Motor racing-Kobayashi puts Toyota on pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans


FILE PHOTO: Caterham Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan takes a picture during a news conference at the Hungaroring circuit, near Budapest July 24, 2014. Hungarian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday July 27. REUTERS/David W Cerny

(Reuters) - Kamui Kobayashi put Toyota's number seven car on pole position for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Thursday with the Japanese driver hoping to finally shrug off his jinx in the endurance race.

Kobayashi has taken four poles in five years at the Sarthe circuit in north-west France, with Toyota's number eight car taking the other in 2018, but has yet to win the biggest prize in sportscar racing.

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