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Japanese Grand Prix 1976 (1031 words) |
 | It was the first Japanese Grand Prix ever, taking place at the Fuji Speedway, that had been opened in the sixties, on 24th October, 1976. |
 | In spite of leaving out the Spanish, the German and the Dutch Grand Prix before, Niki Lauda had come to Japan with a 3 point championship lead ahead of Hunt, but the Briton had won both the last races in Canada and the United States. |
 | That was in 1977 and the event was won by James Hunt. |
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1977 - Canadian Grand Prix (1737 words) |
 | In 1977 they visited Watkins Glen on the first weekend of October for the US Grand Prix - East and a week later contested the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport. |
 | Unlike the competition the Wolf held together and Scheckter won the Canadian Grand Prix by a margin of 6.77 seconds. |
 | James Hunt won the Japanese Grand Prix and finishing behind him in the point scoring positions were Carlos Reutemann, Patrick Depallier, Alan Jones, Jacques Laffite and Riccardo Patrese. |