From press release
TOYOTA Racing will be without driver Nicolas Lapierre for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Fuji.
Due to personal reasons, a mutual decision has been reached for him to take a break from participating in the No. 8 TS040 HYBRID he shares with Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Team President: “Nicolas is taking a break due to his personal circumstances and the team will support him during this period. This was a decision we have taken together. Our driver line-up is close to completion for 2015 and beyond, and Nicolas remains a long-term member of our team.”
Nicolas will not be replaced in the No. 8, leaving Davidson and Buemi to defend their lead in the drivers’ World Championship, which stands at 11 points after four of eight races in 2014.
In the No. 7 TS040 HYBRID, Kazuki Nakajima returns to his regular spot after missing the last race in Austin due to his Japanese racing programme. That reunites him with fellow two-time Fuji winner Alex Wurz, alongside Stephane Sarrazin.
The first four races of the season saw the 1,000-bhp, four-wheel-drive TS040 HYBRID take two victories and start from pole position three times, whilst showing the performance to win at each event.
Going into the Fuji race, TOYOTA Racing is second in the Manufacturers’ World Championship, just 18 points behind Audi.
TOYOTA Racing will be without driver Nicolas Lapierre for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Fuji.
Due to personal reasons, a mutual decision has been reached for him to take a break from participating in the No. 8 TS040 HYBRID he shares with Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Team President: “Nicolas is taking a break due to his personal circumstances and the team will support him during this period. This was a decision we have taken together. Our driver line-up is close to completion for 2015 and beyond, and Nicolas remains a long-term member of our team.”
Nicolas will not be replaced in the No. 8, leaving Davidson and Buemi to defend their lead in the drivers’ World Championship, which stands at 11 points after four of eight races in 2014.
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| Toyota TS040 #8 at circuit Paul Ricard. (Photo: Toyota Racing) |
In the No. 7 TS040 HYBRID, Kazuki Nakajima returns to his regular spot after missing the last race in Austin due to his Japanese racing programme. That reunites him with fellow two-time Fuji winner Alex Wurz, alongside Stephane Sarrazin.
The first four races of the season saw the 1,000-bhp, four-wheel-drive TS040 HYBRID take two victories and start from pole position three times, whilst showing the performance to win at each event.
Going into the Fuji race, TOYOTA Racing is second in the Manufacturers’ World Championship, just 18 points behind Audi.