6 Hours of Fuji
FIA World Endurance Championship
VenueFuji Speedway
First race1967
First FIA WEC race2012
Duration6 hours
Previous namesWorld Endurance Championship in Japan
Most wins (driver)Japan Hiroshi Fushida (4)
Japan Kazuki Nakajima (4)
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi (4)
Most wins (team)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.

The start of the 2019 6 Hours of Fuji

Results

Fuji 1000 km / 6 Hours of Fuji

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleChampionshipReport
1967 Japan Yoshio Otsubo
Japan Shihomi Hosoya
Toyota 2000GT1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1968 Japan Hiroshi Fushida
Japan Mitsumasa Kanie
Toyota 71,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1969 Japan Hiroshi Fushida
Japan Yoshio Otsubo
Toyota 71,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1970 Japan Motoharu Kurosawa
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Datsun 240Z1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1971 Japan Yoshimasa Kawaguchi
Japan Yoshifumi Kikura
Porsche 9101,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1972 Japan Kiyoshi Misaki
Japan Nobuhide Tachi
Toyota Sprinter Trueno1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1973 Japan Kiyoshi Misaki
Japan Harukuni Takahashi
Toyota Celica1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1974 Japan Hiroshi Fushida
Japan Harukuni Takahashi
Chevron B21-Ford1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1975 Japan Nobuhide Tachi
Japan Haruhito Yanagida
March 73S-BMW1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1976 Japan Fumiyasu Sato
Japan Tetsuji Ozasa
March 73S-BMW1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Fuji
1977 Japan Yoshimi Katayama
Japan Takashi Yorino
Japan Katayama RacingMarch 76S-Mazda1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1978 Japan Yoshimi Katayama
Japan Tsunehisa Asai
Japan Katayama RacingMarch 75S-Mazda1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1979 Japan Hiroshi Fushida
United States Richard Thomas Geck
Japan Fushida RacersChevron B36-Mazda1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1980 Japan Keiichi Suzuki
Japan Mutsuaki Sanada
Japan Sanada RacingChevron B36-BMW1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1981 Japan Naohiro Fujita
Japan Fumiyasu Sato
Japan Tetsuji Ozasa
Japan Racing Mate Project TeamMarch 73S-Mazda1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1982 Japan Naoki Nagasaka
Japan Fumiyasu Sato
Japan Auto Beaurex Motor SportsBMW M11,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1983 Japan Naohiro Fujita
Australia Vern Schuppan
Japan Trust Racing TeamPorsche 9561,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1984 Japan Kaoru Iida
Japan Taku Akikake
Japan Team TakuMazda 83C1,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Long Distance Series
1985 Japan Keiichi Suzuki
Australia Vern Schuppan
Japan Trust Racing TeamPorsche 9561,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Endurance Championshipreport
1986 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japan Kenji Takahashi
Japan Advan Sports NovaPorsche 962C1,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Endurance Championshipreport
1987 Australia Alan Jones
Japan Masanori Sekiya
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Japan Toyota Team TOM'SToyota 87C1,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1988 Denmark Kris Nissen
Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Japan Leyton House Racing TeamPorsche 962C1,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1989 Japan Keiji Matsumoto
Australia Vern Schuppan
Sweden Eje Elgh
Australia Omron RacingPorsche 962C1,000 km (620 mi)JAF Grand Prix All Japan Fuji 1000 kmAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1990 Austria Roland Ratzenberger
Japan Naoki Nagasaka
Japan Toyota Team SARDToyota 89C-V1,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1991 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki
Japan Nissan MotorsportsNissan R91CP1,000 km (620 mi)All Japan Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1992 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki
Japan Nissan MotorsportsNissan R92CP1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1993-1998: Not held
1999 France Érik Comas
Japan Satoshi Motoyama
Japan Masami Kageyama
Japan NISMONissan R3911,000 km (620 mi)Le Mans Fuji 1000 KilometresNon-championshipreport
2000-2006: Not held
2007 Japan Hideki Noda
Japan Shinsuke Yamazaki
Japan Hitotsuyama RacingZytek 04S1,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 kmJapan Le Mans Challengereport
2008-2011: Not held
2012 Austria Alexander Wurz
France Nicolas Lapierre
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Japan Toyota RacingToyota TS030 Hybrid6:00:426 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2013 Austria Alexander Wurz
France Nicolas Lapierre
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Japan Toyota RacingToyota TS030 Hybrid2:56:05
Race Did Not Start
(Weather)
6 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2014 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Toyota RacingToyota TS040 Hybrid6:00:396 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2015 Germany Timo Bernhard
Australia Mark Webber
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Germany Porsche TeamPorsche 919 Hybrid6:00:256 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2016 France Stéphane Sarrazin
United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Japan Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid6:00:376 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2017 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Japan Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid4:24:50
(Stopped for fog)
6 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2018 United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Japan Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid6:00:216 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2019 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Japan Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid6:00:306 Hours of FujiFIA World Endurance Championshipreport
2020: Not Held
2021: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:23 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report
2023 United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:17 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

Wins by constructor
RankConstructorWinsYears
1 Japan Toyota161967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2022-2023
2 Germany Porsche71971, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2015
3 United Kingdom March51975–1978, 1981
4 Japan Nissan41970, 1991, 1992, 1999
5 United Kingdom Chevron31974, 1979, 1980
6 Germany BMW11982
Japan Mazda1984
United Kingdom Reynard2007
Wins by engine manufacturer
RankEngine supplierWinsYears
1 Japan Toyota161967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2022-2023
2 Germany Porsche71971, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2015
3 Japan Mazda51977–1979, 1981, 1984
4 Japan Nissan41970, 1991, 1992, 1999
Germany BMW1975, 1976, 1980, 1982
6 United States Ford11974
United Kingdom Gibson2007
Drivers with multiple wins
RankDriverWinsYears
1 Japan Hiroshi Fushida41968, 1969, 1974, 1979
Japan Kazuki Nakajima2012, 2013, 2017, 2019
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi2014, 2017, 2019, 2022
4 Japan Fumiyasu Sato31976, 1981, 1982
Australia Vern Schuppan1983, 1985, 1989
New Zealand Brendon Hartley2015, 2019, 2022
United Kingdom Mike Conway2016, 2018, 2023
Japan Kamui Kobayashi2016, 2018, 2023
9 Japan Yoshio Otsubo21967, 1969
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi1970, 1986
Japan Kiyoshi Misaki1972, 1973
Japan Nobuhide Tachi1972, 1975
Japan Harukuni Takahashi1973, 1974
Japan Tetsuji Ozasa1976, 1981
Japan Yoshimi Katayama1977, 1978
Japan Keiichi Suzuki1980, 1985
Japan Naohiro Fujita1981, 1983
Japan Naoki Nagasaka1982, 1990
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino1991, 1992
Japan Toshio Suzuki1991, 1992
Austria Alexander Wurz2012, 2013
France Nicolas Lapierre2012, 2013
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson2014, 2017
Argentina José María López2018, 2023

WEC in Japan / Interchallenge Fuji

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleChampionshipReport
1982 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Germany Jochen Mass
Germany Rothmans PorschePorsche 9566 hoursWEC in JapanWorld Endurance Championshipreport
1983 Germany Stefan Bellof
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Rothmans PorschePorsche 9561,000 km (620 mi)WEC in JapanWorld Endurance Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1984 Germany Stefan Bellof
United Kingdom John Watson
Germany Rothmans PorschePorsche 9561,000 km (620 mi)WEC in JapanWorld Endurance Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1985 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Akira Hagiwara
Japan Keiji Matsumoto
Japan Hoshino RacingMarch 85G-Nissan1,000 km (620 mi)AWEC JapanWorld Endurance Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1986 Italy Paolo Barilla
Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
Germany Joest RacingPorsche 956B1,000 km (620 mi)WEC in JapanWorld Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Endurance Championship
report
1987 Netherlands Jan Lammers
United Kingdom John Watson
United Kingdom Silk Cut JaguarJaguar XJR-81,000 km (620 mi)WEC in JapanWorld Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship
report
1988 United Kingdom Martin Brundle
United States Eddie Cheever
United Kingdom Silk Cut JaguarJaguar XJR-91,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresWorld Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship
report
1989 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa
Italy Paolo Barilla
Japan Toyota Team Tom'sToyota 89C-V1,000 km (620 mi)Inter-Challenge Fuji 1000All Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1990 Cancelled due to bad weather
1991 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki
Japan Nissan MotorsportsNissan R91CP1,000 km (620 mi)Interchallenge Fuji 1000 kmAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
1992 United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Japan Toyota Team Tom'sTS0101,000 km (620 mi)Fuji 1000 KilometresAll Japan Sports Prototype Championshipreport
^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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