On 12 October over 1400 metres on heavy ground at Kyoto Racecourse the colt was ridden by Christophe Lemaire when he started favourite for the Momiji Stakes and won by one and a half lengths from Lotus Land.

[6] For his final run of the season Lauda Sion was moved up to the highest class for the Grade 1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes over 1600 metres at Hanshin on 15 December and went off a 17/1 outsider.

[8] On 1 February Lauda Sion began his second campaign in the Listed Crocus Stakes over 1400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse and started the 4.5/1 third favourite behind Absolutismo and Armbrust.

[9][10] On 14 March the colt started the 1.7/1 favourite for the Grade 3 Falcon Stakes over 1400 metres at Chukyo Racecourse and finished second, beaten one and a half lengths by Shine Garnet.

[11] The filly Resistencia started favourite while the other contenders included Taisei Vision (Arlington Cup), Satono Impresa (Mainichi Hai), Luftstrom (New Zealand Trophy), Shine Garnet and Harmony Magellan.

The colt then contested the Mile Championship over the same distance at Hanshin on 22 November but after tracking the leader Resistencia and turning into the straight in second place he faded badly in the closing stages and finished unplaced behind Gran Alegria.