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Event: Japan Grand Prix Car Race Fuji		Date: 10.10.1969
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), 6.000 kms	Organiser: unknown
Japan Grand Prix
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	11:10
Grid:	4-3-4, PP left
Distance:	320 miles
Attendance:	103000

Entered:	51
Practiced:	42
Qualified:	32
Started:	31
Finished:	19
Classified:	19

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
GP-V - Sports +3000	16	15	10
GP-IV - Sports 3000	3	2	1
GP-III - Sports 2000	5	4	2
GP-II - Sports 1600	8	5	3
GP-I - Sports 1150	10	5	3

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
Minimum Qualifying Time: 2:20.00.

Pre-race sessions:
qualifying sessions held on 9/10

Winners:
Overall:	21	Nissan R382	Kurosawa / Sunako
GP-IV - Sports 3000:	17	Porsche 908 Spyder	Herrmann / Tanaka
GP-III - Sports 2000:	16	Porsche 910	Kazato / Hasegawa
GP-II - Sports 1600:	46	Lotus 47 GT	Takano / Yoshida
GP-I - Sports 1150:	18	Racing Quarterly Coniglio Honda	Ryuichi Kurosu
Leaders:
laps 1-2:	3	Toyota 7 Series II (474S)	Minoru Kawai
laps 3-6:	14	Porsche 917	Jo Siffert
laps 7-30:	23	Nissan R382	Kunimitsu Takahashi
laps 31-120:	21	Nissan R382	Motoharu Kurosawa
Pole Positions:
Overall:	20	Nissan R382	Moto Kitano (J)	1:44.770
GP-IV - Sports 3000:	17	Porsche 908 Spyder	Herrmann / Tanaka	1:52.050
GP-III - Sports 2000:	16	Porsche 910	Kazato / Hasegawa	2:03.150
GP-II - Sports 1600:	46	Lotus 47 GT	Takano / Yoshida	2:03.830
GP-I - Sports 1150:	24	BSG "Yoshimura Special" Honda	Kinoshita / Matsuura	2:14.300
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Nissan (6), Toyota (5), Isuzu (4), Porsche (3), Racing Quarterly Coniglio (3), Lola (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Honda (7), Nissan (6), Chevrolet (6), Toyota (5), Porsche (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Toyota 7 (5), Nissan R382 (3), Nissan Fairlady (3)
Driver nationalities:	J (52), GB (3)
Team nationalities:	J (31)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:	David Piper (39), Noboru Kinoshita (38), Ryunosuke Takano (38)
Youngest known drivers:	Toyokazu Takagi (23), Hiroshi Fushida (23), Kiyoshi Misaki (23)

Official Race Programme:

Cover	Entry List	Schedule	Track Map

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