The 1979 Fuji Long Distance Series was the third season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.
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 15 April 2 Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 29 July 3 Fuji 500 miles Fuji Speedway 25 November
Season results
Round Circuit Overall Championship Winning team Winning drivers Winning car Winning team Winning drivers Winning car 1 Fuji Speedway #10 Sakai Racing Enterprise Takashi Yorino Masanori Sekiya March 76S-Mazda #16 Shizumatsu Racing Team Hisao Yamada Seisaku Suzuki Mazda Savanna RX-3 2 Fuji SpeedwayReport #5 Fushida Racers Hiroshi Fushida Richard Thomas Geck Chevron B36-Mazda #71 Jitsukawa Team Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa Setsuo Iwanami Nissan Sunny Excellent 3 Fuji Speedway #37 Team Italya With Tetsu Tetsu Ikuzawa Satoru Nakajima Noritake Takahara GRD S74-Mazda #36 Mazda Auto Tokyo Yojiro Terada Nico Nicole Mazda RX-7 252i
Final standings Rank Team Car(s) Points Wins 1 Advan Racing Team Nissan Sunny 30 0 2 Jitsukawa Team Nissan Sunny Excellent 24 1 3 Mazda Auto Tokyo Mazda RX-7 252i 20 1 Shizumatsu Racing Team Mazda Savanna RX-3 20 1 5 Going Tokyo Racing Nissan Sunny 15 0 Racing Service Syouwa Nissan Sunny 15 0
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