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Event: '68 Japan Grand Prix FujiDate: 3.5.1968
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), unknown lengthOrganiser: unknown

Japan Grand Prix
Non championship race
Weather:dry
Start time:14:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:80 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:33
Practiced:30
Qualified:25
Started:25
Finished:16
Classified:16
Classes:PractStartClass
GP-IV - Sports +3000883
GP-III - Sports 3000553
GP-II - Sports 2000876
GP-I - Sports 600-1300954
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Race notes:
Minimum Qualifying Time: 2:20.00.
Pre-race sessions:
qualifying sessions held on 2/5
Winners:
Overall:20Nissan R381 ChevroletMoto Kitano
GP-III - Sports 3000:5Toyota 7 (415S)Yoshio Otsubo
GP-II - Sports 2000:28Porsche 910Tetsu Ikuzawa
GP-I - Sports 600-1300:15Daihatsu P-5Takao Yoshida
Leaders:
laps 1-4:20Nissan R381 ChevroletMoto Kitano
laps 5-20:18Nissan R381 ChevroletKunimitsu Takahashi
laps 21-80:20Nissan R381 ChevroletMoto Kitano
Fastest Laps:
Overall:20Nissan R381 ChevroletMoto Kitano (J)1:52.8100191.4720 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:18Nissan R381 ChevroletKunimitsu Takahashi1:50.8800
GP-III - Sports 3000:2Toyota 7 (415S)Sachio Fukuzawa1:56.2100
GP-II - Sports 2000:21Nissan R380 A-IIIMotoharu Kurosawa1:56.8600
GP-I - Sports 600-1300:12Daihatsu P-5Keizo Yabuki2:09.0200
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Nissan (6), Toyota (4), Daihatsu (4), Lola (4), Porsche (2), Datsun (2)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (7), Toyota (5), Daihatsu (4), Nissan (3), Porsche (2), Datsun (2)
Top car types by numbers:Toyota 7 (4), Daihatsu P-5 (4), Lola T70 (4)
Driver nationalities:J (24)
Team nationalities:J (25)
Most used colours:light (26%), darker (15%), lighter (14%), white (11%), dark (10%), red (7%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (84%), front-engined (16%)
Oldest known drivers:Ginji Yasuda (36), Yoshikazu Sunako (36), Tatsu Yokoyama (35)
Youngest known drivers:Hiroshi Katahira (22), Toyokazu Takagi (22), Hiroshi Fushida (22)

Official Race Programme:

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