Toyota downplayed the significance of setting the fastest time with its #8 GR010 Hybrid during the 2025 Le Mans Test Day, acknowledging areas for improvement. The #8 Toyota topped the timesheets with Brendon Hartley setting a 3:26.246, yet the team remains cautious about the anecdotal result. Technical director David Floury stressed the focus on being at the forefront next Sunday, not today’s lap time, highlighting the need for further work before race week. With increased power and a more compressed field, the 2025 Le Mans could potentially be the fastest…
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Revving Up History: Toyota’s Spectacular Tribute for Le Mans 24 Hours Anniversary
Toyota will commemorate the 40th anniversary of its inaugural factory-supported assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours by showcasing a special livery during this year’s race. The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, to be piloted by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Nyck de Vries, will sport a color scheme inspired by the marque’s GT-One from the late 1990s. The GT-One, originally named the TS020, was the first Le Mans contender developed at Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe’s Cologne base, which has overseen Toyota’s WEC participation since 2012. The design…
BővebbenRevving Up Nostalgia: Toyota’s Timeless Tribute to Le Mans Legacy
Toyota becomes the first marque to reveal its Le Mans-specific livery.
BővebbenFerrari’s Reign Continues: Dominating Spa 6 Hours with Another Pole Position in WEC
Ferrari secured the top three positions in qualifying for the Spa 6 Hours, showcasing their dominance in the 2025 World Endurance Championship. Antonio Fuoco claimed pole position in the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar, followed by Robert Kubica in the AF Corse entry, and Antonio Giovinazzi in the factory car. The Peugeot 9X8 finished behind the Ferraris, with Stoffel Vandoorne securing fourth place and Alex Lynn in the Jota team’s Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh in fifth. Mick Schumacher and Jean-Eric Vergne took sixth and seventh positions, respectively, with Porsche and Toyota…
BővebbenRevving into Victory: IMSA Dominates Sebring Race Track
Seven weeks have felt like an eternity but at last, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is back in action this Saturday with arguably its most demanding race of the season: The 73rd annual …
BővebbenRevving Up Excitement: The Thrilling 56-Car Field Set for Sebring 12-Hour Endurance Race
IMSA has published the 56-car provisional entry list for the 73rd annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, set for Saturday, March 15. All eyes — and ears — will be on the new Aston Mart…
BővebbenNick Tandy Shines at Daytona: Porsche’s Front-Runner after Nine Hours of Intense Racing
Nick Tandy was leading the 63rd Daytona 24 Hours for the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport team with eight hours of the running completed.
BővebbenIncredible Rolex 24 Showdown: Kobayashi Regains Lead From MSR in Dramatic Hour 7 Battle
Remember how Colin Braun and Meyer Shank Racing took the GTP lead at the top of the hour? It didn’t last long thanks to Wayne Taylor Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi. Kobayashi almost collided …
BővebbenPrecision and Speed: Tandy and Kobayashi Dominate in Second Rolex 24 Practice Session
GTP cars were not very active during Thursday night’s Practice 2 from Daytona International Speedway, but of those that were, Nick Tandy led the way for Porsche Penske Motorsport in a dead he…
BővebbenToyota Dominates Bahrain Qualifying with Front Row Lockout as Hartley Secures Pole Position
Brendon Hartley took pole for Toyota for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 8 Hours of Bahrain, with his teammate Nyck de Vries ensuring a front row lock out for Toyota. It took more than half the session to have representative lap times start coming in, with teams taking it slow on this high-energy, high-degradation track. […]
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