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Kobayashi gives Toyota maiden Hypercar pole at Spa

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Kobayashi gives Toyota maiden Hypercar pole at Spa

Mike Conway (GBR) / Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) / Jose Maria Lopez (ARG) #07 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid leads Sebastien Buemi (SUI) / Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) / Brendon Hartley (NZL) #08 Toyota Racing, Toyota GR010, Hybrid. 29.04.2021. FIA World Endurance Championship, Rd 1, Spa Francochamps, Belgium. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Moy / XPB Images

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Kamui Kobayashi in the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid took the first ever Le Mans Hypercar pole position for the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa, besting out his countryman Kazuki Nakajima in the sister Toyota GR010 Hybrid.

Kobayashi’s lap, a 2:00:747, was over half a second faster than Nakajima’s, who drove the #8 Toyota GR010, setting a 2:01:266.

These were considerably faster than the laps done in the pre-season test, also held at Spa earlier this week, and the Free Practice sessions, meaning fears the LMP2 cars might be faster than the brand new Hypercars were unfounded.

However, third place overall did not go to the third the Alpine Hypercar, in fact a grandfathered LMP1 from last year. Instead, #22 United Autosports ORECA 07-Gibson took third, with a great lap, a 2:02:404, from Filipe Albuquerque taking third on the grid, and therefore first place in LMP2, for tomorrow’s race.

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The#36 Alpine Elf Matmut A480, in reality an ex-Rebellion R13, driven by veteran Nico Lapierre, was just over two tenths slower than the United Autosports car, but with unspecified technical issues setting them back in the first half of the session, Alpine could only get a single lap in.

Second in LMP2 went to Nyck de Vries and #26 G-Drive Racing ORECA 07-Gibson, with a 2:02:984. For much of his final lap, de Vries looked like he might be able to challenge for LMP2 pole but ultimately, it wasn’t to be, with his just under half a second off Albuquerque’s.

Third in class went to #29 Racing Team Nederland ORECA 07-Gibson’s Geido van der Garde, with a 2:03:435 almost half a second off countryman de Vries.

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