F1 snore-fest shows new cars badly needed: Up/Down Japanese GP
The 2025 Japanese GP showed a much more extreme change than next year's technical regulations is needed to make racing at classic F1 tracks interesting
Provisional results
1. Ian Duncan/Amaar Slatch: Ford Capri 16hr54m46s
2. Stig Blomqvist/Staffan Parmander: Tuthill Porsche 911 16hr58m00s
3. Gerard Marcy/Stephane Prevot: Tuthill Porsche 911 17hr39m45s
4. Steve Perez/John Millington: Datsun 260Z 17hr50m49s
5. Onkar Rai/Baldev Chager: Porsche 911 17hr54m16s
6. David Horsey/Alex Horsey: Tuthill Porsche 911 18hr04m16s
7. John Lloyd/Adrian Cavenagh: Ford Escort RS1800 18hr16m18s
8. Gregoire De Mevius/Alain Guehennec: Porsche 911 18hr32m54s
9. Manvir Baryan/Jaswinder Chanda: Porsche 911 18hr51m44s
10. Patrick Van Heurck/Alain Lopes: Tuthill Porsche 911 18hr57m59s
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