# 2024 6 Hours of Fuji

The 2024 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 15 September 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.

## Background

The event was announced on 9 June 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.

## Entry list

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.

## Schedule

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

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.

### Practice 1

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. 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. The session saw one red flag: the No. 95 McLaren stopped at turn 10 after contact with the No. 2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Laurens Vanthoor | 1:30.561 |
| LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | Marino Sato | 1:40.528 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Practice 2

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. 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.
| 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 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Final practice

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. 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. The session was red-flagged after 40 minutes due to curbing issues in turn 1.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Ryō Hirakawa | 1:29.577 |
| LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | François Heriau | 1:40.682 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

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 |
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## Race
### Race results

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

## Official recordings

* Free Practice 3 | 2024 6 Hours of Fuji on YouTube
* Full Qualifying and Hyperpole | 2024 6 Hours of Fuji on YouTube
* Full Race | 2024 6 Hours of Fuji on YouTube