Editing Lexus IS (section)

== Motorsport ==
[[File:Chris Stockton 2007 BTCC Oulton Park.jpg|thumb|[[Chris Stockton]]'s [[BTC-T Lexus IS200|IS200]] in [[Oulton Park]] during the [[2007 BTCC season]].]]

The first-generation IS 200/300 and RS200 series was used by many racing teams, including [[Toyota Racing Development]], Endless, [[TOM'S]], APEXi, and Amuse to race in various [[touring car racing]] series across Asia, including an Altezza one-make racing series in Japan.<ref name=carboy>{{cite magazine |last=Takahashi |first=Hideaki |date=January 2000 |title=Altezza Tuning Plan |magazine=CARBOY Magazine |page=50 |publisher=Tetsu Interpress}}</ref> In Europe, the [[BTC-T Lexus IS200|Lexus IS&nbsp;200]] was raced in the [[British Touring Car Championship]] (through organizations such as [[BTC Racing]]),<ref name=btc>{{cite web |url=http://www.mywire.com/pubs/Crash/2007/08/03/4153025?extID=10051 |title=BTC look to the future |publisher=Crash.net |date=3 August 2007}}</ref> and the IS 300 was raced in the US via the [[List of motorsport championships#Touring car|Motorola Cup]] North American Street Stock Championship touring car series (with the manufacturer-sanctioned Team Lexus).

[[File:Lexus IS 350 SuperGT WedSport side view.jpg|thumb|IS 350 [[Racing Project Bandoh|WedsSport Bandoh]] race car which competed in the [[2008 Super GT Series#GT300|2008 GT300 season]] and won the [[2009 Super GT Series#GT300#GT300 Drivers|2009 GT300 class]].]]

In 2001, Team Lexus entered three IS 300s in the third race of the 2001 [[Grand-Am Cup]] season at [[Phoenix, Arizona]],<ref name=is300va>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=69033&FS=GRANDAM* |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104020313/http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/scc-lexus-virginia-festival-of-speed-race-report/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 January 2013 |title=Lexus Virginia Festival of Speed race report |publisher=Motorsport.com |access-date=20 May 2009 |date=1 July 2001 }}</ref> and won their first IS 300 victory that year at the [[Virginia International Raceway]].<ref name=is300va/> In 2002, Team Lexus raced the IS 300 in the Grand-Am Cup ST1 ([[KONI Sports Car Challenge#Vehicles|Street Tuner]]) class, winning both the Drivers' and Team Championships,<ref name=teamlexus>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamlexus.com/team_stats.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821224559/http://www.teamlexus.com/team_stats.htm |archive-date=21 August 2007 |title=Team Lexus Stats |year=2006 |publisher=Team Lexus |url-status=usurped |access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref><ref name=lawson>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/72072/1/lawson_to_race_lexus.html |title=Lawson to race Lexus |publisher=Crash.net |access-date=20 May 2009 |date=29 April 2003 |archive-date=5 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605183606/http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/72072/1/lawson_to_race_lexus.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as a sweep of the top three finishes at [[Circuit Mont-Tremblant]] in Quebec, Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=106126&FS=GRANDAM* |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815042220/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=106126&FS=GRANDAM* |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 August 2009 |title=Grand-Am arrives at historic Mont-Tremblant |publisher=Motorsport.com |access-date=20 May 2009 |date=13 September 2002 |first=Gabe |last=Siegle }}</ref>

In 2008, the second-generation IS 350 was entered in the [[Super GT]] race series in the GT300 class (cars with approximately {{convert|300|hp|0|abbr=on}}). The No. 19 [[Racing Project Bandoh]] IS 350 driven by [[Manabu Orido]] and Tsubasa Abe achieved its first victory in its fifth race at the [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]] GT300 race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.endurance-info.com/article.php?sid=6400 |title=Motegi, GT300 : Première victoire pour la Lexus IS350(Orido/Abe) |language=fr |publisher=Endurance Info WebSite |date=17 September 2008 |access-date=26 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814195443/http://www.endurance-info.com/article.php?sid=6400 |archive-date=14 August 2009}}</ref> In 2009, The Project Bandoh WedsSport IS 350, driven by Manabu Orido and Tatsuya Kataoka, won both driver and team title in the GT300 class that season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww2.supergt.net/gtcgi/prg/NList02.dll/Code?No=NS014459&List=13 |title=Super GT top rankers awarded at JAF Awards presentation |publisher=Super GT.net |access-date=4 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In April 2009, a Lexus IS F entered by [[Lexus IS (XE20)#Motorsport|Gazoo Racing]] finished second to the team's [[Lexus LFA|Lexus LF-A]] in the SP8 class<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vln.de/newsausgabe.de.php?id=1654 |title=BFGoodrich Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring – Chronologie 56. ADAC Westfalenfahrt |publisher=VLN |access-date=5 April 2009 |date=4 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222095106/http://vln.de/newsausgabe.de.php?id=1654 |archive-date=22 December 2010}}</ref> in the ADAC-Westfalenfahrt VLN 4h endurance race. An IS F was also entered in the 2009 [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] race and finished third in the SP8 class.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adac.24h-rennen.de/24hext/DB/round.asp?jahr=2009&v_id=1&l_id=1001004&stnr=16 |title=2009 24 Hours Nürburgring |publisher=Adac.24h-rennen.de |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604014230/http://adac.24h-rennen.de/24hext/DB/round.asp?jahr=2009&v_id=1&l_id=1001004&stnr=16 |archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> In August 2009, an IS F entered by Gazoo Racing and driven by [[Peter Lyon]], [[Hideshi Matsuda]], and [[Kazunori Yamauchi]] won the SP8 class at the DMV Grenzlandrennen VLN race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ts-vln.com/valuation/2009-7-classes.html |title=32. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen Classes results |date=30 August 2009 |publisher=[[VLN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927052039/http://www.ts-vln.com/valuation/2009-7-classes.html |archive-date=27 September 2009}}</ref><ref name="Gran Turismo Official Website">{{cite web |url=http://eu.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/d10522.html |title=Kazunori Yamauchi, Class Winner in the Nürburgring 4 Hour Race |date=21 September 2009 |publisher=Gran Turismo Official Website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929022132/http://eu.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/d10522.html |archive-date=29 September 2009}}</ref> Kazunori Yamauchi is the developer of [[Gran Turismo (series)|''Gran Turismo'' series]],<ref name="Gran Turismo Official Website"/> of which the IS line is playable in several versions, and the IS F racer carried test equipment for future game modes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wot.motortrend.com/6612002/technology/race-at-the-track-then-against-yourself-virtually-in-gt5/index.html |title=Race at the Track, Then Against Yourself Virtually in GT5 |publisher=Wot.motortrend.com |access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref> The 3 drivers, along with Owen Mildenhall, participated in the 2010 [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] and finished in 4th place in the SP8 class, behind the 1st place ranked Lexus LFA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://adac.24h-rennen.de/uploads/media/24h-Rennen_ENDERGEBNIS_Gesamt.pdf |title=ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring results}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2012, Japanese drift racer [[Daigo Saito]] entered an IS 250 C in the [[Formula Drift]] Asia series. The car, which was a victim of the [[2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami]] and due to be scrapped, was purchased by Saito and heavily customized for drift racing use. The most notable modification was the swapping of the stock engine to a [[Toyota JZ engine#2JZ-GTE|2JZ-GTE]] from a 4th generation [[Toyota Supra]].

A race car based on the Lexus LF-CC entered the 2014 [[Super GT]] GT500 class, replacing the SC 430. Vehicle shakedown began at the Suzuka Circuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/16/lexus-lf-cc-japan-super-gt/ |title=Lexus to race LF-CC in Japanese Super GT | first = Jeffrey N. | last = Ross |work=Autoblog|date=16 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2014+super+gt+series+new+vehicle.htm |title=Lexus to Compete in 2014 Japanese Super GT Series with New Vehicle |publisher=toyota.com}}</ref> The car was renamed after the RC F prior to the start of the season.