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Alpine Seizes Fuji Win in WEC's 100th Race After Safety-Car Shuffles

Smart pit timing with a left-side-only stop delivered the decisive track position.

Overview

  • Alpine’s No. 35 A424 (Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg, Paul-Loup Chatin) won by 7.6 seconds over Peugeot’s No. 93 with Mikkel Jensen, as Porsche Penske’s No. 6 completed the podium.
  • By pitting just before the final full-course yellow and later changing only the left-side Michelins, Alpine vaulted to the front and managed the run to the flag.
  • Three safety-car periods repeatedly reset the order, including a lengthy neutralization after Raffaele Marciello’s high-speed BMW crash; he exited unaided as the Proton Porsche briefly cycled into the lead.
  • TF Sport took LMGT3 honors after Vista AF Corse’s Ferrari received a time penalty for a pit infringement that dropped it from first to second.
  • The pole-sitting No. 12 Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac led early but slipped to seventh due to caution timing, and all major titles remain unresolved heading to the Bahrain finale.