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WEC: Home hat-trick for Toyota at Fuji

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Khatir Soltani
From press release

Toyota thrilled the crowd at Fuji with a 1-2 victory for round five of the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

The team scored a third consecutive win in the event thanks to the No. 8 TS040 of Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi, who extended their lead in the drivers’ championship.

Toyota TS040 Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Toyota regained the lead in the championship over Audi (Photo: WRi2)

With the No. 7 car of Alex Wurz, Stéphane Sarrazin and Kazuki Nakajima in second place, Toyota also regained the lead in the manufacturers' championship, eighth points clear of Audi.

"That was a great job by all the team; we had the strongest car, the right strategy and great pit stops," said Davidson.

"First and second in our home race; it doesn’t get better than that."


Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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