Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway at the foot of Mount Fuji: 4.563 km, a main straight of about 1.5 km and a full redesign completed in 2005.
Fuji Speedway is in Oyama, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at the foot of Mount Fuji and about 100 kilometres from Tokyo. It has been owned by Toyota since 2000.[1],[2]
Its current layout is 4.563 kilometres long and includes a long main straight of about 1.5 kilometres.[1],[2]
At a glance
| Place | Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the foot of Mount Fuji[1],[2] |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Endurance series | WEC |
| Period | 1965-present |
| Length | 4.563 km[1],[2] |
| Opened | 1965-1966[1],[2] |
| Owner | Toyota (since 2000)[1],[2] |
Landmarks of the circuit
- The long main straight
- It is the circuit's main straight, about 1.5 kilometres long (1.475 km).[1],[2]
- The 300R
- The 300R is a very long, fast corner.[2]
- Dunlop Corner
- In the full layout, Dunlop Corner is a tight right-hand hairpin followed by a left-right flick.[1]
- The former banked turn
- The circuit was first designed as a 4-kilometre oval, but funding ran out and the rest became a road course. It opened with a banked turn, judged dangerous after fatal accidents, and removed in 1975.[2]
Key dates
- 1965-1966 — The circuit opens, originally almost 6 kilometres long.[1]
- 1975 — A new section is built and the banked turn is removed; the lap is then 4.359 km.[1],[2]
- 1976-1977 — First Japanese Grands Prix of Formula 1; the 1976 race is the first F1 race held in Japan.[1]
- 2003-2005 — Closed for a full redesign by Hermann Tilke, with asphalt run-off areas replacing gravel traps, the circuit reopens on 10 April 2005.[1],[2]
- 2007-2008 — The Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix returns to Fuji.[1]
- Since 2012 — The 6 Hours of Fuji of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) are held at Fuji, with a break.[1],[2]
In the game
This circuit is part of the Circuit game: a heavily zoomed photo of one of its landmarks that you have to recognise. Play Circuit
Sources
The numbers in brackets refer to the sources listed at the bottom of the page.