2023 6 Hours of Fuji

Japan 2023 6 Hours of Fuji
Event information
Round 6 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date10 September 2023
LocationOyama, Shizuoka
VenueFuji Speedway
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed229
Distance (km)1044.927
Distance (miles)649.215
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:27.794
TeamToyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
TeamToyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
LMP2
Winners
TeamBelgium Team WRT
DriversAngola Rui Andrade
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamItaly AF Corse
DriversItaly Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Davide Rigon

The 2023 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sports car race held at Fuji Speedway on 10 September 2023. It was the sixth round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and the tenth running of the event in its current format.

Entry list

The entry list was released on 20 July 2023. The entry list consisted of 12 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries, and 13 LMGTE Am entries.[1] In Hypercar, Stoffel Vandoorne replaced Nico Müller in the No. 94 Peugeot 9X8, due to Müller still recovering from a collarbone injury.[2] Furthermore, Glickenhaus was absent for the race, due to a lack of funds.[1]
In LMP2, Juan Manuel Correa returned to the No. 9 Prema Racing machine, with Andrea Caldarelli taking Mathias Beche's place at the No. 63 Prema Racing machine.[1] Furthermore, Ben Hanley replaced Tom Blomqvist at the No. 23 United Autosports machine..[3]
In LMGTE Am, Kei Cozzolino and Hiroshi Koizumi took place besides Simon Mann in the No. 21 AF Corse machine.[4] Ritomo Miyata made his debut in the No. 57 Kessel Racing machine, replacing Daniel Serra due to Serra being unable to enter Japan.[5] Lastly, the No. 98 NorthWest AMR machine returned to the entry list, after conflicts with the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship's 2023 Chevrolet Grand Prix at Mosport Park in Canada.[1]

Schedule

Date Time (local: JST) Event
Friday, 8 September 11:00 Free Practice 1
15:30 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 9 September 10:20 Free Practice 3
14:40 Qualifying - LMGTE Am
15:05 Qualifying - LMP2
15:30 Qualifying - Hypercar
Sunday, 10 September 11:00 Race
Source:[6]

Free practice

  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse Italy Antonio Fuoco 1:35.649
LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota Denmark Oliver Rasmussen 1:40.781
LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen 1:43.538
Free Practice 2 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 1:29.523
LMP2 41 Belgium Team WRT Switzerland Louis Delétraz 1:33.131
LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon 1:38.239
Free Practice 3 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1:30.068
LMP2 23 United Kingdom United Autosports United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 1:34.258
LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon 1:39.074
Source:[7][8][9]

Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Time Gap Grid
1 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:27.794 - 1
2 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:28.418 +0.624 2
3 Hypercar 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:28.687 +0.893 3
4 Hypercar 5 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:28.717 +0.923 4
5 Hypercar 2 United States Cadillac Racing 1:28.770 +0.976 5
6 Hypercar 51 Italy Ferrari AF Corse 1:28.991 +1.197 6
7 Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse 1:29.063 +1.269 7
8 Hypercar 38 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 1:29.111 +1.317 8
9 Hypercar 99 Germany Proton Competition 1:29.338 +1.544 9
10 Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:29.898 +2.104 10
11 Hypercar 94 France Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:31.822 +4.028 11
12 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports 1:32.182 +4.388 12
13 Hypercar 4 Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 1:32.199 +4.405 13
14 LMP2 41 Belgium Team WRT 1:32.273 +4.479 14
15 LMP2 23 United Kingdom United Autosports 1:32.453 +4.659 15
16 LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota 1:32.778 +4.984 16
17 LMP2 34 Poland Inter Europol Competition 1:32.846 +5.052 17
18 LMP2 10 United Kingdom Vector Sport 1:32.876 +5.082 18
19 LMP2 31 Belgium Team WRT 1:32.893 +5.099 19
20 LMP2 9 Italy Prema Racing 1:32.917 +5.123 20
21 LMP2 36 France Alpine Elf Team 1:33.027 +5.233 21
22 LMP2 63 Italy Prema Racing 1:33.086 +5.292 22
23 LMP2 35 France Alpine Elf Team 1:33.400 +5.606 23
24 LMGTE Am 33 United States Corvette Racing 1:38.338 +10.544 24
25 LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Dames 1:38.373 +10.579 25
26 LMGTE Am 777 Japan D'Station Racing 1:38.875 +11.081 26
27 LMGTE Am 98 Canada NorthWest AMR 1:38.881 +11.087 27
28 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing 1:39.011 +11.217 28
29 LMGTE Am 83 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse 1:39.173 +11.379 29
30 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Project 1 – AO 1:39.179 +11.385 30
31 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 1:39.183 +11.389 31
32 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom GR Racing 1:39.202 +11.408 32
33 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse 1:39.283 +11.489 33
34 LMGTE Am 25 Oman ORT by TF 1:39.344 +11.550 34
35 LMGTE Am 21 Italy AF Corse 1:39.566 +11.772 35
36 LMGTE Am 60 Italy Iron Lynx 1:40.292 +12.498 36
Source:[10]

Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 160 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Final race classification
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 229 6:01:17.551‡
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 229 +39.119
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Kévin Estre
Germany André Lotterer
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 229 +47.768
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4 Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse Italy Antonio Fuoco
Spain Miguel Molina
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 228 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
5 Hypercar 51 Italy Ferrari AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 228 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
6 Hypercar 38 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota Portugal António Félix da Costa
United Kingdom Will Stevens
China Yifei Ye
Porsche 963 M 228 +1 Lap[N 1]
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7 Hypercar 94 France Peugeot TotalEnergies France Loïc Duval
United States Gustavo Menezes
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Peugeot 9X8 M 228 +1 Lap
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
8 Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark Mikkel Jensen
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 226 +3 Laps[N 1]
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
9 Hypercar 99 Germany Proton Competition Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Switzerland Neel Jani
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Porsche 963 M 221 +8 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
10 Hypercar 2 United States Cadillac Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R M 219 +10 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
11 LMP2 41 Belgium Team WRT Angola Rui Andrade
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 219 +10 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Philip Hanson
United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
Oreca 07 G 218 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13 LMP2 31 Belgium Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
Indonesia Sean Gelael
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07 G 218 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14 LMP2 23 United Kingdom United Autosports United Kingdom Ben Hanley
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Josh Pierson
Oreca 07 G 218 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15 LMP2 36 France Alpine Elf Team France Julien Canal
France Charles Milesi
France Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 G 218 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16 LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07 G 218 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17 LMP2 10 United Kingdom Vector Sport France Gabriel Aubry
Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07 G 217 +12 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
18 LMP2 9 Italy Prema Racing United States Juan Manuel Correa
Romania Filip Ugran
Netherlands Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07 G 217 +12 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19 LMP2 34 Poland Inter Europol Competition Spain Albert Costa
Switzerland Fabio Scherer
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 G 217 +12 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
20 LMP2 63 Italy Prema Racing Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Daniil Kvyat
France Doriane Pin
Oreca 07 G 216 +13 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
21 LMP2 35 France Alpine Elf Team United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
Brazil André Negrão
Mexico Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 216 +13 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
22 Hypercar 4 Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Argentina Esteban Guerrieri
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira
France Tristan Vautier
Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 211 +18 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
23 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Italy Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 210 +19 Laps‡
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24 LMGTE Am 33 United States Corvette Racing Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 210 +19 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
25 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing United States Scott Huffaker
Japan Takeshi Kimura
Japan Ritomo Miyata
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 210 +19 Laps[N 1]
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Dames Belgium Sarah Bovy
Switzerland Rahel Frey
Denmark Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 210 +19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Project 1 – AO Italy Matteo Cairoli
United States P.J. Hyett
United States Gunnar Jeannette
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 210 +19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
28 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing France Julien Andlauer
Germany Christian Ried
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 210 +19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
29 LMGTE Am 98 Canada NorthWest AMR United States Ian James
Italy Daniel Mancinelli
Spain Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 210 +19 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
30 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom GR Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Italy Riccardo Pera
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 210 +19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
31 LMGTE Am 83 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Argentina Luis Pérez Companc
Italy Alessio Rovera
France Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 209 +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
32 LMGTE Am 777 Japan D'Station Racing Japan Tomonobu Fujii
Japan Satoshi Hoshino
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 209 +20 Laps[N 1]
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
33 LMGTE Am 60 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Matteo Cressoni
Belgium Alessio Picariello
Italy Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 209 +20 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
34 LMGTE Am 21 Italy AF Corse Japan Kei Cozzolino
Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
United States Simon Mann
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 208 +21 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
35 LMGTE Am 25 Oman ORT by TF Oman Ahmad Al Harthy
United States Michael Dinan
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 206 +23 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
36 Hypercar 5 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron
Denmark Michael Christensen
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 182 +47 Laps[N 2]
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
Source:[16]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
G Goodyear
M Michelin

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The Nos. 38, 57, 93, and 777 received a 10-second post-race penalty for not reducing speed to 80 km/h within the required time under FCY. The position of Nos. 38, 93, and 777 were unaffected. The No. 57 dropped from 2nd to 3rd in LMGTE Am.[11][12][13][14]
  2. ^ The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 received a 3-lap penalty and an additional 55.067 seconds of race time because Frédéric Makowiecki did not complete his minimum of 1-hour driving time. Their final position was unaffected.[15]

References

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  2. ^ Euwema, Davey (28 August 2023). "Vandoorne to Sub for Injured Mueller at Fuji". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tom Blomqvist absent from Fuji 6 H. entry list... to contest the IndyCar final?". Endurance-Info. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ Mercier, Laurent (5 August 2023). "Fuji - A new lineup in the Ferrari no. 21". Endurance-Info. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ O'Connell, RJ (5 September 2023). "Ritomo Miyata To Make WEC Debut At 6h Fuji In Place Of Serra". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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  7. ^ "2023 Fuji FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Fuji FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Fuji FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Fuji qualifying results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Decision No. 55 - Car 38" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Decision No. 53 - Car 57" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Decision No. 52 - Car 93" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Decision No. 54 - Car 777" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Decision No. 65 - Car 5" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 Fuji race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.


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