Grand Champion Series 1971

1.round : Fuji 2.round : Fuji 3.round : Fuji 4.round : Fuji 5.round : Fuji

Fuji 300 Kilometres, Fuji Speedway 25.4.1971

300 km Fuji 1.round

Spectators: 31 000 Race: 6,000 km * 50 laps = 300,000 km AVG: 186,302 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 2 Kenjirou Tanaka / J Lola T160 50 1:36:37,050 2. 9 Tomohiko Tsutsumi / J Bellco 72D 47 1:36:52,000 3. 14 Noritake Takahara / J Porsche 906 47 1:36:53,000 4. 7 Takamichi Shinohara / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 46 1:38:44,000 5. 3 Saburou Koinuma / J Nissan Fairlady 45 1:36:39,000 6. 5 Mitsuhiro Ootsuka / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 45 1:37:23,000 7. 17 Tadashi Oota / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 44 1:37:48,000 8. 15 Hironobu Hasegawa / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 44 1:38:42,000 9. 6 Toshiyuki Watanabe / J Nissan Fairlady ZR 44 1:39:07,000 10. 16 Yoshichika Chiyoma / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 43 1:36:53,000 11. 24 Hiroshi Shimizu / J Bellco 72A 42 1:37:06,000 12. 12 Peter Bellamy Porsche 906 42 1:37:22,000 13. 11 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi / J Porsche 910 42 1:38:34,000 14. 25 Motozou Fujikawa / J Samurai 7 41 1:38:02,000 Did not finish: 27 Kunimitsu Takahashi / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 39 DNF 8 Hiroshi Kazato / J Porsche 908 36 DNF 20 Masami Kuwashima / J Nissan Fairlady 28 DNF 26 Tamotsu Furuhashi / J A.S.P 26 DNF 19 Yasuo Ishimura / J Nissan Fairlady 23 DNF 22 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J Okamoto G7 19 DNF 23 Katsuhiko Noda / J FX Special 18 DNF 1 Tadashi Sakai McLaren M12 Chevrolet 6 DNF 10 Hiroshi Fushida / J McLaren M12 Chevrolet 5 DNF Top of page

Fuji Gran 300 Miles, Fuji Speedway 6.6.1971

300 mil Fuji 2.round

Spectators: 13 000 Race: 6,000 km * 60 laps = 360,000 km Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 28 Moto Kitano / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 60 2. 8 Hiroshi Kazato / J Porsche 908 57 3. 27 Haruhito Yanagida / J Nissan Fairlady 56 4. 20 Tachio Yonemura / J Isuzu R7 55 5. 12 Peter Bellamy Porsche 906 56 6. 14 Noritake Takahara / J Porsche 906 54 7. 21 Minoru Sawada / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 54 8. 16 Yoshichika Chiyoma / J Nissan Fairlady 37 9. 6 Toshiyuki Watanabe / J Nissan Fairlady 51 10. 23 Hiromu Tanaka / J AC 7 51 11. 24 Masaru Komori / J Lotus Elan 48 12. 15 Hironobu Hasegawa / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 42 13. 11 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi / J Porsche 910 14. 7 Takamichi Shinohara / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 28 15. 1 Tadashi Sakai McLaren M12 Chevrolet 20 16. 25 Motozou Fujikawa / J Samurai 7 23 17. 29 Mutsuaki Sanada / J Lola T160 8 18. 2 John Harvey McLaren M6B 19. 9 Tomohiko Tsutsumi / J Bellco 72D 4 Other starters: 17 Tadashi Oota / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 10 3 Saburou Koinuma / J Nissan Fairlady 9 19 Yasuo Ishimura / J Nissan Fairlady 7 10 Hiroshi Fushida / J McLaren M12 Chevrolet 0

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Fuji 500 Kilometres, Fuji Speedway 15.8.1971

500 km Fuji 3.round

Spectators: 31 250 Race: 6,000 km * 82 laps = 492,000 km Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 66 Tadashi Sakai McLaren M12 Chevrolet 82 2. 6 Hiromu Tanaka / J Chevron B19 82 3. 33 Noritake Takahara / J Lola T212 82 4. 2 Shigeki Asaoka / J Isuzu Beretto? R6 Spider 80 5. 12 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi / J Porsche 910 76 6. 8 Saburou Koinuma / J Nissan Fairlady 76 7. 24 Hiroshi Shimizu / J Bellco 72A 74 8. 17 Kenjirou Tanaka / J McLaren M12 41 9. 0 Hans Schuller Nissan Fairlady 240Z 74 10. 19 Yasuo Ishimura / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 73 11. 96 Hajime Watanabe / J Porsche 906 59 12. 14 Toshiyuki Watanabe / J Nissan Fairlady 71 13. 9 Ryuuichi Kurosu / J Day & Night MK-V 71 14. 22 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J Okamoto G7 62 15. 7 Haruhito Yanagida / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 40 16. 99 Mitsuhiro Ootsuka / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 67 17. 77 Motozou Fujikawa / J Samurai 7 61 18. 15 Hironobu Hasegawa / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 53 19. 10 Masaru Komori / J Lotus Elan 47 20. 0 Edgar Herrmann Nissan Fairlady 240Z 40 21. 88 Hiroshi Kazato / J Porsche 908 15 22. 26 Masao Nakamura / J Nissan Fairlady 28 Other starters: 21 Minoru Sawada / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 8 17 Isamu Kasuya / J McLaren M12 4 1 Tomohiko Tsutsumi / J Bellco 72D 0 11 Takamichi Shinohara / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 0 16 Yoshichika Chiyoma / J Nissan Fairlady 0 20 Tachio Yonemura / J Isuzu R7 0 23 Katsuhiko Noda / J FX Special 0 38 Shihei Izawa / J Riverside M10A 0 63 Yoshimi Katayama / J Rotary RX Mazda? 0

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Fuji Inter 200 Miles, Fuji Speedway 5.9.1971

200 mil Fuji 4.round

Spectators: 21 000 Race: 6,000 km * 53 laps = 318,000 km AVG: 161,678 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 66 Tadashi Sakai McLaren M12 Chevrolet 53 1:58:07,240 2. 8 Saburou Koinuma / J Nissan Fairlady 53 1:59:49,000 3. 7 Haruhito Yanagida / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 53 1:59:53,000 4. 24 Hiroshi Shimizu / J Bellco 72A 53 1:58:26,000 5. 2 Shigeki Asaoka / J Isuzu Beretto? R6 51 1:58:46,000 6. 14 Toshiyuki Watanabe / J Nissan Fairlady 51 1:58:46,000 7. 21 Minoru Sawada / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 50 1:59:27,000 8. 15 Hironobu Hasegawa / J Nissan Fairlady Z432 49 1:59:15,000 9. 22 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J Okamoto G7 49 1:59:48,000 10. 11 Takamichi Shinohara / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 48 1:58:34,000 11. 33 Noritake Takahara / J Lola T212 31 1:58:31,000 12. 88 Hiroshi Kazato / J Porsche 908 24 13. 6 Hiromu Tanaka / J Chevron B19 19 Did not finish: 0 Tony Adamowicz / USA McLaren M12 2 DNF 96 Hajime Watanabe / J Porsche 906 2 DNF Did not start: 9 Ryuuichi Kurosu / J Day & Night MK-V 10 Masaru Komori / J Lotus Elan 12 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi / J Porsche 910 17 Tadashi Oota / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z Top of page

Fuji Master 250 Kilometres, Fuji Speedway 10.10.1971

250 km Fuji 5.round

Spectators: 56 000 Race: 6,000 km * 41 laps = 246,000 km AVG: 172,166 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 88 Hiroshi Kazato / J Porsche 908 41 1:25:43,870 2. 0 Tetsu Ikuzawa / J Porsche 910 41 1:27:31,000 3. 6 Hiromu Tanaka / J Chevron B19 40 1:26:47,000 4. 0 Tony Adamowicz / USA McLaren M12 40 1:27:15,000 5. 7 Haruhito Yanagida / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 40 1:27:45,000 6. 2 Shigeki Asaoka / J Isuzu Beretto? R6 39 1:26:13,000 7. 26 Masao Nakamura / J Nissan Fairlady RS25 38 1:27:20,000 8. 31 Syougo Oomori / J Isuzu R7 37 1:26:50,000 9. 14 Toshiyuki Watanabe / J Nissan Fairlady 37 1:27:07,000 10. 11 Takamichi Shinohara / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 37 1:27:08,000 11. 24 Hiroshi Shimizu / J Bellco 72A 37 1:27:15,000 12. 50 Fukumi Koutake / J GRM AC-7 37 1:27:19,000 13. 27 Manzou Masuda / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 37 1:27:32,000 14. 21 Minoru Sawada / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 36 1:26:29,000 15. 28 Tadashi Oota / J Nissan Fairlady 240Z 36 1:27:00,000 16. 22 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J Okamoto G7 35 1:26:47,000 17. 12 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi / J Porsche 907 35 1:27:06,000 18. 11 Peter Bellamy Porsche 906 31 1:26:47,000 19. 66 Tadashi Sakai McLaren M12 Chevrolet 22 1:28:56,000 20. 8 Saburou Koinuma / J Nissan Fairlady 24 Did not finish: 30 Tachio Yonemura / J Isuzu R7 DNF 33 Noritake Takahara / J Lola T212 DNF 96 Hajime Watanabe / J Porsche 906 DNF Top of page