6 Hours of Fuji Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/6-hours-of-fuji/ Motorsports news from around the world Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:36:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg 6 Hours of Fuji Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/6-hours-of-fuji/ 32 32 152545424 MENEZES VOWS TO COME BACK FIGHTING AFTER EARLY BATH AT FUJI https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/menezes-vows-to-come-back-fighting-after-early-bath-at-fuji/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:36:38 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/menezes-vows-to-come-back-fighting-after-early-bath-at-fuji/ Gustavo Menezes has promised to ‘come back stronger’ in the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, after his bid for a fourth consecutive top three finish in sportscar racing’s premier global series came unstuck in challenging conditions at Fuji Speedway last weekend (12-14 October).

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]]> 173532 A PODIUM AND AN ABANDON FOR REBELLION RACING AT THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/a-podium-and-an-abandon-for-rebellion-racing-at-the-6-hours-of-fuji/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:55:12 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/a-podium-and-an-abandon-for-rebellion-racing-at-the-6-hours-of-fuji/ The fourth meeting of the FIA WEC Super Season started on Friday, October 12th with the first two free practices. Both sessions were disrupted by red flags because of track problems, making the preparation of the cars more complicated than expected. Following the third and final free practice, a technical problem was detected on the R-13 N.3 and required the intervention of the entire Team to change both the engine block and the gearbox. The teams worked for nearly three hours to put the car back on track for the qualifying session and managed to achieve the fourth overall time.

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]]> 173494 TAN SCALES THE SUMMIT AT FUJI AS HE CONTINUES TO MAKE HISTORY https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/tan-scales-the-summit-at-fuji-as-he-continues-to-make-history/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:45:12 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/tan-scales-the-summit-at-fuji-as-he-continues-to-make-history/ Weiron Tan is tearing up the history books almost as quickly as he is tearing around the racetrack in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year, and he continued that trend last weekend (12-14 October), playing a key role in the first-ever victory for an all-Malaysian crew in an international FIA-sanctioned event with a peerless performance at Fuji Speedway.

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]]> 173491 TDS RACING FINISHES 4th AT THE WEC 6 HOURS OF FUJI https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/tds-racing-finishes-4th-at-the-wec-6-hours-of-fuji/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:20:44 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/tds-racing-finishes-4th-at-the-wec-6-hours-of-fuji/ After some great performances in Silverstone, the TDS Racing team was over motivated for the 6 Hours of Fuji, 4th event of the 2018/2019 FIA WEC Super Season to take place in Japan, the Land Of The Rising Sun.

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]]> 173484 FANTASTIC FUJI ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/fantastic-fuji-one-two-for-toyota-gazoo-racing/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:05:12 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/fantastic-fuji-one-two-for-toyota-gazoo-racing/ TOYOTA GAZOO Racing delighted an enthusiastic home crowd by earning a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Fuji, the fourth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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]]> 173467 PORSCHE EXTENDS WEC CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER WIN AT FUJI https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-extends-wec-championship-lead-after-win-at-fuji/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:01:18 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/porsche-extends-wec-championship-lead-after-win-at-fuji/ The Porsche GT Team has won the six-hour race at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. At round four of the FIA WEC World Sports Car Championship, Kevin Estre (F) and Michael Christensen (DK) crossed the finish line in first place in the GTE-Pro category with the ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR. The sister car driven by Richard Lietz (A) and Gianmaria Bruni (I) concluded the race in fifth place. With this, Porsche has extended its lead in the manufacturers’ and drivers’ classifications. Porsche also won the GTE-Am category on Sunday: The newcomer team Project 1 with Porsche works driver Jörg Bergmeister from Germany, Patrick Lindsey (USA) and Egidio Perfetti (N) secured its maiden victory in the WEC. 

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]]> 173458 SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND FOR THE BMW M8 GTE ON TWO CONTINENTS: SECOND POSITION AT FUJI, THIRD PLACE AT ROAD ATLANTA https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/successful-weekend-for-the-bmw-m8-gte-on-two-continents-second-position-at-fuji-third-place-at-road-atlanta/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:01:11 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/successful-weekend-for-the-bmw-m8-gte-on-two-continents-second-position-at-fuji-third-place-at-road-atlanta/ Two continents, two race series, two podiums: BMW M Motorsport can look back on a successful weekend with the new BMW M8 GTE. António Félix da Costa (POR) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) finished second for BMW Team MTEK in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) round at Fuji (JPN) driving the #82 BMW M8 GTE in the LM GTE Pro class. At the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Road Atlanta (USA), BMW Team RLL’s John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Chaz Mostert (AUS) came third in the GTLM category and were also celebrating on the podium.

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]]> 173455 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN JAPAN https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/aston-martin-vantage-gte-takes-another-step-forward-in-japan/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 15:45:40 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/aston-martin-vantage-gte-takes-another-step-forward-in-japan/ The new Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE took another important step towards victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship in Japan. While still only four races old, the new Aston Martin comfortably led the early stages of the 6 Hours of Fuji and went on to secure another double-points finish.

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]]> 173452 NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE CLINCHES FIRST POLE IN FUJI https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/new-aston-martin-vantage-gte-clinches-first-pole-in-fuji/ Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:25:18 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/new-aston-martin-vantage-gte-clinches-first-pole-in-fuji/ The new Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE recorded its first pole position at the Fuji International Speedway during qualifying for the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Japan on Saturday.

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]]> 173304 BEST PORSCHE 911 RSR ON FUJI FOURTH GRID ROW, POLE POSITION IN THE GTE-AM CLASS https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/best-porsche-911-rsr-on-fuji-fourth-grid-row-pole-position-in-the-gte-am-class/ Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:55:17 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/best-porsche-911-rsr-on-fuji-fourth-grid-row-pole-position-in-the-gte-am-class/ The Porsche GT Team qualified on starting positions eight and ten for the FIA WEC World Sports Car Championship in Fuji, Japan. Richard Lietz (A) and Gianmaria Bruni (I) in the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR and Kevin Estre (F) and Michael Christensen (DK) in the No. 92 sister car will now focus on the race performance. After setting the fastest lap with the RSR in the GTE-Pro category during the free practice on Saturday morning, the qualifying session held three hours later did not yield the expected lap times. Lietz and Bruni take up the six-hour race on the 4.563-kilometre racetrack from the fourth grid row. The French-Danish driver pairing starts directly behind them.

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