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2024 6 Hours of Fuji

The 2024 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sportscar racing event held on September 15, 2024, as the seventh of eight rounds of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the eleventh running of the event in its current format in the World Endurance Championship.

Japan 2024 6 Hours of Fuji
Event information
Round 7 of 8 in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date15 September 2024
LocationOyama, Shizuoka
VenueFuji Speedway
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed213
Distance (km)971.612
Distance (miles)603.732
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:28.901
TeamUnited States Cadillac Racing
Winners
TeamGermany Porsche Penske Motorsport
DriversFrance Kévin Estre
Germany André Lotterer
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
LMGT3
Winners
TeamItaly Vista AF Corse
DriversItaly Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Davide Rigon

Background

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The event was announced on June 9, 2023, during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, with the race being held in every WEC season, except the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[1]

Entry list

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36 cars entered the race: 18 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. The only changes from the Lone Star Le Mans entry list are Jules Gounon replacing Paul-Loup Chatin in the No. 35 Alpine, and Christian Ried replacing Ben Keating in the No. 88 Ford.[2][3]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: JST) Event
Friday, 13 September 11:00 Free Practice 1
15:30 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 14 September 10:20 Free Practice 3
14:20 Qualifying - LMGT3
14:40 Hyperpole - LMGT3
15:00 Qualifying - Hypercar
15:20 Hyperpole - Hypercar
Sunday, 15 September 11:00 Race
Source:[4]

Practice

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Three practice session were held: two were held on Friday, and one was held on Saturday. The sessions on Friday morning and Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning lasted 40 minutes, after being scheduled to last 60 minutes.[4]

Practice 1

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The first practice session started at 11:00 JST on Friday. Laurens Vanthoor topped the sheets with a lap time of 1 minute, 30.561 seconds in his No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche, 0.010 seconds quicker than second-placed Ryō Hirakawa in the No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota. Antonio Fuoco rounded out the top three in the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari, 0.543 seconds behind Vanthoor.[5] Marino Sato was quickest in his No. 95 United Autosports McLaren in LMGT3, with a lap time of 1:40.528. Alessio Rovera set an identical fastest lap time in the No. 55 Vista AF Corse Ferrari, with Davide Rigon in the sister No. 54 Ferrari 0.265 seconds behind both Sato and Rovera.[6] The session saw one red flag: the No. 95 McLaren stopped at turn 10 after contact with the No. 2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac.[6]

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Laurens Vanthoor 1:30.561
LMGT3 95   United Autosports   Marino Sato 1:40.528
Source:[7][8]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 2

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The second practice session started at 15:30 JST on Friday, with Dries Vanthoor quickest in the No. 15 BMW M Team WRT BMW: he set a lap of 1 minute, 29.577 seconds. Vanthoor's lap was 0.009 seconds quicker than that of Matt Campbell in the No. 5 Porsche, with Alex Lynn claiming third place in the No. 2 Cadillac.[9] LMGT3 was topped by Rovera in the No. 55 Ferrari, with a lap time of 1:40.682. Hiroshi Koizumi was second in the No. 82 TF Sport Corvette, 0.169 seconds slower. The top three was rounded out by Franck Perera in the No. 60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini.[10]

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 15   BMW M Team WRT   Dries Vanthoor 1:29.577
LMGT3 55   Vista AF Corse   Alessio Rovera 1:40.682
Source:[11][12]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Final practice

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The third and final practice session started at 10:20 JST on Saturday. Hirakawa topped the timing sheets in the No. 8 Toyota with a lap time of 1:29.621. Lynn was second in the No. 2 Cadillac, 0.086 seconds slower, with Fuoco rounding out the top three in the No. 50 Ferrari.[13] François Heriau topped the LMGT3 cars in the No. 55 Ferrari, with a lap of 1 minute, 41.206 seconds. Rigon was in second in the sister Ferrari, 0.107 seconds slower, with Arnold Robin rounding out the top three.[14] The session was red-flagged after 40 minutes due to curbing issues in turn 1.[14]

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 15   BMW M Team WRT   Dries Vanthoor 1:29.577
LMGT3 55   Vista AF Corse   Alessio Rovera 1:40.682
Source:[15][16]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

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Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Entrant Qualifying Hyperpole Grid
1 Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing 1:29.090 1:28.901 1
2 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:29.513 1:28.942 2
3 Hypercar 15   BMW M Team WRT 1:29.505 1:29.059 3
4 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:29.423 1:29.065 4
5 Hypercar 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:29.256 1:29.152 5
6 Hypercar 35   Alpine Endurance Team 1:29.402 1:29.154 6
7 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse 1:29.510 1:29.196 7
8 Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:29.591 1:29.223 8
9 Hypercar 63   Lamborghini Iron Lynx 1:29.721 1:29.582 9
10 Hypercar 99   Proton Competition 1:29.399 1:29.589 10
11 Hypercar 20   BMW M Team WRT 1:29.724 11
12 Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse 1:29.772 12
13 Hypercar 83   AF Corse 1:29.829 13
14 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:29.883 14
15 Hypercar 36   Alpine Endurance Team 1:30.028 15
16 Hypercar 12   Hertz Team Jota 1:30.072 16
17 Hypercar 38   Hertz Team Jota 1:30.092 17
18 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:30.157 18
19 LMGT3 55   Vista AF Corse 1:40.932 1:40.893 19
20 LMGT3 81   TF Sport 1:41.110 1:40.975 20
21 LMGT3 95   United Autosports 1:41.332 1:41.120 21
22 LMGT3 85   Iron Dames 1:41.189 1:41.265 22
23 LMGT3 59   United Autosports 1:41.619 1:41.293 23
24 LMGT3 78   Akkodis ASP Team 1:41.527 1:41.308 24
25 LMGT3 82   TF Sport 1:41.267 1:41.310 25
26 LMGT3 27   Heart of Racing Team 1:41.426 1:41.397 26
27 LMGT3 54   Vista AF Corse 1:41.483 1:41.608 27
28 LMGT3 77   Proton Competition 1:41.440 1:41.719 28
29 LMGT3 87   Akkodis ASP Team 1:41.850 29
30 LMGT3 46   Team WRT 1:41.866 30
31 LMGT3 777   D'station Racing 1:41.908 31
32 LMGT3 92   Manthey PureRxcing 1:41.935 32
33 LMGT3 91   Manthey EMA 1:41.999 33
34 LMGT3 31   Team WRT 1:42.013 34
35 LMGT3 88   Proton Competition 1:42.502 35
36 LMGT3 60   Iron Lynx 1:43.417 36
Source:[17]

Race

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Race results

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 149 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Kévin Estre
  André Lotterer
  Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 963 M 213 6:00:32.196‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
2 Hypercar 15   BMW M Team WRT   Raffaele Marciello
  Dries Vanthoor
  Marco Wittmann 		BMW M Hybrid V8 M 213 +16.601
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
3 Hypercar 36   Alpine Endurance Team   Nicolas Lapierre
  Mick Schumacher
  Matthieu Vaxivière 		Alpine A424 M 213 +42.321
Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6
4 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Mikkel Jensen
  Nico Müller
  Jean-Éric Vergne 		Peugeot 9X8 M 213 +45.846
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
5 Hypercar 12   Hertz Team Jota   Callum Ilott
  Norman Nato
  Will Stevens 		Porsche 963 M 213 +49.689
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
6 Hypercar 38   Hertz Team Jota   Jenson Button
  Phil Hanson
  Oliver Rasmussen 		Porsche 963 M 213 +51.916
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7 Hypercar 35   Alpine Endurance Team   Jules Gounon
  Ferdinand Habsburg
  Charles Milesi 		Alpine A424 M 213 +54.316
Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6
8 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Paul di Resta
  Loïc Duval
  Stoffel Vandoorne 		Peugeot 9X8 M 213 +54.324
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
9 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse   Antonio Fuoco
  Miguel Molina
  Nicklas Nielsen 		Ferrari 499P M 213 +57.874
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
10 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Sébastien Buemi
  Brendon Hartley
  Ryo Hirakawa 		Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 213 +58.879
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
11 Hypercar 99   Proton Competition   Julien Andlauer
  Neel Jani
  Harry Tincknell 		Porsche 963 M 212 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
12 Hypercar 83   AF Corse   Robert Kubica
  Robert Shwartzman
  Yifei Ye 		Ferrari 499P M 211 +2 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
13 LMGT3 54   Vista AF Corse   Francesco Castellacci
  Thomas Flohr
  Davide Rigon 		Ferrari 296 GT3 G 194 +19 Laps‡
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
14 LMGT3 92   Manthey PureRxcing   Klaus Bachler
  Alex Malykhin
  Joel Sturm 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 194 +19 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
15 LMGT3 46   Team WRT   Ahmad Al Harthy
  Maxime Martin
  Valentino Rossi 		BMW M4 GT3 G 194 +19 Laps
BMW P58 L Turbo I6
16 LMGT3 81   TF Sport   Rui Andrade
  Charlie Eastwood
  Tom van Rompuy 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 194 +19 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
17 LMGT3 85   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 G 194 +19 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
18 LMGT3 55   Vista AF Corse   François Hériau
  Simon Mann
  Alessio Rovera 		Ferrari 296 GT3 G 194 +19 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
19 LMGT3 777   D'station Racing   Erwan Bastard
  Clément Mateu
  Marco Sørensen 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 194 +19 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
20 LMGT3 59   United Autosports   Nicolas Costa
  James Cottingham
  Grégoire Saucy 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 194 +19 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 LMGT3 27   Heart of Racing Team   Ian James
  Daniel Mancinelli
  Alex Riberas 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 194 +19 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
22 LMGT3 31   Team WRT   Augusto Farfus
  Sean Gelael
  Darren Leung 		BMW M4 GT3 G 194 +19 Laps
BMW P58 L Turbo I6
23 LMGT3 78   Akkodis ASP Team   Kelvin van der Linde
  Arnold Robin
  Clemens Schmid 		Lexus RC F GT3 G 194 +19 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
24 LMGT3 87   Akkodis ASP Team   Takeshi Kimura
  José María López
  Esteban Masson 		Lexus RC F GT3 G 194 +19 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
25 LMGT3 60   Iron Lynx   Matteo Cressoni
  Franck Perera
  Claudio Schiavoni 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 G 193 +20 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
26 LMGT3 91   Manthey EMA   Richard Lietz
  Morris Schuring
  Yasser Shahin 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 193 +20 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
27 LMGT3 77   Proton Competition   Ben Barker
  Ryan Hardwick
  Zacharie Robichon 		Ford Mustang GT3 G 193 +20 Laps[R 1]
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
28 LMGT3 88   Proton Competition   Dennis Olsen
  Mikkel O. Pedersen
  Christian Ried 		Ford Mustang GT3 G 192 +21 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
29 LMGT3 95   United Autosports   Josh Caygill
  Nico Pino
  Marino Sato 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 191 +22 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
DNF Hypercar 20   BMW M Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  René Rast
  Sheldon van der Linde 		BMW M Hybrid V8 M 202 Retired
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
DNF Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing   Earl Bamber
  Alex Lynn
 Cadillac V-Series.R M 193 Collision damage
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
DNF Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse   James Calado
  Antonio Giovinazzi
  Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 499P M 168 Retired
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
DNF LMGT3 82   TF Sport   Sébastien Baud
  Daniel Juncadella
  Hiroshi Koizumi 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 164 Collision damage
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
DNF Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  Nyck de Vries 		Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 163 Collision damage
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
DNF Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Matt Campbell
  Michael Christensen
  Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 963 M 163 Collision damage
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
DNF Hypercar 63   Lamborghini Iron Lynx   Mirko Bortolotti
  Daniil Kvyat
  Edoardo Mortara 		Lamborghini SC63 M 146 Gearbox
Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
Source:[19]
  1. ^ The No. 77 Proton Competition Ford received a 1-minute time penalty due to a pitlane infringement. Their final finishing position was unaffected.[18]

References

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