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Toyota clinch Le Mans victory as Alonso leaves WEC behind

Toyota have taken a dominant 1-2 victory at Le Mans, with Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima winning in the #8 car. Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso claimed victory for the second consecutive year, driving the Toyota TS050 in the LMP1 class. They finished 17 seconds clear of the sister car, the #7, driven by Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez & Kamui Kobayashi. The #7 had been the clear favourite to win for most of the race, having led comfortably throughout almost the entirety of the 24 hours. However, a late race puncture and a bizarre error from Toyota where they replaced the wrong tyre meant that the #8 was able to take the lead and win the race....
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