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How Dome’s LMP1 effort helped start Toyota WEC juggernaut
Toyota has won the World Endurance Championship manufacturers’ crown for the fifth consecutive time, solidifying its dominance in the series. The team has won a total of six championships, including when the teams’ title was awarded. With only the final round in Bahrain remaining, Toyota has a chance to achieve a clean sweep of wins for the season, except for the Le Mans 24 Hours where a controversial change in the Balance of Performance favored Ferrari. Toyota’s success in the WEC can be traced back to its collaboration with Japanese constructor Dome, which played a pivotal role in getting the LMP1 project off the ground. Dome had previously worked with Toyota in the ’80s and later shifted its focus to Formula 1 before turning its attention to Le Mans with the Dome LMP900 project in 1999.
Source: motorsport
