Overview:
Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The circuit will host the F1 Japanese Grand Prix once again in 2007, replacing the Suzuka Circuit.
In 2003 the circuit was closed down to accommodate a major reprofiling of the track, using a new design from Hermann Tilke. The track was reopened on 10 April 2005.
Toyota has now won its bid to host a Grand Prix event, replacing the Suzuka Circuit as host to the Japanese Grand Prix in the 2007 Formula One season. It will become the F1 track with the longest straight of the championship, 1.5 km.
The Fuji circuit is well known to fans of the arcade racing game Pole Position, as cars raced on the circuit in the popular loop. Fuji Speedway was thus the first circuit ever to be featured in a video game.
Grand Prix History
The first Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, in 1976, was held at the Fuji Speedway, 40 miles west of Yokohama. The race was to become famous for the title decider between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. In monsoon conditions, Lauda, who had survived a near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix earlier in the season, withdrew from the race stating that his life was more important than the championship. Hunt scored the 3rd position he needed to win the title by the slender margin of one point. Hunt returned the next year to win the 2nd Japanese Grand Prix, but a collision between Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson during the race saw Villeneuve's Ferrari somersault into a restricted area, killing a marshal. The race did not reappear on the Formula One calendar for another decade.
Specifications:
# Starting time: 07:30 CET
# Local time: CET +8
# First GP: 1976
# Circuit length: 4.563 km (2.84 miles)
# Longest straight: 1.475 km
# Altitude: 545 - 580 metres
# Turns: 12
# Race laps: 67
# Total distance: 328.536 km
Most wins by single constructor McLaren/Lotus (1)
Lap Record Race 1:14.300
Live Streams
Programs used:
Sopcast - http://www.sopcast.org/
TVUPlayer - http://www.tvunetworks.com/
Schedules:
Available Channels (not always complete)
Embedded-TV Schedule
Friday Practice 2:
Speed Channel (Wheels ([url=tvu://53060]TVU[/url]), Embedded-TV ([url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/20758]SopCast 1[/url] | [url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/22078]SopCast 2[/url]))
Qualifying:
Star Sports (Star Sports ([url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6003]SopCast[/url] | [url=tvu://10005]TVU[/url] | [url=ppmate://www.ppsportstv.com/channels/PCAST182.txt]PPMate[/url]))
Speed Channel (Wheels ([url=tvu://53060]TVU[/url]), Embedded-TV ([url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/20758]SopCast 1[/url] | [url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/22078]SopCast 2[/url]))
Race:
CCTV 5 (CCTV 5 ([url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6002]SopCast[/url] | [url=tvu://10007]TVU[/url] | [url=tvants://www.tvants.com/tvants/?k=66c19d44a27ecb46]TVAnts[/url] | [url=ppmate://ps.itv.mop.com/channels/DEFAULT/txt/1,0,0,75/PCAST_26.txt]PPMate[/url]))
Star Sports (Star Sports ([url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6003]SopCast[/url] | [url=tvu://10005]TVU[/url] | [url=ppmate://www.ppsportstv.com/channels/PCAST182.txt]PPMate[/url]))
TSN / Speed Channel (Embedded-TV ([url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/20758]SopCast 1[/url] | [url=sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/22078]SopCast 2[/url]))
Speed Channel (Wheels ([url=tvu://53060]TVU[/url]))
Other Streams:
Eurosport France - kimi56 (SopCast) - Eurosport France (TVAnts)
FERRARI 
