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The
Japanese Grand Prix is a race in the
calendar of the FIA Formula One
World Championship. Traditionally
one of the last, if not the last
race of the season, the Japanese
Grand Prix has been the venue for
many title-deciding races, with 12
World Champions being crowned over
the 24 Japanese Grands Prix that
have been hosted.
The
first two Japanese Grands Prix in
1976 and 1977 were held at the Fuji
Speedway, before Japan was taken off
the calendar. It returned in 1987 at
Suzuka, who hosted the Grand Prix
exclusively for 20 years and gained
a reputation as one of the most
challenging F1 circuits. In 2007 the
Grand Prix moved back to the newly
redesigned Fuji Speedway. After a
second race at Fuji in 2008, the
race returned to Suzuka in 2009.
The
Japanese Grand Prix was supposed to
continue alternating between Fuji
Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, owned
by perennial rivals Toyota and
Honda, respectively. There had been
speculation that both tracks would
host Grands Prix, with the
readoption of the Pacific Grand Prix
moniker used by the TI Circuit when
it hosted Grands Prix in 1994 and
1995. The race made Japan one of
only six countries to host more than
one Grand Prix in the same season
(the others being Great Britain,
Spain, Germany, Italy and the USA).
It was discontinued primarily due to
its location in a remote area of
Japan.
In
July 2009, Toyota announced it would
not host the race at Fuji Speedway
in 2010 and beyond due to a downturn
in the global economy
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