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Fuji International Speedway is a automobile racing circuit located in Japan. Also called Fuji Speedway or Fuji International, the circuit was built near Mount Fuji, a dormant volcano in central Japan. Fuji International Speedway hosted the Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix in 1976, 1977, 2007, and 2008. Fuji International Speedway was originally intended to be a NASCAR or Indy Car style oval, so it had a banked turn 1. Some of this turn survives today.

Due to a big crash in 1977 involving Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson, which killed a photographer and a race marshal, Fuji Speedway was removed from the 1978 calendar until 1987, where the Japanese GP was held at Suzuka Circuit, until F1 decided to return to a modified Fuji in 2007.

Due to poor ticket sales and bad weather, FOM decided that the Japanese Grand Prix would be shared between Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit on alternate years. But in 2010, Toyota decided to discontinue the hosting of the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji, due to the global financial crisis.

Circuit History

Circuit Layout

Event History

The following is a list of Formula One World Championship events held at the Fuji circuit:

Year	Event	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor
1976	Japanese Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
1977	Japanese Grand Prix	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
2007	Japanese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
2008	Japanese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Renault

For 2009 onwards, the race would no longer be held at Fuji International Speedway, with F1 opting instead for Suzuka Circuit. Fuji International Speedway is owned by the Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese car company that also owned and operated a Formula 1 Team from 2002 until 2009.

Sources

www.wikipedia.org, The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One by Bruce Jones

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See also	Pacific Grand Prix

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 '''Fuji International Speedway''' is a automobile racing circuit located in Japan. Also called Fuji Speedway or Fuji International, the circuit was built near Mount Fuji, a dormant volcano in central Japan. Fuji International Speedway hosted the Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix in {{F1|1976}}, {{F1|1977}}, {{F1|2007}}, and {{F1|2008}}. Fuji International Speedway was originally intended to be a NASCAR or Indy Car style oval, so it had a banked turn 1. Some of this turn survives today.
-Due to a big crash in {{F1|1977}} involving [[Gilles Villeneuve]] and [[Ronnie Peterson]], which killed a photographer and a race marshal, Fuji Speedway was removed from the 1978 calendar until {{F1|1987}}. where the Japanese GP was held at [[Suzuka Circuit]], until F1 decided to return to a modified Fuji in {{F1|2007}}.
+Due to a big crash in {{F1|1977}} involving [[Gilles Villeneuve]] and [[Ronnie Peterson]], which killed a photographer and a race marshal, Fuji Speedway was removed from the 1978 calendar until {{F1|1987}}, where the Japanese GP was held at [[Suzuka Circuit]], until F1 decided to return to a modified Fuji in {{F1|2007}}.
 Due to poor ticket sales and bad weather, FOM decided that the Japanese Grand Prix would be shared between Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit on alternate years. But in 2010, Toyota decided to discontinue the hosting of the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji, due to the global financial crisis.
+==Circuit History==
+==Circuit Layout==
 ==Event History==