1979 Fuji Long Distance Series season

The 1979 Fuji Long Distance Series was the third season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.[1]

1979 Fuji Long Distance Series
Previous: 1978 Next: 1980

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

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