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13
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24†
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17
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10
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Ret
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Ret
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DNS
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3
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20
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Daiki Fujiwara
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15
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14
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14
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18
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17
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16
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12
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19
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19
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10
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16
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21
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1
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21
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Yusuke Tsuchiya
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13
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Ret
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19
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Ret
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Ret
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24
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11
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18
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18
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0
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22
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Max Salo
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30
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20
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18
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24
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Ret
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30†
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15
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23
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21
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12
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19
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19
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0
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23
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Kaito Tsukada
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14
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24
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13
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16
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16
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17
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22
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13
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15
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Ret
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WD
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WD
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0
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24
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Sergeyevich Sato
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18
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18
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21
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21
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19
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20
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13
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21
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Ret
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13
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21
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18
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0
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25
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Aito Kinoshita
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19
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13
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Ret
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14
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18
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16
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0
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26
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Keiji Nakao
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17
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16
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23
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26
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20
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28
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14
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DNS
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28
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15
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22
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23
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0
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27
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Makio Saito
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20
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15
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22
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22
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18
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21
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16
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22
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23
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Ret
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20
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20
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0
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28
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"Ikari"
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23
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19
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24
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23
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24
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23
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Ret
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Ret
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22
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16
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23
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Ret
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0
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29
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Hachiro Osaka
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28
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21
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26
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Ret
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DNS
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25
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17
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25
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25
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17
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24
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22
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0
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30
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Yutaka Toriba
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21
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17
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20
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Ret
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Ret
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WD
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DSQ
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30
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24
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0
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31
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Motoyoshi Yoshida
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24
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26
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Ret
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Ret
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26
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27
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18
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27
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26
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19
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26
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27
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0
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32
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Makoto Hotta
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27
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21
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22
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Ret
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26
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24
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18
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25
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25
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0
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33
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Masayoshi Oyama
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27
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27
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27
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25
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22
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26
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19
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29
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27
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20
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29
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28
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0
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34
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"Yugo"
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26
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28
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29
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Ret
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25
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29
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20
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30
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WD
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22
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28
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29
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0
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35
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Yuichi Sasaki
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22
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23
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28
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Ret
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24
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29
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0
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36
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Tsuyoshi Usui
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23
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27
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30
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0
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37
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Katsunori Keihara
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31
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Ret
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Ret
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24
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31
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31
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0
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38
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"Tomisan"
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25
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25
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25
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0
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39
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Shunsuke Hanawa
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29
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DNS
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DNS
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0
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Pos
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Driver
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FUJ1
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SUZ ‡
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MOT
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FUJ2
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Points
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
Second place
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Bronze |
Third place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue |
Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Retired (Ret)
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Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
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Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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White |
Did not start (DNS)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Blank
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Did not practice (DNP)
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Did not arrive (DNA)
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Excluded (EX)
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified
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‡ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Pos
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Driver
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FUJ1
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SUZ ‡
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MOT
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FUJ2
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Points
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1
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Sergeyevich Sato
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18
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18
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21
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21
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19
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20
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13
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21
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Ret
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13
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21
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18
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225
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2
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Makio Saito
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20
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15
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22
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22
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18
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21
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16
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22
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23
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Ret
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20
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20
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197.5
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3
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Keiji Nakao
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17
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16
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23
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26
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20
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28
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14
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DNS
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28
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15
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22
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23
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145.5
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4
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"Ikari"
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23
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19
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24
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23
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24
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23
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Ret
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Ret
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22
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16
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23
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Ret
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111
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5
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Hachiro Osaka
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28
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21
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26
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Ret
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DNS
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25
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17
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25
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25
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17
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24
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22
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97
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6
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Makoto Hotta
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27
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21
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22
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Ret
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26
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24
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18
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25
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25
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77
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7
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Masayoshi Oyama
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27
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27
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27
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25
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22
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26
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19
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29
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27
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20
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29
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28
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64
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8
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Motoyoshi Yoshida
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24
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26
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Ret
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Ret
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26
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27
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18
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27
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26
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19
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26
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27
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64
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9
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Yutaka Toriba
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21
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17
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20
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Ret
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Ret
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WD
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DSQ
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30
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24
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62
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10
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Yuichi Sasaki
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22
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23
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28
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Ret
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24
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29
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37
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11
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"Yugo"
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26
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28
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29
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Ret
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25
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29
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20
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30
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WD
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22
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28
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29
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26
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12
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"Tomisan"
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25
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25
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25
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16
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13
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Tsuyoshi Usui
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23
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27
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30
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7
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14
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Katsunori Keihara
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31
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Ret
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Ret
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24
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31
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31
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1
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Pos
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Driver
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FUJ1
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SUZ ‡
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MOT
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FUJ2
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Points
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‡ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Only the best finisher scored points for a team.