is a

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standing in the foothills of

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, in Oyama, Suntō District,

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, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA

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and national racing. Originally managed by

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, Fuji Speedway was acquired by

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in 2000. The circuit hosted the

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2007 Japanese Grand Prix after an absence of nearly 30 years, replacing the

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owned by

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. After Fuji Speedway hosted the 2008 race, the Japanese Grand Prix returned to Suzuka for races from 2009 onward. The

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Fuji 500 km race is held at the racetrack on Golden Week. Fuji Speedway has one of the longest straights in motorsport, at in length. The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.

History

1963–79: F1 launches in Japan

Fuji Speedway Corporation was established in 1963 as Japan NASCAR Corporation. At first, the circuit was planned to hold

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-style races in Japan. Therefore, the track was originally designed to be a banked

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, but there was not enough money to complete the project and only one of the bankings was completed.

invested in the circuit and took over the reins of management in October 1965. Converted to a road course, the circuit opened in December 1965 and proved to be somewhat dangerous, with the wide banked turn (named "Daiichi") regularly resulting in major accidents.

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said: In 1966 and 1967, the circuit hosted the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix as the final round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. The 1966 race was run on the full track with the banking, which meant that the Honda works team did not take part due to safety reasons; the following year, the race was run on a shorter 4.3 km track without the banked section. In 1966, the track hosted a USAC Indy Car non-championship race won by

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. The track had a 24-hour race in 1967. After a fatal accident in 1974 on the Daiichi banking where drivers

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and Seiichi Suzuki were both killed in a fiery accident that injured 6 other people, a new part of track was built to counteract the problem, and the resultant course, which also eliminated 5 other fast corners, proved more successful. The speedway brought the first

race to Japan at the end of the 1976 season. The race had a dramatic World Championship battle between

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and

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, and in rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title.

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won the race, with Lauda withdrawing due to the dangerous conditions. In 1977,

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was involved in a crash that killed two spectators on the side of the track, leading to Formula One leaving the speedway. When Japan earned another race on the F1 schedule ten years later, it went to Suzuka instead. The Grand Prix returned to Fuji in 2007 following its renovation.

1980–2000: National racing venue

Fuji remained a popular

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venue; the FIA

visited the track between

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and

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and it was often used for national races. Speeds continued to be very high, and two

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s were added to the track: one after the first hairpin corner, the second at the entry to the wide, fast final turn (300R). Even with these changes, the main feature of the track remained its approximately long straight, one of the longest in all of motorsports. The long pit straight has also been utilised for

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exhibitions were run in 1989, and in 1993 Shirley Muldowney ran a 5.30 on the quarter-mile strip at Fuji. Local drag races are common on the circuit, at both & distances. The track continued to be used for Japanese national races. Plans to host a

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event in 1991 were abandoned due to conflicts with the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile. It was not until the autumn of 2000 that the majority of the

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s of the track were bought by

from Mitsubishi Estate as part of its motor racing plans for the future. On May 3, 1998, there was a multi-car crash during a parade lap before a JGTC race caused by the

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slowing in torrential rain.

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driver Tetsuya Ota suffered serious

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s over his entire body after being trapped in his car for almost 90 seconds, and

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driver Tomohiko Sunako fractured his right leg.

2001–present: renovations

In 2003, the circuit was closed down to accommodate a major reprofiling of the track, using a new design from

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. The track was reopened on April 10, 2005, and hosted its first Formula One championship event in 29 years on September 30, 2007. In circumstances similar to Fuji's first Grand Prix in 1976, the race was run in heavy rain and mist and the first 19 laps were run under the

, in a race won by

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. The circuit has hosted the

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Festival for historic Nissan racers since refurbishment in 2003; the event previously took place at

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. When the festival returned in 2005, the organisers allowed circuit owner Toyota to bring in its Toyota 7

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racer to re-enact an old Japanese GP battle. Toyota also hosts its own historic event a week before the

festival called the Toyota Motorsports Festival. Close to the circuit is a drifting course, which was built as part of the refurbishment under the supervision of "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya and former works driver and Super GT team manager Masanori Sekiya. There is a Toyota Safety Education Center and a mini circuit. In addition to motorsports, Fuji also hosts the Udo Music Festival. The only time the circuit is run on a reverse direction is during the D1 Grand Prix round, as Keiichi Tsuchiya felt the new layout meant reduced entry speed, making it less suitable for drifting.JDM Option Vol.21 The series has hosted its rounds since ; with the exception of the 2004 closure, the circuit became the first to take place on an international level racetrack and the first of the three to take place on an F1 circuit. The drift course starts from the 300R section and ends past the

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corner. With the reprofiling, as cars no longer run downbank, entry speeds have since been reduced, the hill at the exit making acceleration difficult. As part of the 2003 renovations, most of the old banked section of track was demolished. Only a small section remains to this day. Fuji Speedway was announced to host the finish of the road cycling races at the

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and

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2007 and 2008 Japanese Grands Prix

During the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, Fuji Speedway met with a lot of problems, including the paralysis of the transportation network provided by the shuttle buses, poor facilities including some reserved seats without a view, lack of organization, and expensive meals such as simple lunch boxes being sold for 10,000

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(US$87) at the circuit. Newspaper accounts of the event also alleged problems with Toyota bias and control. The circuit prohibited spectators from setting up flags and banners to support teams and drivers, with the exception of the

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team. Therefore, there were very few flags and banners in the event compared with other Grand Prix events. For the

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race, organizers responded to lessons learned the previous year by reducing the total number of spectators allowed at the event. Compared to 140,000 persons allowed for Sunday events in 2007, attendance was restricted to 110,000. Additionally, walkways and spectator facilities were improved, along with larger screens. However, the race was also affected by rainy weather, which has historically interfered in a number of past races at the circuit, and later in 2013, led to interference with a 6-hour endurance race at the track for the

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. Following both poor ticket sales and weather, it was decided by FOM that the FIA Japanese Grand Prix would be shared between Fuji and Suzuka on alternate years, with Suzuka holding the next race on Sunday, October 4, 2009. After the

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and its own operational deficit,

discontinued the hosting of Japanese Grand Prix beginning in 2010.

2020 Summer Olympics

During the

, which due to the

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were postponed to 2021, the speedway was a venue and finish for the cycling races: * Men's individual road race: on 24 July 2021 won the gold medal, silver and bronze. * Women's individual road race: on 25 July 2021 won the gold medal, silver and bronze. * Women's road time trial: on 28 July 2021 won the gold medal, won silver and won bronze. * Men's road time trial: on 28 July 2021 won the gold medal, silver and bronze.

2022: Fuji Motorsports Forest

In April 2022, Toyota announced the construction of the "Fuji Motorsports Forest", which , a real-estate company of

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, was pushing forward as the "Motorsports Village" project until then. The project precedes the completion of the Shin-Tōmei Expressway and smart interchange near the circuit. With the regional redevelopment plan centered on Fuji Speedway, the Fuji Speedway Hotel (operated by

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) including the Fuji Motorsports Museum was built on the west side of the circuit and opened in October 2022.

Events

; Current * March:

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* May:

''Fuji 500 km Race'', F4 Japanese Championship * June: Super Taikyu '' Fuji 24 Hours'', Ferrari Challenge Japan ''Ferrari Racing Days'', Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, Formula Regional Japanese Championship * July:

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, Ferrari Challenge Japan, Japan Cup Series,

* August:

, F4 Japanese Championship * September:

'' 6 Hours of Fuji'',

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, Formula Regional Japanese Championship * October:

* November: Super Taikyu ''S-Tai Final'' ; Former *

** '' Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics'' (2021) *

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** '' 4 Hours of Fuji'' (2013–2018) * Audi R8 LMS Cup (2015) * Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific (2014–2019, 2022) *

** '' Japanese Grand Prix'' (1976–1977, 2007–2008) *

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(1971–1989) *

Fuji Long Distance Series The was a Japanese endurance championship which took place mainly at Fuji Speedway, Fuji International Speedway. The series began in 1977 and until 1984 was an independent championship with three rounds, all held at Fuji. In the first two season ...

(1977–1992) * GC-21 (2002–2003, 2005–2006) *

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** '' Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix'' (1966–1967) *

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(2007) *

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(1985–1998) *

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(2014–2019) *

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(2019–2023) *

** '' All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres'' (1982–1988) *

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** '' Fuji InterTEC 500'' (1987)

Layout history

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Race lap records

As of May 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Fuji Speedway are listed as:

Corners

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Corner (80R) #Toyopet (100R) # Advan Corner (30R) #120R #300R # Dunlop Corner (15R) #30R #45R # GR Supra Corner (25R) #

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Corner (12R) The Dunlop corner differs with the configuration used. In the full configuration, it consists of a tight right

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followed by a left-right flick. In the GT course, it is a medium-speed right-hander, bypassing turns 11 and 12.

In media

Video games

The Fuji circuit is represented in the

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'', and is one of the four selectable tracks in '' Pole Position II''. Fuji is also featured in '' Project CARS 2'', '' Top Gear'', '' TOCA Race Driver'', '' Gran Turismo 4: Prologue'', ''

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'', '' Tourist Trophy,'' '' Gran Turismo 5: Prologue'', '' Gran Turismo (PSP)'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gran Turismo Sport'', and ''

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''. For ''F1 Challenge '99–'02'', '' Grand Prix Legends'', '' rFactor'', '' GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game'', '' GT Legends, Assoluto Racing, '' Race 07'', the track is available as free

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. The track is also available in '' Grid Legends'' and ''

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'' as paid downloadable content.

Television

The Fuji circuit is featured prominently in the

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'' as the main setting for the racing scenes, as well as the home of the (fictional) "Regulus Cup". The track was also featured in an episode of the 11th season of the British automotive show ''Top Gear'', in which host

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drives a

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. Part of the ''Gaki no Tsukai'' 2013 New Year's Holiday No-Laughing Earth Defense Force punishment game was also shot at Fuji Speedway. The circuit was featured in the opening scene of tokusatsu series ''

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''. The anime '' Overtake!'' takes place at Fuji Speedway.

Notes

External links

Fuji Speedway official websiteFuji Speedway info from official F1 website

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