Fernando Alonso, together with teammates Sebastien Buemi & Kazuki Nakajima, has won the Le Mans 24 Hours. Alonso signed up to take part in the World Endurance Championship this season, racing for the Toyota factory LMP1 team at events that don't clash with his Formula 1 schedule. Le Mans, the iconic 24 hour endurance race at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, was one of those events. Following on from his retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix last weekend, Alonso hopped on a plane to Le Mans to join his teammates and prepare for the race. The two factory Toyotas were the only outright clear contenders for the outright victory in the LMP1 class, with Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima & Sebastien...
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