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{{Short description|Motorsport track in Japan}}
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{{Infobox motorsport venue
| name           = Fuji Speedway
| location       = [[Oyama, Shizuoka|Oyama]], [[Suntō District, Shizuoka|Suntō District]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], Japan
| coordinates    = {{Coord|35|22|18|N|138|55|36|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| image          = [[Image:Fuji.svg|class=skin-invert|320px]]
| image_caption  = Grand Prix Circuit (2005–present)
| fia_grade       = 1
| opened         = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1965|12}}<br />Re-opened: {{Start date and age|df=yes|2005|04}}
| closed         = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|09}}
| owner          = [[Toyota]] (2000–present)<br />[[Mitsubishi Estate]] (1965–2000)
| events         = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]]'''<br />''[[6 Hours of Fuji]]''<br>(2012–2019, 2022–present)<br />'''[[GT World Challenge Asia]]''' (2017–2019, 2022–present)<br />'''[[Super GT]]''' (1993–2003, 2005–present)<br />'''[[Super Formula]]'''<br />(1973, 1975–1979, 1982–2003, 2005–present)<br />'''[[Lamborghini Super Trofeo#Super Trofeo Asia|Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia]]''' (2012–2019, 2023–present)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[Formula One]]<br />''[[Japanese Grand Prix]]''<br />(1976–1977, 2007–2008)<br />[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]<br />''[[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (1966–1967)<br />[[Asian Le Mans Series]]<br />''[[4 Hours of Fuji]]'' (2013–2018)<br />[[World Sportscar Championship]] (1982–1988)
| layout        = 4th and current configuration (2005–present)
| length_km      = 4.563
| length_mi      = 2.835
| turns          = 16
| capacity       = 110,000
| record_time    = 1:18.426<!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
| record_driver  = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Felipe Massa]]
| record_car     = [[Ferrari F2008]]
| record_year    = [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|2008]]
| record_class   = [[Formula One|F1]]
| layout2        = 3rd configuration (September 1987–2003)
| length2_km     = 4.400
| length2_mi     = 2.734
| turns2         = 12
| record_time2   = 1:17.025<!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
| record_driver2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andrew Gilbert-Scott]]
| record_car2    = [[Lola Cars|Lola T93/50]]
| record_year2   = [[1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship|1994]]
| record_class2  = [[Formula 3000|F3000]]
| layout3        = 2nd configuration (1975–August 1987)
| length3_km     = 4.359
| length3_mi     = 2.709
| turns3         = 8  (10 Turns from 1984 to August 1987)<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
| record_time3   = 1:14.300<!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
| record_driver3 = {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| record_car3    = [[Wolf WR1]]
| record_year3   = [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|1977]]
| record_class3  = [[Formula One|F1]]
| layout4        = Original Circuit (1965–1974)
| length4_km     = 5.999
| length4_mi     = 3.728
| turns4         = 15
| record_time4   = 1:32.570<!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
| record_driver4 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Vern Schuppan]]
| record_car4    = [[March 722]]
| record_year4   = [[Japanese Grand Prix|1973]]
| record_class4  = [[Super Formula Championship#Formula 2000 (1973–1977)|F2000]]
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Fuji Speedway'''|富士スピードウェイ|Fuji Supīdowei}} is a [[motorsport]] [[race track]] standing in the foothills of [[Mount Fuji]], in [[Oyama, Shizuoka|Oyama]], [[Suntō District, Shizuoka|Suntō District]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], Japan. It was built in the early 1960s. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] and national racing. Originally managed by [[Mitsubishi Estate]], Fuji Speedway was acquired by [[Toyota]] in 2000. The circuit hosted the [[Formula One]] [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix]] after an absence of nearly 30 years, replacing the [[Suzuka Circuit]] owned by [[Honda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16383.html|title=Grandprix.com|first=Grandprix.com – First & fastest: The original online F1 news|last=service|access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> After Fuji Speedway hosted the 2008 race, the Japanese Grand Prix returned to Suzuka for races from 2009 onward. The [[Super GT]] Fuji 500&nbsp;km race is held at the racetrack on [[Golden Week (Japan)|Golden Week]].<ref name="fuji500">{{cite web |title=2021 Fuji 500km Preview: The Golden Week Tradition Returns! |website=Dailysportscar |date=May 2, 2021 |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/05/02/2021-fuji-500km-preview-the-golden-week-tradition-returns.html |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518163934/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/05/02/2021-fuji-500km-preview-the-golden-week-tradition-returns.html}}</ref>

Fuji Speedway has one of the longest [[Straight (racing)|straights]] in motorsport, at {{convert|1.475|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=288152&FS=|title=Fuji: Duval, Couto weekend summary|work=[[Motorsport.com]]|access-date=June 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607224145/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=288152&FS=|archive-date=June 7, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The circuit has an [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] Grade 1 license at least until April 2026.<ref name="2025_june_list">{{Cite web |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2025-06-03 |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/circuits_fia20250603.pdf |website=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=3 June 2025 |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>

==History==

=== 1963–79: F1 launches in Japan ===
Fuji Speedway Corporation was established in 1963 as Japan NASCAR Corporation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hsu |first=Ben |title=50 Year Club: Fuji Speedway |url=https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/50-year-club-fuji-speedway/ |website=Japanese Nostalgic Car |date=31 December 2016 |access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref> At first, the circuit was planned to hold [[NASCAR]]-style races in Japan. Therefore, the track was originally designed to be a {{cvt|4.000|km|mi|abbr=on}} banked [[superspeedway]], but there was not enough money to complete the project and only one of the bankings was completed. [[Mitsubishi Estate]] invested in the circuit and took over the reins of management in October 1965.

Converted to a road course, the circuit opened in December 1965 and proved to be somewhat dangerous, with the wide banked turn (named "Daiichi") regularly resulting in major accidents. [[Vic Elford]] said:

{{Blockquote|"In 1969 I spent two months in Japan doing a test contract for Toyota and their [[Toyota 7]] (5 litre V-8), which along with a big Nissan (6.3 litre V-12), was destined for CanAm. My last testing and then the subsequent Sports Car GP were at Fuji, but the track was run in a clockwise direction. The reason that banking was so horrific, was that at the end of the straight we went over a blind crest at around 190/200 mph and ''dropped into'' the banking. At other tracks (Daytona, Montlhéry, etc.) you climb up the banking. One of the results was that although there were many brave Japanese drivers there were not too many with great skill and the death toll from that one corner was horrendous. To such an extent that the big Gp 7 cars were then banned in Japan and thus, neither Nissan or Toyota ever made it to CanAm."}}

In 1966 and 1967, the circuit hosted the [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix]] as the final round of the [[FIM Road Racing World Championship]]. The 1966 race was run on the full track with the banking, which meant that the Honda works team did not take part due to safety reasons; the following year, the race was run on a shorter 4.3&nbsp;km track without the banked section.<ref name="hayashi2005">{{Cite book |last=Hayashi |first=Shinji |publisher=[[:ja:三樹書房|Miki Shobō]] |date=2005 |isbn=4-89522-456-2 |language=ja |script-title=ja:富士スピードウェイ 最初の40年 |trans-title=Fuji Speedway: The First Forty Years |pages=57–60}}</ref> In 1966, the track hosted a USAC Indy Car non-championship race won by [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref name="hayashi2005"/> The track had a 24-hour race in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z8611/Toyota-2000-GT.aspx |title=1967 Toyota 2000 GT |work=conceptcarz.com |access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref>

After a fatal accident in 1974 on the Daiichi banking where drivers [[Hiroshi Kazato]] and Seiichi Suzuki were both killed in a fiery accident that injured 6 other people, a new part of track was built to counteract the problem, and the resultant {{cvt|4.359|km|mi|abbr=on}} course, which also eliminated 5 other fast corners, proved more successful.

The speedway brought the first [[Formula One]] race to Japan at the end of the [[1976 Formula One season|1976 season]]. The race had a dramatic World Championship battle between [[James Hunt]] and [[Niki Lauda]], and in rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title. [[Mario Andretti]] won the race, with Lauda withdrawing due to the dangerous conditions. In 1977, [[Gilles Villeneuve]] was involved in a crash that killed two spectators on the side of the track, leading to Formula One leaving the speedway. When Japan earned another race on the F1 schedule ten years later, it went to [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka]] instead. The Grand Prix returned to Fuji in 2007 following its renovation.

===1980–2000: National racing venue===
[[File:Fuji Speedway evolution.svg|thumb|Fuji Speedway former layouts: ''Red'' 1966–1974, ''Blue'' 1984–1987, ''Green'' 1988–2004]]
[[Image:Fuji Speedway 30-degree high bank.jpg|thumb|The abandoned "30° Bank" of the old track]]

Fuji remained a popular [[sports car racing]] venue; the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] visited the track between [[1982 World Sportscar Championship|1982]] and [[1988 World Sportscar Championship|1988]] and it was often used for national races. Speeds continued to be very high, and two [[chicane]]s were added to the track: one after the first hairpin corner, the second at the entry to the wide, fast final turn (300R). Even with these changes, the main feature of the track remained its approximately {{convert|1.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} long straight, one of the longest in all of motorsports.

The long pit straight has also been utilised for [[drag racing]]. [[NHRA]] exhibitions were run in 1989, and in 1993 [[Shirley Muldowney]] ran a 5.30 on the quarter-mile strip at Fuji. Local drag races are common on the circuit, at both {{convert|440|yd|m|3|abbr=unit}} & {{convert|1,000|ft|m|3|abbr=unit}} distances.

The track continued to be used for Japanese national races. Plans to host a [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] event in 1991 were abandoned due to conflicts with the [[Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile]]. It was not until the autumn of 2000 that the majority interest in the track was bought by [[Toyota]] from Mitsubishi Estate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns03394.html|title=Suzuka responds to Fuji pressure|work=grandprix.com|date=December 23, 2000|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> as part of its motor racing plans for the future.

On May 3, 1998, there was a multi-car crash during a parade lap before a [[Super GT|JGTC]] race caused by the [[safety car]] slowing in torrential rain.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/05/03/20-years-later-tetsuya-ota-shinichi-yamaji-the-fuji-disaster.html | title=20 Years Later… Tetsuya Ota, Shinichi Yamaji, & The Fuji Disaster | author=RJ O’Connell | date=3 May 2018 | access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref> [[Ferrari]] driver [[Tetsuya Ota]] suffered serious [[burn]]s over his entire body after being trapped in his car for almost 90 seconds,<ref name=supergt>{{Cite web|url=http://www.supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1998e/cha98_2/982race.htm|title=Super GT: AUTOBACS CUP GT Championship 1998 Round 2 – Race Review, Fog Bank Ends 2nd Round of GTC|access-date=December 25, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605103836/http://www.supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1998e/cha98_2/982race.htm|archive-date=June 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and [[Porsche]] driver [[Tomohiko Sunako]] fractured his right leg.<ref name=supergt/>

===2001–present: renovations===
In 2003, the circuit was closed down to accommodate a major reprofiling of the track, using a new design from [[Hermann Tilke]]. The track was reopened on April 10, 2005, and hosted its first Formula One championship event in 29 years on September 30, 2007. In circumstances similar to Fuji's first Grand Prix in 1976, [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|the race]] was run in heavy rain and mist and the first 19 laps were run under the [[safety car]], in a race won by [[Lewis Hamilton]].

[[Image:Fisco-mainstand.jpg|thumb|200px|Rebuilt grandstand in the 2000s]]
The circuit has hosted the [[Nismo]] Festival for historic Nissan racers since refurbishment in 2003; the event previously took place at [[Okayama International Circuit|Okayama]]. {{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} When the festival returned in 2005, the organisers allowed circuit owner Toyota to bring in its [[Toyota 7]] [[Can-Am]] racer to re-enact an old Japanese GP battle. Toyota also hosts its own historic event a week before the [[Nismo]] festival called the Toyota Motorsports Festival. Close to the circuit is a [[drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] course, which was built as part of the refurbishment under the supervision of "Drift King" [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]] and former works driver and Super GT team manager [[Masanori Sekiya]]. There is a Toyota Safety Education Center and a mini circuit. In addition to motorsports, Fuji also hosts the Udo Music Festival.

The only time the circuit is run on a reverse direction is during the [[D1 Grand Prix]] round, as Keiichi Tsuchiya felt the new layout meant reduced entry speed, making it less suitable for drifting.<ref name="JDM Option Vol.21">JDM Option Vol.21</ref> The series has hosted its rounds since {{D1|2003}}; with the exception of the 2004 closure, the circuit became the first to take place on an international level racetrack<ref name="JDM Option Vol.21"/> and the first of the three to take place on an F1 circuit. The drift course starts from the 300R section and ends past the [[Coca-Cola]] corner. With the reprofiling, as cars no longer run downbank, entry speeds have since been reduced, the hill at the exit making acceleration difficult.<ref name="JDM Option Vol.21"/> As part of the 2003 renovations, most of the old banked section of track was demolished. Only a small section remains to this day.

Fuji Speedway was announced to host the finish of the [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|road cycling races]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] and [[2020 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>[https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/notice/20180809-01.html Challenging Cycling road race courses revealed] – Tokyo 2020 official website, 9 August 2018</ref>

===2007 and 2008 Japanese Grands Prix===
{{Main|2007 Japanese Grand Prix#Problems with the Circuit|l1=2007 Japanese Grand Prix|2008 Japanese Grand Prix}}

During the [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix]], Fuji Speedway met with a lot of problems, including the paralysis of the transportation network provided by the shuttle buses, poor facilities including some reserved seats without a view, lack of organization, and expensive meals such as simple lunch boxes being sold for 10,000 [[Japanese yen|yen]] (US$87) at the circuit.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/car/graph/20071001/ |title=富士スピードウェイ：コース見えず、トイレやバスは大渋滞 ３０年ぶりＦ１に課題 (Fuji Speedway: Can't see the course, and the rest rooms and the shuttle buses are crowded. There is a problem in F1 has not held for 30 years) |date=October 1, 2007 |publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |access-date=October 3, 2007 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011010512/http://mainichi.jp/enta/car/graph/20071001/ |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansenzyuku.or.tv/circuit_photo/data/1190949269.jpg |title=F1 Grand Prix lunch-box – \10,000 |date=September 28, 2007 |publisher=www.kansenzyuku.com/ |access-date=October 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824042707/http://www.kansenzyuku.or.tv/circuit_photo/data/1190949269.jpg |archive-date=August 24, 2008 }}</ref>

Newspaper accounts of the event also alleged problems with Toyota bias and control. The circuit prohibited spectators from setting up flags and banners to support teams and drivers,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansenzyuku.or.tv/circuit_photo/data/1190869319.JPG |title=Notes on the reserved seat |date=September 28, 2007 |publisher=kansenzyuku.com |access-date=September 30, 2007 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824042711/http://www.kansenzyuku.or.tv/circuit_photo/data/1190869319.JPG |archive-date=August 24, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://yaplog.jp/champion-ship/archive/395 |title=日本ＧＰ・横断幕の事 (About banners at the Japanese GP: Q&A with Mr. Ikeya, Fuji Speedway) |date=October 1, 2007 |publisher=champion-ship |access-date=October 1, 2007 |language=ja}}</ref> with the exception of the [[Toyota F1]] team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www42.atwiki.jp/kusotoyota/?plugin=ref&serial=11 |title=Captured image from the race on Sunday |date=September 30, 2007 |publisher=[[Formula One Administration]] |access-date=September 30, 2007 |language=ja}}</ref> Therefore, there were very few flags and banners in the event compared with other Grand Prix events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news1.as-web.jp/contents/photonews_page2.php?news_no=12951&cno=1 |title=横断幕はどこ？ (Where are banners?) |date=September 30, 2007 |publisher=AUTOSPORT Japan |access-date=October 2, 2007}}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.i-dea21.jp/kensawa/index.php?d=20070930 |title=Kenji Sawada's Report from circuit |date=September 30, 2007 |publisher=Kenji Sawada, an official F1 photographer |access-date=September 30, 2007 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013205757/http://i-dea21.jp/kensawa/index.php?d=20070930 |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref>

For the [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix]] race, organizers responded to lessons learned the previous year by reducing the total number of spectators allowed at the event.  Compared to 140,000 persons allowed for Sunday events in 2007, attendance was restricted to 110,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://f1update.com/full_story/view/245662/Fuji_to_limit_attendance_for_2008_GP/|title=Fuji to limit attendance for 2008 GP|work=f1update.com|access-date=June 29, 2016|archive-date=February 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032458/http://f1update.com/full_story/view/245662/Fuji_to_limit_attendance_for_2008_GP/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, walkways and spectator facilities were improved, along with larger screens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/02/20/fuji-speedway-gets-better-toilets-but-still-needs-a-roof/|title=Fuji gets better toilets but still needs a roof · F1 Fanatic|date=February 20, 2008|work=f1fanatic.co.uk|access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> However, the race was also affected by rainy weather, which has historically interfered in a number of past races at the circuit, and later in 2013, led to interference with a [[2013 6 Hours of Fuji|6-hour endurance race]] at the track for the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]].

Following both poor ticket sales and weather, it was decided by FOM that the FIA Japanese Grand Prix would be shared between Fuji and Suzuka on alternate years, with Suzuka holding the next race on Sunday, October 4, 2009. After the [[Great Recession]] and its own operational deficit, [[Toyota]] discontinued the hosting of Japanese Grand Prix beginning in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota to pull out of hosting 2010 Japan GP|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708091931/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20090707p2g00m0dm031000c.html|website=Mainichi Daily News  |archivedate=8 July 2009 |df=mdy|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20090707p2g00m0dm031000c.html|accessdate= 7 July 2009 }}</ref>

===2020 Summer Olympics===
During the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], which due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] were postponed to 2021, the speedway was a venue and finish for the cycling races:
* [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's individual road race]]: on 24 July 2021 {{flagathlete|[[Richard Carapaz]]|ECU}} won the gold medal, {{flagathlete|[[Wout van Aert]]|BEL}} silver and {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}} bronze.
* [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race|Women's individual road race]]: on 25 July 2021 {{flagathlete|[[Anna Kiesenhofer]]|AUT}} won the gold medal, {{flagathlete|[[Annemiek van Vleuten]]|NED}} silver and {{flagathlete|[[Elisa Longo Borghini]]|ITA}} bronze.
* [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial|Women's road time trial]]: on 28 July 2021 {{flagathlete|[[Annemiek van Vleuten]]|NED}} won the gold medal, {{flagathlete|[[Marlen Reusser]]|SUI}} won silver and {{flagathlete|[[Anna van der Breggen]]|NED}} won bronze.
* [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial|Men's road time trial]]: on 28 July 2021 {{flagathlete|[[Primož Roglič]]|SLO}} won the gold medal, {{flagathlete|[[Tom Dumoulin]]|NED}} silver and {{flagathlete|[[Rohan Dennis]]|AUS}} bronze.

=== 2022: Fuji Motorsports Forest ===
In April 2022, Toyota announced the construction of the "Fuji Motorsports Forest", which {{ill|Toyota Fudosan|ja|トヨタ不動産}}, a real-estate company of [[Toyota Group]], was pushing forward as the "Motorsports Village" project until then. The project precedes the completion of the [[Shin-Tōmei Expressway]] and [[smart interchange]] near the circuit.

With the regional redevelopment plan centered on Fuji Speedway, the Fuji Speedway Hotel (operated by [[Hyatt]]) including  the [[Fuji Motorsports Museum]] was built on the west side of the circuit and opened in October 2022.

==Events==

; Current

* March: [[Porsche Carrera Cup|Porsche Carrera Cup Japan]]
* May: [[Super GT]] ''Fuji 500&nbsp;km Race'',<ref name="fuji500"/> [[F4 Japanese Championship]]
* June: [[Super Taikyu]] ''[[Fuji 24 Hours]]'', [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge Japan|Ferrari Challenge Japan]] ''Ferrari Racing Days'', [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo#Super Trofeo Asia|Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia]], [[Formula Regional Japanese Championship]]
* July: [[GT World Challenge Asia]], [[Super Formula Championship]], [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge Japan|Ferrari Challenge Japan]], [[Japan Cup Series]], [[Porsche Carrera Cup|Porsche Carrera Cup Japan]]
* August: [[Super GT]], [[F4 Japanese Championship]]
* September: [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] ''[[6 Hours of Fuji]]'', [[Porsche Carrera Cup|Porsche Carrera Cup Japan]], [[Super Formula Lights]], [[Formula Regional Japanese Championship]]
* October: [[Super Formula Championship]]
* November: [[Super Taikyu]] ''S-Tai Final''

; Future

* [[Porsche Carrera Cup|Porsche Carrera Cup Asia]] (2014–2019, 2026)

; Former

* [[2020 Summer Olympics]]
** ''[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]'' (2021)
* [[Asian Le Mans Series]]
** ''[[4 Hours of Fuji]]'' (2013–2018)
* [[Audi R8 LMS Cup]] (2015)
* [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific|Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific]] (2014–2019, 2022)
* [[Formula One]]
** ''[[Japanese Grand Prix]]'' (1976–1977, 2007–2008)
* [[Fuji Grand Champion Series]] (1971–1989)
* [[Fuji Long Distance Series]] (1977–1992)
* [[Fuji Grand Champion Series#Revival|GC-21]] (2002–2003, 2005–2006)
* [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]
** ''[[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (1966–1967)
* [[Japan Le Mans Challenge]] (2007)
* [[Japanese Touring Car Championship]] (1985–1998)
* [[TCR Japan Touring Car Series]] (2019–2023)
* [[World Sportscar Championship]]
** ''[[6 Hours of Fuji|All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres]]'' (1982–1988)
* [[World Touring Car Championship]]
** ''[[1987 Fuji InterTEC 500|Fuji InterTEC 500]]'' (1987)

==Layout history==

<gallery>
File:Fuji Speedway (1965-1974 Layout).svg|Fuji Speedway (1965–1974)
File:Fuji-Historical-1976-1977.svg|Fuji Speedway (1966–1983)
File:Fuji Speedway 1987-2003.png|Fuji Speedway (1987–2004)
File:Circuit Fuji.svg|Fuji Speedway (2005–present)
File:Fuji Speedway evolution.svg|Layout evolution of Fuji Speedway from 1966 to 2004
</gallery>

==Race lap records==
[[Image:Fuji speedway eastgate.JPG|thumb|Main gate of the circuit]]
[[File:Fuji Speedway with Mount Fuji.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Fuji]] seen from the speedway]]

As of September 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Fuji Speedway are listed as:<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison">{{cite web |title=Fuji Fastest Lap Comparison |url=https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/fuji-speedway/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315193120/https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/fuji-speedway/ |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Category !! Record !! Driver !! Car !! Date
|-
! colspan="5"| Grand Prix Circuit 4th Configuration: 4.549&nbsp;km (2005–present)<ref>Reprofiled by [[Hermann Tilke]] in 2003</ref><!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
|-
| '''[[Formula One]]'''
| '''1:18.426'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/>
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Felipe Massa]]
| [[Ferrari F2008]]
| [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|October 12, 2008]]
|-
| '''[[Super Formula]]'''
| '''1:21.391'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Super Formula Fuji Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/super-formula/2020/fuji/stats |website=motorsportstats.com |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nirei Fukuzumi]]
| [[Dallara SF19]]
| [[2020 Super Formula Championship|December 20, 2020]]
|-
| '''[[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]]'''
| '''1:24.645'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref name="2019_wec_fuji">{{Cite web |title=2019 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Race - Final Classification |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/09_2019-2020/02_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/294_FIA%20WEC/201910061100_Race/Hour%206/03_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Loic Duval]]
| [[Audi R18]]
| [[2016 6 Hours of Fuji|October 16, 2016]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Nippon]]'''
| '''1:27.011'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Fuji Formula Nippon - Round 1 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-fuji-formula-nippon-2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=5 April 2009 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Andre Lotterer]]
| [[Swift 017.n|Swift FN09]]
| [[2009 Formula Nippon Championship|April 5, 2009]]
|-
| '''[[Super GT#GT500|Super GT (GT500)]]'''
| '''1:28.441'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Autobacs Super GT Round 4 - Fuji GT Sprint Race - Super GT Race 2 GT500 |url=https://www.fsw.tv/motorsports/result/pdf-cms/ba4d4b592bca76be288e6737a91b61e38c137f64.pdf |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=4 August 2025}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nirei Fukuzumi]]
| [[Toyota GR Supra#Super GT|Toyota GR Supra GT500]]
| [[2025 Fuji GT Sprint|August 3, 2025]]
|-
| '''[[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]]'''
| '''1:30.042'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref name="2019_wec_fuji"/>
| {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Nyck De Vries]]
| [[Oreca 07]]
| [[2019 6 Hours of Fuji|October 6, 2019]]
|-
| '''[[LMDh]]'''
| '''1:30.507'''<ref name="2025_wec_fuji">{{Cite web |title=2025 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Race - Provisional Classification |url=https://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/14_2025/07_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/626_FIA%20WEC/202509281100_Race/06_Hour%206/03_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=28 September 2025 |access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Will Stevens]]
| [[Cadillac V-Series.R]]
| [[2025 6 Hours of Fuji|September 28, 2025]]
|-
| '''[[Le Mans Hypercar|LMH]]'''
| '''1:30.735'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref name="2022_wec_fuji">{{Cite web |title=2022 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Race - Final Classification |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/11_2022/05_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/440_FIA%20WEC/202209111100_Race/Hour%206/03_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=11 September 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
| [[Toyota GR010 Hybrid]]
| [[2022 6 Hours of Fuji|September 11, 2022]]
|-
| '''[[Class 1 Touring Cars|Class 1 Touring Car (DTM)]]'''
| '''1:31.549'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2019 Dream Race - Fastest Laps |url=https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/results/2019/dream-race-455492/?st=FL1 |date=23 November 2019 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Marco Wittmann]]
| [[BMW M4 DTM|BMW M4 Turbo DTM]]
| [[2019 Super GT x DTM Dream Race|November 23, 2019]]
|-
| '''[[Super Formula Lights]]'''
| '''1:32.223'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020年 REBELLION 全日本スーパーフォーミュラ･ライツ選手権 第16戦 決勝 結果 |url=https://superformula-lights.com/race2020/round15_16_17/r16_race/ |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Ritomo Miyata]]
| [[Dallara 320]]
| [[2020 Super Formula Lights|December 20, 2020]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Three]]'''
| '''1:34.209'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Fuji Japanese F3 - Round 19 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2018-fuji-japanese-f3-2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=13 October 2018 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Sho Tsuboi]]
| [[Dallara F3 cars#F317|Dallara F317]]
| [[2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|October 13, 2018]]
|-
| '''[[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]]'''
| '''1:36.296'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=4H of Fuji - Asian Le Mans Series 2018-2019 Fastest Lap Times per Drivers |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2018/Asian%20Le%20Mans%20Series/4H%20of%20Fuji%20-%20Asian%20Le%20Mans%20Series%202018-2019/Asian%20Le%20Mans%20Series%20-%20Race%20-%20stat.pdf |date=9 December 2018 |access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Nigel Moore (racing driver)|Nigel Moore]]
| [[Ligier JS P3]]
| [[2018 4 Hours of Fuji|December 9, 2018]]
|-
| '''[[Super GT#GT300|Super GT (GT300)]]'''
| '''1:36.553'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Results - Round 8 Fuji GT300 |url=https://supergt.net/results/index/2020/Round8/4/gt300 |website=supergt.net |date=29 November 2020 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kohta Kawaai]]
| [[Toyota GR Supra#Super GT|Toyota GR Supra GT300]]
| [[2020 Super GT Series|November 29, 2020]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Regional]]'''
| '''1:36.775'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 FRJC Fuji Round 3 Race 9 Results |url=https://frj.jp/2021/results/rd3/FRJ_0925_Race9.pdf |date=26 September 2021 |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuga Furutani]]
| [[Formula Regional Japanese Championship#Car|Dome F111/3]]
| [[2021 Formula Regional Japanese Championship|September 26, 2021]]
|-
| '''[[Group GT3|GT3]]'''
| '''1:37.061'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref name="2018_gtasia_fuji">{{Cite web |title=SRO GT Asia Fuji 2018 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-2018-07-22.html |date=22 July 2018 |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|HKG}} [[Alexandre Imperatori]]
| [[Nissan GT-R#GT-R Nismo GT3|Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3]]
| [[2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia|July 22, 2018]]
|-
| '''[[LM GTE]]'''
| '''1:37.392'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref name="2018_wec_fuji">{{Cite web |title=2018 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Race - Final Classification |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/08_2018-2019/04_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/246_FIA%20WEC/201810141100_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=17 November 2018 |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Tom Blomqvist]]
| [[BMW M8 GTE]]
| [[2018 6 Hours of Fuji|October 14, 2018]]
|-
| '''[[Lamborghini Super Trofeo]]'''
| '''1:37.508'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Rounds 7&8 Fuji International Speedway 19-22 July 2018 - Race 2 – Driver Statistics |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=GTASIA/2018/182908laa.pdf |date=22 July 2018 |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> 
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kei Cozzolino]] 
| [[Lamborghini Huracán#Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo (2014–2019)|Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo]] 
| [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo#Super Trofeo Asia|July 22, 2018]]
|-
| '''[[Ferrari Challenge]]'''
| '''1:38.925'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Ferrari Racing Days - Fuji Speedway - Ferrari Challenge Race 2 - Official Classification |url= https://cdn.ferrari.com/cms/network/media/pdf/Race2%20Result.pdf |date=22 June 2025 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Sota Muto]]
| [[Ferrari 296#296 Challenge|Ferrari 296 Challenge]]
| [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge Japan|June 22, 2025]]
|-
| '''[[Porsche Carrera Cup]]'''
| '''1:40.263'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Final Result Round 3 |url=https://press.jp.porsche.com/download/prod/presse_pag/PressBasicData.nsf/Download?OpenAgent&attachmentid=2229491&previewpdf=1 |date=3 May 2022 |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> 
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsubasa Kondo]] 
| [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 Cup (2021–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup]] 
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup|May 3, 2022]]
|-
| '''[[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]]'''
| '''1:41.195'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Fuji 1000 Kilometres 2007 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-2007-06-02.html |date=2 June 2007 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> 
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomonobu Fujii]]
| [[Ferrari 550#Motorsport|Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello]]
| [[2007 Fuji 1000 km|June 2, 2007]]
|-
| '''[[Audi R8 LMS Cup]]''' 
| '''1:41.946'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 6 Hours of Fuji - Audi R8 LMS Cup - Race 2 (16 laps, 73,0 km. / Max. 30') - Final Classification |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/06_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/98_Audi%20R8%20LMS%20Cup/201510101250_Race%202/03_Classification_Race%202.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> 
| {{Flagicon|HKG}} [[Marchy Lee]] 
| [[Audi R8 (Type 42)#Audi R8 LMS ultra|Audi R8 LMS ultra]] 
| [[Audi R8 LMS Cup#2015|October 10, 2015]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Toyota]]''' 
| '''1:43.795'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Esso Formula Toyota Series - Round 7 Fuji |url=http://www.toyota.co.jp/ms/ft/racereport/20071125r.html |date=25 November 2007 |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> 
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuto Iguchi]] 
| [[TOM'S|Tom's FT30]] 
| [[2007 Formula Toyota season|November 25, 2007]]
|-
| '''[[Formula 4]]'''
| '''1:45.160'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 FIA F4 Japanese Championship - Round 3 Results |url=https://www.fsw.tv/motorsports/result/pdf-cms/8c4922e3ff56f3fd3b0445afc9909a326afcc1c5.pdf |date=3 May 2017 |access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomoki Takahashi]]
| [[Dome F110]]
| [[2017 F4 Japanese Championship|May 3, 2017]]
|-
| '''[[TCR Touring Car]]'''
| '''1:47.098'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 TCR Japan Round 4 TCRJ Saturday Series Race Results |url=https://tcr-japan.jp/sites/default/files/tcrj/result/2023TCRJ_Rd4SAT_final.pdf |date=7 October 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Anna Inotsume]]
| [[Honda Civic Type R TCR#FK8 (2017)|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)]]
| [[2023 TCR Japan Touring Car Series|October 7, 2023]]
|-
| '''[[SRO GT4|GT4]]'''
| '''1:47.333'''<ref name="fuji_fl_comparison"/><ref name="2018_gtasia_fuji"/>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takayuki Kinoshita]]
| [[BMW M4#BMW M4 GT4|BMW M4 GT4]]
| [[2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia|July 22, 2018]]
|-
! colspan="5"| Grand Prix Circuit 3rd Configuration: 4.400/4.470&nbsp;km (September 1987 – 2004)<ref name="ReferenceA">The [[Suntory]] chicanes was added in 1987.</ref><!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
|-
| '''[[Formula 3000]]'''
| '''1:17.025'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1994 Fuji Japanese F3000 - Round 2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1994-fuji-japanese-f3000-4/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=10 April 1994 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Andrew Gilbert-Scott]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola T93/50]] 
| [[1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship|April 10, 1994]]
|-
| '''[[Group C]]'''
| '''1:17.574'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1992 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1992-05-04.html |date=4 May 1992 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Masahiro Hasemi]]
| [[Nissan R90C#1992|Nissan R92CP]]
| [[1992 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship|May 4, 1992]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Nippon]]'''
| '''1:17.728'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 Fuji Formula Nippon - Round 2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2002-fuji-formula-nippon-2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=7 April 2002 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Hattori]]
| [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard 2KL]]
| [[2002 Formula Nippon Championship|April 7, 2002]]
|-
| '''[[Le Mans Prototype|LMGTP]]'''
| '''1:18.806'''<ref name="1999_fuji_1000km">{{Cite web |title=Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1999 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1999-11-07-6606.html |date=7 November 1999 |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Ukyo Katayama]]
| [[Toyota GT-One]] (TS020)
| [[1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km|November 7, 1999]]
|-
| '''[[Fuji Grand Champion Series]]'''
| '''1:21.800'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Champion Fuji Masters Speed 1989 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1989-10-29.html |date=29 October 1989 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Masanori Sekiya]]
| [[March Engineering|March 89GC]]
| October 29, 1989
|-
| '''[[Super GT|JGTC (GT500)]]'''
| '''1:25.134'''<ref>{{cite web |title=All Japan Fuji GT 2002 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-2002-07-28.html |date=28 July 2002 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Kurosawa]]
| [[Toyota Supra in motorsport#JGTC/Super GT|Toyota Supra (JZA80)]]
| [[2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|July 28, 2002]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Three]]'''
| '''1:26.344'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Fuji Japanese F3 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2003-fuji-japanese-f3/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=6 April 2003 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Tatsuya Kataoka]]
| [[Dallara F302]]
| [[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|April 6, 2003]]
|-
| '''[[Group GT1#Early years (1993-1996)|GT1]]'''
| '''1:30.822'''<ref>{{cite web |title=All Japan GT Fuji 1996 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1996-05-04-3441.html |date=4 May 1996 |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]]
| [[McLaren F1 GTR]] 
| [[1996 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|May 4, 1996]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Toyota]]''' 
| '''1:32.293'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Esso Formula Toyota - Final Game Race - Official Result Table |url=http://www.toyota.co.jp/ms/ft/racereport/200111252.html |date=25 November 2001 |access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref> 
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokomizo Naoki]] 
| [[TOM'S|Tom's FT20]] 
| [[Formula Toyota|November 25, 2001]]
|-
| '''[[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]]'''
| '''1:32.867'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1992%20Fuji.html |title=1992 AJTCC – Round 8 (Fuji Inter-Tec 500 km) |work=touringcarracing.net |date=8 November 1992 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Olofsson]]
| [[Nissan Skyline GT-R#Third generation (1989–1994)|Nissan Skyline GT-R R32]]
| [[1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship|November 8, 1992]]
|-
| '''[[Super GT|JGTC (GT300)]]'''
| '''1:32.872'''<ref>{{cite web |title=500 km Fuji 2002 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-2002-05-04-10823.html |date=4 May 2002 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinsuke Shibahara]]
| [[Vemac RD320R]]
| [[2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|May 4, 2002]]
|-
| '''[[Super Touring]]''' 
| '''1:34.138'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 The 12th Inter TEC JTCC Round 14 Results |url=https://motorsports.jaf.or.jp/results/search/1996/race/1996-9999-50 |language=Japanese |date=3 November 1996 |access-date=7 April 2025}}</ref> 
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Reid]] 
| [[Nissan Primera#Motorsports|Nissan Primera GTe]] 
| [[1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship|November 3, 1996]]
|-
| '''[[LM GTE#History|GT]]'''
| '''1:34.320'''<ref>{{cite web |title=All Japan GT Fuji 2000 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-2000-05-04-6951.html |date=4 May 2000 |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref> 
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Atsushi Yogou]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 R (1999–2001)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R]]
| [[2000 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|May 4, 2000]]
|-
| '''[[Superbike racing|Superbike]]''' 
| '''1:36.833'''<ref name="1997_mfj_fuji">{{cite web |title=MFJ Road Race Championship 1997, Round 5 of 11 June 22, Fuji Speedway Result |url=https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/jrr/1997/r1997_05.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019021939/https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/jrr/1997/r1997_05.html |date=22 June 1997 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Noriyuki Haga]] 
| [[Yamaha YZF750]] 
| [[All Japan Road Race Championship|June 22, 1997]]
|-
| '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]]''' 
| '''1:38.215'''<ref name="1997_mfj_fuji"/>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Daijiro Kato]] 
| [[Honda NSR250]] 
| [[All Japan Road Race Championship|June 22, 1997]]
|-
| '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]]''' 
| '''1:44.017'''<ref>{{cite web |title=MFJ Road Race Championship 1996, Round 5 of 11 June 23, Fuji Speedway Result |url=https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/jrr/1996/r1996_05.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019013330/https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/jrr/1996/r1996_05.html |date=23 June 1996 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> 
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Shinya Sato (motorcyclist)|Shinya Sato]] 
| [[Honda RS125R]] 
| [[All Japan Road Race Championship|June 23, 1996]]
|-
! colspan="5"| Grand Prix Circuit 2nd Configuration: 4.359/4.410/4.441&nbsp;km (1966–August 1987)<ref name="ReferenceB">After abolishing the high-banking in 1974, The [[Dunlop Tyres]] chicanes was later added in 1984, and the 27R Corners Shape was change in 1986</ref><!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
|-
| '''[[Formula One]]'''
| '''1:14.300'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1977 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Race |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/1977/japanese-grand-prix/classification/race |publisher=[[Motorsport.com]] |date=22 October 1977 |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Wolf WR1]]
| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|October 22, 1977]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Two]]'''
| '''1:18.310'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1984 Fuji Japanese F2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1984-fuji-japanese-f2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=15 April 1984 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Satoru Nakajima]]
| [[March 842]]
| [[Super Formula Championship#All-Japan Formula Two (1978–1986)|April 15, 1984]]
|-
| '''[[Super Formula Championship#All-Japan Formula 2000 (1973–1977)|Formula 2000]]'''
| '''1:18.810'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1976 Fuji Japanese F2000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1976-fuji-japanese-f2000/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=8 August 1976 |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]]
| [[March 742]]
| [[Super Formula Championship#All-Japan Formula 2000 (1973–1977)|August 8, 1976]]
|-
| '''[[Group C]]'''
| '''1:19.228'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1983 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1983-10-02.html |date=2 October 1983 |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|BRD}} [[Stefan Bellof]]
| [[Porsche 956]]
| [[1983 World Sportscar Championship|October 2, 1983]]
|-
| '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]]''' 
| '''1:39.640''' 
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Bill Ivy]] 
| [[Yamaha 125 V4#RA31A|Yamaha RA31A]] 
| [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico del Giappone 1967|October 14, 1967]]
|-
| '''[[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[American open-wheel car racing|IndyCar]]''' (anti-clockwise<ref name="hayashi2005"/>)
| '''1:22.490'''<ref>{{cite web |title=USAC Indy Car race |url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=8869 |date=9 October 1966 |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">unofficial qualifying</ref>
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Lola T90]]
| [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|October 9, 1966]]
|-
! colspan="5"| Original Grand Prix Circuit: 5.999&nbsp;km (1965–1974)<!-- Lap records set during races only (Official).-->
|-
| '''[[Super Formula Championship#All-Japan Formula 2000 (1973–1977)|Formula 2000]]'''
| '''1:32.570'''<ref>{{cite web |title=IX Nihon Grand Prix |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/IX_Nihon_Grand_Prix |date=3 May 1973 |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Vern Schuppan]]
| [[March 722]]
| [[Super Formula Championship#All-Japan Formula 2000 (1973–1977)|May 3, 1973]]
|-
| '''[[Formula Libre]]'''
| '''1:52.670'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula 2 1969 - Japanese GP |url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F269_Japan.htm |date=3 May 1969 |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leo Geoghegan]]
| [[Lotus 39|Lotus 39T]]
| [[JAF Grand Prix|May 3, 1969]]
|-
| '''[[Group 7 (motorsport)#Group 7 two-seater racing cars (1966 to 1975)|Group 7]]'''
| '''1:52.810'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan Grand Prix 1968 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1968-05-03.html |date=3 May 1968 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Moto Kitano]]
| [[Nissan R381]]
| [[1968 Japanese Grand Prix|May 3, 1968]]
|-
| '''[[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971)|Group 6]]'''
| '''2:00.800'''<ref name="japangp_1967">{{cite web |title=Japan Grand Prix 1967 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1967-05-03.html |date=3 May 1967 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Tetsu Ikuzawa]]
| [[Porsche 906]]
| [[1967 Japanese Grand Prix|May 3, 1967]]
|-
| '''[[Group 4 (motorsport)#Sports car racing|Group 4]]'''
| '''2:05.000'''<ref name="japangp_1967"/>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Ginji Yasuda]]
| [[Lola T70]]
| [[1967 Japanese Grand Prix|May 3, 1967]]
|-
| '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]]''' 
| '''2:05.870''' 
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Phil Read]] 
| [[Yamaha RD05]] 
| [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico del Giappone 1966|October 15, 1966]]
|-
| '''[[Group 3 (motorsport)|Group 3]]'''
| '''2:15.530'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan Grand Prix 1966 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Fuji-1966-05-03.html |date=3 May 1966 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Ginji Yasuda]]
| [[Jaguar XK-E]]
| [[1966 Japanese Grand Prix|May 3, 1966]]
|-
| '''[[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]]''' 
| '''2:26.510''' 
| {{Flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yoshimi Katayama]] 
| [[Suzuki 50 GP racers|Suzuki 50 GP]] 
| [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico del Giappone 1966|October 15, 1966]]
|-
|}

==Corners==
This is the official listing of the twelve corners that make up the current circuit layout, in use since 2005. Only some corners have Japanese names, most of which are a result of sponsorship agreements. The rest are named after the radius of the corner in metres.

[[Image:Fisco hairpin2.jpg|thumb|The sixth corner hairpin]]
#TGR Corner (27R)
#75R
#[[Coca-Cola]] Corner (80R)
#Toyopet (100R)
#[[Yokohama Rubber Company|Advan]] Corner (30R)
#120R
#300R
#[[Dunlop Tyres|Dunlop]] Corner (15R)
#30R
#45R
#[[Toyota Gazoo Racing|GR]] [[Toyota Supra|Supra]] Corner (25R)
#[[Panasonic]] Corner (12R)

The Dunlop corner differs with the configuration used. In the full configuration, it consists of a tight right [[hairpin turn]] followed by a left-right flick. In the GT course, it is a medium-speed right-hander, bypassing turns 11 and 12.

==In media==
===Video games===
The Fuji circuit is represented in the [[arcade game|arcade]] [[racing game]] ''[[Pole Position]]'', and is one of the four selectable tracks in ''[[Pole Position II]]''. Fuji is also featured in ''[[Project CARS 2]]'', ''[[Top Gear (video game)|Top Gear]]'', ''[[TOCA Race Driver]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 4: Prologue]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'', ''[[Tourist Trophy (video game)|Tourist Trophy]],'' ''[[Gran Turismo 5: Prologue]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo (2009 video game)|Gran Turismo (PSP)]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 5]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 6]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo Sport]]'', and ''[[Gran Turismo 7]]''. For ''F1 Challenge '99–'02'', ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]'', ''[[rFactor]]'', ''[[GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game]]'', ''[[GT Legends]], [[Assoluto Racing]], ''[[Race 07]]'', the track is available as free [[downloadable content]]. The track is also available in ''[[Grid Legends]]'' and ''[[iRacing]]'' as paid downloadable content.

===Television===
The Fuji circuit is featured prominently in the [[Japanese television drama]] ''[[Engine (TV series)|Engine]]'' as the main setting for the racing scenes, as well as the home of the (fictional) "Regulus Cup".

The track was also featured in an episode of the 11th season of the British automotive show [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|''Top Gear'']], in which host [[Jeremy Clarkson]] drives a [[Nissan GT-R]].

Part of the [[Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!|''Gaki no Tsukai'']] 2013 New Year's Holiday No-Laughing Earth Defense Force punishment game was also shot at Fuji Speedway.

The circuit was featured in the opening scene of tokusatsu series ''[[Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop]]''.

The anime ''[[Overtake!]]'' takes place at Fuji Speedway.

==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.fsw.tv/ Fuji Speedway official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130329183224/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/japan_802/ Fuji Speedway info from official F1 website]
*[https://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/japan/fuji-speedway.html Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120134647/https://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/japan/fuji-speedway/#.YAmlduj7QuU |date=January 20, 2021 }}
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=33409&hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=14&ll=35.370225,138.927698&spn=0.054241,0.069351&t=h Google Map]

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