6 Hours of Fuji

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Fuji, Japan
16/10/2016
11:00 (local time)
Free Practice 1 P6 – 1:26.097
Free Practice 2 P1 – 1:24.074
Free Practice 3 P6 – 1:25.623
Qualifying P2 – 1:23.595
Race P3 – 15 points

2016 Race Review

Mark started the race from second and held P2 in the early stages of the race before he was passed by his former F1 colleague Kamui Kobayashi.

The number 1 Porsche is then locked in a thrilling battle for victory with the number 8 Audi and the number 6 Toyota for almost the entire race, even with five stops for refuelling and driver and tyre changes.

During Brendon’s final stint, he challenges Kobayashi for P2 which sees the two of them swap positions several times. Mark gets in for the final stint and drives the number 1 919 Hybrid home to third place and a fourth consecutive podium for himself and his team.

Porsche 919 Hybrid extends manufacturers’ championship lead in Japan

Porsche Team: Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley (l-r)

Porsche came third and fifth with its two 919 Hybrids in a thrilling six-hour race at the Fuji International Speedway. Porsche thus defended its lead in both, the manufacturers’…

October 16, 20162016 Season Fuji On the track news

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Timo, Brendon and Mark qualify on front row in Fuji

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The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from positions two and six on the grid for the seventh round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Fuji International…

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Mark sets fastest lap of the day with the Porsche 919 Hybrid

Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team: Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley, Mark Webber

On the first day of practice for the seventh out of nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship Mark Webber set the fastest lap of the day with…

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Mark’s Fuji Memories

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Of all the venues I’ve been to in the past 20 or so years of racing, Japan has always been a special place to go to. The whole country…

October 11, 20162016 Season Fuji On the track news

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Porsche takes lead in the drivers’ championship with another one-two result

By winning the fourth race in a row with the Porsche 919 Hybrid, the Porsche Team took an important step forward in the battle for the FIA World Endurance…

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Pole for Mark and his team mates in Fuji – Porsche remains unbeaten in qualifying

In the sixth round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship no car other than a Porsche 919 Hybrid made it onto the front row of the grid. On…

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Tricky task at Mount Fuji and encouraging lap times

The Fuji Speedway in the Japanese Alps welcomed the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in bright sunshine with temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius. The Porsche Team had two…

October 9, 20152015 Season Fuji On the track news

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MARK’S FUJI TOP 5

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My first WEC race start I hadn’t been to Fuji since I raced there in F1 in 2008 but I really enjoyed my time there last year. It was…

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WEC 6 Hours of Fuji – Sunday Race

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Podium finish and fourth place for the Porsche 919 Hybrid Stuttgart. The Porsche Team celebrated its second podium finish of the season for the Porsche 919 Hybrid, while the…

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