Just three weeks after the previous round contested in the United States, Ferrari heads to Japan for the 6 Hours of Fuji, the seventh and penultimate event of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship season. The historic Japanese track hosts a race of great importance for the championship, with the Maranello-based manufacturer arriving at the foot of Mount Fuji leading the FIA World Endurance Championship Manufacturers’ standings. The crew of the number 51 499P, featuring Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi, also leads the Drivers’ standings.
The two factory-entered Ferrari 499Ps, fielded by Ferrari – AF Corse, the number 50 and 51 cars, will line up for the 6 Hours of Fuji alongside the privateer AF Corse entry in Giallo Modena livery. The race will kick off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, 28 September (local time).
One-hundredth world championship race. The 6 Hours of Fuji, held at the foot of Japan’s most famous volcano, marks the 100th race in FIA WEC history since the championship began in 2012. Over more than a decade, Ferrari has secured 63 wins in the series: seven overall victories in the Hypercar standings, three in LMGT3, thirty-one in LMGTE Pro, and twenty-two in LMGTE Am.
The situation. The seventh round of the season carries particular weight in the championship standings battle. After finishing second at COTA with Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen in the number 50 499P, and fifth with teammates Pier Guidi, Calado, and Giovinazzi in the sister number 51 car, the Prancing Horse heads to the track aiming for another top result in the overall standings. With 25 points awarded to the winner, the 6 Hours of Fuji round could be crucial for the world championship before the season finale in Bahrain on 8 November.
Fresh from celebrating with AF Corse in Texas after securing the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams – a competition reserved for independent entries – the crew comprising Ferrari official driver Yifei Ye and his teammates Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson will return on the track in Japan.
The standings. Ferrari is leading in the FIA World Endurance Championship Manufacturers’ standings with 203 points, 65 clear of its nearest rival. Pier Guidi, Calado and Giovinazzi top the world Drivers’ standings with 115 points, 15 ahead of Ye, Kubica and Hanson; Fuoco, Molina and Nielsen lie fourth, 40 points behind the leader – with all crews still in contention for the title.