The Toyota GR86 GT represents the ZN8-generation GR86 road car developed into a GT300-class competitor for Japan's Super GT championship. Car number 20, entered by Team Shade Racing, ran the full 2024 GT300 calendar with Katsuyuki Hiranaka — one of Japan's most decorated GT pilots — partnered by Eijiro Shimizu. Spark Model has translated this specific 2024 livery into a resin replica at 1:43.
The GR86 GT: Toyota's GT300 Contender
The GR86 GT is built on the platform of the road-going GR86 (ZN8 generation, introduced 2021), adapted to meet Super GT GT300 regulations. Where Toyota's GT500 effort relies on the GR Supra, the GT300 programme gives privateer outfits like Team Shade Racing the chance to run a production-derived platform with JAF-GT300 homologation. The result is a highly accessible yet technically demanding racing machine that reflects Toyota Gazoo Racing's grassroots competition philosophy.
Hiranaka, Shimizu and the #20 Shade Racing Entry
Katsuyuki Hiranaka carries a CV that includes multiple Super GT GT500 titles, placing him among the most experienced drivers ever to campaign a GT300 machine. His move to the GT300 ranks in later career stages brought that elite-level knowledge to Team Shade Racing, a Japanese privateer outfit with several seasons of Toyota GT300 machinery behind it. For 2024, Eijiro Shimizu joined Hiranaka as co-driver in the officially registered #20 entry, contesting every round of the GT300 calendar.
Spark Model's Resin Replica at 1:43
Spark Model produces its Super GT series (SGT-prefix references) in resin, with tampo-printed livery detail as standard across the range. This replica faithfully reproduces the #20 Team Shade Racing livery exactly as it appeared during the 2024 season — a one-season scheme that Spark does not reissue in subsequent production runs. The SGT series does not include opening parts, keeping each model a clean display piece rather than a handling toy.
In the Display Cabinet: Building a Super GT Grid
At 1:43, this model slots naturally alongside Spark's broader 2024 Super GT range — the GT500 GR Supra entries, the Nissan Z GT500, and fellow GT300 GR86 GT entries from Team Tsuchiya Racing (#25) and LM corsa (#60). For collectors tracing the GR86 GT across seasons, earlier Shade Racing releases by Spark document the livery's evolution from 2022–2023 to the 2024 scheme. The Hiranaka connection also makes this a complementary piece to any GT500-era Toyota model that features his name.
