FE/WEC clash forces van der Linde to miss Spa

FIA WEC LMGT3 team AKKODIS ASP Team Lexus has announced that driver Kelvin van der Linde will miss the race at Spa-Francorchamps next month. The South African has been called up to race with ABT Cupra in the Formula E race in Berlin, which clashes with the Spa round. Though there is no official confirmation yet, the most likely scenario is that Toyota Gazoo Racing reserve driver Ritomo Miyata will take his place.

Miyata, a Super Formula and GT champion, is on-site in Imola for this weekend’s WEC race as part of his TGR role, fresh from winning the ELMS season opener in Barcelona last weekend with Cool Racing.

Van der Linde will take the place of Nico Mueller in the Cupra team for two races. This frees up Mueller to compete with Peugeot in Hypercar.