While sportscar racing in Europe and America was in its 1960's heydey, there was also an interesting (if isolated) scene in Japan. Many of the major Asian manucaturers created their own prototypes, and while they only raced locally there was some real innovation.
The main event of the first Japan GP at Suzuka was a mix of older European GT's and sportscars. There was a support touring car race featuring local cars and drivers.
Japan 1963 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| GP Japan - Suzuka | |||||
| 1 | Lotus 23 Peter Warr  | 2 | Spark | KBS019 | |
| 3 | Lotus 23 Arthur Owen | 3 | Spark | KBS020 |  |
| 4 | Ferrari 250 GT SWB Pierre Dumay  | 12 | Bang | 7328 |  |
| 8 | Jaguar D-Type Francis Francis | 1 | Spark (Japan Special Edition) | SJ017 |  |
Japan 1964 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| GP Japan - Suzuka | |||||
| 1 | Porsche 904 Shikiba Soukichi  | 1 GT-II | Ebbro | 43725 |  |
| Test | Prince Skyline | 41 GT-II | Ebbro | 44240 |  |
| Test | Prince Skyline | 39 GT-II | Ebbro | 44239 |  |
Japan 1967 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| Fuji - GP Japan | |||||
| 1 | Porsche 906 Tetsu Ikuzawa | 8 | Ebbro |  | |
| 5 | Porsche 906 Shintarou Taki | 6 | Ebbro |  | |
| 8 | Porsche 906 Tadashi Sakai | 7 | Ebbro |  | |
| Test | Hino Samurai (Designed by Pete Brock, creator of the Shelby Cobra Daytona) | 3 | Ebbro |  | |
The Japanese movement hit its zenith in 1969, with a fantastic GP featuring an amazing array of purpose-built cars.
Japan 1969 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| GP Japan | |||||
| 1 | Nissan R382 | 21 | Ebbro | ||
| 2 | Nissan R382 | 20 | Ebbro | ||
| 3 | Toyota 7 | 3 | Ebbro | ||
| 4 | Toyota 7 | 7 | Ebbro | ||
| 5 | Toyota 7 | 2 | Ebbro | ||
| 6 | Porsche 917 Jo Siffert  David Piper | 14 | Ebbro 43748 |  | |
| 7 | Porsche 908 | 17 | Ebbro | ||
| 9 | Lotus 47 | 46 | Ebbro | ||
| 10 | Nissan R382 | 23 | Ebbro | ||
| DNF | Toyota 7 | 5 | Ebbro | ||
| DNF | Toyota 7 | 6 | Ebbro | ||
| Japan Can-Am | |||||
Japan 1970 | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| Fuji (Demonstration) | |||||
| N/C | Toyota 7 (Twin-Turbo) Minoru Kawai | (Red) | Q-Model | QMC-007 |  |
1971 Fuji Grand Champion Series | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| Porsche 908/2 Hiroshi Kazato | 88 | Best | 9331 |  | |
1972 Fuji Grand Champion Series | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| 0 | Lola T280 Noritake Takahara | 3 | TrueScale | TSM114340 |  |
1973 Fuji Grand Champion Series | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| 0 | Lola T280 Noritake Takahara | 3 | TrueScale | TSM114341 |  |