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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING REIGNS IN BAHRAIN
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned its third win of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with a hard-fought one-two victory in the 8 Hours of Bahrain. For this race, the World Champions faced a severe success handicap, which reduces hybrid and fuel use per lap, but overcame a strong challenge thanks to strong strategy, … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BACK IN BAHRAIN
The team returns for the 8 Hours of Bahrain as World Champions and in pole position to retain both drivers’ and teams’ titles, with two wins to their credit so far and five races remaining. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing leads its standings by 27 points while the #8 TS050 HYBRID crew of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING CONFIRMS BAHRAIN TEST LINE-UP
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has added Thomas Laurent and Kenta Yamashita to its line-up for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test on 15 December at Bahrain International Circuit. Thomas, 21, is the team’s Test and Reserve Driver and he will continue his development by participating in the one-day test organised by WEC. He made … Continue reading
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
