
Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.
The outcome of the contest was effectively decided at the start when Cadillac's Earl Bamber locked up going into Turn 1 after starting from third, turning around the #7 Toyota of Mike Conway that was trying to consolidate second-place behind the pole-sitting #8 car of Buemi.