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  • Toyota breaks duck at Le Mans

    Toyota breaks duck at Le Mans

    One of motorsport’s most famous streaks has finally come to an end. Toyota, five-times second-place finishers at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, have won the famous French endurance race. The pair of works TS050 Hybrids recorded a comprehensive victory at La Sarthe, with the winning #8 car of Sébastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso and Kazuki…

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  • Le Mans: Toyota expands advantage as sun rises

    Le Mans: Toyota expands advantage as sun rises

    The sun has risen over the Circuit de la Sarthe and Toyota holds a commanding lead at the head of the Le Mans field. In GTE Pro, the #92 “Pink Pig” of Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor leads by a couple of minutes. The 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans…

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  • Le Mans: Porsche and Toyota secure leads

    Le Mans: Porsche and Toyota secure leads

    The 86th running of the world’s most famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, began today under overcast skies. Toyota and Porsche started the race from pole in LMP1 and GTE Pro respectively and have retained their leads through to the six-hour stage. Toyota made a break from the remainder of the field…

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  • Driver’s View: Dominik Kraihamer in Spa

    Driver’s View: Dominik Kraihamer in Spa

    Dominik Kraihamer began his WEC Super Season last weekend at Spa. Once again the young Austrian will be driving for Bykolles Racing Team in the LMP1 class. We caught up with him to get his opinion on the first round of the season and the team’s chances in Le Mans. “The race in Spa was…

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  • Toyota & Ford win at Spa opener

    Toyota & Ford win at Spa opener

    The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima secured victory at the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/19 Super Season at Spa. WEC debutant Alonso and his experienced teammates Buemi and Nakajima held out for the victory despite an impressive charge by the sister #7 Toyota TS050…

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  • Toyota take the spoils at Bahrain season finale

    Toyota take the spoils at Bahrain season finale

    The #8 Toyota TS050 of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson took victory at the final race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Bahrain, finishing over a lap ahead of the champions-elect Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard in the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsches got the…

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  • Victory for Toyota at the 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai 2019

    Victory for Toyota at the 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai 2019

    The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid secured victory over the two works Porsches at the 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai. The Stuttgart-based manufacturer still has reason to celebrate, however, as second and third position handed the German marque the FIA World Endurance Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles with one round of the season to go. The #8…

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  • Toyota score 1-2 at rain-soaked home race

    Toyota score 1-2 at rain-soaked home race

    Toyota Gazoo Racing recorded a one-two finish at their home race, the 6 Hours of Fuji, which was cut short by rain and severe fog in southern Japan. Victory went to Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson in the #8 TS050 Hybrid ahead of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José-Maria López in the #7…

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  • Porsche take commanding victory in Mexico

    Porsche take commanding victory in Mexico

    The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard recorded a comfortable victory, its third of the season, to extend Porsche’s lead at the head of the manufacturers’ championship. Porsche held a significant advantage over the pair of Toyota TS050s throughout the weekend, with the pair of 919 Hybrids evidently more…

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