Fuji Long Distance Series 1979

1.round : Fuji 2.round : Fuji 3.round : Fuji

All Japan Fuji 500 Kilometres 15.4.1979

500 km Fuji 1.round

Spectators: 18 500 Started: 62 (R2 - 8, R1 - 13, 2 - 5, 1 - 36) Race: 4,359 km * 115 laps = 501,285 km AVG: 184,259 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 10 Takashi Yorino / J March 76S Mazda Sakai Racing Enterprise 115 2:43:13,980 R2 Masanori Sekiya / J 2. 22 Taku Akaike / J Lola T290 Replica Mazda Mazda Auto Yamanashi 114 R2 Masatomo Shimizu / J 3. 27 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J March 74S Mazda Okamoto Racing 111 R2 Minoru Sawada / J 4. 14 Yasuo Ishimura / J Chevron B23 Mazda Hermanos Racing Team 110 R2 Syouichi Shimizu / J 5. 7 Yuuichi Hagiwara / J Chevron B23 BMW 104 R2 Kanjun Arai / J 6. 16 Hisao Yamada / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Shizumatsu Racing Team 99 R1 Seisaku Suzuki / J 7. 26 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi / J Chevron B36 BMW 98 R2 Tetsuji Shiratori / J 8. 52 Kenji Takahashi / J Nissan Sunny Advan Racing Team 98 1 Akira Hagiwara / J 9. 32 Ken'ichi Suzuki / J Nissan Sunny Going Tokyo Racing 97 1 Kazuomi Mochida / J 10. 50 Masuo Tanaka / J Nissan Sunny Speed Trap Racing 97 1 Haruo Ookawa / J 11. 15 Takayuki Imadu / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Imazu Team 96 R1 Takashi Tosa / J 12. 20 Marc Gené / E Nissan Fairlady Z Central 20 Racing Team 96 R1 F. Thai Haruhito Yanagida / J 13. 71 Kenji Tohira / J Nissan Sunny Excellent Jitsukawa Team 96 2 Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa / J 14. 39 Motoji Sekine / J Nissan Sunny Motoji Family 95 1 Masami Miyoshi / J 15. 59 Hitoshi Kamiya / J Nissan Sunny Team Hinokuruma 94 1 Shin'ichi Akimoto / J 16. 47 Tsutomu Tsuchiya / J Nissan Sunny Himawari Racing 93 1 Fumio Maeda / J Other starters: - xxx ? Nakamura Racing - xxx ? Mazda Auto Tokyo - xxx ? Racing Supply Ootsuka - xxx ? Asano Racing Service - xxx ? Central 20 Racing Team - xxx ? OK Racing Top of page

Fuji 1000 Kilometres 29.7.1979

1000 km Fuji 2.round

Spectators: 16 000 Started: 64 (R2 - 6, R1 - 20, 2 - 6, 1 - 32) Race: 4,359 km * 201 laps = 876,159 km AVG: 171,158 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 18 Hiroshi Fushida / J Chevron B36 Mazda Fushida Racers 201 5:07:08,420 R2 Richard Thomas Geck / USA 2. 22 Taku Akaike / J Lola T290 Replica Mazda Mazda Auto Yamanashi 183 R2 Masatomo Shimizu / J Tomohiko Tsutsumi / J 3. 71 Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa / J Nissan Sunny Excellent Jitsukawa Team 177 2 Setsuo Iwanami / J 4. 58 Hideto Mizuno / J Nissan Sunny Racing Service Syouwa 177 1 Teruki Koshino / J 5. 34 Chikage Oguchi / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Nomura Engineering 174 R1 Nobuaki Yanagisawa / J 6. 15 Syouzou Iizuka / J Nissan Sunny Tomei Jidousha 173 R1 Minoru Saotome / J 7. 24 Fusahiro Yamaguchi / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Kantou Mazda 173 R1 Mitsugu Kubota / J 8. 48 Takeo Asano / J Toyota Publica Asano Racing Service 172 1 Junko Ejiri / J 9. 11 Takeki Matsumoto / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Knight Mazda Sport Club 171 R1 Souma Nino / J 10. 25 Yukio Yamamoto / J Toyota Celica OK Racing 170 2 Ken'ichi Takeshita / J Makoto Suzuki / J 11. 16 Toshiyuki Abe / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Mazda Auto Nishitokyo 169 R1 Masaatsu Ooya / J 12. 35 Katsumi Matsumoto / J Toyota Starlet Nakamura Racing 169 1 Mitsuharu Sekine / J Other starters: - xxx ? Central 20 Racing Team - xxx ? Advan Racing Team - xxx ? Shizumatsu Racing Team - xxx ? Mazda Auto Tokyo - xxx ? Going Tokyo Racing Team - xxx ? Speed Trap Racing - xxx ? Racing Supply Ootsuka - xxx ? Team Yamato Top of page

All Japan Fuji 500 Miles 25.11.1979

500 mil Fuji 3.round

Spectators: 13 500 Started: 65 (R2 - 9, R1 - 18, 2 - 4, 1 - 34) Race: 4,359 km * 140 laps = 610,260 km AVG: 161,871 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 37 Tetsu Ikuzawa / J GRD S74 Mazda Team Italya With Tetsu 140 3:47:11,500 R2 Satoru Nakajima / J Noritake Takahara / J 2. 18 Hiroshi Fushida / J Chevron B36 Mazda Fushida Racers 139 R2 Richard Thomas Geck / USA 3. 8 Fumiyasu Satou / J March 73S Mazda Alpha Cubic Racing Team 133 R2 Chiyomi Totani / J 4. 27 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J March 74S Mazda Okamoto Racing 126 R2 Minoru Sawada / J 5. 36 Yojiro Terada / J Mazda RX-7 252i Mazda Auto Tokyo 126 R1 Nico Nicole / D 6. 52 Kenji Takahashi / J Nissan Sunny Advan Racing Team 124 1 Akira Hagiwara / J 7. 10 Kanjun Arai / J Mazda Savanna RX-3 Mazda Sport Car Club 124 R1 Takashi Haraguchi / J 8. 47 Kazuo Fujisaki / J Nissan Sunny Racing Supply Ootsuka 122 1 Fumio Aiba / J 9. 68 Tsuguo Ooba / J Honda Civic Team Yamato 120 1 Katsuaki Satou / J 10. 19 Hiroyuki Miyakawa / J Nissan Fairlady Z Central 20 Racing Team 119 R1 Syunji Tsuchiya / J 11. 48 Takeo Asano / J Toyota Publica Asano Racing Service 117 1 Junko Ejiri / J 12. 32 Ken'ichi Suzuki / J Nissan Sunny Going Tokyo Racing 116 1 Kazuomi Mochida / J 13. 9 Masakiho Okudera / J Toyota Levin Team Trust 114 2 Shigeru Toshino / J 14. 5 Masakazu Nakamura / J March 73S Toyota 112 R2 Kouichirou Shimizu / J Kaoru Hoshino / J 15. 54 Nobuyoshi Iwasaki / J Nissan Sunny Mori Racing Maintenance 111 1 Nobuo Nagashima / J Other starters: - xxx ? Central 20 Racing Team - xxx ? Jitsukawa Team - xxx ? Shizumatsu Racing Team - xxx ? Nomura Engineering - xxx ? Speed Trap Racing - xxx ? Tomei Jidousha Top of page