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.
Schedule
edit| 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 |
Season results
edit| Round | Circuit | Overall | Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Winning Car | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Winning Car | ||
| 1 | Fuji Speedway | #10 Sakai Racing Enterprise |  Takashi Yorino Masanori Sekiya
|
March 76S-Mazda | #16 Shizumatsu Racing Team | Hisao Yamada Seisaku Suzuki
|
Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway Report |
#5 Fushida Racers | Hiroshi Fushida Richard Thomas Geck
|
Chevron B36-Mazda | #71 Jitsukawa Team | Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa Setsuo Iwanami
|
Nissan Sunny Excellent |
| 3 | Fuji Speedway | #37 Team Italya With Tetsu | Tetsu Ikuzawa Satoru Nakajima Noritake Takahara
|
GRD S74-Mazda | #36 Mazda Auto Tokyo | Yojiro Terada Nico Nicole
|
Mazda RX-7 252i |
Final standings
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Fuji Long Distance Series - Championships - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
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