Fuji FP3: Kobayashi tops the times for Toyota

Hypercar 

• Kamui Kobayashi in No.7 tops the times in the final free practice session as local hero peaks on a best lap of 1m30.068s 
• Final free practice session starts wet but soon dries up and times tumble as 60-minute session but a brief shower in final 10-minutes sees incredibly tight times at front of field 
• Kobayashi's time eclipses Loic Duval's best effort of 1m30.476s in the No.94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 
• Hertz Team Jota takes third fastest time as Antonio Felix da Costa laps in a best time of 1m30.501s 
• The second Peugeot 9X8 is fourth as Mikkel Jensen sets a late 1m30.695 best lap for fourth 
• The Proton Competition Porsche 963 places strong fifth as Harry Tincknell laps in 1m30.710s in first race for the teams second chassis 
• No.51 Ferrari AF Corse entry driven by James Calado ends up sixth as British ace ends on a 1m30.798s best 
• No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry is seventh as Ryo Hirakawa sets a 1m30.826s late in session 
• Cadillac Racing is eighth as it continues to find its range on first visit to Fuji. Alex Lynn sets time for US entry. 
• Porsche Penske round out the top ten as the No.5 heads No.6 963 
• No.50 Ferrari AF Corse 11 ^th  after surviving a spectacular lock-up at Turn 1 via Antonio Fuoco 
• Floyd Vanwall entry driven by Esteban Guerrieri, Joao Paulo de Oliveira and Tristan Vautier take 12th ^and final Hypercar position  

The #34 Inter Europol Competition and #54 AF Corse collide in turn one, causing a rear tire puncture for the #54. #WEC #6HFuji pic.twitter.com/gYoqOx0BXH

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LMP2 

• No.23 United Autosports Oreca-Gibson tops LMP2 times as Oliver Jarvis sets a 1m34.258s best 
• That beats the No.36 Alpine ELF Team Oreca-Gibson (Vaxiviere) by just 0.234s 
• Alpine are sandwiched by United Autosports as the No.22 places third with Phil Hanson setting best lap  
• Vector Sport places fourth with Gabriel Aubry putting in a best lap of 1m34.719s 
• No.9 Prema Racing takes fifth position ahead of the Le Mans winning Inter Europol Competition, which has an incident with the No.54 AF Corse midway through the session 
• Team WRT have challenging session with No.41 heading sister No.31 car in seventh and eighth positions 

LMGTE Am  

• Davide Rigon leads the way for second consecutive session in LMGTE Am category for the No.54 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo squad as he sets best lap of 1m39.074s 
• Earlier, a collision between the Inter Europol Competition Oreca-Gibson and the No.54 AF Corse at Turn 1 sees the latter sent pitwards with a broken wheel and puncture 
• D'Station Aston Martin makes it to second position on home ground as Tomonobu Fuji sets at 1m39.260s 
• No.77 Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche takes second position as Julien Andlauer sets best lap of 1m39.470s 
• Corvette Racing fight back from difficult Friday to place fourth ahead of the No.57 Kessel Racing entry 
• 'Rexy' Project 1 AO Porsche has eventful session with two spins and a 5-minute penalty for crossing pit lane entry line

Qualifying will take place at 2:40 p.m. local time this afternoon.

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