1979 Fuji Long Distance Series season

1979 Fuji Long Distance Series
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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

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

Round Circuit Overall Championship
Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car
1 Fuji Speedway #10 Sakai Racing Enterprise Japan Takashi Yorino
Japan Masanori Sekiya		 March 76S-Mazda #16 Shizumatsu Racing Team Japan Hisao Yamada
Japan Seisaku Suzuki		 Mazda Savanna RX-3
2 Fuji Speedway
Report		 #5 Fushida Racers Japan Hiroshi Fushida
United States Richard Thomas Geck		 Chevron B36-Mazda #71 Jitsukawa Team Japan Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa
Japan Setsuo Iwanami		 Nissan Sunny Excellent
3 Fuji Speedway #37 Team Italya With Tetsu Japan Tetsu Ikuzawa
Japan Satoru Nakajima
Japan Noritake Takahara		 GRD S74-Mazda #36 Mazda Auto Tokyo Japan Yojiro Terada
Germany Nico Nicole		 Mazda RX-7 252i

Final standings

Rank Team Car(s) Points Wins
1 Japan Advan Racing Team Nissan Sunny 30 0
2 Japan Jitsukawa Team Nissan Sunny Excellent 24 1
3 Japan Mazda Auto Tokyo Mazda RX-7 252i 20 1
Japan Shizumatsu Racing Team Mazda Savanna RX-3 20 1
5 Japan Going Tokyo Racing Nissan Sunny 15 0
Japan Racing Service Syouwa Nissan Sunny 15 0

References

  1. ↑ "Fuji Long Distance Series - Championships - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.


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