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Toyota wins at Fuji as Magnussen shares BMW podium

Toyota came from eighth on the grid to win the Six Hours of Fuji, while former F1 driver Kevin Magnussen shared a third-placed BMW.

GPBeat · Newsroom28 Sept 2026, 08:29 · 1 min

Toyota’s No. 8 crew of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa won the Hypercar race at the 2026 Six Hours of Fuji after starting eighth. Hirakawa took the chequered flag for the team’s home victory.

The No. 36 Alpine, which Victor Martins had started from pole, finished second in changeable conditions. Former Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen shared the third-placed No. 15 BMW with Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor; Vanthoor drove the final stint.

In LMGT3, Team WRT’s No. 32 headed the published results, but contact investigations involving that car and the third-placed No. 34 meant the class positions could still change.

Sources 01

SOURCE2026 WEC Six Hours of Fuji - resultsRacingNews365 English · Source date as found: 2026-09-27

Source context

RacingNews365’s race report and classification were published on 27 September 2026, while the LMGT3 contact investigations were pending.

Claims and supporting evidence 4

RacingNews365 reports that Toyota's No. 8 won the Hypercar race after starting eighth, with Ryo Hirakawa taking the chequered flag. Its classification lists Sébastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley alongside Hirakawa.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. 2026 WEC Six Hours of Fuji, Hypercar Race reported on 27 September 2026. This is the classification and race account published by one outlet; the supplied documents contain no independent classification.

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The published classification places Alpine's No. 36 second. RacingNews365 says Victor Martins had started that car from pole and describes the conditions as changeable.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. 2026 WEC Six Hours of Fuji, Hypercar Race reported on 27 September 2026. Pole position and conditions are reported by RacingNews365; no separate qualifying record is supplied.

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The published classification places BMW's No. 15 third, with Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor listed as its drivers. RacingNews365 identifies Magnussen as a former F1 driver and says Vanthoor completed the final stint.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. 2026 WEC Six Hours of Fuji, Hypercar and former F1 driver involvement Race reported on 27 September 2026. Magnussen's participation connects this WEC result to an F1 audience; it does not make the race a Formula 1 event.

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RacingNews365 lists Team WRT's No. 32 first, Heart of Racing's No. 27 second and Racing Team Turkey By TF's No. 34 third in LMGT3. It also reports investigations into contact involving the first- and third-place finishers, leaving those class results subject to change.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. 2026 WEC Six Hours of Fuji, LMGT3 Classification and investigation status as reported on 27 September 2026. The document gives no investigation outcome; these LMGT3 places cannot be treated as subsequently confirmed final results.

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