Rene Rast is set to miss the Fuji FIA WEC race as he is required, as 2017 DTM reserve driver, to sub for the absent Mathias Ekstrom at Hockenheim on the same weekend

Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline driver Ekstrom is on World Rallycross duty that weekend.

G-Drive Racing are therefore currently identifying a suitably stratospherically talented replacement to join Roman Rusinov and Alex Brundle in the #26 Oreca 05 Nissan in Japan.