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Alpine finishes second and fourth at Fuji after leading for much of the 2026 WEC race, with Victor Martins narrowly missing victory.
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Alpine narrowly misses 2026 WEC Fuji victory despite dominant A424 performance

Karishma Persad09 mins

Alpine came within six-tenths of victory at the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Fuji after producing its strongest collective performance of the A424 era, with Victor Martins and Jules Gounon finishing second while Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg took fourth. The French manufacturer controlled much of the six-hour contest after locking out…

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Victor Martins leads a wet Fuji FP3 for Alpine ahead of both Aston Martins, while Charlie Eastwood puts Corvette on top in LMGT3.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | FP3 | Martins keeps Alpine on top as Corvette leads LMGT3

Karishma Persad07 mins

Victor Martins kept Alpine Endurance Team at the top of the FIA World Endurance Championship timesheets during a wet FP3 for the 2026 6 Hours of Fuji. Martins set a 1:40.594 aboard the #36 Alpine A424 to finish only 0.075s ahead of Harry Tincknell in the #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie. The sister #009 Aston Martin…

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Alpine sets the Hypercar pace in FP2 at the 6 Hours of Fuji, while Proton Competition puts Ford Mustang on top in LMGT3.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | FP2 | Alpine leads Ferrari as Ford tops LMGT3

Karishma Persad07 mins

Alpine Endurance Team moved to the top of the timesheets during FP2 for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji, as the #35 Alpine A424 set the fastest Hypercar time on Friday afternoon. Paul-Loup Chatin produced a 1:29.551 to lead the session, putting Alpine ahead of the #50 Ferrari AF Corse…

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Toyota tops FP1 at its home 2026 WEC round at Fuji, with Porsche close behind in Hypercar while McLaren sets the LMGT3 pace.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | FP1 | Toyota leads Porsche as McLaren tops LMGT3

Karishma Persad05 mins

Toyota Gazoo Racing started its home FIA World Endurance Championship weekend at the top of the timesheets, as the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid led FP1 for the 2026 6 Hours of Fuji. Kamui Kobayashi set the Hypercar benchmark with a 1:30.114 around Fuji Speedway, putting the Japanese manufacturer ahead of the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport…

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Toyota leads WEC into Fuji as BMW and Ferrari close in, while TF Sport heads a tightening LMGT3 title fight in Japan this weekend.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | Preview | Toyota takes nine-point lead into crucial home round

Karishma Persad016 mins

The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to Fuji Speedway from 25–27 September for the sixth round of the season, with Toyota returning to home soil at the centre of an increasingly tight three-manufacturer Hypercar title fight. Toyota remains at the top of the Manufacturers’ Championship on 140 points, but BMW sits only nine…

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Harmony and Origine share Fuji wins as Lu Wei cuts the 2026 GTWC Asia lead to four points and secures his record eighth series victory.
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2026 GTWC Asia | Fuji | Harmony blossoms as record-breaking Lu reignites title bid

Karishma Persad012 mins

The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Asia powered by AWS season reached its halfway point at Fuji International Speedway with a weekend of close finishes, contrasting strategies and significant title implications. Harmony Racing opened the event by converting David Chen Weian’s surprise Race 1 pole position into victory for the team’s new Sakura-liveried Ferrari. Liu…

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