Last Lap Motorsports (LLM) started the fourth season of the Open Endurance Cup with a pole position and a flag-to-flag victory in Kyoto, as the championship saw the first use of an open configuration with a custom pit lane.
The “North” configuration of the Kyoto Ring uses the track’s infield and the second turn of the oval, with the custom pit lane located between oval turn 3 and the transition to the infield. After trhee seasons with multi-class competition, only GT2 cars were allowed on track for the season opener.
In a chaotic qualifying session the #01 car of LLM showed their potential to defend the title early on, distancing the TehoGP by 0.5 seconds. Due to a loophole in the rules, many teams were on track with multiple cars as drivers also tried to improve starting positions for their teams.

1. 01 - Last Lap Motorsport ( FasTLT ) 1:10.79
   
2. 08 - TehoGP ( altsu ) 1:11.31
   
3. 05 - HoR-GRT ( Coulti ) 1:11.43
   
4. 46 - Fast And Crazy SimSports ( BorislavB ) 1:11.61
   
5. 33 - Guglhupf Racing Team ( climbs ) 1:11.71
   
6. 47 - Master Race car ( Michal 1279 ) 1:11.81
   
7. 25 - Last Lap Motorsport ( Sobis ) 1:11.82
   
8. 09 - Green Flame Racing ( Tenisha ) 1:11.82
   
9. 14 - World Class Lions ( The Spek ) 1:11.84
   
10. 02 - eXtrem Racing ( Ascona b ) 1:11.89
    
11. 88 - Launch Racing ( paul88 ) 1:12.03
    
12. 69 - KktR ( Hatchi ) 1:12.06
    
13. 17 - Launch Racing ( maz17 ) 1:12.26
    
14. 24 - Launch Racing ( cougar8 ) 1:12.26
    
15. 44 - War Faction ( DataFi ) 1:12.54
    
16. 03 - Race Green Autosports ( eclipsed ) 1:12.72
    
17. 20 - Night Fury Racing ( Alireza d1 ) 1:12.90
    
18. 55 - Launch Racing ( mat8863 ) 1:12.90
    
19. 34 - PLT-FSR ( elberto ) 1:13.00
    
20. 94 - LappenParty Ferpomance ( Niggo ) 1:13.22
    
21. 19 - Latvian Army racing team ( Zaabis ) 1:13.56
    
22. 54 - LightsOut ( itzsean ) 1:14.71
    
23. 16 - UKCT.CAN ( gu3st ) 1:15.08
    
24. 13 - Grafiik's ( MtnRunnr ) 1:15.82
    
25. 15 - FordRallyeSport Team ( joaopaulopt ) 1:18.36
    
26. 87 - Genuine Racing ( nikopdr ) no time
    

In the race LLM were just as dominant as the qualifying session foreshadowed, lapping all their competitors to win the race unchallenged. So was also TehoGP’s second place. The bronze spot on the podium however saw mulltiple contenders throughout the race. After an unlucky start colliding with HoR-GRT and a trip into the gravel as a result, Fast And Crazy SimSports (FnC) fell back to 9th position early on. Master Race car (MRc) used its chance and stayed in 3rd until the #25 car of LLM was able to overtake them half way through the race. MRc would reclaim 3rd after the final pitstops now with FnC and later also LLM’s #25 closely following them. 17 minutes before the end of the race FnC would eventually pass them and not even two minutes later so would LLM, too. The group would stay relatively close together until the end without further changes in their running order. Behind them a battle for sixth would be decided on the final lap when HoR-GRT overtook KtkR around the outside half way through the lap.

1. 01 - Last Lap Motorsport ( Excellent15 , FasTLT , ) 148 laps 3h 0:15.390
   
2. 08 - TehoGP ( Altsu , , ) 147 laps 3h 0:53.870
   
3. 46 - Fast And Crazy SimSports ( BorislavB , , ) 147 laps 3h 1:01.350
   
4. 25 - Last Lap Motorsport ( Sobis , xtraction , ) 147 laps 3h 1:03.220
   
5. 47 - Master Race car ( michal1279 , , ) 147 laps 3h 1:10.570
   
6. 05 - HoR-GRT ( jueweb , Coulti , ) 147 laps 3h 1:20.230
   
7. 69 - KktR ( Hatchi , , ) 147 laps 3h 1:21.090
   
8. 09 - Green Flame Racing ( Tenishia , hutnik , ) 146 laps 3h 0:59.830
   
9. 33 - Guglhupf Racing Team ( climbs , Brilwing , ) 145 laps 3h 0:33.760
   
10. 02 - eXtrem Racing ( Ascona b , MG-NA3 , ) 145 laps 3h 0:40.750
    
11. 14 - World Class Lions ( jkat , The Spek , ) 145 laps 3h 0:52.390
    
12. 44 - War Faction ( DataFi , , ) 145 laps 3h 1:18.820
    
13. 03 - Race Green Autosports ( Eclipsed , , ) 144 laps 3h 0:55.530
    
14. 17 - Launch Racing ( maz17 , , ) 144 laps 3h 1:24.930
    
15. 88 - Launch Racing ( paul88 , , ) 143 laps 3h 0:49.090
    
16. 24 - Launch Racing ( cougar8 , , ) 142 laps 3h 1:45.890* Post race Drive-Through-Penalty
    
17. 19 - Latvian Army racing team ( Zaabis , kokoss112 , ) 141 laps 3h 0:35.780
    
18. 94 - LappenParty Ferpomance ( Niggo , theeMitchi , ) 141 laps 3h 0:54.440
    
19. 55 - Launch Racing ( mat8863 , , ) 139 laps 3h 0:17.860
    
20. 34 - PLT-FSR ( Elberto , I-man , ) 139 laps 3h 0:24.280
    
21. 16 - UKCT.CAN ( gu3st , , ) 135 laps 3h 1:07.420
    

• 54 - LightsOut ( itzsean , Huskil , ) 71 laps DNF
  
• 87 - Genuine Racing ( nikodpr , , ) 64 laps DNF
  
• 20 - Night Fury Racing ( Alireza d1 , , ) 57 laps DNF
  
• 15 - FordRallyeSport Team ( joaopaulopt , , ) 33 laps DNF
  
• 13 - Grafiik's ( MtnRunnr , , ) 17 laps DNF
  

The next round would take place in the narrow streets of South City.