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Le Mans Qualy 1: Nakajima powers Toyota to provisional pole

In Wednesday's first late-night qualifying session for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Kazuki Nakajima laid down a marker by setting the fastest lap to claim provisional pole position for the world's most famous endurance race to be run this weekend  at the legendary venue. The Japanese driver, in the No.8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid which he shares with Fernando Alonso and Sébastien Buemi, lapped the dry Sarthe circuit with the fastest time of 3:17:270 in the opening ten minutes of the two-hour session and the time was not bettered throughout the evening. It was not just a Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2 at the close, but also a Japanese 1-2 as Kamui Kobayashi was close behind with a lap of 3:17.337 in the...
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