Toyota Racing will be without driver Nicolas Lapierre for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Fuji this coming weekend.
Due to personal reasons, a mutual decision has been reached for him to take a break from participating in the #8 TS040 Hybrid he shares with Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Team President:
“Nicolas is taking a break due to his personal circumstances and the team will support him during this period. This was a decision we have taken together. Our driver line-up is close to completion for 2015 and beyond, and Nicolas remains a long-term member of our team.”
Lapierre will not be replaced in the #8, leaving Davidson and Buemi to defend their 11 point lead in the drivers’ World Championship.
In the #7 car, Kazuki Nakajima returns to his regular spot after missing the last race in Austin due to his Japanese racing programme. That reunites him with fellow two-time Fuji winner Alex Wurz, alongside Stéphane Sarrazin.
