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Fuji WEC: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory
The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID, driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Jose Maria Lopez, won the race at Fuji 39 seconds ahead of the #8 Toyota. This marked Toyota’s ninth win in ten attempts at the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Fuji. The #6 Porsche, driven by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre, and Andre Lotterer, took the final spot on the podium, 47 seconds behind the winning Toyota.
Vanthoor took the lead at the start, passing the two Toyotas and the Ferrari of Miguel Molina, who made an impressive jump from seventh to second. After a safety car period caused by Luis Perez Companc’s spin, Vanthoor maintained the lead while Conway and Buemi climbed back up to second and third positions respectively.
Estre took over the #6 Porsche and managed to hold off Lopez until a lock-up allowed Hirakawa in the #8 Toyota to pass both of them. Hirakawa then made a brilliant pass on Estre for the lead, only to be overtaken by Kobayashi later on. Kobayashi built a significant lead and comfortably secured the win for Toyota.
Lotterer drove the #6 Porsche to a podium finish, while Ferrari had a disappointing race, with its cars finishing fourth and fifth.
Source: Motorsport.com
