Fuji
Built in the shadow of Mount Fuji, plans for this circuit originally called for an American-style 2.
Circuit
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Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.835 (Miles)
Change
Circuit rebuilt using the same start/finish straight
Fastest Race Lap
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008), 1m18.426, 130.135 mph, F1, 2008
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008), 1m17.287, 132.053 mph, F1, 2008
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.734 (Miles)
Change
Suntory Chicane built after first corner
Fastest Race Lap
Naoki Hattori (Reynard 01L-Mugen), 1m17.728, 126.626 mph, Formula Nippon, 2002
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.759 (Miles)
Change
Dunlop Chicane built at the last corner
Fastest Race Lap
Klaus Ludwig (Porsche 962), 1m21.795, 121.431 mph, Sports Cars, 1988
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Oscar Larrauri (Porsche 962), 1m16.519, 129.804 mph, Sports Cars, 1986
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.709 (Miles)
Change
Banking bypassed and direction reversed to clockwise
Fastest Race Lap
Jody Scheckter (Wolf WR3-Ford), 1m14.3, 131.258 mph, F1, 1977
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Stefan Bellof (Porsche 956), 1m10.02, 139.280 mph, Sports Cars, 1983
Type
Permanent road course
Length
3.728 (Miles)
Change
Original circuit with banking at eastern end of the circuit. Early races run in anticlockwise direction before being changed on safety grounds