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Alex Lynn to make FIA WEC debut at Fuji with Manor

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MONTMELO, SPAIN - MAY 17: Alex Lynn of Great Britain and Williams Martini Racing speaks with members of the media after day one of Formula One testing at Circuit de Catalunya on May 17, 2016 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

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Alex Lynn will make his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship at Fuji Speedway next month after being named in Manor’s line-up for its No. 45 entry.

2014 GP3 champion Lynn is currently racing in his second year of GP2 with DAMS and plans to exit the series at the end of the season.

The Briton is in the race for a Formula 1 drive with Williams, having worked as its development driver through 2015 and 2016, and was also a contender for a seat in Formula E with Jaguar before losing out to Mitch Evans.

Lynn previously tested a Toyota LMP1 car at the end of last season in Bahrain, but will now get his first taste of a WEC race weekend with Manor.

Manor had planned to only enter one car to the final flyaway rounds of the 2016 WEC season, but has decided to bring the No. 45 Oreca Nissan back for Fuji.

Lynn will be joined in the car by regular Manor driver Tor Graves and ex-F1 and CART driver Shinji Nakano, who last raced in the WEC in 2013 at Fuji.

The other big news in LMP2 is that Will Stevens (formerly of Manor in both F1 and WEC) will return to WEC with G-Drive Racing in place of Rene Rast, who faces a clash with DTM. Stevens raced for G-Drive at Le Mans earlier this year.

The 6 Hours of Fuji takes place on October 16. You can see the complete entry list here.

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