Fernando Alonso Joins Toyota For Le Mans Debut

We all know Fernando Alonso's run in F1 hasn't been up to mark for the past few years and though this season promises to be different, the two-time F1 World Champion has a lot of preparation to do. Fernando Alonso will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season with Toyota Gazoo Racing which will enter two hybrid-powered, 1000hp race cars as it targets victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the WEC World Championships.

The team has confirmed the driver line-ups for the two TS050 hybrids; with the No.7 car competing with an unchanged line-up of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, while the No.8 car features a revised driver line-up, with Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima joined by Fernando Alonso.

The spaniard will make his LMP1 race debut at Spa-Francorchamps in May 2018 and will compete in all rounds of the 2018-19 season which do not conflict with his existing Formula 1 obligations. Yes, McLaren has given Alonso the permission to race in the WEC, which has been a long standing dream of the driver. He tested the LMP1 car at the end of the 2017 season in Bahrain, and has just participated in his first endurance race at Daytona.

Toyota Le Mans 24 Hours 2017

Fernando Alonso said, "I am very excited to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. It is a race which I have followed closely for a long time and it has always been an ambition of mine to participate. Endurance racing is a different discipline compared to single-seaters and it will be an interesting challenge. I am looking forward to working together with, and learning from, Sébastien and Kazuki, who are both very experienced endurance drivers. It will be a learning curve for me but I am ready for this challenge and I can't wait to get started."

With WEC under his belt, Alonso is looking to wear the Triple Crown in motor racing - F1, Indy 500 and now Le Mans. We wait to see how Toyota performs and maybe this is the chance that Alonso will get to get himself back on the podium