Thread: WEC Race 2012 Six Hours of Fuji
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Old 11 Oct 2012, 07:09 (Ref:3149772)   #72
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To get this back more on topic, here's a target value to keep in mind. I have the F1 map of Fuji from the FIA site. The top speed for the front straight listed is 190-mph (306km/h).
2009 was the last year when F1 went to Fuji. According to http://www.formula1.com/results/seas...peed_trap.html Kovalainen hit a top speed of 313 km/h during qualifying that year.

In pre-testing the Oak-HPD recorded a top speed of 298.3 km/h during the morning session and 292.7 km/h during the afternoon session. I guess that they tried different aero setting. The Audi R18 hit 295.1 km/h and the Toyota TS030 only 288 km/h.
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