Fuji Speedway, Motorsport racing track in Oyama, Japan
Fuji Speedway is a motorsport racing track in Oyama located at the base of Mount Fuji, measuring roughly 4.5 kilometers (about 2.8 miles) in length. The track runs through hilly terrain and features 16 corners along with a long straight for high-speed competitions.
Planned by the Japan NASCAR Company as a 2.5-mile superspeedway, the circuit was completed in December 1965 and opened in January 1966 as a European-style road course after Stirling Moss advised against an oval on the sloping site. A 30-degree banked first turn survived until a 1974 fatal accident led to a 4.359 km layout. Fuji hosted Japan's first Formula One race in 1976.
The name "Speedway" survives from the original oval plan, and the circuit's nickname FISCO came from the English company name Fuji International Speedway Company; since 2001 the official abbreviation is FSW. The Super GT Fuji 500 km race is held on the track during Golden Week, and the amateur Fuji Champion Race has run since the circuit opened in 1966, producing many drivers.
The circuit sits in the eastern foothills of Mount Fuji, about 90 minutes by car from central Tokyo. Weather in the mountains is changeable, and fog or heavy rain has often disrupted races. The main straight measures 1.475 km, the longest of any permanent FIA Grade 1 circuit.
The position at the foot of the volcano brings an elevation difference of about 52 meters (around 170 feet) between the highest and lowest points on the track. This natural slope gives the course a rolling profile with changing perspectives for drivers and spectators.
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