# 2018 6 Hours of Fuji

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.
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:23.648 | - | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 1 Rebellion Racing | 1:24.359 | +0.711 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 3 Rebellion Racing | 1:24.533 | +0.885 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 17 SMP Racing | 1:24.744 | +1.096 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 11 SMP Racing | 1:25.146 | +1.498 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team | 1:26.579 | +2.931 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 10 DragonSpeed | 1:28.207 | +4.559 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 31 DragonSpeed | 1:28.906 | +5.258 | 9 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:29.203 | +5.555 | 10 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:29.294 | +5.646 | 11 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | 1:29.432 | +5.784 | 12 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 28 TDS Racing | 1:30.795 | +7.147 | 13 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 29 Racing Team Nederland | 1:31.440 | +7.792 | 14 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 1:32.677 | +9.029 | 15 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 1:36.093 | +12.445 | 16 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 82 BMW Team MTEK | 1:36.275 | +12.627 | 17 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 1:36.362 | +12.714 | 18 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:36.453 | +12.805 | 19 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 1:36:542 | +12.894 | 20 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 1:36.544 | +12.896 | 21 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 81 BMW Team MTEK | 1:36.737 | +13.089 | 22 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | 1:36.776 | +13.128 | 23 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:36.967 | +13.319 | 24 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | 1:37.109 | +13.461 | 25 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 88 Dempsey – Proton Racing | 1:38.336 | +14.688 | 26 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 1:38.400 | +14.752 | 27 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 77 Dempsey – Proton Racing | 1:38.524 | +14.876 | 28 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 56 Team Project 1 | 1:38.578 | +14.930 | 29 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | No. 90 TF Sport | 1:38.598 | +14.950 | 30 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | No. 61 Clearwater Racing | 1:39.330 | +15.682 | 31 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | No. 86 Gulf Racing UK | 1:39.355 | +15.707 | 32 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | No. 54 Spirit of Race | 1:39.371 | +15.723 | 33 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | No. 70 MR Racing | 1:39.885 | +16.237 | 34 |
| 34 | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:23.678 | +0.030 | 8 |
^1 - 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.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 230 | 6:00:21.800 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 230 | 6:00:21.800 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 230 | +11.440 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 230 | +11.440 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani André Lotterer Bruno Senna | Rebellion R13 | M | 226 | +4 Laps |
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani André Lotterer Bruno Senna | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 226 | +4 Laps |
| 4 | LMP1 | 11 | SMP Racing | Mikhail Aleshin Jenson Button Vitaly Petrov | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 219 | +7 Laps |
| 4 | LMP1 | 11 | SMP Racing | Mikhail Aleshin Jenson Button Vitaly Petrov | AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 219 | +7 Laps |
| 5 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Tom Dillmann James Rossiter Oliver Webb | ENSO CLM P1/01 | M | 219 | +11 Laps |
| 5 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Tom Dillmann James Rossiter Oliver Webb | Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 219 | +11 Laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan | Oreca 07 | D | 217 | +13 Laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 217 | +13 Laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi Ho-Pin Tung | Oreca 07 | D | 217 | +13 Laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi Ho-Pin Tung | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 217 | +13 Laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Alpine A470 | D | 217 | +13 Laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 217 | +13 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing | Jean-Éric Vergne François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | D | 216 | +14 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing | Jean-Éric Vergne François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 216 | +14 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Erwin Creed Keiko Ihara Romano Ricci | Ligier JS P217 | M | 211 | +19 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Erwin Creed Keiko Ihara Romano Ricci | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 211 | +19 Laps |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | 82 | BMW Team MTEK | Tom Blomqvist António Félix da Costa | BMW M8 GTE | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | 82 | BMW Team MTEK | Tom Blomqvist António Félix da Costa | BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell | Ford GT | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell | Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6 | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6 | M | 207 | +23 Laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 81 | BMW Team MTEK | Nicky Catsburg Martin Tomczyk | BMW M8 GTE | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 81 | BMW Team MTEK | Nicky Catsburg Martin Tomczyk | BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla | Ford GT | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla | Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6 | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin | Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 206 | +24 Laps |
| 20 | LMP2 | 31 | DragonSpeed | Anthony Davidson Roberto Gonzalez Pastor Maldonado | Oreca 07 | M | 205 | +25 Laps |
| 20 | LMP2 | 31 | DragonSpeed | Anthony Davidson Roberto Gonzalez Pastor Maldonado | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 205 | +25 Laps |
| 21 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries | Dallara P217 | M | 204 | +26 Laps |
| 21 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 204 | +26 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 202 | +28 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Davide Rigon | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 202 | +28 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Ben Barker Thomas Preining Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Ben Barker Thomas Preining Michael Wainwright | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 201 | +29 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 54 | Spirit of Race | Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 200 | +30 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 54 | Spirit of Race | Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 200 | +30 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Matt Griffin Keita Sawa Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 200 | +30 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Matt Griffin Keita Sawa Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 200 | +30 Laps |
| DNF | LMP1 | 10 | DragonSpeed | James Allen Ben Hanley | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 179 | Mechanical |
| DNF | LMP1 | 10 | DragonSpeed | James Allen Ben Hanley | Gibson GL458 4.5L V8 | M | 179 | Mechanical |
| DNF | LMP1 | 17 | SMP Racing | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Stéphane Sarrazin | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 132 | Mechanical |
| DNF | LMP1 | 17 | SMP Racing | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Stéphane Sarrazin | AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 132 | Mechanical |
| DNF | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Gustavo Menezes Thomas Laurent | Rebellion R13 | M | 23 | Accident |
| DNF | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Gustavo Menezes Thomas Laurent | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 23 | Accident |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III Motoaki Ishikawa | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 14 | Puncture |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III Motoaki Ishikawa | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 14 | Puncture |
| DSQ | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey - Proton Racing | Matteo Cairoli Satoshi Hoshino Gianluca Roda | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 201 | Disqualified |
| DSQ | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey - Proton Racing | Matteo Cairoli Satoshi Hoshino Gianluca Roda | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 201 | Disqualified |
| DSQ | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey - Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 176 | Disqualified |
| DSQ | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey - Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 176 | Disqualified |
* 1 2 Following the 6 Hours of Fuji, Dempsey-Proton Racing was penalized for exceeding the minimum refueling time during pit stops. Upon further investigation, the FIA data loggers for the team's cars were found to have been altered to manipulate the refueling times for the cars for at least two races. The team failed to disclose their consultant who tampered with the loggers, therefore the FIA, disqualified both cars from the 6 Hours of Fuji and nullified all points earned by the team prior to the Shanghai round, including manufacturer points the team had scored for Porsche.

## Standings after the race

| Pos. | +/– | Driver | Points |
| 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 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 92 |
| 2 | Rebellion Racing | 78 |
| 3 | SMP Racing | 37 |
| 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | 22 |
| 5 | CEFC TRSM Racing | 1 |
| 6 | DragonSpeed | 0.5 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
| Pos. | +/– | Driver | Points |
| 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 Johnson | 48 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Porsche | 148 |
| 2 | Ford | 96 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 84 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | 57 |
| 5 | BMW | 51 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.