Two long months since the prestigious Super GT Championship was last in action at Autopolis in Japan, the world-renowned endurance racing category resumes at Sportsland Sugo.

Sean Walkinshaw delivered on his clear podium potential during round three of the season at Autopolis after racing to a fantastic third place GT300 class finish for Autobacs Racing Team Aguri.

Sean Walkinshaw and Shinichi Takagi head into Autopolis in Japan resolutely determined to make their first visit of 2017 to the GT300 class podium.

Walkinshaw experienced a frustrating second outing of the Super GT Championship season when excellent race pace and a potential GT300 podium challenge came to nothing as a result of an unfortunate pit-stop penalty.

Autobacs Racing Team Aguri driver Sean Walkinshaw returns to the Far East just a few days from now in readiness for the second race of his maiden season in the immensely competitive Super GT Championship, the Fuji 500km.

Super GT Championship rookie Sean Walkinshaw made a great start to his maiden season in the prestigious endurance racing series at Okayama in Japan on Sunday, 9th April, after securing an excellent top five finish in the GT300 class with team-mate Shinichi Takagi.

Sean Walkinshaw’s endurance racing career enters an exciting new phase when the 2017 Super GT Championship gets underway during round one of the season at Okayama in Japan.

Japan’s immensely popular Super GT Championship will have a new face among its ranks in 2017 after the confirmation British racer Sean Walkinshaw will contest the new season with Autobacs Racing Team Aguri.

Sean Walkinshaw ended the Blancpain Sprint Cup season fourth in the Silver Cup standings during the final race meeting of the campaign at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya in Spain.