Pole position: Mass in 1.57,08
Fastest lap: unavailable
Distance: 500 miles, 133 laps
Average speed: 167,093 kmh
Weather: unknown
Ruleset: group 2-ish
Car info: 1973 Cars
A journey to Japan for the Ford works team: new boy Hezemans, Mass, Glemser and Allan Moffat were invited for the Fuji Tourist Trophy, a race with rules a little more liberal than group 2. No BMWs here to spoil the party, but competition from Japan. Though Mass/Glemser got pole, the second Capri was in fourth place, two Mazda RX-3 rotary cars in front of them. The “private” cars, with 260 HP and very light at 760 kg, proved formidable opposition. Ford tried a rear spoiler in practice, but this did not work as expected. A sort of Le Mans start was a new experience for the team, the team-mate had to sprint to the car and touch it before the drivers could race off. This compromise was the results of long negotiations between Kranefuss and the organisers - the starting point was a real Le Mans start. But Hezemans simply ignored his team-mate and thundered away, only to be black flagged for a restart. Another new experience was the 800 meter long banked curve. Mass led followed by Yorino (Mazda) and Terada (Toyota Celica). After 34 laps, Hezemans could pass the Toyota for third, while Mass had a lead of two minutes. But in lap 68, Hezemans came in, now Terada led, followed by Kamazuka, while Yorino had to retire. Hezemans fought back yet another time to third place, but than retired with a broken wheel bearing. After 73 laps, three Mazdas led followed by Glemser three laps behind. But Glemser did not give up, and in lap 102 he had only one Mazda in front of him. This had to make a lengthy pit stop to repair its brakes, so in the end Ford won the race - a little lucky perhaps. |
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Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
1 | 1 | 2 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Jochen Mass, D Dieter Glemser, D |
2999 | V6 | D | 133 laps, 4:46.32,77 | 1 | 1.57,08 | ||
2 | 2 | 5 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Masanori Moribe, J Yuzuru Kono, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 132 laps, 4:46.45,17 | 8 | 2.03,08 | ||
3 | 1 | 24 | Toyota Celica GT |
Naohiro Fujita, J Fumiyasu Sato, J |
1588 | L4 | B | 132 laps, 4:46.49,65 | 7 | 2.02,95 | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Yojiro Terada, J Yasuhiro Okamoto, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 132 laps, 4:47.48,29 | 3 | 1.58,85 | ||
5 | 4 | 6 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Makato Kamazuka, J Makoto Onoe, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 132 laps, 4:48.20,22 | 5 | 2.01,2 | ||
6 | 1 | 14 | Nissan Skyline HT GTR |
Yasumasa Kubodera, J Hiroshi Kubota, J |
1989 | L6 | C | 130 | 6 | 2.02,69 | ||
7 | 2 | 16 | Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R |
Chikashi Ishitani, J Harumoto Nakamura, J |
1989 | L6 | C | 126 | 15 | 2.13,26 | ||
8 | 3 | 12 | Nissan Skyline HT GTR |
Masayuki Mizorogi, J Hiroshi Tanaka, J |
1989 | L6 | C | 126 | 10 | 2.05,77 | ||
9 | 1 | 38 | Datsun Sunny coupé |
Tsutomu Irihara, J Shoji Hitachi, J |
1171 | L4 | A | 120 | 13 | 2.11,81 | ||
10 | 2 | 32 | Datsun Sunny coupé GX |
Kaneyuki Okamoto, J Akira Suzuki, J |
1290 | L4 | A | 115 | 22 | 2.22,63 | ||
11 | 2 | 23 | Isuzu Bellet GTR |
Tatsuo Yamamoto, J Yoshinobu Hori, J |
1584 | L4 | B | 113 | 25 | 2.26,84 | ||
12 | 3 | 25 | Toyota Corona 1600 GT |
Seiji Morozumi, J Masami Tanimukai, J |
1587 | L4 | B | 113 | 23 | 2.22,84 | ||
13 | 4 | 22 | Isuzu Bellet GTR |
Masahito Oma, J Ken Maki, J |
1584 | L4 | B | 106 | 20 | 2.18,15 | ||
14 | 3 | 33 | Toyota Corolla Sprinter |
Jiro Shimoda, J Akira Arai, J |
1200 | L4 | A | 103 | 24 | 2.23,39 | ||
DNF | 11 | Nissan Skyline HT GTR |
Yoshikuni Masatani, J Mitsuhiro Otsuka, J |
1989 | L6 | C | 74 | 9 | 2.05,49 | |||
DNF | 3 | Ford Köln Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Toine Hezemans, NL (Allan Moffat, CDN) |
2999 | V6 | D | 71 | 4 | 2.00,46 | |||
DNF | 17 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Takashi Yorino, J Tateki Masuda, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 67 | 2 | 1.58,85 | Engine | ||
DNF | 31 | Toyota Corolla Sprinter |
Koichiro Shimizu, J Kaoro Hoshino, J |
1200 | L4 | A | 52 | 14 | 2.12,89 | |||
DNF | 37 | Datsun Sunny coupé |
Yoshio Sakai, J Tadamasa Takada, J |
1171 | L4 | A | 39 | 18 | 2.16,27 | |||
DNF | 9 | Mazda Capella RX-2 |
Tetsuji Shiratori, J Noboru Akahori, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 32 | 12 | 2.11,32 | |||
DNF | 21 | Isuzu Bellet GTR |
Eisuke Yamamoto, J Junichiro Kasuya, J |
1584 | L4 | B | 32 | 17 | 2.15,79 | |||
DNF | 34 | Subaru FF-1 |
Noriyuki Koseki, J Katsusuke Aoki, J |
1300 | B4 | A | 28 | 26 | 2.30,76 | |||
DNF | 36 | Toyota Publica |
Masao Yokota, J Tatsuo Abe, J |
1166 | L4 | A | 23 | 16 | 2.14,85 | |||
DNF | 10 | Mazda Capella RX-2 |
Yuzuru Miyasaka, J Eiji Miyasaka, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 12 | 21 | 2.19,94 | |||
DNF | 15 | Nissan Skyline HT GTR |
Tokio Senda, J Kazuo Ito, J |
1989 | L6 | C | 11 | 11 | 2.08,54 | |||
DNF | 8 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Takeshi Hoshino, J Mitsunori Katsumata, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | D | 4 | 19 | 2.16,75 |
Remarks: Class limits: A: under 1300 cc, B: 1300-1600 cc, C: 1600-2000 cc and D: 2000-3000 cc