The 1000 Km of Fuji held on 06 October 1985 was marred by torrential rain. It was pouring with rain since the day before the race and the track was awash.
All the World Sportscar Championship competitors, including Martini-Lancia, TWR-Jaguar and Rothmans-Porsche factory teams, decided to withdraw before the start or during the early laps of the race, held under caution and behind the safety car. Actually only eighteen of the almost 40 entries remained in the event, all of them were Japanese teams.
The race was then red-flagged after two hours, completing only almost 275 of the scheduled 1000-kilometer distance. Half points were awarded in the Championship, but only to those drivers who drove during the race.
Veteran Kazuyoshi Hoshino, in a March 85G-Nissan was declared winner of the race. He shared the car with Kaiji Matsumoto and Akira Hagiwara, who both did not drive in the race.
Second finished Osamu Nakako, at the wheel of a LM 05C - Nissan, enterd by Panasport Japan team.
His co-drivers were the Italian Emanuele Pirro and Akio Morimoto.
I've never heard about this car. What abou the LM 05C-Nissan?
