The 2013 3 Hours of Fuji was the second round of the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series season and the seventh points scoring race for GT300 cars in the 2013 Super GT season. It took place on September 22, 2013 at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan.
The 2013 3 Hours of Fuji was the second round of the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series season and the seventh points scoring race for GT300 cars in the 2013 Super GT season. It took place on September 22, 2013 at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan.
Race result is as follows. [1] Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP2 | 18 |  KCMG |  Richard Bradley  Hiroshi Koizumi James Winslow | Morgan LMP2 | M | 108 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 24 |  OAK Racing |  Cong Fu Cheng  David Cheng  Jeffrey Lee | Morgan LMP2 | M | 108 |
| Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | SGT | 16 | Team Mugen | Hideki Mutoh Yuhki Nakayama | Honda CR-Z | B | 106 |
| Honda J35A 2.8 L V6 Hybrid | |||||||
| 4 | SGT | 11 | Gainer | Katsuyuki Hiranaka  Björn Wirdheim | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | D | 106 |
| Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | SGT | 61 | R&D Sport | Kota Sasaki Tetsuya Yamano | Subaru BRZ | M | 105 |
| Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo Flat-4 | |||||||
| 6 | SGT | 0 | Team Taisan Ken Endless | Kyosuke Mineo Naoki Yokomizo | Porsche 997 GT3 | Y | 104 |
| Porsche M97/79 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | SGT | 2 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Hiroki Katoh Kazuho Takahashi | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | Y | 104 |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GTC | 007 | Craft Racing | Richard Lyons Frank Yu | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | M | 103 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 9 | GTC | 77 |  AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Michele Rugolo  Steve Wyatt | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 103 |
| Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | SGT | 52 | Gainer | Hironori Takeuchi Takeshi Tsuchiya Motoyoshi Yoshida | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Y | 103 |
| Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | SGT | 5 | Team Mach | Tetsuji Tamanaka Naoya Yamano | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Y | 103 |
| Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 12 | LMGTE | 70 | Team Taisan Ken Endless | Akira Iida Shogo Mitsuyama Shinji Nakano | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 101 |
| Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GTC | 9 | Pacific Direction Racing | Akira Mizutani Yuya Sakamoto You Yokomaku | Porsche 997 GT3 | M | 100 |
| Porsche M97/79 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GTC | 26 | Taisan Ken Endless | Akihiro Asai Naoya Gamou | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | M | 100 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GTC | 91 | Team AAI Rstrada | Jun San Chen Marco Seefried Tatsuya Tanigawa | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | M | 99 |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 16 | SGT | 62 | Leon Racing | Haruki Kurosawa Tsubasa Kurosawa | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Y | 84 |
| Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| Ret | GTC | 37 | BBT Racing | Anthony Liu Davide Rizzo Massimilliano Wiser | Lamborghini Gallardo FLII GT3 | M | 98 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| Ret | GTC | 92 | Team AAI Rstrada | Morris Chen Yasushi Kikuchi | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | M | 63 |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| Ret | SGT | 30 | apr | Yuki Iwasaki Kenji Kobayashi Igor Sushko | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Y | 44 |
| Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| Ret | SGT | 55 | Team Mugen | Takashi Kobayashi Tomoki Nojiri Shinichi Takagi | Honda CR-Z | B | 34 |
| Honda J35A 2.8 L V6 Hybrid |
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