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2023 6 Hours of Fuji

2023 6 Hours of Fuji

Endurance sports car race

The 2023 6 Hours of Fuji was an endurance sports car race held at Fuji Speedway on 10 September 2023. It was the sixth round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and the tenth running of the event in its current format.

Layout of the Fuji Speedway

Entry list

The entry list was released on 20 July 2023. The entry list consisted of 12 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries, and 13 LMGTE Am entries.[1] In Hypercar, Stoffel Vandoorne replaced Nico Müller in the No. 94 Peugeot 9X8, due to Müller still recovering from a collarbone injury.[2] Furthermore, Glickenhaus was absent for the race, due to a lack of funds.[1]
In LMP2, Juan Manuel Correa returned to the No. 9 Prema Racing machine, with Andrea Caldarelli taking Mathias Beche's place at the No. 63 Prema Racing machine.[1] Furthermore, Ben Hanley replaced Tom Blomqvist at the No. 23 United Autosports machine..[3]
In LMGTE Am, Kei Cozzolino and Hiroshi Koizumi took place besides Simon Mann in the No. 21 AF Corse machine.[4] Ritomo Miyata made his debut in the No. 57 Kessel Racing machine, replacing Daniel Serra due to Serra being unable to enter Japan.[5] Lastly, the No. 98 NorthWest AMR machine returned to the entry list, after conflicts with the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship's 2023 Chevrolet Grand Prix at Mosport Park in Canada.[1]

Schedule

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Free practice

  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
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Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

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Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 160 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    The Nos. 38, 57, 93, and 777 received a 10-second post-race penalty for not reducing speed to 80 km/h within the required time under FCY. The position of Nos. 38, 93, and 777 were unaffected. The No. 57 dropped from 2nd to 3rd in LMGTE Am.[11][12][13][14]
  2. [N 2]
    The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 received a 3-lap penalty and an additional 55.067 seconds of race time because Frédéric Makowiecki did not complete his minimum of 1-hour driving time. Their final position was unaffected.[15]

References

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    Lloyd, Daniel (20 July 2023). "Glickenhaus Absent in 36-Car Entry List for 6H Fuji". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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    Euwema, Davey (28 August 2023). "Vandoorne to Sub for Injured Mueller at Fuji". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Tom Blomqvist absent from Fuji 6 H. entry list... to contest the IndyCar final?". Endurance-Info. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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    Mercier, Laurent (5 August 2023). "Fuji - A new lineup in the Ferrari no. 21". Endurance-Info. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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    O'Connell, RJ (5 September 2023). "Ritomo Miyata To Make WEC Debut At 6h Fuji In Place Of Serra". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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    "2023 Fuji - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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    "2023 Fuji FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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    "2023 Fuji FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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    "2023 Fuji FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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    "2023 Fuji qualifying results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Decision No. 55 - Car 38" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Decision No. 53 - Car 57" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Decision No. 52 - Car 93" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Decision No. 54 - Car 777" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Decision No. 65 - Car 5" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. [16]
    "2023 Fuji race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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