After five hours of running of the 99th 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Gazoo Racing leads the field with a 1 – 2, the #7 GR010 Hybrid, driven by Kamui Kobayashi in the car he shares with Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez, led the sister #8 car piloted by Ryo Hirakawa who completes […]
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“We Are Ready For Le Mans. We Go There With Confidence And Optimism.” – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Team Principal and Driver Kamui Kobayashi is ready for the French Classic.
Since first winning the iconic twice-round-the clock enduro, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans every year. In 2022 the Cologne-based squad will be aiming to secure the title for the fifth time and its second in the Hyper class. For the 90th running of the French classic, Toyota return to […]
Porsche Announces LMDh Programme From 2023. (16.12.20)
Porsche AG has announced that it will rejoin the senior class of endurance racing with an LMDh programme from 2023. The announcements means that it will be able to challenge for overall victories in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. The LMDh category, the initials standing for Le Mans […]
Toyota/Alonso/Nakajima/Buemi Win Le Mans (16.06.19)
Photos; Roger Jenkins The #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 – Hybrid with the driver line-up of Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi, won the 2019 edition the 24 Hours of Le Mans, The #8 car taking the chequered flag just under 17 seconds ahead of the sister #7 Toyota, piloted by Mike Conway, […]
Toyota Holds Overall Lead / Battle In LMGTE Pro As 24 Hours Of Le Mans Approaches Midnight. (15.06.19)
Photos: Roger Jenkins As the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans hit the nine-hour mark at 24:00 local time, it was the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid who led the field, Mike Conway at the wheel in the car he shares with Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez. Second overall was the sister […]
Toyota Dominate LMP1. Corvette Head The LMGTE Pro Field (15.06.19)
After 90 minutes of racing for the 2019 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Gazoo Racing held the overall lead after a determined stint from Mike Conway put the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid over 30 seconds ahead of the sister #8 car with Sébastien Buemi at the wheel. Completing the overall top […]