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 […]
Kobayashi to return to WTR for Daytona Cadillac attack
Kamui Kobayashi will return to Wayne Taylor Racing next year when he bids for a third victory in three starts at the Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener. The two-time World Endurance Championship title winner with Toyota was named in the #40 WTR with Andretti Cadillac V-Series.R for Daytona in January when the team […]
Kobayashi takes blame for Porsche clash as Toyota exits WEC drivers’ title race
Kamui Kobayashi has accepted blame for the clash with Porsche’s Matt Campbell at the Fuji 6 Hours that effectively removed Toyota from contention in the World Endurance Championship drivers’ title race. The Japanese told Motorsport.com after the penultimate round of the 2024 WEC on Sunday that “the penalty came to me, so obviously it was […]
Toyota dominates second practice with 1-2
The two Toyotas led the way in second free practice for Sunday’s Interlagos World Endurance Championship round as the top four cars were separated by five-hundredths of a second. Sebastien Buemi sealed the top spot with a 1m26.727s aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar early in the extended session on Friday afternoon. […]
Kobayashi leads opening test session for Toyota
Kamui Kobayashi topped the times in the first of the two three-hour sessions of the Le Mans Test Day on Sunday with a 3m28.467s lap aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar. That gave him a margin of more than seven tenths over Porsche driver Kevin Estre, who ended up on a 3m29.205s […]