Kamui Kobayashi secured provisional pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans by leading Toyota Gazoo Racing to a 1-2 result in the first qualifying session on Wednesday night.
Having also set the fastest time at the Le Mans test day, Kobayashi continued his recent good form at the Circuit de la Sarthe by turning in the fastest lap through Q1, narrowly failing to beat last year’s pole time.
Kobayashi’s time of 3:18.793 early in the session was enough to give him P1 in the No. 7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid, with compatriot Kazuki Nakajima finishing six-tenths further back in second.