2023 6 Hours of Fuji explained

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2023 6 Hours of Fuji
Round No:6
Round Total:7
Year:2023
Date:10 September
Location:Oyama, Shizuoka
Circuit:Fuji Speedway
Duration:6 Hours
Laps:229
Distance Km:1044.927
Distance Miles:649.215
Pole Time:1:27.794
Category1:Hypercar
Category1 Winner Drivers: Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Category2:LMP2
Category2 Winner Team: Team WRT
Category2 Winner Drivers: Rui Andrade
Louis Delétraz
Robert Kubica
Category3:LMGTE Am
Category3 Winner Team: AF Corse
Category3 Winner Drivers: Francesco Castellacci
Thomas Flohr
Davide Rigon
Pole Team:Toyota Gazoo Racing
Category1 Winner Team:Toyota Gazoo Racing

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

DateTime (local: JST)Event
Friday, 8 September11:00Free Practice 1
15:30Free Practice 2
Saturday, 9 September10:20Free Practice 3
14:40Qualifying - LMGTE Am
15:05Qualifying - LMP2
15:30Qualifying - Hypercar
Sunday, 10 September11:00Race
Source:[6]

Free practice

Free Practice 1ClassEntrantDriverTime
Hypercar50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco1:35.649
LMP228 Jota Oliver Rasmussen1:40.781
LMGTE Am77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Mikkel O. Pedersen1:43.538
Free Practice 2ClassEntrantDriverTime
Hypercar8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi1:29.523
LMP241 Team WRT Louis Delétraz1:33.131
LMGTE Am54 AF Corse Davide Rigon1:38.239
Free Practice 3ClassEntrantDriverTime
Hypercar7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Kamui Kobayashi1:30.068
LMP223 United Autosports Oliver Jarvis1:34.258
LMGTE Am54 AF Corse Davide Rigon1:39.074
Source:[7] [8] [9]

Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

ClassTeamTime
1Hypercar7 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:27.794-1
2Hypercar8 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:28.418+0.6242
3Hypercar6 Porsche Penske Motorsport1:28.687+0.8933
4Hypercar5 Porsche Penske Motorsport1:28.717+0.9234
5Hypercar2 Cadillac Racing1:28.770+0.9765
6Hypercar51 Ferrari AF Corse1:28.991+1.1976
7Hypercar50 Ferrari AF Corse1:29.063+1.2697
8Hypercar38 Hertz Team Jota1:29.111+1.3178
9Hypercar99 Proton Competition1:29.338+1.5449
10Hypercar93 Peugeot TotalEnergies1:29.898+2.10410
11Hypercar94 Peugeot TotalEnergies1:31.822+4.02811
12LMP222 United Autosports1:32.182+4.38812
13Hypercar4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team1:32.199+4.40513
14LMP241 Team WRT1:32.273+4.47914
15LMP223 United Autosports1:32.453+4.65915
16LMP228 Jota1:32.778+4.98416
17LMP234 Inter Europol Competition1:32.846+5.05217
18LMP210 Vector Sport1:32.876+5.08218
19LMP231 Team WRT1:32.893+5.09919
20LMP29 Prema Racing1:32.917+5.12320
21LMP236 Alpine Elf Team1:33.027+5.23321
22LMP263 Prema Racing1:33.086+5.29222
23LMP235 Alpine Elf Team1:33.400+5.60623
24LMGTE Am33 Corvette Racing1:38.338+10.54424
25LMGTE Am85 Iron Dames1:38.373+10.57925
26LMGTE Am777 D'Station Racing1:38.875+11.08126
27LMGTE Am98 NorthWest AMR1:38.881+11.08727
28LMGTE Am57 Kessel Racing1:39.011+11.21728
29LMGTE Am83 Richard Mille AF Corse1:39.173+11.37929
30LMGTE Am56 Project 1 – AO1:39.179+11.38530
31LMGTE Am77 Dempsey-Proton Racing1:39.183+11.38931
32LMGTE Am86 GR Racing1:39.202+11.40832
33LMGTE Am54 AF Corse1:39.283+11.48933
34LMGTE Am25 ORT by TF1:39.344+11.55034
35LMGTE Am21 AF Corse1:39.566+11.77235
36LMGTE Am60 Iron Lynx1:40.292+12.49836
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 .

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ClassTeamDriversChassisTyreTime/Retired
Engine
1Hypercar7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López		Toyota GR010 Hybrid2296:01:17.551
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2Hypercar8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Ryo Hirakawa		Toyota GR010 Hybrid229+39.119
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
3Hypercar6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre
André Lotterer
Laurens Vanthoor		Porsche 963229+47.768
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4Hypercar50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco
Miguel Molina
Nicklas Nielsen		Ferrari 499P228+1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
5Hypercar51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado
Antonio Giovinazzi
Alessandro Pier Guidi		Ferrari 499P228+1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
6Hypercar38 Hertz Team Jota António Félix da Costa
Will Stevens
Yifei Ye		Porsche 963228+1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7Hypercar94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Loïc Duval
Gustavo Menezes
Stoffel Vandoorne		Peugeot 9X8228+1 Lap
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
8Hypercar93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen
Paul di Resta
Jean-Éric Vergne		Peugeot 9X8226+3 Laps
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
9Hypercar99 Proton Competition Gianmaria Bruni
Neel Jani
Harry Tincknell		Porsche 963221+8 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
10Hypercar2 Cadillac Racing Earl Bamber
Alex Lynn
Richard Westbrook		Cadillac V-Series.R219+10 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
11LMP241 Team WRT Rui Andrade
Louis Delétraz
Robert Kubica		Oreca 07219+10 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12LMP222 United Autosports Filipe Albuquerque
Philip Hanson
Frederick Lubin		Oreca 07218+11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13LMP231 Team WRT Robin Frijns
Sean Gelael
Ferdinand Habsburg		Oreca 07218+11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14LMP223 United Autosports Ben Hanley
Oliver Jarvis
Josh Pierson		Oreca 07218+11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15LMP236 Alpine Elf Team Julien Canal
Charles Milesi
Matthieu Vaxivière		Oreca 07218+11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16LMP228 Jota Pietro Fittipaldi
David Heinemeier Hansson
Oliver Rasmussen		Oreca 07218+11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17LMP210 Vector Sport Gabriel Aubry
Ryan Cullen
Matthias Kaiser		Oreca 07217+12 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
18LMP29 Prema Racing Juan Manuel Correa
Filip Ugran
Bent Viscaal		Oreca 07217+12 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19LMP234 Inter Europol Competition Albert Costa
Fabio Scherer
Jakub Śmiechowski		Oreca 07217+12 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
20LMP263 Prema Racing Andrea Caldarelli
Daniil Kvyat
Doriane Pin		Oreca 07216+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
21LMP235 Alpine Elf Team Olli Caldwell
André Negrão
Memo Rojas		Oreca 07216+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
22Hypercar4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Esteban Guerrieri
João Paulo de Oliveira
Tristan Vautier		Vanwall Vandervell 680211+18 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
23LMGTE Am54 AF Corse Francesco Castellacci
Thomas Flohr
Davide Rigon		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo210+19 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24LMGTE Am33 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg
Ben Keating
Nicolás Varrone		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R210+19 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
25LMGTE Am57 Kessel Racing Scott Huffaker
Takeshi Kimura
Ritomo Miyata		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo210+19 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26LMGTE Am85 Iron Dames Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting		Porsche 911 RSR-19210+19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27LMGTE Am56 Project 1 – AO Matteo Cairoli
P.J. Hyett
Gunnar Jeannette		Porsche 911 RSR-19210+19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
28LMGTE Am77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Julien Andlauer
Christian Ried
Mikkel O. Pedersen		Porsche 911 RSR-19210+19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
29LMGTE Am98 NorthWest AMR Ian James
Daniel Mancinelli
Alex Riberas		Aston Martin Vantage AMR210+19 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
30LMGTE Am86 GR Racing Ben Barker
Riccardo Pera
Michael Wainwright		Porsche 911 RSR-19210+19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
31LMGTE Am83 Richard Mille AF Corse Luis Pérez Companc
Alessio Rovera
Lilou Wadoux		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo209+20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
32LMGTE Am777 D'Station Racing Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
Casper Stevenson		Aston Martin Vantage AMR209+20 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
33LMGTE Am60 Iron Lynx Matteo Cressoni
Alessio Picariello
Claudio Schiavoni		Porsche 911 RSR-19209+20 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
34LMGTE Am21 AF Corse Kei Cozzolino
Hiroshi Koizumi
Simon Mann		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo208+21 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
35LMGTE Am25 ORT by TF Ahmad Al Harthy
Michael Dinan
Charlie Eastwood		Aston Martin Vantage AMR206+23 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
36Hypercar5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Dane Cameron
Michael Christensen
Frédéric Makowiecki		Porsche 963182+47 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
Source:[11]
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
Goodyear
Michelin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glickenhaus Absent in 36-Car Entry List for 6H Fuji. Lloyd. Daniel. 20 July 2023. 7 September 2023. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media.
  2. Web site: Vandoorne to Sub for Injured Mueller at Fuji. Euwema. Davey. 28 August 2023. 7 September 2023. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media.
  3. Web site: Tom Blomqvist absent from Fuji 6 H. entry list... to contest the IndyCar final?. 27 August 2023. 7 September 2023. Endurance-Info.
  4. Web site: Fuji - A new lineup in the Ferrari no. 21. Mercier. Laurent. 5 August 2023. 7 September 2023. Endurance-Info.
  5. Web site: Ritomo Miyata To Make WEC Debut At 6h Fuji In Place Of Serra. O'Connell. RJ. 5 September 2023. 7 September 2023. Dailysportscar.
  6. Web site: 2023 Fuji - FIA World Endurance Championship. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 September 2023.
  7. Web site: 2023 Fuji FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship. 8 September 2023. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  8. Web site: 2023 Fuji FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship. 8 September 2023. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  9. Web site: 2023 Fuji FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship. 9 September 2023. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  10. Web site: 2023 Fuji qualifying results - FIA World Endurance Championship. 9 September 2023. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  11. Web site: 2023 Fuji race results - FIA World Endurance Championship. 10 September 2023. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

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