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    6 Hours of Fuji

    28 September 2025

    The Fuji 6 Hours ended with the official Ferrari – AF Corse 499Ps in 11th and 15th place overall, for the crews number 50 and 51 respectively of Antonio Fuoco-Miguel Molina-Nicklas Nielsen, and Alessandro Pier Guidi-James Calado-Antonio Giovinazzi. The AF Corse privateer 499P, entrusted to Prancing Horse official driver Yifei Ye together with Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson, crossed the line in 10th place.

    The final classification, considering a penalty imposed in the hours following the end of the race on crews number 50 and 51, sees the 499P of Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen in 12th place; considering the updated classification, Ye-Kubica-Hanson finish ninth. 

    The race

    Starting from sixth and 15th on the grid with Giovinazzi and Nielsen at the wheel, the two red-liveried 499Ps enjoyed a fine start thanks to a strategy devised by the team, enabling crews number 51 and 50 to climb as high as third and eighth respectively.

    Several neutralisations caused by incidents – the first an off-track excursion of a rival Hypercar shortly after the opening hour, which resulted in damage to the right side of the number 83 499P, forcing the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours winners into an uphill battle – repeatedly broke up the race, allowing the field to regroup.

    In an attempt to maximise the potential of the 499Ps available at Fuji, in a race that forced the Ferraris to constantly search for their limit, a drive-through and a stop-and-go – for exceeding the number of track limits – ultimately compromised the comeback of crew number 51, while their teammates in number 50 – who made only 4 pit stops, in an attempt to make the most of the tyres by reducing stops – battled on, finishing just outside the points.

    Ferrari – AF Corse
    12POSITION
    FASTEST LAP1:29.506
    PIT STOP4
    LAPS202
    TOTAL TIME6:02:47.045
    GAP FROM LEADER2:08.878
    AVERAGE SPEED152.8 km/h
    TOP SPEED310.3 km/h
    Ferrari – AF Corse
    15POSITION
    FASTEST LAP1:28.945
    PIT STOP6
    LAPS201
    TOTAL TIME6:02:34.297
    GAP FROM LEADER1 Lap
    AVERAGE SPEED152.1 km/h
    TOP SPEED314.0 km/h
    AF Corse
    9POSITION
    FASTEST LAP1:29.245
    PIT STOP6
    LAPS202
    TOTAL TIME6:01:37.156
    GAP FROM LEADER58.989
    AVERAGE SPEED152.9 km/h
    TOP SPEED315.8 km/h

    We tried to make the most of the potential at our disposal.

    The race was really tough and we couldn’t aim for a top position. So many interruptions also affected the race, and trying to recover places became impossible. In Bahrain we will definitely have to do better, giving our contribution to Ferrari in the fight for the World Manufacturers’ Championship.
      COVER ART BY SIMONE DELLADIO
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      The Fuji International Speedway is one of the most famous and popular in Japan, the first to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the Land of the Rising Sun.


      6 Hours of Fuji 2023

      he architect Hermann Tilke redesigned the track in 2003, increasing its overall length to 4,563 metres from the 4,359 metres of the version that hosted FIA World Sportscar Championship races from 1982 to 1988. Fuji includes one of the longest straights in the world, at over 1.5 km. Despite this feature, the track is marked by a sequence of fast turns alternating with slower but highly technical ones. The 300 R is among the most important and should be tackled at high speed. The circuit, in the province of Shizuoka, boasts a unique setting, with Mount Fuji - one of Japan’s sacred peaks - providing the background to many sections of the track.

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      • LocationOyamaJapan
      • Circuit Length4.563 km
      Ferrari 499P - Fuji 2024
      The Ferrari 499P number 50, crewed by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen, finished ninth in the 6 Hours of Fuji, round seven of the FIA WEC 2024. The team secured valuable points, keeping them mathematically in contention for the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles.
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      The Bahrain International Circuit, also called “Sakhir” is located in Sakhir, on the outskirts of Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
      The official name of the Fuji circuit is the Fuji International Speedway and takes its name from the mountain on whose slopes it is located.
      Originally designed to host Nascar-type races in Japan, the layout, after a change of ownership, was converted into a road circuit and was inaugurated in 1965.
      The original track measured 5,999 meters and was raced clockwise, with the 1.5-kilometre starting straight in the elevated section. The end of the straight entered into a very high speed banked curve known as "Dalichi" which proved to be highly dangerous, so much so, that initially the direction of travel was reversed, before later being eliminated completely, thereby reducing the track to 4,359 metres. After a radical restructuring, the circuit was reopened in 2005. The current version measures 4,563 metres. Over the years, a shorter track, plus another one for drifting have been added.
      Apart from its position at the foot of Japan's most famous mountain – Mount Fuji – the circuit is characterized by the presence of one of the longest straights in motorsport, at 1,475 metres, as well as for the climate. In fact, the wet and rainy climate typical of the area, often prove to be a decisive factor in the races.

      499P is the name of the Le Mans Hypercar with which Ferrari has taken on the top class of the FIA WEC World Endurance Championship since the 2023 season – a name evoking the history of the Maranello manufacturer.

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