By Stephen Kilbey - Sep 18, 2023, 11:57 AM ET

American teenager Pierson lands Toyota Hypercar test in Bahrain

Josh Pierson, Nicolas Varrone and Antoine Doquin have been nominated by FIA WEC organizers for drives in the 2023 for end-of-season Rookie Test at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, November 5th.

All three 'Rookie' drivers selected to take part will complete a minimum of 30 laps aboard the title-winning car in their designated category.

American teenager Josh Pierson (above), who has been competing with United Autosports in LMP2 the past two seasons, has been handed the opportunity to test the title-winning Toyota GR010 HYBRID.

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Stephen Kilbey

UK-based Stephen Kilbey is RACER.com's FIA World Endurance Championship correspondent, and is also Deputy Editor of Dailysportscar.com He has a first-class honours degree in Sports Journalism and is a previous winner of the UK Guild of Motoring Writers Sir William Lyons Award.

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