Williams F1 development driver Alex Lynn will make his FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) debut during next month’s 6 Hours of Fuji with Manor.

The Briton will drive the #45 LMP2-entered Oreca 05 alongside former F1 racer Shinji Nakano and fellow countryman Tor Graves.

Currently competing in his sophomore GP2 Series campaign with DAMS, Lynn has already tested several times in F1 for Williams since joining the Grove-based outfit in the wake of his 2014 GP3 Series title.

A four-time race winner in the official F1 feeder series, the 23-year-old has been somewhat eclipsed in the running for Felipe Massa’s vacant seat at Williams, with fellow development driver Lance Stroll reportedly groomed for the promotion.

Lynn’s sportscar experience amounts to a run in last year’s Toyota TS 040 HYBRID LMP1 charger during a test organised in Bahrain last November.

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