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Alpine Seizes Fuji 6 Hours With Two-Tyre Gamble in WEC’s 100th Race

A pre-yellow stop followed by a two-tyre final service vaulted the No. 35 A424 to the lead.

Overview

  • Charles Milesi, Paul-Loup Chatin and Ferdinand Habsburg won for Alpine by 7.682 seconds, with Peugeot’s No. 93 second and Porsche Penske’s No. 6 third after an earlier five-second pit infringement.
  • The race was repeatedly neutralised with three safety cars and multiple Full Course Yellows, including a heavy Raffaele Marciello crash in the No. 15 BMW that triggered a major reshuffle.
  • Tom Gamble’s collision in the No. 007 Aston Martin with the LMGT3 No. 27 Aston Martin brought out another safety car and led to the Valkyrie’s retirement.
  • Early leaders Cadillac lost track position through the caution cycles, while penalties shaped outcomes across classes, including a three-minute stop-go for Toyota’s No. 8 over an emergency-stop procedure.
  • TF Sport’s No. 81 Corvette took LMGT3 victory after Vista AF Corse’s No. 21 Ferrari received a five-second pit penalty, and the championship fights now roll to the Bahrain finale still undecided.