1980 Fuji Long Distance Series season

The 1980 Fuji Long Distance Series was the fourth season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.[1]

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 1 June
2 Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 27 July
3 Fuji 500 miles Fuji Speedway 23 November

Season results

Round Circuit Overall Championship
Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car
1 Fuji Speedway #15 Sanada Racing Japan Keiichi Suzuki Chevron B36-BMW #6 Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Japan Naohiro Fujita
Japan Naoki Nagasaka 		BMW M1
2 Fuji Speedway
Report 		#15 Sanada Racing Japan Keiichi Suzuki
Japan Mutsuaki Sanada 		Chevron B36-BMW #6 Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Japan Naohiro Fujita
Japan Naoki Nagasaka 		BMW M1
3 Fuji Speedway #8 Alpha Cubic Racing Team Japan Fumiyasu Satou
Japan Chiyomi Totani 		March 73S-Mazda #6 Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Japan Naohiro Fujita
Japan Naoki Nagasaka 		BMW M1

Final standings

Rank Team Car(s) Points Wins
1 Japan Speed Star Wheel Racing Team BMW M1 60 3
2 Japan Taku Racing Team Mazda Savanna RX-3
Mazda RX7 		31 0
3 Japan Team Yamato Honda Civic 30 0
4 Japan Advan Racing Team Nissan Sunny 27 0
Japan Shizumatsu Racing Team Mazda Savanna RX-3 27 0
6 Japan Tekam Mazda Savanna RX-3 11 0

References

  1. ^ "Fuji Long Distance Series - Championships - Racing Sports Cars".


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