1980 Fuji Long Distance Series season

The 1980 Fuji Long Distance Series was the fourth 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

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Round Race Circuit Date
1 Fuji 500 km Fuji Speedway 1 June
2 Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 27 July
3 Fuji 500 miles Fuji Speedway 23 November

Season results

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Round Circuit Overall Championship
Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car
1 Fuji Speedway #15 Sanada Racing   Keiichi Suzuki Chevron B36-BMW #6 Speed Star Wheel Racing Team   Naohiro Fujita
  Naoki Nagasaka
BMW M1
2 Fuji Speedway
Report
#15 Sanada Racing   Keiichi Suzuki
  Mutsuaki Sanada
Chevron B36-BMW #6 Speed Star Wheel Racing Team   Naohiro Fujita
  Naoki Nagasaka
BMW M1
3 Fuji Speedway #8 Alpha Cubic Racing Team   Fumiyasu Satou
  Chiyomi Totani
March 73S-Mazda #6 Speed Star Wheel Racing Team   Naohiro Fujita
  Naoki Nagasaka
BMW M1

Final standings

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Rank Team Car(s) Points Wins
1   Speed Star Wheel Racing Team BMW M1 60 3
2   Taku Racing Team Mazda Savanna RX-3
Mazda RX7
31 0
3   Team Yamato Honda Civic 30 0
4   Advan Racing Team Nissan Sunny 27 0
  Shizumatsu Racing Team Mazda Savanna RX-3 27 0
6   Tekam Mazda Savanna RX-3 11 0

References

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  1. ^ "Fuji Long Distance Series - Championships - Racing Sports Cars".