The 2013 6 Hours of Fuji was an automobile endurance race held at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan on 20 October 2013. The race was the sixth round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Heavy rains forced race officials to start the race under safety car conditions, completing eight laps before the race was temporarily stopped due to no improvement in track conditions. Following a two-hour delay the race was restarted once more under the safety car, lapping another eight circuits before officials stopped the race again and eventually called an end to the event. The No. 7 Toyota was declared the race winner, gaining the lead following a pit stop under caution from the Audi which started on pole position, while the majority of the field finished in the same position they started the race.[1] Only half points were awarded towards the various championships being held under the WEC umbrella.

Fuji Speedway

As a result of the race, which did not take the green flag, the FIA imposed a rule change effective 2014 where points are only scored if two laps are run under green flag conditions to prevent a repeat of what happened in Fuji.

Qualifying

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Qualifying result

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos Class Team Average Time Grid
1 LMP1 No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:26.577 1
2 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Racing 1:26.755 2
3 LMP1 No. 7 Toyota Racing 1:26.860 3
4 LMP1 No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:27.425 4
5 LMP1 No. 12 Rebellion Racing 1:29.250 5
6 LMP2 No. 35 OAK Racing 1:32.938 6
7 LMP2 No. 26 G-Drive Racing 1:33.019 7
8 LMP2 No. 27 Gainer International 1:33.073 8
9 LMP2 No. 24 OAK Racing 1:33.097 9
10 LMP2 No. 25 Delta-ADR 1:33.209 10
11 LMP2 No. 47 KCMG 1:33.512 11
12 LMP2 No. 49 Pecom Racing 1:33.525 12
13 LMP2 No. 31 Lotus 1:34.080 13
14 LMP2 No. 32 Lotus 1:34.246 14
15 LMP2 No. 45 OAK Racing 1:35.408 15
16 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 1:39.114 16
17 LMGTE Pro No. 99 Aston Martin Racing 1:39.591 17
18 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 1:39.693 18
19 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche AG Team Manthey 1:39.736 19
20 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche AG Team Manthey 1:39.778 20
21 LMGTE Am No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 1:40.649 21
22 LMGTE Am No. 50 Larbre Compétition 1:40.814 22
23 LMGTE Am No. 96 Aston Martin Racing 1:40.824 23
24 LMGTE Am No. 88 Proton Competition 1:41.311 24
25 LMGTE Am No. 81 8 Star Motorsports 1:41.369 25
26 LMGTE Am No. 61 AF Corse 1:41.529 26
27 LMGTE Am No. 57 Krohn Racing 1:41.625 27
28 LMGTE Am No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut 1:41.683 28
LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse No Time 29

Race

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Race result

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 7   Toyota Racing   Alexander Wurz
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS030 Hybrid M 16
Toyota 3.4 L V8
(Hybrid)
2 LMP1 2   Audi Sport Team Joest   Allan McNish
  Tom Kristensen
  Loïc Duval
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 16
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)
3 LMP1 12   Rebellion Racing   Andrea Belicchi
  Mathias Beche
Lola B12/60 M 16
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
4 LMP2 35   OAK Racing   Bertrand Baguette
  Martin Plowman
  Ricardo González
Morgan LMP2 D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
5 LMP2 26   G-Drive Racing   Roman Rusinov
  John Martin
  Mike Conway
Oreca 03 D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
6 LMP2 27   Gainer International   Katsuyuki Hiranaka
  Masayuki Ueda
  Björn Wirdheim
Zytek Z11SN D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
7 LMP2 24   OAK Racing   Olivier Pla
  Alex Brundle
  David Heinemeier Hansson
Morgan LMP2 D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
8 LMP2 25   Delta-ADR   Tor Graves
  James Walker
  Shinji Nakano
Oreca 03 D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9 LMP2 47   KCMG   Hiroshi Koizumi
  Tsugio Matsuda
  Richard Bradley
Morgan LMP2 D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
10 LMP2 49   Pecom Racing   Luís Pérez Companc
  Pierre Kaffer
  Nicolas Minassian
Oreca 03 M 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
11 LMP2 32   Lotus   Thomas Holzer
  Dominik Kraihamer
  Jan Charouz
Lotus T128 D 16
Praga 3.6 L V8
12 LMP2 45   OAK Racing   Jacques Nicolet
  Keiko Ihara
Morgan LMP2 D 16
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
13 LMGTE
Pro
97   Aston Martin Racing   Darren Turner
  Stefan Mücke
  Frédéric Makowiecki
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 16
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
14 LMGTE
Pro
51   AF Corse   Gianmaria Bruni
  Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 16
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
15 LMGTE
Pro
91   Porsche AG Team Manthey   Jörg Bergmeister
  Patrick Pilet
Porsche 911 RSR M 16
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
16 LMGTE
Pro
92   Porsche AG Team Manthey   Marc Lieb
  Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR M 16
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 LMGTE
Am
95   Aston Martin Racing   Kristian Poulsen
  Christoffer Nygaard
  Bruno Senna
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 16
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 LMGTE
Am
96   Aston Martin Racing   Jamie Campbell-Walter
  Stuart Hall
  Jonathan Adam
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 16
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
19 LMGTE
Am
88   Proton Competition   Christian Ried
  Gianluca Roda
  Paolo Ruberti
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 16
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
20 LMGTE
Am
81   8 Star Motorsports   Enzo Potolicchio
  Rui Águas
  Davide Rigon
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 16
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
21 LMGTE
Pro
71   AF Corse   Kamui Kobayashi
  Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 16
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
22 LMGTE
Am
76   IMSA Performance Matmut   Raymond Narac
  Jean-Karl Vernay
  Markus Palttala
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 16
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23 LMP2 31   Lotus   Kevin Weeda
  James Rossiter
  Vitantonio Liuzzi
Lotus T128 D 16
Praga 3.6 L V8
24 LMGTE
Am
57   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Maurizio Mediani
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 16
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
25 LMGTE
Am
61   AF Corse   Jack Gerber
  Matt Griffin
  Marco Cioci
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 16
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
26 LMP1 1   Audi Sport Team Joest   André Lotterer
  Marcel Fässler
  Benoît Tréluyer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 16
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)
27 LMP1 8   Toyota Racing   Anthony Davidson
  Sébastien Buemi
  Stéphane Sarrazin
Toyota TS030 Hybrid M 15
Toyota 3.4 L V8
(Hybrid)
28 LMGTE
Pro
99   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 15
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
29 LMGTE
Am
50   Larbre Compétition   Julien Canal
  Patrick Bornhauser
  Fernando Rees
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 14
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8

References

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  1. ^ Watkins, Gary (20 October 2013). "Fuji WEC: Toyota gets victory as rain ends race". Autosport.com. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Qualifying Practice Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2024.


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