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Kobayashi delivers first Le Mans Hypercar pole to Toyota
Former F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi delivered to Toyota it's first Hypercar pole at Le Mans on Thursday night, the Japanese charger leading the team's sister car in the Hyperpole shootout. The #7 Toyota clocked in with a time of 3m23.900s that edged teammate Brendon Hartley's best effort by just 0.295s. The duo was followed by the #36 Alpine A480 which was 1.674s adrift and the pair of Glickenhaus 007 LMH Hypercars. Comparing endurance racing's new top category with its LMP1 predecessor, Toyota's best time was over 8 seconds slower than last year's Hyperpole, also achieved by Kobayashi at the wheel of the Japanese manufacturer's TS050 Hybrid charger. "To get the first Hypercar pole...
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