WEC - Mont Fuji awaits the Teams and Drivers
WEC - 2016 6 Hours of Fuji - Preview
Lap distance: 4.563 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: Oyama-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 410-1308, Japan
Website : http://www.fsw.tv/english/
Other Races: Ferrari Challenge
Press officer: Naoki Tokuyama E: tokuyama@fujispeedway.co.jp
Airport: Tokyo Haneda - 104km - http://www.haneda-airport.jp/inter/en/
Tokyo Narita - 171km - http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/index.html
Fuji International Speedway
Since 1982 endurance racing has a rich history at Fuji Speedway when a round of the Sports Car World Championship was contested. Located at the foot of the world famous Mount Fuji, Fuji Speedway is a fast track, which was rebuilt in 2005. It hosted the first Japanese round of the World Endurance Championship in October 2012 with 40,000 fans travelling to see Toyota win on home soil.
DATE | 12-14 October 2012 | 18-20 October 2013 | 10-12 October 2014 | 9-11 October 2015 |
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WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 *** | 2014 | 2015 |
LMP1 | Wurz / Lapierre / Nakajima no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 233 laps | Wurz / Lapierre / Nakajima no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 16 laps | Buemi / Davidson no8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 236 laps | Bernhard/Webber/Hartley No17 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 216 laps |
LMP2 | Martin / Nakano / Graves no25 Delta-ADR Oreca 03 - Nissan (D) 220 laps | Baguette / Gonzalez / Plowman 35 OAK Racing Morgan – Nissan (D) 16 laps | Rusinov / Pla / Canal no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 219 laps | Rusinov/Canal/Bird No26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 – Nissan (D) 198 laps |
LMGTE Pro | Lieb / Lietz no77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 207 Laps | Makowiecki / Mücke / Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 16 laps | Bruni / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 208 laps | Bruni / Vilander No51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 193 laps |
LMGTE Am | Bornhauser / Canal / Lamy no50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 (M) 204 laps | Nygaard / Poulsen / Senna no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 16 laps | Poulsen / Heinemeier Hansson / Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 207 laps | Dempsey/Long/Seefried No77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 919 RSR 187 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
LMP1 | K. Nakajima no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 1:27.499 | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer No1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 1:26.577 | S. Buemi / A. Davidson no8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 1:26.886 | M. Webber / T Bernhard No17 Porsche Team (M) Porsche 919 Hybrid 1:22.763 |
LMP2 | S. Sarrazin no44 Starworks Motorsports HPD ARX 03b – Honda (D) 1:32.367 | B. Baguette / M. Plowman 35 OAK Racing Morgan – Nissan (D) 1:32.938 | R. Rusinov / O. Pla no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 1:33.062 | S. Bird / J. Canal No26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 1:31.529 |
LMGTE Pro | M. Lieb no77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 1:40.289 | F. Makowiecki / S. Mücke no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 1:39.114 | A. MacDowall / D. O'Young no99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 1:39.686 | D. Rigon / J. Calado No71 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 1:38.295 |
LMGTE Am | J-P. Belloc no70 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 (M) 1:41.386 | C. Nygaard / B. Senna no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 1:40.649 | P. Dalla Lana / C. Nygaard no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 1 :40.230 | V. Shaytar / A. Basov No72 SMP Racing Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 1:40.128 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | Loic Duval | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | 1m25.621 | 191.9kph | 11 October 2015 |
LMP2 | N Panciatici | Oreca-Nissan | 1m33.453 | 175.8kph | 14 October 2012 |
LMGTE Pro | S. Mücke | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 1m40.532 | 163.4kph | 12 October 2014 |
LMGTE Am | N. Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 1m40.766 | 163.0kph | 12 October 2014 |
*** 2013 race was red flagged after 16 laps behind the safety car due to heavy rainfall. Half points awarded.
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Thursday 13 October
08:30-19:00 Scrutineering
Friday 14 October
08:45 Drivers’ briefing
10:45 - 12:15 Free Practice #1
14:00 Pre-event Press conference
15:30 - 17:00 Free Practice #2
Saturday 15 October
10:00 - 11:00 Free Practice #3
14:00 – 14:20 Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM
14:30 – 14:50 Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2
15:00 Qualifying Press Conference
15:30 Mixed Interview Zone
Sunday 16 October
11:00 - 17:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Fuji
17:15 Post-race Press Conference
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freitas - FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux - FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
Denis Chevrier - FIA Technical Delegate
Alain Chantgret - FIA Medical Delegate
Jeff Carter - FIA Media Delegate
David Escribano - Chief timekeeper
Yannick Dalmas - Driver Adviser
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link:
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP –6 HOURS OF FUJI
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:
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