Motorsport News  |  20th June 2018
TOYOTA BRINGS IT HOME
Fernando Alonso believes he’s taken another step towards becoming “a complete driver” after chalking up the second part of world motorsport’s
triple crown by helping Toyota to its maiden Le Mans victory. On his first appearance at the endurance classic, two-time Formula 1 world champion
Alonso lifted the laurels at La Sarthe alongside his team-mates in the number eight Toyota TS050 HYBRID LMP1, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. The result marked Toyota’s first victory at Le Mans, despite the marque having run forty seven cars in the race prior to last weekend. It also made Toyota the second Japanese brand to win at Le Mans following Mazda’s victory with the 787B in 1991. Nakajima also became the first Japanese driver to win in a car from his home country.
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Below is a selection of articles in Motorsport News 20th June 2018.