1978 Fuji Long Distance Series season

The 1978 Fuji Long Distance Series was the second season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.[1]

It was contested by Group 6 sportscars (class R2), Group 5 silhouettes (class R1) and touring cars (classes 1, 2 and 3).

Schedule edit

Round Race Circuit Date
1 Fuji 500 km Fuji Speedway 9 April
2 Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 23 July
3 Fuji 500 miles Fuji Speedway 29 October

Season results edit

Round Circuit Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car
1 Fuji Speedway #11 Harada Racing Company   Masahiro Hasemi
  Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Alpine A441
2 Fuji Speedway
Report
#5 Katayama Racing   Yoshimi Katayama
  Tsunehisa Asai
March 75S-Mazda
3 Fuji Speedway #5 Katayama Racing   Yoshimi Katayama
  Tsunehisa Asai
March 75S-Mazda

Final standings edit

Rank Team Car(s) Points Wins
1   Katayama Racing March 75S-Mazda
Chevron B23-Mazda
55 2
2   Harada Racing Company Alpine A441 50 1
3   F1 Racing Chevron B23-BMW 18 0
4   Victory Circle Club Chevron B36-BMW 12 0
  Mazda Auto Tokyo Chevron B36-Mazda 12 0
  Tom's March 73S-Toyota 12 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Fuji Long Distance Series - Championships - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2015-02-12.