{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox motorsport championship | logo = | pixels = | caption = | category = [[Sportscar racing|Sportscar]], [[touring car racing|touring cars]] | country/region = {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]] | inaugural = 1977 | inaugural2 = | folded = 1992 | drivers = | teams = | constructors = | engines = | tyres = | champion driver = | champion team = | manufacturer = | website = }} The {{nihongo|'''Fuji Long Distance Series'''|富士ロングディスタンスシリーズ|Fuji rongudisutansu shirīzu}} was a Japanese endurance championship which took place mainly at [[Fuji Speedway|Fuji International Speedway]].
The series began in 1977 and until 1984 was an independent championship with three rounds, all held at Fuji.<ref name="WSPR">{{Cite web|url=http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/fld/nf_fld_home.html|title = Fuji Long Distance Series}}</ref> In the first two seasons the series was contested by [[Group 6 (racing)|Group 6]] two-seater racing cars, with some [[touring car racing|touring cars]] filling the grid. The Group 6 sportscars were soon replaced by [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] silhouettes and 1983 saw the introduction of [[Group C]] and [[IMSA GTP]] [[sports prototype]]s cars.<ref name="WSPR" /> In 1985 the three Fuji races were incorporated into [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship|All Japan Endurance Championship]]<ref name="RSC">{{cite web| url = http://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/Fuji%20Long%20Distance%20Series.html| title = Fuji Long Distance Series - Championships - Racing Sports Cars}} </ref> who already had a Fuji round known as ''WEC in Japan''. As a result, between 1985 and 1990 the Fuji Long Distance Series title was awarded counting the four Fuji rounds from the merged championship.<ref name="WSPR" />
By 1991 the series was renamed '''Long Distance Series''' and counted all races from the All Japan championship,<ref name="WSPR" /> however the series ended after the 1992 season, when the JAF dissolved the [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]], ending Group C racing in Japan.<ref name="RSC" />
The Fuji Long Distance Series was sanctioned by ''FISCO Club'' (currently known as ''Fuji Motorsports Club'') and, as a championship of entrants, the titles were awarded to teams.<ref name="WSPR" />
==Champions== {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Winning team |- ! [[1977 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1977]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshimi Katayama|Katayama Racing]] |- ! [[1978 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1978]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshimi Katayama|Katayama Racing]] |- ! [[1979 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1979]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Advan Racing Team |- ! [[1980 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1980]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Speed Star Wheel Racing Team |- ! [[1981 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1981]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Kinomi Racing |- ! [[1982 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1982]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Auto Beaurex Motor Sports |- ! [[1983 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1983]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Trust Racing Team |- ! [[1984 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1984]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Trust Racing Team |- ! [[1985 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1985]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Advan Sports Nova |- ! [[1986 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1986]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Advan Sports Nova |- ! [[1987 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1987]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Advan Alpha Nova |- ! [[1988 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1988]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} From A Racing |- ! [[1989 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1989]] | {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Vern Schuppan|Omron Racing Team]] |- ! [[1990 Fuji Long Distance Series season|1990]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nismo|Nissan Motorsports]] |- ! [[1991 Long Distance Series season|1991]] | {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nismo|Nissan Motorsports]] |- !rowspan=2| [[1992 Long Distance Series season|1992]] | LD1: {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[TOM'S|Toyota Team TOM'S]] |- | LD2: {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nismo|Nissan Motorsports]] |}
==See also== *[[Fuji Grand Champion Series]] *[[1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km]] *[[Japan Le Mans Challenge]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2009/12/21/fuji-speedway-in-photos-circa-1977-80/ Pictures from 1977-80 seasons]
{{Fuji Long Distance Series Seasons}}
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