The 1979 Fuji Long Distance Series was the third season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.[1]
It was contested by Group 5 silhouettes and touring cars; Group 6 sportscars were allowed to start races without scoring points.
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuji 500 km | Fuji Speedway | 15 April | |
| 2 | Fuji 1000 km | Fuji Speedway | 29 July | |
| 3 | Fuji 500 miles | Fuji Speedway | 25 November |
| Round | Circuit | Overall | Championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Winning Car | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Winning Car | |||
| 1 | Fuji Speedway |
|  Takashi Yorino Masanori Sekiya | March 76S-Mazda |
| Hisao Yamada Seisaku Suzuki | Mazda Savanna RX-3 | |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway Report |
| Hiroshi Fushida Richard Thomas Geck | Chevron B36-Mazda |
| Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa Setsuo Iwanami | Nissan Sunny Excellent | |
| 3 | Fuji Speedway |
| Tetsu Ikuzawa Satoru Nakajima Noritake Takahara | GRD S74-Mazda |
| Yojiro Terada Nico Nicole | Mazda RX-7 252i | |
| Rank | Team | Car(s) | Points | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advan Racing Team | Nissan Sunny | 30 | 0 | |
| 2 | Jitsukawa Team | Nissan Sunny Excellent | 24 | 1 | |
| 3 | Mazda Auto Tokyo | Mazda RX-7 252i | 20 | 1 | |
| Shizumatsu Racing Team | Mazda Savanna RX-3 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Going Tokyo Racing | Nissan Sunny | 15 | 0 | |
| Racing Service Syouwa | Nissan Sunny | 15 | 0 |