2025 6 Hours of Fuji

2025 6 Hours of Fuji
Event information
Round 7 of 8 in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date28 September 2025
LocationOyama, Shizuoka
VenueFuji Speedway
Duration6 Hours
Results
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:28.236
Team Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
Winners
Team Alpine Endurance Team
Drivers Paul-Loup Chatin
Ferdinand Habsburg
Charles Milesi
LMGT3
Winners
Team TF Sport
Drivers Rui Andrade
Charlie Eastwood
Tom van Rompuy

The 2025 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 28 September 2025, as the seventh of eight rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the twelfth running of the event in its current format in the World Endurance Championship and the 100th race of the championship overall since its inaugural race at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2012.[1]

Entry list

36 cars entered the race: 18 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3.[2]

Schedule

Date Time (local: JST) Event
Friday, 26 September 10:15 Free Practice 1
14:30 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 27 September 09:50 Free Practice 3
14:20 Qualifying - LMGT3
14:40 Hyperpole - LMGT3
15:00 Qualifying - Hypercar
15:20 Hyperpole - Hypercar
Sunday, 28 September 11:00 Race
Source:[3]

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, while the Saturday session 60 minutes.

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Entrant Qualifying Hyperpole Grid
1 Hypercar 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota 1:29.082 1:28.236 1
2 Hypercar 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota 1:29.332 1:28.675 2
3 Hypercar 009 Aston Martin THOR Team 1:28.935 1:28.705 3
4 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:28.989 1:28.716 4
5 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT 1:29.392 1:28.854 5
6 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse 1:29.300 1:28.945 6
7 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:29.183 1:29.031 7
8 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:29.252 1:29.071 8
9 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team 1:29.297 1:29.080 9
10 Hypercar 83 AF Corse 1:29.330 1:29.245 10
11 Hypercar 007 Aston Martin THOR Team 1:29.424 11
12 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:29.426 12
13 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT 1:29.478 13
14 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:29.495 14
15 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse 1:29.506 15
16 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team 1:29.832 16
17 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:29.920 17
18 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition 1:30.085 18
19 LMGT3 10 Racing Spirit of Léman 1:41.234 1:39.981 19
20 LMGT3 95 United Autosports 1:40.918 1:40.011 20
21 LMGT3 59 United Autosports 1:40.469 1:40.013 21
22 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team 1:41.154 1:40.387 22
23 LMGT3 92 Manthey 1st Phorm 1:41.210 1:40.414 23
24 LMGT3 33 TF Sport 1:41.024 1:40.426 24
25 LMGT3 81 TF Sport 1:40.952 1:40.490 25
26 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse 1:41.375 1:40.600 26
27 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition 1:41.269 1:40.708 27
28 LMGT3 21 Vista AF Corse 1:41.221 1:40.819 28
29 LMGT3 46 Team WRT 1:41.436 29
30 LMGT3 61 Iron Lynx 1:41.611 30
31 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team 1:41.626 31
33 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team 1:41.886 33
32 LMGT3 31 The Bend Team WRT 1:41.788 32
34 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx 1:41.963 34
35 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames 1:42.284 35
36 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition No time 36
Source:[4][5]

Race

The race started at 11:00 JST on Sunday, and ran for six hours.[3]

Race results

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team Paul-Loup Chatin
Ferdinand Habsburg
Charles Milesi
Alpine A424 M 202 6:00:38.167‡
Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen
Paul di Resta
Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 202 +7.682
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre
Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 202 +8.167
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet
Julien Andlauer
Michael Christensen
Porsche 963 M 202 +16.083
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
5 Hypercar 009 Aston Martin THOR Team Alex Riberas
Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin Valkyrie M 202 +39.761
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
6 Hypercar 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Alex Lynn
Norman Nato
Will Stevens
Cadillac V-Series.R M 202 +43.567
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
7 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Kamui Kobayashi
Nyck de Vries
José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 202 +45.031
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
8 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT Robin Frijns
René Rast
Sheldon van der Linde
BMW M Hybrid V8 M 202 +50.362
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
9 Hypercar 83 AF Corse Phil Hanson
Robert Kubica
Yifei Ye
Ferrari 499P M 202 +58.989
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
10 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Loïc Duval
Malthe Jakobsen
Stoffel Vandoorne
Peugeot 9X8 M 202 +1:11.542
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
11 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition Neel Jani
Nico Pino
Nicolás Varrone
Porsche 963 M 202 +1:14.826
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
12 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco
Miguel Molina
Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 202 +2:08.878
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
13 Hypercar 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Earl Bamber
Sébastien Bourdais
Jenson Button
Cadillac V-Series.R M 201 +1 Lap
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
14 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team Jules Gounon
Frédéric Makowiecki
Mick Schumacher
Alpine A424 M 201 +1 Lap
Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6
15 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado
Antonio Giovinazzi
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 201 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
16 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Ryō Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 200 +2 laps
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
17 LMGT3 81 TF Sport Rui Andrade
Charlie Eastwood
Tom van Rompuy
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 185 +17 Laps‡
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
18 LMGT3 21 Vista AF Corse François Heriau
Simon Mann
Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 296 GT3 G 185 +17 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
19 LMGT3 31 The Bend Team WRT Timur Boguslavskiy
Augusto Farfus
Yasser Shahin
BMW M4 GT3 G 185 +17 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
20 LMGT3 46 Team WRT Ahmad Al Harthy
Valentino Rossi
Kelvin van der Linde
BMW M4 GT3 G 185 +17 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
21 LMGT3 92 Manthey 1st Phorm Ryan Hardwick
Richard Lietz
Riccardo Pera
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 185 +17 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
22 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse Francesco Castellacci
Thomas Flohr
Davide Rigon
Ferrari 296 GT3 G 185 +17 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
23 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team Mattia Drudi
Ian James
Zacharie Robichon
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 184 +18 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
24 LMGT3 61 Iron Lynx Martin Berry
Lin Hodenius
Maxime Martin
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo G 184 +18 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
25 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team Ben Barnicoat
Finn Gehrsitz
Arnold Robin
Lexus RC F GT3 G 184 +18 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
26 LMGT3 95 United Autosports Sean Gelael
Darren Leung
Marino Sato
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 184 +18 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
27 LMGT3 33 TF Sport Jonny Edgar
Daniel Juncadella
Ben Keating
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 184 +18 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
28 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition Ben Barker
Bernardo Sousa
Ben Tuck
Ford Mustang GT3 G 184 +18 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
29 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
Célia Martin
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 184 +18 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
30 LMGT3 59 United Autosports Sébastien Baud
James Cottingham
Grégoire Saucy
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 184 +18 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
31 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team Jack Hawksworth
Clemens Schmid
Răzvan Umbrărescu
Lexus RC F GT3 G 184 +18 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
32 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx Andrew Gilbert
Lorcan Hanafin
Fran Rueda
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo G 183 +19 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
33 LMGT3 10 Racing Spirit of Léman Eduardo Barrichello
Valentin Hasse-Clot
Derek DeBoer
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 183 +19 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGT3 88 Proton Competition Stefano Gattuso
Giammarco Levorato
Dennis Olsen
Ford Mustang GT3 G 143 Collision damage
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
Ret Hypercar 007 Aston Martin THOR Team Tom Gamble
Harry Tincknell
Aston Martin Valkyrie M 113 Collision
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
Ret Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT Kevin Magnussen
Raffaele Marciello
Dries Vanthoor
BMW M Hybrid V8 M 68 Accident
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[6]

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