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Toyota’s Mike Conway will not compete in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans after he suffered injuries in a cycling accident on Thursday, the Japanese team has confirmed. He will be replaced in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid by Jose Maria Lopez, who left the team for this year and has been racing for […]
Jose Maria Lopez will replace him in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, rejoining Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries for the race, as he had left the team to race for Akkodis ASP in the #87 Lexus RC F GT3. Interestingly, Toyota did not opt to use its reserve driver, Ritomo Miyata, in Conway’s place, who will instead race for COOL Racing at Le Mans. With Lopez moving to Toyota, Akkodis ASP will have to find a replacement driver for their #87 Lexus alongside Kimura and Masson. Conway’s injuries, including fractures to his ribs and collarbone, have left his return to racing uncertain at this time.
