2016 6 Hours of Fuji

The 2016 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan on 14–16 October 2016, and served as the seventh race of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. Toyota's Stéphane Sarrazin, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi won the race driving the No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing car.

Qualifying edit

Qualifying result edit

Pole position in Class is in bold.^[1]

Pos	Class	Team	Average Time	Grid
1	LMP1	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:23.570	1
2	LMP1	No. 1 Porsche Team	1:23.595	2
3	LMP1	No. 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:23.739	3
4	LMP1	No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:23.781	4
5	LMP1	No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:23.856	5
6	LMP1	No. 2 Porsche Team	1:24.134	6
7	LMP1	No. 13 Rebellion Racing	1:28.837	7
8	LMP1	No. 4 ByKolles Racing	1:29.827	8
9	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	1:31.698	9
10	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	1:31.919	10
11	LMP2	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	1:31.945	11
12	LMP2	No. 42 Strakka Racing	1:32.007	12
13	LMP2	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	1:32.128	13
14	LMP2	No. 44 Manor	1:32.214	14
15	LMP2	No. 45 Manor	1:32.536	15
16	LMP2	No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports	1:32.932	16
17	LMP2	No. 37 SMP Racing	1:33.046	17
18	LMP2	No. 27 SMP Racing	1:33.133	18
19	LMP2	No. 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine	1:33.472	19
20	LMGTE-Pro	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1:37.681	20
21	LMGTE-Pro	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1:37.725	21
22	LMGTE-Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	1:38.010	22
23	LMGTE-Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	1:38.103	23
24	LMGTE-Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	1:38.175	24
25	LMGTE-Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	1:38.442	25
26	LMGTE-Pro	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	1:38.910	26
27	LMGTE-Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	1:39.490	27
28	LMGTE-Am	No. 83 AF Corse	1:39.863	28
29	LMGTE-Am	No. 50 Larbre Compétition	1:39.956	29
30	LMGTE-Am	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	1:40.587	30
31	LMGTE-Am	No. 78 KCMG	1:40.834	31
32	LMGTE-Am	No. 86 Gulf Racing	1:41.734	32

Race edit

Race result edit

Class winners are denoted with bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	244
1	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	244
2	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Lucas di Grassi Loïc Duval Oliver Jarvis	Audi R18	M	244
2	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Lucas di Grassi Loïc Duval Oliver Jarvis	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	244
3	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Mark Webber Brendon Hartley	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	244
3	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Mark Webber Brendon Hartley	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	244
4	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	244
4	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	244
5	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Romain Dumas Neel Jani Marc Lieb	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	243
5	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Romain Dumas Neel Jani Marc Lieb	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	243
6	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Mathéo Tuscher Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori	Rebellion R-One	D	229
6	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Mathéo Tuscher Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	229
7	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle Will Stevens	Oreca 05	D	223
7	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle Will Stevens	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	223
8	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Ligier JS P2	D	223
8	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	223
9	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Alpine A460	D	223
9	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	223
10	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Antonio Giovinazzi Giedo van der Garde Sean Gelael	Ligier JS P2	M	223
10	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Antonio Giovinazzi Giedo van der Garde Sean Gelael	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	223
11	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani Chris Cumming	Ligier JS P2	M	222
11	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani Chris Cumming	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	222
12	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Jonny Kane Lewis Williamson	Gibson 015S	D	222
12	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Jonny Kane Lewis Williamson	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	222
13	LMP2	44	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi	Oreca 05	D	222
13	LMP2	44	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	222
14	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani Mikhail Aleshin	BR Engineering BR01	D	222
14	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani Mikhail Aleshin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	222
15	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Paul-Loup Chatin	Alpine A460	D	221
15	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Paul-Loup Chatin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	221
16	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Kirill Ladygin Viktor Shaytar	BR Engineering BR01	D	220
16	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Kirill Ladygin Viktor Shaytar	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	220
17	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Ford GT	M	212
17	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	212
18	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla	Ford GT	M	212
18	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	212
19	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	212
19	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	212
20	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	212
20	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	212
21	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	211
21	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	211
22	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Richie Stanaway Darren Turner	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	211
22	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Richie Stanaway Darren Turner	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	211
23	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	210
23	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	210
24	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	208
24	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	208
25	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	207
25	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	207
26	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 RSR	M	206
26	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	206
27	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 911 RSR	M	205
27	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	205
28	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khaled Al Qubaisi David Heinemeier Hansson Patrick Long	Porsche 911 RSR	M	200
28	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khaled Al Qubaisi David Heinemeier Hansson Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	200
29	LMP2	45	Manor	Tor Graves Alex Lynn Shinji Nakano	Oreca 05	D	190
29	LMP2	45	Manor	Tor Graves Alex Lynn Shinji Nakano	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	190
30	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Yutaka Yamagishi Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	147^{[N 1]}
30	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Yutaka Yamagishi Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	147^{[N 1]}
DNF	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer Oliver Webb Pierre Kaffer	CLM P1/01	D	79
DNF	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer Oliver Webb Pierre Kaffer	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	79
DNF	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer	Audi R18	M	36
DNF	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	36

Notes edit

^ The No. 50 Larbre Compétition Chevrolet was penalized by the stewards after the race for failing to achieve the minimum driver time for Ricky Taylor. Twenty-five laps was added to race time for Larbre Compétition to account for the amount of time Taylor was short of his requirement.

References edit

^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

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[Larbre_Compétition-3] The No. 50 Larbre Compétition Chevrolet was penalized by the stewards after the race for failing to achieve the minimum driver time for Ricky Taylor. Twenty-five laps was added to race time for Larbre Compétition to account for the amount of time Taylor was short of his requirement.

[1] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[Race_result-2] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji - Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

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