Sportscar Racing News
MIKE CONWAY
FOURTH SUCCESSIVE LE MANS WIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a historic and dramatic fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours victory, overcoming adversity to become the first Hypercar winners at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The whole team showed a never-give-up spirit to conquer a fuel system issue which threatened to derail the challenge of both cars when it struck in … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING AIMS FOR LE MANS HYPERCAR HISTORY
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to defend its crown and make Hypercar history in the 89th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours next week Following a hat-trick of Le Mans victories with its TS050 HYBRID, this year the team competes with the new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar for the first time at the Circuit de la … Continue reading
MAGICAL MONZA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing extended its 100% winning record with the new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar thanks to a hard-earned victory in an enthralling 6 Hours of Monza, the third round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López, in the #7 GR010 HYBRID overcame challenges and strong Hypercar … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING MAKING MONZA PROGRESS
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing completed the first practice session for the inaugural 6 Hours of Monza, as it began its quest for a third consecutive Hypercar victory to extend the new GR010 HYBRID’s 100% winning record. The team leads the World Championship following those wins at Spa-Francorchamps and Portimao and it will again take on Hypercar … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING MOTIVATED FOR MONZA
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to maintain its 100% winning Hypercar record this week when the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) returns to Italy for the first time in nearly 30 years for the 6 Hours of Monza. The new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar has won both races so far this season, in Spa-Francorchamps and Portimao, … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY FOR SIX-HOUR CLASSIC AT THE GLEN
Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Felipe Nasr (Brazil) and Mike Conway (Great Britain) are ready for the third endurance race on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar. This weekend, Conway joins full-season drivers Derani and Nasr in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The Whelen Engineering/Action Express crew is … Continue reading
TOYOTA HITS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CENTURY AT PORTIMAO
Next week’s event in Portugal marks Toyota’s 100th race at the top level of World Championship endurance racing. Since the debut of the 83C car in the Fuji 1000km in October 1983, Toyota prototypes have participated in 99 World Championship races. Following a historic first Hypercar victory in Spa-Francorchamps, the World Champions face new competition from … Continue reading
HARD-FOUGHT HYPERCAR WIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing began the Hypercar era in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a landmark victory in the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps following an exciting start to the 2021 season in Belgium. Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earned a place in the record books by winning in the #8 GR010 … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING HYPED FOR HYPERCAR DEBUT
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will begin a new era with its GR010 HYBRID Hypercar when the road to the Le Mans 24 Hours opens at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on 1 May. A direct successor to the legendary Group C period of … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING RETIRES ELEVEN HOURS INTO TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING
This year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was a tough one for Whelen Engineering/Action Express and its drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Felipe Nasr (Brazil) and Mike Conway (Great Britain). The team retired the No. 31 Cadillac DPi-V.R due to a gearbox issue. To start the race, the team looked poised to … Continue reading
