Toyota narrowly leads Ferrari in Hypercar as 2025 Le Mans test day ends
Toyota topped the times at the Le Mans Test Day as track running ahead of next weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship kicked off on Sunday. Brendon Hartley led the way aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a 3m26.246s set early in the second of two three-hours sessions on […]
Toyota sees «very strong Ferrari» despite leading last open test before Le Mans
Toyota was quick to play down the significance of setting the fastest time with its #8 GR010 Hybrid during the 2025 Le Mans Test Day. Still, Toyota sees areas for improvement. Test Day ended with the #8 Toyota on top of the timesheets at Le Mans on Sunday, Brendon Hartley clocking a 3:26.246. But anyone […]
Ferrari and Toyota are Le Mans favorites – but what about Porsche?
Last year, Porsche arrived at Le Mans as one of the favourites, riding the momentum of a strong start to its WEC campaign. But when it came down to it, the real fight was between Ferrari and Toyota. In 2025, the German manufacturer comes to La Sarthe in a very different situation, after a quiet […]
Toyota drivers predict faster lap times and “plenty of fighting” ahead at Le Mans
Officially released on Thursday evening by race organizers, the Balance of Performance (BoP) for the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans suggests, at least on paper, a fierce showdown between several Hypercar manufacturers. With Ferrari taking the last two victories at the endurance race, Toyota is looking to take advantage — all while approaching the […]
Ferrari to start Le Mans 24 Hours lighter, more powerful
Ferrari will go the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours lighter and with more power than last year as it bids for a hat-trick at the French enduro. The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at the World Endurance Championship double-points round on 14/15 June with a minimum weight reduced by 1kg […]
Cadillac unveils Wayne Taylor Racing’s Le Mans livery
Cadillac unveiled the livery in which the Wayne Taylor Racing squad will make its maiden assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. WTR’s solo V-Series.R LMDh entered for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 14-15 June will be backed by oil company Mobil 1. The primary sponsorship by Mobil 1 […]
Lopez named as Toyota Hypercar reserve for WEC’s Le Mans 24 Hours
Jose Maria Lopez will be on standby at next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours as a Toyota Hypercar reserve driver for the World Endurance Championship’s blue-riband event. Toyota Gazoo Racing has formalised the role the 2021 Le Mans winner played last year when he replaced the injured Mike Conway at short notice ahead of the […]
Iron Lynx to run special Mercedes Silver Arrows livery at Le Mans 2025
Mercedes World Endurance Championship squad Iron Lynx will run a special livery at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours to celebrate the German marque’s victory of the famous enduro in 1989. The customer team will deck its three Mercedes GT3s in the popular Silver Arrows scheme that was used when the manufacturer claimed a dominant […]
Toyota to mark anniversary of its Le Mans 24 Hours project with special livery
Toyota will mark the 40th anniversary of its first factory-supported assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours with a special livery for this year’s edition of the race. The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar to be driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries in the double-points round of the World […]