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	Japanese Grand Prix - Definition, explanation
		The first Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix, in 1976, was held at the Fuji Speedway, 40 miles west of Yokohama.
		At the most recent Japanese Grand Prix, on October 12, 2003, Michael Schumacher endured one of the most trying races in his illustious career but managed to secure the point he needed to take his sixth World Championship, beating the record held by Juan Manuel Fangio.
		The qualifying session for the 2004 Grand Prix, due to have been held on 9 October, was postponed until race day after a typhoon hit Suzuka.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/j/ja/japanese_grand_prix.php (661 words)

	Japanese Grand Prix, 1976: The Times Report - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		In 1976 he went to McLaren, and despite a runaway start to the season by Niki Lauda in his Ferrari and Hunt’s disqualification in the British Grand Prix, which he had won, he crawled his way back into contention for the title.
		In this he was helped in no small part by the absence of Lauda following his catastrophic accident in the German Grand Prix, which saw him miss six weeks of action.
		This report of that final race, the Japanese Grand Prix, appeared in The Times on October 25, 1976.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /sidebar_1481505248/Japanese_Grand_Prix_1976_The_Times_Report.html (190 words)

	Japanese Grand Prix Tickets - Buy Japanese Grand Prix Tickets - Premium Japanese Grand Prix Tickets
		Grand Prix Racing season has begun and ShowTime is your connection to the best Japanese Grand Prix tickets.
		In the twenty Japanese Grands Prix (1976-1977; 1987-2004), eleven have seen the title destiny decided (1976, 1987-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, and 2003), with 5 of those events (1976, 1996, 1998-1999 and 2003) being last race Championship deciders.
		In 2004 the Brazilian Grand Prix replaced the Japanese Grand Prix as the last race of the season.
	www.showtimetickets.com /sports/motor-sports/formula-one/japanese-grand-prix.jsp (385 words)

	Formula one \| Guardian Unlimited Sport
		Silverstone owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club, have rejected proposals for the British grand prix to to be staged in alternate years.
		Maurice Hamilton: The 1976 Japanese grand prix was famous not only for a dramatic championship climax but also for formula one's surge in popularity.
		Brazilian grand prix: Michael Schumacher bowed out like a champion even though the title went to Fernando Alonso and the race to Felipe Massa in Brazil.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /formulaone (531 words)

	Japanese Grand Prix 1976
		It was the first Japanese Grand Prix ever, taking place at the Fuji Speedway, that had been opened in the sixties, on 24th October, 1976.
		At that point James Hunt was confronted with the problem of keeping a minimum lead of 4 points ahead of Lauda until the end of the Japanese Grand Prix to become the 1976 world champion.
		It was the 10th and last Grand Prix victory of his career.
	www.research-racing.de /Japan1976-1.htm (1031 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Kojima (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kojima had made a fortune importing bananas, and was a motor-racing enthusiast, having ridden in Motocross himself in the 1960s.
		They helped arrange an entry for the Grand Prix at Fuji, and a Cosworth DFV engine.
		The car was tested throughout the Autumn of 1976, with Masahiro Hasemi, a Japanese Formula 2 driver, at the wheel.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Kojima (364 words)

	Japanese Grand Prix - Formula 1 - The Circuit
		The first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Japan was held at the Fuji Speedway in 1976.
		In the 19 Japanese Grands Prix (1976-1977; 1987-2003) 11 have seen the title decided (1976, 1987-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, and 2003), with 5 (1976, 1996, 1998-1999 and 2003) being Championship deciders.
		The 2004 season sees the Brazilian Grand Prix becoming the last race of the season in place of the traditional Japanese Grand Prix which is now the penultimate race.
	www.japanese-grand-prix.com /circuit.php (293 words)

	1977 JAF Formula 2 Grand Prix (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Japanese drivers filled the next five places, led by Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Nova 512B) and Kunimitsu Takahashi (Kojima 008), both of whom had taken part in the Grand Prix in Fuji.
		The annual JAF Grand Prix at Suzuka was the final round of the Japanese Drivers Championship, which before the race was contested by two drivers, Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Kunimitsu Takahashi.
		They were the only men still able to take the national title, so for the rest of the 14 Japanese drivers the main interest in the event was the chance to compare their abilities with those of the European-based visitors, of whom there were six.
	www.riccardopatrese.com /jaff2gp.htm (1192 words)

	Going Places
		It was the venue for the first and second Japanese F1 Grands Prix in 1976 and 1977.
		The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Raceway had seen Britain’s James Hunt snatch the world driver’s championship from Austrian Niki Lauda, when the latter withdrew early in the race due to the pouring rain and left the way open for Hunt to take the title.
		A marshal was killed at the end of the straight during the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Raceway and Japan did not have a round of the F1 world championship for 10 years.
	www.newsonline.co.za /article_detail.asp?Article_ID=868 (607 words)

	Japanese Grand Prix - Formula One (F1) Championship
		The first Japanese Grand Prix, in 1976, was held at the Fuji circuit, 40 miles north of Yokohama.
		In monsoon conditions, Lauda, who had survived a near fatal crash at the German Grand Prix earlier in the season, decided his life was more important than the championship, allowing Hunt to score the 3rd position he needed to win the title by the slender margin of one point.
		At the most recent Japanese Grand Prix, on October 12, 2003, Michael Schumacher endured one of the most trying races in his illustious career but managed to secure the point he needed to take his sixth World Championship, beating the record held by Juan Manuel Fangio.
	www.japan-101.com /culture/japanese_grand_prix.htm (588 words)

	A Lap of Suzuka
		This weekend's Japanese Grand Prix will be the country's 16th in the World Championship - two of them have taken place at Fuji (1976-77) and the last 13 have been at Suzuka.
		However, another eight Japanese Grand Prix drivers have joined the field since then, the most successful of them was Aguri Suzuki, who finished third in the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix in a Lola-Lamborghini.
		The Japanese Grand Prix has also been newsworthy for other reasons, mainly because it was often one of the last Grands Prix of the year.
	www.atlasf1.com /2000/jpn/preview/jpnlap.html (1748 words)

	1976 United States Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1976 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 10, 1976 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.
		This event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on March 28, 1976 in Long Beach, California.
		When the final round in Japan saw atrocious weather conditions for the race, Lauda refused to continue in the downpour, and Hunt's third place, behind race winner Mario Andretti, was enough to claim the Championship by one point.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1976_United_States_Grand_Prix (1133 words)

	Formula One: Last lap at Suzuka could prove decisive - Sports - International Herald Tribune
		After winning the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai last Sunday and taking the lead in the drivers' series - although equal on points with Fernando Alonso - Michael Schumacher said the title would probably be decided at the last race, in Brazil on Oct. 22.
		The Japanese Grand Prix will move to Mount Fuji next year, on a renovated track where it was held in 1976 and 1977.
		The Hockenheim and Nurburgring tracks are fighting for the German Grand Prix, while Imola and Monza are battling for the race in Italy.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/10/05/sports/PRIX.php (1132 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel
		For the 1976 event, Niki Lauda arrived at the Mount Fuji track for the last race of the season with a three point lead over James Hunt in the championship standings.
		In 1994 and 1995 Japan held two races; the second was named the Pacific Grand Prix and was hosted by the remote Aida circuit.
		The Japanese GP at Suzuka, which was won by McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen in 2005, is the penultimate round of this year's championship on October 8th.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=212760&FS=F1 (404 words)

	F1 - Grandprix.com > Features > Feature > Why I look forward to ... the Japanese Grand Prix
		In the past, perhaps because the Japanese race has sometimes been the one which decided the title, Suzuka also has a tendency to bring out the worst in even the greatest drivers.
		While on the subject, I suspect that many of us would feel a little less uneasy about the sort of legacy which Michael Schumacher is about to leave the sport if he, too, chose to speak openly and honestly about some of the incidents which have cast a shadow over his achievements.
		But this was 1976, James Hunt was locked in battle for the title with Niki Lauda, the deciding round would be Japan's debut F1 event - so I was told to pack my bag for Tokyo.
	www.grandprix.com /ft/ft17558.html (1578 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Prominent Istrians - Mario Andretti
		He won the Japanese Grand Prix, then in 1977 still with the Lotus, won the Western (at Long Beach) United States, Spanish, French and Italian (at Monza) Grand Prix.
		In 1982 he returned to Ferrari and took part in the two last Grand Prix races of his career, in Italy, where he obtained his eighteenth pole position and came in third.
		And finally, Marco Andretti, Michael's son, on August 27, 2006 won the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma racing, and the beat goes on....
	istrianet.org /istria/illustri/andretti/index.htm (2069 words)

	8W - When? - 1976 Japanese GP
		Until the mid-seventies, the Japanese racing scene had been a distant secluded paradise waiting to be discovered by some daring conquistador sailing the Seven Seas in search of new eldorados.
		To give you a run-down of the crop of a fine Japanese generation: we had Masami Kuwashima driving the second Wolf Williams (only to be replaced by Hans Binder) and there was Noritake Takahara replacing Surtees regular Brett Lunger.
		The two Hs were undoubtedly the stars of that first Japanese GP, Hasemi recording fastest lap thanks to his incredible Dunlop wets, in the end tailing off to finish a lowly 11th after having qualified a superb 10th.
	www.forix.com /8w/j76.html (625 words)

	Japanese Grand Prix Tickets 2007 - Official Worldwide Ticketing
		The Japanese crowds are fanatical, particularly in the late 80¡äs and early 90¡äs when McLaren-Honda, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were at their peak.
		In 2006, the Japan Grand Prix was held in Suzuka on the weekend of October 6-8, with the main race taking place on October 8, 2006.
		From 2007, however, the Japan Grand Prix will be moved from Suzuka back to the Fuji Speedway circuit.
	www.worldwideticketing.com /grand-prix/japanese-grand-prix.htm (525 words)

	Formula One news, comment and analysis from F1Fanatic » Blog Archive » Japanese Grand Prix 2006 preview
		One thing is certain heading into this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix – if it’s better than last year’s it will be one of the greatest races ever.
		Fuji held the first two Japanese Grands Prix in 1976 and 1977, the latter very sadly seeing the death of two spectators.
		This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 at 9:10 pm and is filed under Grand Prix Previews, Fernando Alonso, Giancarlo Fisichella, Robert Kubica, Felipe Massa, Juan-Pablo Montoya, Kimi Raikkonen, Takuma Sato, Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Scott Speed, Mark Webber, Sakon Yamamoto, Lewis Hamilton, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Tiago Monteiro, Christijan Albers, Christian Klien.
	www.f1fanatic.co.uk /2006/10/03/japanese-grand-prix-2006-preview (1190 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Athletes - Shizuka Arakawa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the free skate, Arakawa showed her typically strong jumps along with improved presentation skills, and even earned a mark of 6.0 for technical merit (2004 was the last time that the old 6.0 scoring system was in place).
		Her ninth-place finish at the 2005 Worlds was the motivation she needed to stay in the sport and regain top form; she says she couldn't quit on such a down note.
		Arakawa placed third at her Grand Prix events in China and France this fall (in both cases, she was second in the free skate) but narrowly missed earning a return trip to the Grand Prix Final.
	www.nbcolympics.com /athletes/5072356/detail.html?ib_oll=Headline (820 words)

	Canadian Grand Prix Tickets. where to purchase your canadian gp tickets
		In 1978 the Grand Prix of Canada came to Montreal, installed on the site of 1967 Expo and the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, on a man-made island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River.
		But its layout is popular with the drivers because it is one of the few GP tracks where overtaking is possible, and the annual stopover in Canada remains one of the most popular with the F1 circus.
		The Canadian Grand Prix tickets track has been modified a few times in the past, involving minor reprofiling of some corners on safety grounds.
	www.formula1ticket.com /Canadian_Grand_Prix_Tickets.htm (364 words)

	European Grand Prix Tickets. how to buy your formula 1 european tickets
		In 1950, the first year of the Formula 1 Grand Prix, the "Ring" became international again, and the 1st August 1954 the Nürburgring hosted more than 400,000 spectators for the European Grand Prix tickets course.
		A new and shorter course with 4.542 m long was opened on 12 May 1984 hosting the European Grand Prix, and in 1985 German Formula 1 was back on the "Ring".
		The modern European Grand Prix tickets circuit has a mix of high and low-speed corners with limited overtaking possibilities, putting a premium on qualifying and fast pit stops.
	www.formula1ticket.com /European_Grand_Prix_Tickets.htm (474 words)

	SimHQ.com - Motorsports Zone - Preview: 2004 Japanese Grand Prix - Round 17 of 18
		The first Japanese Grand Prix was held in 1976 at the Fuji circuit and was the scene of a terrific showdown between Niki Lauda (who had just returned to motor racing after his crash at the Nurbergring) in the Ferrari and James Hunt in the McLaren.
		The Japanese Grand Prix first took place at Fuji in 1976 and played host to the famous showdown between James Hunt and Niki Lauda that year.
		The Japanese giant were disappointed in that inaugural race as Gerhard Berger won for Ferrari despite a strong Honda presence.
	www.simhq.com /_motorsports/motorsports_034b.html (1582 words)

	Make it happen - RBS
		At the German Grand Prix that year he suffered a horrific, fiery crash that by all rights should have killed him.
		In the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, the wheels on his Lancia locked and his car was launched into the harbor at 176 kilometers per hour.
		Fangio's drive at the 1957 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, where a botched pit stop cost him a full minute but he still came back to win, is legendary.
	www.rbsmakeithappen.com (1752 words)

	American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association
		He won 13 grands prix, including a record nine victories in a row over the 1952-53 seasons which still stands today, and was World Champion for Ferrari those two years.
		Winner of a dozen grand prix races including the German GP six times — he won the first-ever German GP on the Avus in 1926 at 84.5 mph, and five at the Nurburgring between 1928 and 1939.
		He won four grands prix in his career, including the first-ever United States GP at Sebring in 1959, and the first for the cars bearing his name, the 1968 Belgian GP.
	www.aarwba.org /legends.htm (19514 words)

	CNNSI.com - Motor Sports - Japanese Grand Prix facts and figures - Tuesday October 08, 2002 04:19 PM
		Japan's first F1 race was held at the Mount Fuji circuit in 1976.
		Formula One did not return to Japan for 10 years after the 1977 Mount Fuji Grand Prix in which two spectators were killed when Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari crashed off the track after tangling with Ronnie Peterson's six-wheeled Tirell.
		Traditionally an end of season race, the Japanese Grand Prix has decided the drivers' championship nine times.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/news/2002/10/08/japangp_facts (578 words)

	The Official Formula 1 Website (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fuji Speedway near Tokyo is set to host the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, owners Toyota announced on Friday.
		It hosted the inaugural Japanese Grand Prix in 1976 when Britain’s James Hunt finished third in heavy rain to clinch that year’s drivers’ title.
		Exact details of the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix will be confirmed later this year when the FIA issues the official race calendar for next season.
	www.formula1.com /news/4151.html (214 words)

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