2026 WEC Six Hours of Fuji Qualifying Results Confirmed After Cancellation

Highlights

Qualifying cancelled due to severe weather at Fuji Speedway.
#36 Alpine Endurance Team claimed pole position for race.
#007 Aston Martin penalized, dropping from second to fourth.
All-Alpine front row with #36 and #35 teams starting first two.
#77 Proton Competition took LMGT3 pole, starting P18 overall.
Grid set from fastest weekend laps amid challenging weather conditions.

Severe weather forces the cancellation of qualifying for the 2026 Six Hours of Fuji. Officials set the Hypercar and LMGT3 grids by each car’s fastest weekend lap at Fuji Speedway.

Qualifying is cancelled for safety; grids are set using the fastest laps logged across the weekend.

The #36 Alpine Endurance Team takes pole, with Jules Gounon and Victor Martins sharing duties. Recent roster details appear in the Alpine WEC lineup coverage.

Alpine typically fields three drivers, yet Antonio Felix Da Costa and Frederic Makowiecki are absent. Both entries run two-driver line-ups for Fuji.

WEC Fuji qualifying cancelled leads to grid set by practice laps — Image Credit: RacingNews365

A two-place grid penalty drops the #007 Aston Martin from second to fourth. The sanction reshapes the front of the field and underscores the sensitivity of procedural compliance.

A two-place penalty for #007 Aston Martin creates an all-Alpine front row: #36 from #35.

The penalty promotes the #35 Alpine, led by Côme Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg, to second. Genesis Magma Racing demonstrates strong pace to disrupt the expected order behind the Alpines.

The #19 Genesis Magma entry, with Matt Jaminet, Paul Chatin, and Daniel Juncadella, starts third. Stable sister-car performance places the #17 Genesis Magma in fifth.

Peugeot Sport Hypercar prepares for action at Fuji — Image Credit: Peugeot Sport

Aston Martin’s #009, driven by Alex Riberas and Michael Sørensen, lines up sixth. Cadillac, Toyota, Peugeot, and AF Corse complete a balanced Hypercar mix across manufacturers and tyre strategies.

LMGT3 pole goes to the #77 Proton Competition entry. Earl Powell, Benjamin Tuck, and Stephen Priaulx start P18 overall, giving the squad track position to dictate early class tempo.

#77 Proton Competition takes LMGT3 pole and starts P18 overall.

Iron Lynx’s #79 and Akkodis ASP’s #78 secure second and third in LMGT3. Garage 59, Racing Team Turkey, Vista AF Corse, and The Bend Manthey headline an 18-car GT3 field.

Setting the grid by weekend best laps rewards early-session execution and traffic management. It also penalizes teams caught by red flags or worsening conditions during limited dry windows.

Weather remains central to strategy, with potential safety-car phases and evolving grip. Teams must balance stint length, tyre warm-up, and visibility risks against the need to bank early pace.

Rain-affected qualifying is hardly unique, as seen with Ferrari’s challenges at Fuji and recent Baku qualifying disruptions. Teams increasingly model wet-running scenarios in event planning.

The 2026 Six Hours of Fuji now pivots to race-day adaptability. With an all-Alpine front row and unsettled skies, execution and discipline will decide whether preparation outweighs volatility.

Visual Summary

#36
Alpine

#35
Alpine

#19
Genesis

#007

⬇︎2

#17

#009

#77

Pole GT3

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Qualifying CANCELLED

ALPINE 1-2
Front Row

Penalties Shuffle Grid ↓

RAIN sets grid by lap times

Six Hours of Fuji: Qualifying washed out.
All starting positions set by fastest laps.
Alpine dominates the front, grid shuffled by penalties & rain.

Hypercar Pole: #36 Alpine | LMGT3 Pole: #77 Proton

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Weather remains unpredictable. Race strategy: Adapt or lose.

James William

James William covers the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from the Rolex 24 at Daytona to sprint-race formats. His reports include prototype performance reviews, GT class battles, and pit-stop strategy insights for endurance-racing fans.