2018
-
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…
-
Le Mans: Toyota secure provisional pole in Q1
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid was quickest in the first qualifying session for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi set the fastest lap time in Q1, 3:17.270, in the early stages of the two-hour session. Buemi’s time was just one tenth of a second faster than the fastest time set…
-
Le Mans: Images from Scrutineering Day 2
Scrutineering began on Sunday with the first half of the Le Mans field undergoing the required technical checks and approvals in front of packed crowds in the centre of Le Mans. Monday saw the remainder of the cars and drivers pass through the various scrutineering tents. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t too kind and the event…
-
No LMP1 programme for BMW
Since the FIA World Endurance Championship returned to the motorsport scene in 2012, more and more manufacturers have decided to join the fray. Toyota, Porsche and Nissan have all been coaxed back to the LMP1 class in recent years thanks to a relatively open rulebook and close racing. Recently, speculation has been rife of a…