Editing Fuji Speedway (section)

{{Short description|Motorsport track in Japan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name           = Fuji Speedway
| Location       = [[Oyama, Shizuoka|Oyama]], [[Suntō District, Shizuoka|Suntō District]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], Japan
| Time           = [[UTC+09:00]]
| Coordinates    = {{Coord|35|22|18|N|138|55|36|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| Image          = [[Image:Fuji.svg|320px]]
| Image_caption  = Grand Prix Circuit (2005–present)
| FIAGrade       = 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)
| Layout1        = 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)
| Length_km2     = 4.400/4.470
| Length_mi2     = 2.734/2.777
| 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)
| Length_km3     = 4.359/4.410/4.441
| Length_mi3     = 2.709/2.740/2.759
| 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)
| Length_km4     = 5.999
| Length_mi4     = 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/tableaulicencescircuit.pdf|title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS|date=6 February 2015|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]]|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>