Fernando Alonso steps up Le Mans preparation with 3-day Toyota LMP1 test
Fernando Alonso stepped up his preparations for his 24 Hours of Le Mans entry a✅nd FIA World Endurance Championship debut later this year by taking part in a private three-day test for Toyota at Motorland Aragon earlier this week.
Two-time Formula 1 world champion Alonso made his sports car racing debut last weekend in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, before announcing on Tuesday he would join up with Toy✱ota for Le Mans and three further WEC races through 2018 alongside his McLaren commitments.
Fernando Alonso stepped up his preparations for his 24 Hours of Le Mans entry and FIA World Endurance Championship debut later this year by taking part in a private three-day test for Toyota at Motorland Aragon earlier thisꦦ week.
T📖wo-time Formula 1 world champion Alonso made his sports car racing debut last weekend in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, before announ𝔉cing on Tuesday he would join up with Toyota for Le Mans and three further WEC races through 2018 alongside his McLaren commitments.
Toyota held a three-day test at Motorland Aragon in Spain t🐲his week that featured Alonso, regular season drivers Jose Maria Lopez, Mike Conway, Kazuki Nakajima and Kamui Kobayashi, as well as reserve driver Anthony Davidson.
Sebastien Buemi was the onlyౠ dri🧔ver not present for the test following the birth of his second child.
A Toyota Gazoo Racing spokesperson confirmed to mahbx.com that the running also included an endurance test that ran through the night, with ಌrunning going "well with no issues".
Toyota will return to the WEC for the 2018🐼/19 'super season' despite the departure of rival manufacturer Porsche, fielding a pai𝔍r of TS050 Hybrid LMP1 cars.
Alonso will make his official Toyota debut in the WEC 🌸at the 𒀰6 Hours of Spa in May.
