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Le Mans: Nakajima puts Alonso and Buemi on provisional pole

Kazuki Nakajima set the fastest time in first qualifying for the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hour race on Wednesday evening. His time of 3:17.270s put the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 that he shares with Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi on provisional pole for this weekend's event. It was just over a tenth faster than the sister #7 car piloted by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López. The two hybrids were over two seconds clear of the rest of the field. However, the #8 car had a number of subsequent laps deleted during the session for excessive fuel consumption. Although it didn't affect the provisional pole time, the team will need to address the issue before the race to avoid costly...
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