 Previously, the race was open to JGTC/Super GT cars, but only a handful of competitors from the Super GT championship took part.In 2018, the race moved to the Intercontinental GT Challenge championship, replacing the Sepang 12 Hours held in Malaysia, featuring GT3 and select GT300 class cars from Super GT.Beverage company Pokka served as the title sponsor of the race from 1994 until 2014.