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DOUBLE SHANGHAI PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
The World Championship leaders, competing with the maximum success handicap, faced a significant challenge from the non-hybrid LMP1 cars but minimised the damage by delivering a patient race and making up time in the pit stops. Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley, in the #8 TS050 HYBRID, took a three-point lead in the drivers’ … Continue reading
SHOWDOWN IN SHANGHAI FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
The reigning World Champions and 2018-2019 Le Mans winners have incurred the maximum success handicap of 2.74secs per lap as a result of a perfect start to the WEC season, which continued with another one-two victory on home soil at Fuji Speedway last month. With both crews tied on points at the top of the … Continue reading
FUJI TRIUMPH FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
The reigning World Champions won at Fuji Speedway for the seventh time in eight years, with the #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earning victory from pole position. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López finished second, leaving both car crews tied on the same points in the lead … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING RETURNS HOME FOR FUJI
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing returns to Japan seeking a fourth consecutive victory on home ground in the 6 Hours of Fuji, the second round of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Since the team’s last visit to its home track, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has won Le Mans for a second time and the 2018-2019 … Continue reading
SILVERSTONE ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing started the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in perfect style with a one-two victory in an eventful 4 Hours of Silverstone. Home favourite Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López took victory from pole position in the #7 TS050 HYBRID to register the sixth consecutive win for reigning World … Continue reading
POLE POSITION AT SILVERSTONE AND ANOTHER RECORD FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing locked out the front row for the opening race of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in qualifying for the 4 Hours of Silverstone. On a warm, dry afternoon, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi, who share the #7 TS050 HYBRID with José María López, earned pole position and the bonus … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BEGINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENCE
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing returns to action for the last season of the iconic TS050 HYBRID car, which features eight races on four continents and concludes at La Sarthe on 14 June 2020.. For the start of its fourth and final season, the TS050 HYBRIDs will compete in high-downforce specification, giving a race debut to the … Continue reading
WORLD CHAMPIONS TOYOTA PREPARE FOR TS050 HYBRID FAREWELL TOUR
The eight-race FIA WEC 2019-2020 season, which kicks off this week with the annual Prologue test in Barcelona, represents the final competitive action for the TS050 HYBRID, which made its debut in 2016 and has been at the centre of iconic moments in endurance racing history ever since. Its Le Mans debut almost ended with … Continue reading
TOYOTA GR SUPRA GT4 AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMER TEAMS IN 2020
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing confirmed today that it will launch the GR Supra GT4, a race car for customer teams*1, in 2020. The announcement comes in response to growing customer expectations worldwide following the unveiling of the GR Supra GT4 Concept at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, and the participation of the GR Supra … Continue reading
DRAMATIC ONE-TWO FINISH AT LE MANS FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso, in the #8 TS050 HYBRID, defended their Le Mans crown and secured the drivers’ World Championship in the process, winning by 16.9secs from team-mates Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in the #7. But those bare facts do not reflect the true drama of the closing … Continue reading
