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Endurance sports car event
Motor race
6 Hours of Fuji
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FIA World Endurance Championship
VenueFuji Speedway
First race1967
First FIA WEC race2012
Duration6 hours
Previous namesWorld Endurance Championship in Japan
Most wins (driver)πŸ‘ Japan
Hiroshi Fushida (4)
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuki Nakajima (4)
πŸ‘ Switzerland
SΓ©bastien Buemi (4)
Most wins (team)πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing (9)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (16)

The 6 Hours of Fuji (formerly the Fuji 1000 Kilometres) is a sports car race held at Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan. The race was held for the first time in 1967, and in 1977 became part of the new Fuji Long Distance Series. In 1982 a second 1000 km race known as WEC in Japan was run as a round of the World Sportscar Championship. The All Japan Sports Prototype Championship was formed in 1983, and since then co-sanctioned this event. The World Championship left after 1988, but the JSPC carried on both races until 1992. The race was revived in 1999 as an attempt to gauge interest in an Asian Le Mans Series; the series never materialized. The race was revived again as a part of the short-lived Japan Le Mans Challenge in 2007. The race returned again as part of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, but changed to a 6-hour race, with no distance limit.

Results

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The start of the 2024 6 Hours of Fuji

Fuji 1000 km / 6 Hours of Fuji

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Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Championship Report
1967 πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshio Otsubo
πŸ‘ Japan
Shihomi Hosoya
Toyota 2000GT 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1968 πŸ‘ Japan
Hiroshi Fushida
πŸ‘ Japan
Mitsumasa Kanie
Toyota 7 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1969 πŸ‘ Japan
Hiroshi Fushida
πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshio Otsubo
Toyota 7 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1970 πŸ‘ Japan
Motoharu Kurosawa
πŸ‘ Japan
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Datsun 240Z 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1971 πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshimasa Kawaguchi
πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshifumi Kikura
Porsche 910 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1972 πŸ‘ Japan
Kiyoshi Misaki
πŸ‘ Japan
Nobuhide Tachi
Toyota Sprinter Trueno 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1973 πŸ‘ Japan
Kiyoshi Misaki
πŸ‘ Japan
Harukuni Takahashi
Toyota Celica 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1974 πŸ‘ Japan
Hiroshi Fushida
πŸ‘ Japan
Harukuni Takahashi
Chevron B21-Ford 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1975 πŸ‘ Japan
Nobuhide Tachi
πŸ‘ Japan
Haruhito Yanagida
March 73S-BMW 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1976 πŸ‘ Japan
Fumiyasu Sato
πŸ‘ Japan
Tetsuji Ozasa
March 73S-BMW 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 km Fuji
1977 πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshimi Katayama
πŸ‘ Japan
Takashi Yorino
πŸ‘ Japan
Katayama Racing
March 76S-Mazda 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1978 πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshimi Katayama
πŸ‘ Japan
Tsunehisa Asai
πŸ‘ Japan
Katayama Racing
March 75S-Mazda 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1979 πŸ‘ Japan
Hiroshi Fushida
πŸ‘ United States
Richard Thomas Geck
πŸ‘ Japan
Fushida Racers
Chevron B36-Mazda 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1980 πŸ‘ Japan
Keiichi Suzuki
πŸ‘ Japan
Mutsuaki Sanada
πŸ‘ Japan
Sanada Racing
Chevron B36-BMW 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1981 πŸ‘ Japan
Naohiro Fujita
πŸ‘ Japan
Fumiyasu Sato
πŸ‘ Japan
Tetsuji Ozasa
πŸ‘ Japan
Racing Mate Project Team
March 73S-Mazda 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1982 πŸ‘ Japan
Naoki Nagasaka
πŸ‘ Japan
Fumiyasu Sato
πŸ‘ Japan
Auto Beaurex Motor Sports
BMW M1 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1983 πŸ‘ Japan
Naohiro Fujita
πŸ‘ Australia
Vern Schuppan
πŸ‘ Japan
Trust Racing Team
Porsche 956 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1984 πŸ‘ Japan
Kaoru Iida
πŸ‘ Japan
Taku Akikake
πŸ‘ Japan
Team Taku
Mazda 83C 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series
1985 πŸ‘ Japan
Keiichi Suzuki
πŸ‘ Australia
Vern Schuppan
πŸ‘ Japan
Trust Racing Team
Porsche 956 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Endurance Championship report
1986 πŸ‘ Japan
Kunimitsu Takahashi
πŸ‘ Japan
Kenji Takahashi
πŸ‘ Japan
Advan Sports Nova
Porsche 962C 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Endurance Championship report
1987 πŸ‘ Australia
Alan Jones
πŸ‘ Japan
Masanori Sekiya
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Geoff Lees
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Team TOM'S
Toyota 87C 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1988 πŸ‘ Denmark
Kris Nissen
πŸ‘ Italy
Bruno Giacomelli
πŸ‘ Japan
Leyton House Racing Team
Porsche 962C 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1989 πŸ‘ Japan
Keiji Matsumoto
πŸ‘ Australia
Vern Schuppan
πŸ‘ Sweden
Eje Elgh
πŸ‘ Australia
Omron Racing
Porsche 962C 1,000 km (620 mi) JAF Grand Prix All Japan Fuji 1000 km All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1990 πŸ‘ Austria
Roland Ratzenberger
πŸ‘ Japan
Naoki Nagasaka
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Team SARD
Toyota 89C-V 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1991 πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
πŸ‘ Japan
Toshio Suzuki
πŸ‘ Japan
Nissan Motorsports
Nissan R91CP 1,000 km (620 mi) All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1992 πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
πŸ‘ Japan
Toshio Suzuki
πŸ‘ Japan
Nissan Motorsports
Nissan R92CP 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1993–1998: Not held
1999 πŸ‘ France
Γ‰rik Comas
πŸ‘ Japan
Satoshi Motoyama
πŸ‘ Japan
Masami Kageyama
πŸ‘ Japan
NISMO
Nissan R391 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Fuji 1000 Kilometres Non-championship report
2000–2006: Not held
2007 πŸ‘ Japan
Hideki Noda
πŸ‘ Japan
Shinsuke Yamazaki
πŸ‘ Japan
Hitotsuyama Racing
Zytek 04S 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 km Japan Le Mans Challenge report
2008–2011: Not held
2012 πŸ‘ Austria
Alexander Wurz
πŸ‘ France
Nicolas Lapierre
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuki Nakajima
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Racing
Toyota TS030 Hybrid 6:00:42 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2013 πŸ‘ Austria
Alexander Wurz
πŸ‘ France
Nicolas Lapierre
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuki Nakajima
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Racing
Toyota TS030 Hybrid 2:56:05
Race Did Not Start
(Weather)
6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2014 πŸ‘ Switzerland
SΓ©bastien Buemi
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Anthony Davidson
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Racing
Toyota TS040 Hybrid 6:00:39 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2015 πŸ‘ Germany
Timo Bernhard
πŸ‘ Australia
Mark Webber
πŸ‘ New Zealand
Brendon Hartley
πŸ‘ Germany
Porsche Team
Porsche 919 Hybrid 6:00:25 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2016 πŸ‘ France
StΓ©phane Sarrazin
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Mike Conway
πŸ‘ Japan
Kamui Kobayashi
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:37 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2017 πŸ‘ Switzerland
SΓ©bastien Buemi
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Anthony Davidson
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuki Nakajima
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid 4:24:50
(Stopped for fog)
6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2018 πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Mike Conway
πŸ‘ Japan
Kamui Kobayashi
πŸ‘ Argentina
JosΓ© MarΓ­a LΓ³pez
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:21 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2019 πŸ‘ Switzerland
SΓ©bastien Buemi
πŸ‘ New Zealand
Brendon Hartley
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuki Nakajima
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:30 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2020: Not Held
2021: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 πŸ‘ Switzerland
SΓ©bastien Buemi
πŸ‘ New Zealand
Brendon Hartley
πŸ‘ Japan
Ryō Hirakawa
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:23 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2023 πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Mike Conway
πŸ‘ Japan
Kamui Kobayashi
πŸ‘ Argentina
JosΓ© MarΓ­a LΓ³pez
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:17 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2024 πŸ‘ France
KΓ©vin Estre
πŸ‘ Germany
AndrΓ© Lotterer
πŸ‘ Belgium
Laurens Vanthoor
πŸ‘ Germany
Porsche Penske Motorsport
Porsche 963 6:00:32 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2025 πŸ‘ France
Paul-Loup Chatin
πŸ‘ Austria
Ferdinand Habsburg
πŸ‘ France
Charles Milesi
πŸ‘ France
Alpine Endurance Team
Alpine A424 6:00:38 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report

NOTE: The 2013 race did not start; all 17 laps were run under the Safety Car. A subsequent rule change was implemented to mandate two green flag laps before a race counted.

Records

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Wins by constructor
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The start of the 2019 6 Hours of Fuji
Rank Constructor Wins Years
1 πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota
16 1967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2022–2023
2 πŸ‘ Germany
Porsche
8 1971, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2015, 2024
3 πŸ‘ United Kingdom
March
5 1975–1978, 1981
4 πŸ‘ Japan
Nissan
4 1970, 1991, 1992, 1999
5 πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Chevron
3 1974, 1979, 1980
6 πŸ‘ Germany
BMW
1 1982
πŸ‘ Japan
Mazda
1984
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Reynard
2007
πŸ‘ France
Alpine
2025
Wins by engine manufacturer
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Rank Engine supplier Wins Years
1 πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota
16 1967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2022–2023
2 πŸ‘ Germany
Porsche
8 1971, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2015, 2024
3 πŸ‘ Japan
Mazda
5 1977–1979, 1981, 1984
4 πŸ‘ Japan
Nissan
4 1970, 1991, 1992, 1999
πŸ‘ Germany
BMW
1975, 1976, 1980, 1982
6 πŸ‘ United States
Ford
1 1974
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Gibson
2007
πŸ‘ France
Alpine
2025
Drivers with multiple wins
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Rank Driver Wins Years
1 πŸ‘ Japan
Hiroshi Fushida
4 1968, 1969, 1974, 1979
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuki Nakajima
2012, 2013, 2017, 2019
πŸ‘ Switzerland
SΓ©bastien Buemi
2014, 2017, 2019, 2022
4 πŸ‘ Japan
Fumiyasu Sato
3 1976, 1981, 1982
πŸ‘ Australia
Vern Schuppan
1983, 1985, 1989
πŸ‘ New Zealand
Brendon Hartley
2015, 2019, 2022
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Mike Conway
2016, 2018, 2023
πŸ‘ Japan
Kamui Kobayashi
2016, 2018, 2023
9 πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshio Otsubo
2 1967, 1969
πŸ‘ Japan
Kunimitsu Takahashi
1970, 1986
πŸ‘ Japan
Kiyoshi Misaki
1972, 1973
πŸ‘ Japan
Nobuhide Tachi
1972, 1975
πŸ‘ Japan
Harukuni Takahashi
1973, 1974
πŸ‘ Japan
Tetsuji Ozasa
1976, 1981
πŸ‘ Japan
Yoshimi Katayama
1977, 1978
πŸ‘ Japan
Keiichi Suzuki
1980, 1985
πŸ‘ Japan
Naohiro Fujita
1981, 1983
πŸ‘ Japan
Naoki Nagasaka
1982, 1990
πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
1991, 1992
πŸ‘ Japan
Toshio Suzuki
1991, 1992
πŸ‘ Austria
Alexander Wurz
2012, 2013
πŸ‘ France
Nicolas Lapierre
2012, 2013
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Anthony Davidson
2014, 2017
πŸ‘ Argentina
JosΓ© MarΓ­a LΓ³pez
2018, 2023

WEC in Japan / Interchallenge Fuji

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Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Championship Report
1982 πŸ‘ Belgium
Jacky Ickx
πŸ‘ West Germany
Jochen Mass
πŸ‘ West Germany
Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956 6 hours WEC in Japan World Endurance Championship report
1983 πŸ‘ West Germany
Stefan Bellof
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Derek Bell
πŸ‘ West Germany
Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956 1,000 km (620 mi) WEC in Japan World Endurance Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1984 πŸ‘ West Germany
Stefan Bellof
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
John Watson
πŸ‘ West Germany
Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956 1,000 km (620 mi) WEC in Japan World Endurance Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1985 πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
πŸ‘ Japan
Akira Hagiwara
πŸ‘ Japan
Keiji Matsumoto
πŸ‘ Japan
Hoshino Racing
March 85G-Nissan 1,000 km (620 mi)A WEC Japan World Endurance Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1986 πŸ‘ Italy
Paolo Barilla
πŸ‘ Italy
Piercarlo Ghinzani
πŸ‘ West Germany
Joest Racing
Porsche 956B 1,000 km (620 mi) WEC in Japan World Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1987 πŸ‘ Netherlands
Jan Lammers
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
John Watson
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Silk Cut Jaguar
Jaguar XJR-8 1,000 km (620 mi) WEC in Japan World Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship
report
1988 πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Martin Brundle
πŸ‘ United States
Eddie Cheever
πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Silk Cut Jaguar
Jaguar XJR-9 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres World Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship
report
1989 πŸ‘ Japan
Hitoshi Ogawa
πŸ‘ Italy
Paolo Barilla
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Team Tom's
Toyota 89C-V 1,000 km (620 mi) Inter-Challenge Fuji 1000 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1990 Cancelled due to bad weather
1991 πŸ‘ Japan
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
πŸ‘ Japan
Toshio Suzuki
πŸ‘ Japan
Nissan Motorsports
Nissan R91CP 1,000 km (620 mi) Interchallenge Fuji 1000 km All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
1992 πŸ‘ United Kingdom
Geoff Lees
πŸ‘ Netherlands
Jan Lammers
πŸ‘ Japan
Toyota Team Tom's
TS010 1,000 km (620 mi) Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
^A The 1985 race was stopped after 2 hours due to heavy rain. Most of the international entries withdrew before the race, or in the early laps.

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