# 6 uur van Fuji 2023

De 6 uur van Fuji 2023 was de zesde race van het FIA World Endurance Championship-seizoen 2023. De race werd verreden op 10 september 2023 op de Fuji Speedway nabij Oyama, Japan.
De race werd gewonnen door de Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 van Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi en José María López. De LMP2-klasse werd gewonnen door de Team WRT #41 van Rui Andrade, Louis Delétraz en Robert Kubica. De LMGTE Am-klasse werd gewonnen door de AF Corse #54 van Francesco Castellacci, Thomas Flohr en Davide Rigon.

## Inschrijvingen

Er waren 36 auto's ingeschreven voor de race, bestaande uit twaalf in de Hypercar-klasse, elf in de LMP2-klasse en dertien in de LMGTE Am-klasse. In de Hypercar-klasse was de #708 Glickenhaus Racing afwezig. In de #94 Peugeot TotalEnergies werd Nico Müller vervangen door Stoffel Vandoorne, aangezien Müller een sleutelbeenblessure had opgelopen.
In de LMP2-klasse keerde Juan Manuel Correa terug in de #9 Prema Racing in plaats van Andrea Caldarelli, die op zijn beurt Mathias Beche verving in de #63 Prema Racing. In de #22 United Autosports keerde Filipe Albuquerque terug in plaats van Ben Hanley, die op zijn beurt Giedo van der Garde verving in de #23 United Autosports.
In de LMGTE Am-klasse vonden twee rijderswissels plaats in de #21 AF Corse. Ulysse de Pauw en Julien Piguet werden vervangen door Kei Cozzolino en Hiroshi Koizumi. In de #56 Project 1 - AO keerden P. J. Hyett en Gunnar Jeannette terug in plaats van Guilherme Oliveira en Efrin Castro na een race in de Noord-Amerikaanse Porsche Carrera Cup. In de #57 Kessel Racing werd Cozzolino vervangen door Ritomo Miyata, aangezien de vaste coureur Daniel Serra geen toegang tot Japan kon krijgen. De #98 NorthWest AMR keerde terug na een race afwezigheid.

## Kwalificatie

Tijden vetgedrukt betekent de snelste tijd in die klasse.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Tijd | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:27.794 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:28.418 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:28.687 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:28.717 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | 1:28.770 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari – AF Corse | 1:28.991 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari – AF Corse | 1:29.063 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:29.111 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | 1:29.338 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:29.898 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:31.822 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | 1:32.182 | 12 |
| 13 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | 1:32.199 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | 1:32.273 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | 1:32.453 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | 1:32.778 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:32.846 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | 1:32.876 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:32.893 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | 1:32.917 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 1:33.027 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | 1:33.086 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | 1:33.400 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | 1:38.338 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | 1:38.373 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 1:38.875 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 98 | NorthWest AMR | 1:38.881 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 1:39.011 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | 1:39.173 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | 1:39.179 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:39.183 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 1:39.202 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 1:39.283 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | 1:39.344 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | 1:39.566 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 1:40.292 | 36 |

## Uitslag

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt; Hypercar is rood, LMP2 is blauw en LMGTE Am is oranje.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Banden | Ronden | Tijd/Reden |
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Motor | Banden | Ronden | Tijd/Reden |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 229 | 6:01:17.551 |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 229 | 6:01:17.551 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 229 | +39.119 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 229 | +39.119 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | M | 229 | +47.768 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 229 | +47.768 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 4 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 5 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499P | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 5 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 6 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Ye Yifei | Porsche 963 | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 6 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Ye Yifei | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 7 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 7 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 228 | +1 ronde |
| 8 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Mikkel Jensen Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 226 | +3 ronden |
| 8 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Mikkel Jensen Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 226 | +3 ronden |
| 9 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 963 | M | 221 | +8 ronden |
| 9 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 221 | +8 ronden |
| 10 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 219 | +10 ronden |
| 10 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 219 | +10 ronden |
| 11 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 219 | +10 ronden |
| 11 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 219 | +10 ronden |
| 12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Oreca 07 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 13 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Oreca 07 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 13 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 14 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Ben Hanley Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Oreca 07 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 14 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Ben Hanley Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 15 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 15 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 16 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 16 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 218 | +11 ronden |
| 17 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Oreca 07 | G | 217 | +12 ronden |
| 17 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 217 | +12 ronden |
| 18 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Juan Manuel Correa Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 217 | +12 ronden |
| 18 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Juan Manuel Correa Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 217 | +12 ronden |
| 19 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Oreca 07 | G | 217 | +12 ronden |
| 19 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 217 | +12 ronden |
| 20 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Daniil Kvjat Doriane Pin | Oreca 07 | G | 216 | +13 ronden |
| 20 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Daniil Kvjat Doriane Pin | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 216 | +13 ronden |
| 21 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | G | 216 | +13 ronden |
| 21 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 216 | +13 ronden |
| 22 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | João Paulo de Oliveira Esteban Guerrieri Tristan Vautier | Vanwall Vandervell 680 | M | 211 | +18 ronden |
| 22 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | João Paulo de Oliveira Esteban Guerrieri Tristan Vautier | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 211 | +18 ronden |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nick Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nick Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura Ritomo Miyata | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura Ritomo Miyata | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 - AO | Matteo Cairoli P.J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 - AO | Matteo Cairoli P.J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | NorthWest AMR | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | NorthWest AMR | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 210 | +19 ronden |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 209 | +20 ronden |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 209 | +20 ronden |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 209 | +20 ronden |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 209 | +20 ronden |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 209 | +20 ronden |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 209 | +20 ronden |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Kei Cozzolino Hiroshi Koizumi Simon Mann | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 208 | +21 ronden |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Kei Cozzolino Hiroshi Koizumi Simon Mann | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 208 | +21 ronden |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 206 | +23 ronden |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 206 | +23 ronden |
| 36 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | M | 182 | +47 ronden |
| 36 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +47 ronden |

## Tussenstanden na wedstrijd
### Hypercar (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | 133 |
| 2 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | 118 |
| 3 | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | 102 |
| 4 | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | 97 |
| 5 | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | 72 |

### Hypercar (constructeurs)

| Pos | Constructeur | Punten |
| 1 | Toyota | 178 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 138 |
| 3 | Porsche | 81 |
| 4 | Cadillac | 76 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 58 |

### Hypercar (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Constructeur | Punten |
| 1 | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 125 |
| 2 | 99 | Proton Competition | 18 |

### LMP2 (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | 135 |
| 2 | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | 102 |
| 3 | Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | 101 |
| 4 | Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | 85 |
| 5 | Filipe Albuquerque | 75 |

### LMP2 (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 41 | Team WRT | 135 |
| 2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 102 |
| 3 | 22 | United Autosports | 101 |
| 4 | 23 | United Autosports | 85 |
| 5 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 74 |

### LMGTE Am (coureurs)

| Pos | Coureur | Punten |
| 1 | Nick Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | 164 |
| 2 | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | 79 |
| 3 | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | 73 |
| 4 | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | 68 |
| 5 | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | 65 |

### LMGTE Am (teams)

| Pos | Nr | Team | Punten |
| 1 | 33 | Corvette Racing | 164 |
| 2 | 85 | Iron Dames | 79 |
| 3 | 54 | AF Corse | 73 |
| 4 | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 68 |
| 5 | 25 | ORT by TF | 65 |
* 1 2 3 4 De #38 Hertz Team Jota, de #57 Kessel Racing, de #93 Peugeot TotalEnergies en de #777 D'Station Racing kregen na afloop van de race een tijdstraf van tien seconden omdat zij tijdens een full course yellow te langzaam hun snelheid naar 80 km/h hadden teruggebracht.
* ↑ De #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport kreeg na afloop van de race een straf van drie ronden en 55,067 seconden omdat coureur Frédéric Makowiecki te kort achter het stuur van de auto had gezeten.