2016 6 Hours of Fuji
# 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

### Qualifying result

Pole position in Class is in bold.

| 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

### Race result

Class winners are denoted with bold.

| 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 | Khalid Al Qubaisi David Heinemeier Hansson Patrick Long | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 200 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | Khalid 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 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Yutaka Yamagishi Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 147 |
| 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 |
