Fuji Speedway Explained

Fuji Speedway
Location:Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Fiagrade:1
Opened:
Re-opened:
Owner:Toyota (2000–present)
Mitsubishi Estate (1965–2000)
Events:Current:
FIA WEC
6 Hours of Fuji
(2012–2019, 2022–present)
GT World Challenge Asia (2017–2019, 2022–present)
Super GT (1993–2003, 2005–present)
Super Formula
(1973, 1975–1979, 1982–2003, 2005–present)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia (2012–2019, 2023–present)
Former:
Formula One
Japanese Grand Prix
(1976–1977, 2007–2008)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (1966–1967)
Asian Le Mans Series (2013–2018)
World Sportscar Championship (1982–1988)
Layout1:4th and current configuration (2005–present)
Length Km:4.563
Length Mi:2.835
Turns:16
Capacity:110,000
Record Time:1:18.426
Record Driver: Felipe Massa
Record Car:Ferrari F2008
Record Year:2008
Record Class:F1
Layout2:3rd configuration (September 1987–2003)
Length Km2:4.400/4.470
Length Mi2:2.734/2.777
Turns2:12
Record Time2:1:17.025
Record Driver2: Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Record Car2:Lola T93/50
Record Year2:1994
Record Class2:F3000
Layout3:2nd configuration (1975–August 1987)
Length Km3:4.359/4.410/4.441
Length Mi3:2.709/2.740/2.759
Turns3:8 (10 Turns from 1984 to August 1987)
Record Time3:1:14.300
Record Driver3: Jody Scheckter
Record Car3:Wolf WR1
Record Year3:1977
Record Class3:F1
Layout4:Original Circuit (1965–1974)
Length Km4:5.999
Length Mi4:3.728
Turns4:15
Record Time4:1:32.570
Record Driver4: Vern Schuppan
Record Car4:March 722
Record Year4:1973
Record Class4:F2000

is a motorsport race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing. Originally managed by Mitsubishi Estate, Fuji Speedway was acquired by Toyota in 2000. The circuit hosted the Formula One 2007 Japanese Grand Prix after an absence of nearly 30 years, replacing the Suzuka Circuit owned by Honda.[1] After Fuji Speedway hosted the 2008 race, the Japanese Grand Prix returned to Suzuka for races from 2009 onward. The Super GT Fuji 500 km race is held at the racetrack on Golden Week.[2]

Fuji Speedway has one of the longest straights in motorsport, at 1.475km (00.917miles) in length.[3] The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.[4]

History

1963–79: F1 launches in Japan

Fuji Speedway Corporation was established in 1963 as Japan NASCAR Corporation. At first, the circuit was planned to hold NASCAR-style races in Japan. Therefore, the track was originally designed to be a banked superspeedway, but there was not enough money to complete the project and only one of the bankings was completed. Mitsubishi Estate invested in the circuit and took over the reins of management in October 1965.

Converted to a road course, the circuit opened in December 1965 and proved to be somewhat dangerous, with the wide banked turn (named "Daiichi") regularly resulting in major accidents. Vic Elford said:

After a fatal accident in 1974 on the Daiichi banking where drivers Hiroshi Kazato and Seiichi Suzuki were both killed in a fiery accident that injured 6 other people, a new part of track was built to counteract the problem, and the resultant course, which also eliminated 5 other fast corners, proved more successful. In 1966, the track hosted a USAC Indy Car non-championship race, won by Jackie Stewart. The track had a 24-hour race in 1967.[5]

The speedway brought the first Formula One race to Japan at the end of the 1976 season. The race had a dramatic World Championship battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, and in rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title. Mario Andretti won the race, with Lauda withdrawing due to the dangerous conditions.

In 1977, Gilles Villeneuve was involved in a crash that killed two spectators on the side of the track, leading to Formula One leaving the speedway. When Japan earned another race on the F1 schedule ten years later, it went to Suzuka instead. The Grand Prix returned to Fuji in 2007 following its renovation.

1980–2000: National racing venue

Fuji remained a popular sports car racing venue; the FIA World Sportscar Championship visited the track between 1982 and 1988 and it was often used for national races. Speeds continued to be very high, and two chicanes were added to the track: one after the first hairpin corner, the second at the entry to the wide, fast final turn (300R). Even with these changes, the main feature of the track remained its approximately 1.5km (00.9miles) long straight, one of the longest in all of motorsports.

The long pit straight has also been utilised for drag racing. NHRA exhibitions were run in 1989, and in 1993 Shirley Muldowney ran a 5.30 on the quarter-mile strip at Fuji. Local drag races are common on the circuit, at both 4403NaN3 & 10003NaN3 distances.

The track continued to be used for Japanese national races. Plans to host a CART event in 1991 were abandoned due to conflicts with the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile. It was not until the autumn of 2000 that the majority of the stocks of the track were bought by Toyota from Mitsubishi Estate[6] as part of its motor racing plans for the future.

On May 3, 1998, there was a multi-car crash during a parade lap before a JGTC race caused by the safety car slowing in torrential rain.[7] Ferrari driver Tetsuya Ota suffered serious burns over his entire body after being trapped in his car for almost 90 seconds,[8] and Porsche driver Tomohiko Sunako fractured his right leg.[8]

2001–present: renovations

In 2003, the circuit was closed down to accommodate a major reprofiling of the track, using a new design from Hermann Tilke. The track was reopened on April 10, 2005, and hosted its first Formula One championship event in 29 years on September 30, 2007. In circumstances similar to Fuji's first Grand Prix in 1976, the race was run in heavy rain and mist and the first 19 laps were run under the safety car, in a race won by Lewis Hamilton.

The circuit has hosted the Nismo Festival for historic Nissan racers since refurbishment in 2003; the event previously took place at Okayama. When the festival returned in 2005, the organisers allowed circuit owner Toyota to bring in its Toyota 7 Can-Am racer to re-enact an old Japanese GP battle. Toyota also hosts its own historic event a week before the Nismo festival called the Toyota Motorsports Festival. Close to the circuit is a drifting course, which was built as part of the refurbishment under the supervision of "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya and former works driver and Super GT team manager Masanori Sekiya. There is a Toyota Safety Education Center and a mini circuit. In addition to motorsports, Fuji also hosts the Udo Music Festival.

The only time the circuit is run on a reverse direction is during the D1 Grand Prix round, as Keiichi Tsuchiya felt the new layout meant reduced entry speed, making it less suitable for drifting.[9] The series has hosted its rounds since ; with the exception of the 2004 closure, the circuit became the first to take place on an international level racetrack[9] and the first of the three to take place on an F1 circuit. The drift course starts from the 300R section and ends past the Coca-Cola corner. With the reprofiling, as cars no longer run downbank, entry speeds have since been reduced, the hill at the exit making acceleration difficult.[9] As part of the 2003 renovations, most of the old banked section of track was demolished. Only a small section remains to this day.

Fuji Speedway was announced to host the finish of the road cycling races at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[10]

2007 and 2008 Japanese Grands Prix

See main article: 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.

During the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, Fuji Speedway met with a lot of problems, including the paralysis of the transportation network provided by the shuttle buses, poor facilities including some reserved seats without a view, lack of organization, and expensive meals such as simple lunch boxes being sold for 10,000 yen (US$87) at the circuit.[11] [12]

Newspaper accounts of the event also alleged problems with Toyota bias and control. The circuit prohibited spectators from setting up flags and banners to support teams and drivers,[13] [14] with the exception of the Toyota F1 team.[15] Therefore, there were very few flags and banners in the event compared with other Grand Prix events.[16] [17]

For the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix race, organizers responded to lessons learned the previous year by reducing the total number of spectators allowed at the event. Compared to 140,000 persons allowed for Sunday events in 2007, attendance was restricted to 110,000.[18] Additionally, walkways and spectator facilities were improved, along with larger screens.[19] However, the race was also affected by rainy weather, which has historically interfered in a number of past races at the circuit, and later in 2013, led to interference with a 6-hour endurance race at the track for the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Following both poor ticket sales and weather, it was decided by FOM that the FIA Japanese Grand Prix would be shared between Fuji and Suzuka on alternate years, with Suzuka holding the next race on Sunday, October 4, 2009. After the global recession and its own operational deficit, Toyota decided to discontinue the hosting of Japanese Grand Prix since 2010.[20]

2020 Summer Olympics

During the 2020 Summer Olympics, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic were postponed to 2021, the speedway was a venue and finish for the cycling races:

2022: Fuji Motorsports Forest

In April 2022, Toyota announced the construction of the "Fuji Motorsports Forest", which, a real-estate company of Toyota Group, was pushing forward as the "Motorsports Village" project until then. The project precedes the completion of the Shin-Tōmei Expressway and smart interchange near the circuit.

With the regional redevelopment plan centered on Fuji Speedway, the Fuji Speedway Hotel (operated by Hyatt) including the Fuji Motorsports Museum was built on the west side of the circuit and opened in October 2022.

Events

Current
Former

Race lap records

As of May 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Fuji Speedway are listed as:[21]

Category Record Driver Car Date
Grand Prix Circuit 4th Configuration: 4.549 km (2005–present)[22] <-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
Formula One1:18.426 Felipe MassaFerrari F2008October 12, 2008
Super Formula1:21.391[23] Nirei FukuzumiDallara SF19December 20, 2020
LMP11:24.645[24] Loic DuvalAudi R18October 16, 2016
Formula Nippon1:27.011[25] Andre LottererSwift FN09April 5, 2009
Super GT (GT500)1:28.493[26] Kazuya OshimaToyota GR Supra GT500November 28, 2021
LMP21:30.042 Nyck De VriesOreca 07October 6, 2019
LMH1:30.735[27] Kamui KobayashiToyota GR010 HybridSeptember 11, 2022
LMDh1:30.878[28] Laurens VanthoorPorsche 963September 10, 2023
Class 1 Touring Car1:31.549[29] Marco WittmannBMW M4 Turbo DTMNovember 23, 2019
Super Formula Lights1:32.223[30] Ritomo MiyataDallara 320December 20, 2020
Formula Three1:34.209[31] Sho TsuboiDallara F317October 13, 2018
LMP31:36.296[32] Nigel MooreLigier JS P3December 9, 2018
Super GT (GT300)1:36.553[33] Kohta KawaaiToyota GR Supra GT300November 29, 2020
Formula Regional1:36.775[34] Yuga FurutaniDome F111/3September 26, 2021
GT31:37.061[35] Alexandre ImperatoriNissan GT-R Nismo GT3July 22, 2018
LM GTE1:37.392[36] Tom BlomqvistBMW M8 GTEOctober 14, 2018
Lamborghini Super Trofeo1:37.508[37] July 22, 2018
Porsche Carrera Cup1:40.263[38] May 3, 2022
GT1 (GTS)1:41.195[39] Tomonobu FujiiFerrari 550-GTS MaranelloJune 2, 2007
Ferrari Challenge1:41.789[40] Yudai UchidaFerrari 488 Challenge EvoMay 12, 2024
Audi R8 LMS Cup 1:41.946[41] October 10, 2015
Formula Toyota 1:43.795[42] November 25, 2007
Formula 41:45.185[43] Hibiki TairaDome F110November 28, 2020
TCR Touring Car1:47.098[44] Anna InotsumeHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)October 7, 2023
GT41:47.333 Takayuki KinoshitaBMW M4 GT4July 22, 2018
Grand Prix Circuit 3rd Configuration: 4.400/4.470 km (September 1987–2004)[45] <-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
Formula 30001:17.025[46] Andrew Gilbert-ScottApril 10, 1994
Group C1:17.574[47] Masahiro HasemiNissan R92CPMay 4, 1992
Formula Nippon1:17.728[48] Naoki HattoriReynard 2KLApril 7, 2002
LMGTP1:18.806[49] Ukyo KatayamaToyota GT-One (TS020)November 7, 1999
Fuji Grand Champion Series1:21.800[50] Masanori SekiyaMarch 89GCOctober 29, 1989
JGTC (GT500)1:25.134[51] Takuya KurosawaToyota Supra (JZA80)July 28, 2002
Formula Three1:26.344[52] Tatsuya KataokaDallara F302April 6, 2003
GT11:30.822[53] David BrabhamMay 4, 1996
Formula Toyota 1:32.293[54] November 25, 2001
Group A1:32.867[55] Anders OlofssonNissan Skyline GT-R R32November 8, 1992
JGTC (GT300)1:32.872[56] Shinsuke ShibaharaVemac RD320RMay 4, 2002
GT1:34.320[57] Atsushi YogouPorsche 911 (996) GT3-RMay 4, 2000
Superbike 1:36.833[58] June 22, 1997
250cc 1:38.215June 22, 1997
125cc 1:44.017[59] June 23, 1996
Grand Prix Circuit 2nd Configuration: 4.359/4.410/4.441 km (1975–August 1987)[60] <-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
Formula One1:14.300[61] Jody ScheckterWolf WR1October 22, 1977
Formula Two1:18.310[62] Satoru NakajimaMarch 842April 15, 1984
Formula 20001:18.810[63] Kazuyoshi HoshinoMarch 742August 8, 1976
Group C1:19.228[64] Stefan BellofPorsche 956October 2, 1983
Original Grand Prix Circuit: 5.999 km (1965–1974)<-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
USAC IndyCar (unofficial qualifying) 1:22.490[65] Jackie StewartLola T90October 9, 1966
Formula 20001:32.570[66] Vern SchuppanMarch 722May 3, 1973
Formula Libre1:52.670[67] Leo GeogheganLotus 39TMay 3, 1969
Group 71:52.810[68] Moto KitanoNissan R381May 3, 1968
Group 62:00.800[69] Tetsu IkuzawaPorsche 906May 3, 1967
Group 42:05.000 Ginji YasudaLola T70May 3, 1967
Group 32:15.530[70] Ginji YasudaJaguar XK-EMay 3, 1966

Corners

This is the official listing of the twelve corners that make up the current circuit layout, in use since 2005. Only some corners have Japanese names, most of which are a result of sponsorship agreements. The rest are named after the radius of the corner in metres.

  1. TGR Corner (27R)
  2. 75R
  3. Coca-Cola Corner (80R)
  4. Toyopet (100R)
  5. Advan Corner (30R)
  6. 120R
  7. 300R
  8. Dunlop Corner (15R)
  9. 30R
  10. 45R
  11. GR Supra Corner (25R)
  12. Panasonic Corner (12R)

The Dunlop corner differs with the configuration used. In the full configuration, it consists of a tight right hairpin turn followed by a left-right flick. In the GT course, it is a medium-speed right-hander, bypassing turns 11 and 12.

In media

Video games

The Fuji circuit is represented in the arcade racing game Pole Position, and is one of the four selectable tracks in Pole Position II. Fuji is also featured in Project CARS 2, Top Gear, TOCA Race Driver, , Gran Turismo 4, Tourist Trophy, , Gran Turismo (PSP), Gran Turismo 5, Gran Turismo 6, Gran Turismo Sport, and Gran Turismo 7. For F1 Challenge '99–'02, Grand Prix Legends, rFactor, GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game, GT Legends, Assoluto Racing, Race 07, the track is available as free downloadable content. The track is also available in Grid Legends and iRacing as paid downloadable content.

Television

The Fuji circuit is featured prominently in the Japanese television drama Engine as the main setting for the racing scenes, as well as the home of the (fictional) "Regulus Cup".

The track was also featured in an episode of the 11th season of the British automotive show Top Gear, in which host Jeremy Clarkson drives a Nissan GT-R.

Part of the Gaki no Tsukai 2013 New Year's Holiday No-Laughing Earth Defense Force punishment game was also shot at Fuji Speedway.

The circuit was featured in the opening scene of tokusatsu series Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop.

The anime Overtake! takes place at Fuji Speedway.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grandprix.com. Grandprix.com – First & fastest: The original online F1 news. service. June 29, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2021 Fuji 500km Preview: The Golden Week Tradition Returns! . Dailysportscar . May 2, 2021 . May 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518163934/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/05/02/2021-fuji-500km-preview-the-golden-week-tradition-returns.html.
  3. Web site: Fuji: Duval, Couto weekend summary. Motorsport.com. June 29, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607224145/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=288152&FS=. June 7, 2011. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS. 6 February 2015. FIA. 28 May 2015.
  5. Web site: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT . conceptcarz.com . June 29, 2016.
  6. Web site: Suzuka responds to Fuji pressure. grandprix.com. December 23, 2000. November 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: 20 Years Later… Tetsuya Ota, Shinichi Yamaji, & The Fuji Disaster . RJ O’Connell . 3 May 2018 . 27 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Super GT: AUTOBACS CUP GT Championship 1998 Round 2 – Race Review, Fog Bank Ends 2nd Round of GTC. December 25, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605103836/http://www.supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1998e/cha98_2/982race.htm. June 5, 2011. mdy-all.
  9. JDM Option Vol.21
  10. https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/notice/20180809-01.html Challenging Cycling road race courses revealed
  11. News: 富士スピードウェイ：コース見えず、トイレやバスは大渋滞 ３０年ぶりＦ１に課題 (Fuji Speedway: Can't see the course, and the rest rooms and the shuttle buses are crowded. There is a problem in F1 has not held for 30 years) . October 1, 2007 . . October 3, 2007 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011010512/http://mainichi.jp/enta/car/graph/20071001/ . October 11, 2007 . mdy-all .
  12. News: F1 Grand Prix lunch-box – \10,000 . September 28, 2007 . www.kansenzyuku.com/ . October 3, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080824042707/http://www.kansenzyuku.or.tv/circuit_photo/data/1190949269.jpg . August 24, 2008 .
  13. News: Notes on the reserved seat . September 28, 2007 . kansenzyuku.com . September 30, 2007 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080824042711/http://www.kansenzyuku.or.tv/circuit_photo/data/1190869319.JPG . August 24, 2008 .
  14. News: 日本ＧＰ・横断幕の事 (About banners at the Japanese GP: Q&A with Mr. Ikeya, Fuji Speedway) . October 1, 2007 . champion-ship . October 1, 2007 . ja.
  15. News: Captured image from the race on Sunday . September 30, 2007 . . September 30, 2007 . ja.
  16. News: 横断幕はどこ？ (Where are banners?) . September 30, 2007 . AUTOSPORT Japan . October 2, 2007.
  17. News: Kenji Sawada's Report from circuit . September 30, 2007 . Kenji Sawada, an official F1 photographer . September 30, 2007 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013205757/http://i-dea21.jp/kensawa/index.php?d=20070930 . October 13, 2007 . dead . mdy.
  18. Web site: Fuji to limit attendance for 2008 GP. f1update.com. June 29, 2016. February 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032458/http://f1update.com/full_story/view/245662/Fuji_to_limit_attendance_for_2008_GP/. dead.
  19. Web site: Fuji gets better toilets but still needs a roof · F1 Fanatic. February 20, 2008. f1fanatic.co.uk. June 29, 2016.
  20. Web site: Toyota to pull out of hosting 2010 Japan GP. https://web.archive.org/web/20090708091931/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20090707p2g00m0dm031000c.html. Mainichi Daily News . 8 July 2009 . mdy. 7 July 2009 .
  21. Web site: Fuji Fastest Lap Comparison . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315193120/https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/fuji-speedway/ . 15 March 2023 . 4 June 2023 . live.
  22. Reprofiled by Hermann Tilke in 2003
  23. Web site: 2020 Super Formula Fuji Race Statistics . motorsportstats.com . 20 December 2020 . 9 December 2022.
  24. Web site: 2019 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race - Final Classification . . fiawec.alkamelsystems.com . 6 October 2019 . 9 December 2022.
  25. Web site: 2009 Fuji Formula Nippon - Round 1 . . 5 April 2009 . 19 May 2022.
  26. Web site: 2021 Results - Round 8 Fuji GT500 . supergt.net . 28 November 2021 . 19 May 2022.
  27. Web site: 2022 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race - Final Classification . . fiawec.alkamelsystems.com . 11 September 2022 . 9 December 2022.
  28. Web site: 2023 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race - Provisional Classification by Driver Fastest Lap . . fiawec.alkamelsystems.com . 10 September 2023 . 10 September 2023.
  29. Web site: DTM 2019 Dream Race - Fastest Laps . 23 November 2019 . 8 December 2022.
  30. Web site: 2020年 REBELLION 全日本スーパーフォーミュラ･ライツ選手権 第16戦 決勝 結果 . 20 December 2020 . 19 May 2022.
  31. Web site: 2018 Fuji Japanese F3 - Round 19 . . 13 October 2018 . 19 May 2022.
  32. Web site: 4H of Fuji - Asian Le Mans Series 2018-2019 Fastest Lap Times per Drivers . 9 December 2018 . 4 May 2021.
  33. Web site: 2020 Results - Round 8 Fuji GT300 . supergt.net . 29 November 2020 . 19 May 2022.
  34. Web site: 2021 FRJC Fuji Round 3 Race 9 Results . 26 September 2021 . 17 October 2021.
  35. Web site: SRO GT Asia Fuji 2018 . 22 July 2018 . 24 April 2022.
  36. Web site: 2018 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race - Final Classification . . fiawec.alkamelsystems.com . 17 November 2018 . 15 March 2023.
  37. Web site: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Rounds 7&8 Fuji International Speedway 19-22 July 2018 >> Race 2 – Driver Statistics . 22 July 2018 . 2 January 2023.
  38. Web site: 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Final Result Round 3 . 3 May 2022 . 6 August 2023.
  39. Web site: Fuji 1000 Kilometres 2007 . 2 June 2007 . 8 November 2022.
  40. Web site: 2024 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Japan Round 2 - Race 2 Official Classification . 12 May 2024 . 12 May 2024.
  41. Web site: 2015 6 Hours of Fuji - Audi R8 LMS Cup - Race 2 (16 laps, 73,0 km. / Max. 30') - Final Classification . . fiawec.alkamelsystems.com . 10 October 2015 . 17 June 2024.
  42. Web site: 2007 Esso Formula Toyota Series - Round 7 Fuji . 25 November 2007 . 29 November 2022.
  43. Web site: Toyota's Hibiki Taira takes strange Japanese F4 double win at Suzuka . 29 November 2020 . 27 July 2022.
  44. Web site: 2023 TCR Japan Round 4 TCRJ Saturday Series Race Results . 7 October 2023 . 8 October 2023.
  45. The Suntory chicanes was added in 1987.
  46. Web site: 1994 Fuji Japanese F3000 - Round 2 . . 10 April 1994 . 19 May 2022.
  47. Web site: Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1992 . 4 May 1992 . 19 May 2022.
  48. Web site: 2002 Fuji Formula Nippon - Round 2 . . 7 April 2002 . 19 May 2022.
  49. Web site: Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1999 . 7 November 1999 . 21 April 2022.
  50. Web site: Grand Champion Fuji Masters Speed 1989 . 29 October 1989 . 19 May 2022.
  51. Web site: All Japan Fuji GT 2002 . 28 July 2002 . 19 May 2022.
  52. Web site: 2003 Fuji Japanese F3 . . 6 April 2003 . 19 May 2022.
  53. Web site: All Japan GT Fuji 1996 . 4 May 1996 . 5 February 2023.
  54. Web site: 2001 Esso Formula Toyota - Final Game Race - Official Result Table . 25 November 2001 . 21 January 2023.
  55. Web site: 1992 AJTCC – Round 8 (Fuji Inter-Tec 500 km) . touringcarracing.net . 8 November 1992 . 29 June 2016.
  56. Web site: 500 km Fuji 2002 . 4 May 2002 . 19 May 2022.
  57. Web site: All Japan GT Fuji 2000 . 4 May 2000 . 5 February 2023.
  58. Web site: MFJ Road Race Championship 1997, Round 5 of 11 June 22, Fuji Speedway Result . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019021939/https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/jrr/1997/r1997_05.html . 22 June 1997 . 19 October 2021 . 8 October 2023 . dead.
  59. Web site: MFJ Road Race Championship 1996, Round 5 of 11 June 23, Fuji Speedway Result . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019013330/https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/jrr/1996/r1996_05.html . 23 June 1996 . 19 October 2021 . 8 October 2023.
  60. After abolishing the high-banking in 1974, The Dunlop Tyres chicanes was later added in 1984, and the 27R Corners Shape was change in 1986
  61. Web site: 1977 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Race . . 22 October 1977 . 25 July 2022.
  62. Web site: 1984 Fuji Japanese F2 . . 15 April 1984 . 19 May 2022.
  63. Web site: 1976 Fuji Japanese F2000 . . 8 August 1976 . 25 July 2022.
  64. Web site: Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1983 . 2 October 1983 . 24 July 2022.
  65. Web site: USAC Indy Car race . 9 October 1966 . 2 March 2023.
  66. Web site: IX Nihon Grand Prix . 3 May 1973 . 17 June 2024.
  67. Web site: Formula 2 1969 - Japanese GP . 3 May 1969 . 18 March 2023.
  68. Web site: Japan Grand Prix 1968 . 3 May 1968 . 20 May 2022.
  69. Web site: Japan Grand Prix 1967 . 3 May 1967 . 20 May 2022.
  70. Web site: Japan Grand Prix 1966 . 3 May 1966 . 20 May 2022.

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