2018 6 Hours of Fuji explained

The 2018 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan on the 12–14 October 2018.Fuji served as the fourth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of the event as part of the championship. The race was won by the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]

ClassTeamAverage Time
1LMP1No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:23.648-1
2LMP1No. 1 Rebellion Racing1:24.359+0.7112
3LMP1No. 3 Rebellion Racing1:24.533+0.8853
4LMP1No. 17 SMP Racing1:24.744+1.0964
5LMP1No. 11 SMP Racing1:25.146+1.4985
6LMP1No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team1:26.579+2.9316
7LMP1No. 10 DragonSpeed1:28.207+4.5597
8LMP2No. 31 DragonSpeed1:28.906+5.2589
9LMP2No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing1:29.203+5.55510
10LMP2No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing1:29.294+5.64611
11LMP2No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut1:29.432+5.78412
12LMP2No. 28 TDS Racing1:30.795+7.14713
13LMP2No. 29 Racing Team Nederland1:31.440+7.79214
14LMP2No. 50 Larbre Compétition1:32.677+9.02915
15LMGTE ProNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing1:36.093+12.44516
16LMGTE ProNo. 82 BMW Team MTEK1:36.275+12.62717
17LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing1:36.362+12.71418
18LMGTE ProNo. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK1:36.453+12.80519
19LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse1:36:542+12.89420
20LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse1:36.544+12.89621
21LMGTE ProNo. 81 BMW Team MTEK1:36.737+13.08922
22LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche GT Team1:36.776+13.12823
23LMGTE ProNo. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK1:36.967+13.31924
24LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche GT Team1:37.109+13.46125
25LMGTE AmNo. 88 DempseyProton Racing1:38.336+14.68826
26LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing1:38.400+14.75227
27LMGTE AmNo. 77 DempseyProton Racing1:38.524+14.87628
28LMGTE AmNo. 56 Team Project 11:38.578+14.93029
29LMGTE AmNo. 90 TF Sport1:38.598+14.95030
30LMGTE AmNo. 61 Clearwater Racing1:39.330+15.68231
31LMGTE AmNo. 86 Gulf Racing UK1:39.355+15.70732
32LMGTE AmNo. 54 Spirit of Race1:39.371+15.72333
33LMGTE AmNo. 70 MR Racing1:39.885+16.23734
34LMP1No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:23.678+0.0308
- All of José María López's lap times were deleted for speeding in the pit lane, resulting in only one driver of the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing being classified as setting a lap time

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 161 laps. Class winners in bold.[2]

ClassTeamDriversChassisTyreTime/Retired
Engine
1LMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid2306:00:21.800
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2LMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Fernando Alonso
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid230+11.440
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
3LMP11 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Bruno Senna
Rebellion R13226+4 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
4LMP111 SMP Racing Mikhail Aleshin
Jenson Button
Vitaly Petrov
BR Engineering BR1219+7 Laps
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
5LMP14 ByKolles Racing Team Tom Dillmann
James Rossiter
Oliver Webb
ENSO CLM P1/01219+11 Laps
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6
6LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing Jazeman Jaafar
Nabil Jeffri
Weiron Tan
Oreca 07217+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
7LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi
Ho-Pin Tung
Oreca 07217+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
8LMP236 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet
Alpine A470217+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9LMP228 TDS Racing Jean-Éric Vergne
François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07216+14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
10LMP250 Larbre Compétition Erwin Creed
Keiko Ihara
Romano Ricci
Ligier JS P217211+19 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
11LMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR207+23 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
12LMGTE
Pro
82 BMW Team MTEK Tom Blomqvist
António Félix da Costa
BMW M8 GTE207+23 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
13LMGTE
Pro
67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Ford GT207+23 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
14LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo207+23 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
15LMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR207+23 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6
16LMGTE
Pro
95 Aston Martin Racing Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR206+24 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
17LMGTE
Pro
81 BMW Team MTEK Nicky Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk
BMW M8 GTE206+24 Laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
18LMGTE
Pro
66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Ford GT206+24 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
19LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR206+24 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
20LMP231 DragonSpeed Anthony Davidson
Roberto Gonzalez
Pastor Maldonado
Oreca 07205+25 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
21LMP229 Racing Team Nederland
Giedo van der Garde
Nyck de Vries
Dallara P217204+26 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
22LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Sam Bird
Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE202+28 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23LMGTE
Am
56 Team Project 1 Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSR201+29 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
24LMGTE
Am
90 TF Sport Jonathan Adam
Charlie Eastwood
Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin Vantage GTE201+29 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
25LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE201+29 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
26LMGTE
Am
86 Gulf Racing UK Ben Barker
Thomas Preining
Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR201+29 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
27LMGTE
Am
54 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE200+30 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28LMGTE
Am
61 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Keita Sawa
Weng Sun Mok
Ferrari 488 GTE200+30 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
DNFLMP110 DragonSpeed James Allen
Ben Hanley
BR Engineering BR1179Mechanical
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
DNFLMP117 SMP Racing Matevos Isaakyan
Egor Orudzhev
Stéphane Sarrazin
BR Engineering BR1132Mechanical
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
DNFLMP13 Rebellion Racing Mathias Beche
Gustavo Menezes
Thomas Laurent
Rebellion R1323Accident
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
DNFLMGTE
Am
70 MR Racing Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE14Puncture
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
DSQLMGTE
Am
88 Dempsey - Proton Racing Matteo Cairoli
Satoshi Hoshino
Gianluca Roda
Porsche 911 RSR201Disqualified
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
DSQLMGTE
Am
77 Dempsey - Proton Racing Julien Andlauer
Matt Campbell
Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR176Disqualified
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6

Standings after the race

2018–2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship[3]
+/–DriverPoints
1 Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Sébastien Buemi
84
2 1 Kamui Kobayashi
Mike Conway
José María López
71
3 1 Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes
Mathias Beche
63
4 Neel Jani
André Lotterer
51
5 2 Jazeman Jaafar
Weiron Tan
Nabil Jeffri
34
2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship[4]
+/–TeamPoints
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing92
2 Rebellion Racing78
3 SMP Racing37
4 ByKolles Racing Team22
5 CEFC TRSM Racing1
6 DragonSpeed0.5
2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship[5]
+/–DriverPoints
1 Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
96
2 Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
61
3 1 James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
55.5
4 1 Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz
50
5 2 Billy Johnson48
2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship[6]
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 Porsche148
2 Ford96
3 Ferrari84
4 Aston Martin57
5 BMW51

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 6 Hours of Fuji Qualifying Results. 13 October 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 20 November 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018 6 Hours of Fuji Race Results. 14 October 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042656/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/08_2018/04_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/246_FIA%20WEC/201810141100_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF. 6 March 2019. 20 November 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: 2018-19 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship. 14 October 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 21 November 2018.
  4. Web site: 2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship. 14 October 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/08_2018/04_FUJI%20SPEEDWAY/246_FIA%20WEC/Championships/2018_LMP1_WORLD_ENDURANCE_CHAMPIONSHIP_AFTER_FUJI.pdff. 14 October 2018. live. 21 November 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship. 14 October 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 21 November 2018.
  6. Web site: 2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship. 14 October 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 21 November 2018.