6 Hours of Fuji results: Toyota #8 beats Alpine as Ferrari suffers difficult WEC race

Toyota #8 claimed a dramatic victory in the 2026 6 Hours of Fuji after making an extremely aggressive strategic call following the final Safety Car. Victor Martins finished second in the Alpine #36, which had been the dominant car in terms of pure race pace for much of the event, while BMW #15 completed the podium.

Ferrari, by contrast, endured a difficult race. The #50 Ferrari 499P retired after Miguel Molina was forced to park the car in the third sector, while the #51 Ferrari AF Corse entry could manage only ninth place and the #83 AF Corse car finished 12th.

Toyota #8 snatches dramatic 6 Hours of Fuji victory

The race was one of the cleanest of the season, with the two Alpine A424s consistently controlling the pace and able to exploit their speed particularly effectively while running in clean air. Aston Martin remained in contention throughout the race, although the #007 was involved in a series of problematic episodes.

The #93 Peugeot retired because of a gearbox problem, while the #50 Ferrari was also forced out when Miguel Molina parked the 499P in the third sector. Before the retirement, the same Ferrari had been running a respectable race considering the overall pace available to the Italian cars, although its chances had already been badly compromised by an air-jack problem during a pit stop.

Ferrari’s 499P programme remains an important part of the manufacturer’s endurance racing activity, with the car having already played a central role in Ferrari’s recent WEC and Le Mans efforts.

Cool conditions and light rain shape the Fuji race

The 6 Hours of Fuji was characterised by repeated light showers during both the opening and closing phases of the race. With track temperatures remaining very cool at around 20 degrees Celsius, the soft tyre became the most popular compound choice during the event.

BMW also experienced difficulties, with the championship-leading car involved in a race that was far from clean. The decisive moment, however, arrived with the final neutralisation following the accident involving the #58 McLaren.

Safety Car creates decisive strategic opportunity

The final Safety Car allowed the Toyota #8 and BMW #15 to return to the front by aggressively prioritising track position. Alpine instead opted for a full service, changing tyres and taking on a maximum fuel load. That decision dropped the two Alpine cars to third and fifth at the time.

Toyota ultimately made the strategy work. By retaining track position, the #8 was able to keep the rapidly closing Victor Martins behind in the Alpine #36. BMW #15 secured third place after adopting a similarly aggressive all-in approach, completing the podium behind Toyota and Alpine.

For Ferrari, however, the final outcome was disappointing, with neither of the factory 499Ps able to challenge for the leading positions by the end of the race.

2026 6 Hours of Fuji race results

1. Toyota Racing #8 — Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa — Hypercar
2. Alpine Endurance Team #36 — Jules Gounon, Victor Martins — Hypercar
3. BMW M Team WRT #15 — Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello, Dries Vanthoor — Hypercar
4. Alpine Endurance Team #35 — Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen — Hypercar
5. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA #38 — Earl Bamber, Sébastien Bourdais, Jack Aitken — Hypercar
6. Peugeot #94 — Loïc Duval, Malthe Jakobsen, Théo Pourchaire — Hypercar
7. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA #12 — Will Stevens, Norman Nato — Hypercar
8. Toyota Racing #7 — Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries — Hypercar
9. Ferrari AF Corse #51 — Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi — Hypercar
10. Aston Martin THOR Team #009 — Alex Riberas, Marco Sørensen — Hypercar
11. Genesis Magma Racing #19 — Mathieu Jaminet, Paul-Loup Chatin, Daniel Juncadella — Hypercar
12. AF Corse #83 — Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica, Phil Hanson — Hypercar
13. BMW M Team WRT #20 — Robin Frijns, René Rast, Sheldon van der Linde — Hypercar
14. Aston Martin THOR Team #007 — Harry Tincknell, Tom Gamble — Hypercar
15. Genesis Magma Racing #17 — André Lotterer, Pipo Derani, Mathys Jaubert — Hypercar
16. Team WRT #32 — Darren Leung, Sean Gelael, Augusto Farfus — LMGT3
17. Heart of Racing Team #27 — Ian James, Zacharie Robichon, Mattia Drudi — LMGT3
18. Racing Team Turkey by TF #34 — Patrick Dempsey, Salih Yoluç, Charlie Eastwood — LMGT3
19. Vista AF Corse #54 — Thomas Flohr, Francesco Castellacci, Davide Rigon — LMGT3
20. TF Sport #33 — Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar, Nicky Catsburg — LMGT3
21. Team WRT #69 — Alastair McIntosh, Parker Thompson, Dan Harper — LMGT3
22. Manthey DK Engineering #91 — James Cottingham, Timur Boguslavskiy, Ayhancan Güven — LMGT3
23. Garage 59 #10 — Anthony Au, Tom Fleming, Marvin Kirchhöfer — LMGT3
24. Proton Competition #77 — Esmee Powell, Ben Tuck, Sebastian Priaulx — LMGT3
25. Akkodis ASP Team #78 — Tom Van Rompuy, Hadrien David, Esteban Masson — LMGT3
26. Akkodis ASP Team #87 — Răzvan Umbrărescu, Clemens Schmid, José María López — LMGT3
27. Vista AF Corse #21 — François Heriau, Simon Mann, Alessio Rovera — LMGT3
28. The Bend Manthey #92 — Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera, Richard Lietz — LMGT3
29. Iron Lynx #79 — Jörg Zelger, Matteo Cressoni, Linus Hodenius — LMGT3
30. Garage 59 #58 — Alexander West, Finn Gehrsitz, Benjamin Goethe — LMGT3
31. Ferrari AF Corse #50 — Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen — Hypercar
32. Peugeot #93 — Paul di Resta, Stoffel Vandoorne, Nick Cassidy — Hypercar
33. Heart of Racing Team #23 — Gray Newell, Dudu Barrichello, Jonny Adam — LMGT3
34. Proton Competition #88 — Stefano Gattuso, Giammarco Levorato, Logan Sargeant — LMGT3
35. Iron Lynx #61 — Martin Berry, Rodrigo Andrade, Maxime Martin — LMGT3