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
Fuji 1000 km / 6 Hours of Fuji Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Championship Report 1967 Yoshio Otsubo Shihomi Hosoya Toyota 2000GT 1000 km Fuji 1968 Hiroshi Fushida Mitsumasa Kanie Toyota 7 1000 km Fuji 1969 Hiroshi Fushida Yoshio Otsubo Toyota 7 1000 km Fuji 1970 Motoharu Kurosawa Kunimitsu Takahashi Datsun 240Z 1000 km Fuji 1971 Yoshimasa Kawaguchi Yoshifumi Kikura Porsche 910 1000 km Fuji 1972 Kiyoshi Misaki Nobuhide Tachi Toyota Sprinter Trueno 1000 km Fuji 1973 Kiyoshi Misaki Harukuni Takahashi Toyota Celica 1000 km Fuji 1974 Hiroshi Fushida Harukuni Takahashi Chevron B21-Ford 1000 km Fuji 1975 Nobuhide Tachi Haruhito Yanagida March 73S-BMW 1000 km Fuji 1976 Fumiyasu Sato Tetsuji Ozasa March 73S-BMW 1000 km Fuji 1977 Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Katayama Racing March 76S-Mazda Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1978 Yoshimi Katayama Tsunehisa Asai Katayama Racing March 75S-Mazda Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1979 Hiroshi Fushida Richard Thomas Geck Fushida Racers Chevron B36-Mazda Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1980 Keiichi Suzuki Mutsuaki Sanada Sanada Racing Chevron B36-BMW Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1981 Naohiro Fujita Fumiyasu Sato Tetsuji Ozasa Racing Mate Project Team March 73S-Mazda Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1982 Naoki Nagasaka Fumiyasu Sato Auto Beaurex Motor Sports BMW M1 All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1983 Naohiro Fujita Vern Schuppan Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1984 Kaoru Iida Taku Akikake Team Taku Mazda 83C All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Long Distance Series 1985 Keiichi Suzuki Vern Schuppan Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Endurance Championship 1986 Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenji Takahashi Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Endurance Championship 1987 Alan Jones Masanori Sekiya Geoff Lees Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship 1988 Kris Nissen Bruno Giacomelli Leyton House Racing Team Porsche 962C All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship 1989 Keiji Matsumoto Vern Schuppan Eje Elgh Omron Racing Porsche 962C JAF Grand Prix All Japan Fuji 1000 km All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report 1990 Roland Ratzenberger Naoki Nagasaka Toyota Team SARD Toyota 89C-V All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report 1991 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki Nissan Motorsports Nissan R91CP All Japan Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship 1992 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki Nissan Motorsports Nissan R92CP Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship 1993–1998: Not held 1999 Érik Comas Satoshi Motoyama Masami Kageyama NISMO Nissan R391 Le Mans Fuji 1000 Kilometres Non-championship report 2000–2006: Not held 2007 Hideki Noda Shinsuke Yamazaki Hitotsuyama Racing Zytek 04S Fuji 1000 km Japan Le Mans Challenge report 2008–2011: Not held 2012 Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid 6:00:42 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2013 Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid 2:56:05 Race Did Not Start (Weather) 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2014 Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 Hybrid 6:00:39 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2015 Timo Bernhard Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6:00:25 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2016 Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:37 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2017 Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 4:24:50(Stopped for fog) 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2018 Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:21 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2019 Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:30 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2020: Not Held2021: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:23 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2023 Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:17 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2024 Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 6:00:32 6 Hours of Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship report 2025 Paul-Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi 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 Wins by constructor
RankConstructorWinsYears 1 Toyota 16 1967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2022–2023 2 Porsche 8 1971, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2015, 2024 3 March 5 1975–1978, 1981 4 Nissan 4 1970, 1991, 1992, 1999 5 Chevron 3 1974, 1979, 1980 6 BMW 1 1982 Mazda 1984 Reynard 2007 Alpine 2025
Wins by engine manufacturer RankEngine supplierWinsYears 1 Toyota 16 1967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2022–2023 2 Porsche 8 1971, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2015, 2024 3 Mazda 5 1977–1979, 1981, 1984 4 Nissan 4 1970, 1991, 1992, 1999 BMW 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982 6 Ford 1 1974 Gibson 2007 Alpine 2025
Drivers with multiple wins RankDriverWinsYears 1 Hiroshi Fushida 4 1968, 1969, 1974, 1979 Kazuki Nakajima 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019 Sébastien Buemi 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022 4 Fumiyasu Sato 3 1976, 1981, 1982 Vern Schuppan 1983, 1985, 1989 Brendon Hartley 2015, 2019, 2022 Mike Conway 2016, 2018, 2023 Kamui Kobayashi 2016, 2018, 2023 9 Yoshio Otsubo 2 1967, 1969 Kunimitsu Takahashi 1970, 1986 Kiyoshi Misaki 1972, 1973 Nobuhide Tachi 1972, 1975 Harukuni Takahashi 1973, 1974 Tetsuji Ozasa 1976, 1981 Yoshimi Katayama 1977, 1978 Keiichi Suzuki 1980, 1985 Naohiro Fujita 1981, 1983 Naoki Nagasaka 1982, 1990 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1991, 1992 Toshio Suzuki 1991, 1992 Alexander Wurz 2012, 2013 Nicolas Lapierre 2012, 2013 Anthony Davidson 2014, 2017 José María López 2018, 2023
WEC in Japan / Interchallenge Fuji Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Championship Report 1982 Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 6 hours WEC in Japan World Endurance Championship report 1983 Stefan Bellof Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 WEC in Japan World Endurance ChampionshipAll Japan Endurance Championship report 1984 Stefan Bellof John Watson Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 WEC in Japan World Endurance ChampionshipAll Japan Endurance Championship report 1985 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara Keiji Matsumoto Hoshino Racing March 85G-Nissan WEC Japan World Endurance ChampionshipAll Japan Endurance Championship report 1986 Paolo Barilla Piercarlo Ghinzani Joest Racing Porsche 956B WEC in Japan World Sports Prototype ChampionshipAll Japan Endurance Championship report 1987 Jan Lammers John Watson Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 WEC in Japan World Sports Prototype ChampionshipAll Japan Sports Prototype Championship report 1988 Martin Brundle Eddie Cheever Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9 Fuji 1000 Kilometres World Sports Prototype ChampionshipAll Japan Sports Prototype Championship report 1989 Hitoshi Ogawa Paolo Barilla Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 89C-V Inter-Challenge Fuji 1000 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship 1990 Cancelled due to bad weather 1991 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki Nissan Motorsports Nissan R91CP Interchallenge Fuji 1000 km All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report 1992 Geoff Lees Jan Lammers Toyota Team Tom's Toyota TS010 Fuji 1000 Kilometres All Japan Sports Prototype Championship report
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.
External links
6 Hours of Fuji official website Racing Sports Cars: Fuji archive