[WEC Race] 2012 Six Hours of Fuji

[deggis]

Originally Posted by banzailap

In response to the 50 000 attendance number...

To put it in perspective, this is about the same level of attendance as the September Super GT race. The May 500km race and the Sprint Cup in November are usually 70 000 or more. Still, this is very good considering that there was not a lot of promotion and this is the first time in ages. There is still fondness and nostalgia in Japan for Group C, and if the WEC plays it well (as they did this week-end), they could get a full house next year, especially now that Toyota won it.

And historical perspective: the old WSC races were better attended than any other race besides 24LM itself. At least according to the attendance figures here: 1982: 86,000, 1987: 78,500, 1988: 81,500.