A track appreciated by drivers for its layout that alternates between fast sections, like the long main straight, and technical sections that are challenging to manage, especially during overtaking manoeuvres with GT cars. “The Fuji circuit is very interesting,” says Nicklas Nielsen, driver of the 499P number 50, “because it alternates between a fast first and second sector and a third characterised by tight corners.”

After the long starting straight, you reach the first corner, “one of the most challenging on the Fuji, because you approach it at a very high speed, in seventh gear.” After the abrupt braking, it is “essential not to miss the apex in turn 1 to start the lap in the best way,” the Danish driver explains, entering the following straight. At the end of this, “you enter a very selective section of the circuit, with fast corners in succession, which seem simple but are not at all.”

Following the optimal trajectory without any uncertainty in driving is a key factor in the middle section of Fuji. This results in a “significant braking section that leads into the final sector, with the last few corners being the most challenging part overall, where you often encounter many other cars, including GTs, which in this section are not much slower than the Hypercars, so every overtaking manoeuvre must be well prepared and executed to perfection.”

The final corner offers the driver more options in terms of trajectory, “which depends on the level of tyre wear,” says Nielsen. Optimising the exit from this corner by avoiding even the slightest mistake is essential to reach the main straight in the best possible condition, the longest on the championship calendar.