Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Jose Maria Lopez

Winning #8 Toyota threatened by "critical" clutch issue in Bahrain WEC finale

The Japanese manufacturer has revealed that problems with the clutch were the reason why the race-winning #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar lost a handful of seconds at each pitstop to the second-placed sister car over the closing stages of the eight-hour race.

Autosport

WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames wins last GTE race

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.

Autosport

Hartley: Toyota put extra emphasis on qualifying for Bahrain WEC showdown

Brendon Hartley’s pole aboard the #8 GR010 HYBRID he shares with Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa means the trio now only have to finish third to seal the title even if the sister Le Mans Hypercar driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez wins the eight-hour race…

Autosport

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Conway: #7 Toyota crew faces "no pressure" in Bahrain WEC finale

The Briton insisted that there is no weight on the shoulders of the #7 Toyota car crew completed by Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez because the outcome of the championship is not in their hands.

Autosport

ASP announces plans for two-car WEC LMGT3 effort with Lexus

The team made the announcement on Tuesday ahead of the start of a two-day test with the Lexus RC F GT3 it hopes to campaign next season, assuming it is granted entry slots.

Motorsport

De Vries poised for 2024 Toyota WEC seat after AlphaTauri F1 exit

The 28-year-old, who was reserve driver for Toyota in 2022, is poised to take the race seat originally earmarked for him this season, according to Autosport sources.

Autosport

10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji

The World Endurance Championship's two-month summer break ended with its annual trip to Fuji, where Toyota continued an unbeaten stretch dating back to 2016 with a 1-2 finish. But the Japanese marque didn't have it as easy as the result on paper suggested, as Porsche emerged as GR010 HYBRID's closest…

Autosport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at WEC Fuji

The Japanese marque's technical director Pascal Vasselon made the comment after wrapping up the 2023 manufacturers' title with a 1-2 finish on home turf, having overcome a stiff challenge from Porsche.

Autosport

Toyota says Ferrari held back by driver inconsistency at Fuji

Motorsport

WEC Fuji: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took the chequered flag 39 seconds clear of the sister #8 car shared by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi, as the Japanese manufacturer celebrated its ninth WEC win at Fuji in 10 attempts.

Autosport

Fuji WEC: Toyota sees off Porsche challenge for victory

Motorsport

WEC Fuji: Toyota locks out front row in qualifying as Ferrari struggles

Kobayashi took the top spot with a best time of 1m27.794s around halfway through the 15-minute Hypercar qualifying session on Saturday afternoon, scoring a crucial bonus point for himself and his team-mates Jose Maria Lopez and Mike Conway.

Autosport

Fuji WEC: Toyota locks out front row, Ferrari struggles

Motorsport

Too early to rule out #7 Toyota from WEC title fight - Hirakawa

Heading into this weekend's penultimate round of the WEC season at Fuji, Hirakawa and his team-mates in the #8 GR010 HYBRID, Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley, lead the drivers' standings on 115 points.

Motorsport

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Autosport

10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 6 Hours of Monza

After a costly non-score at the Le Mans 24 Hours, the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi recorded its third win of the season on Ferrari’s home turf.

Motorsport

Porsche's Monza WEC result 'at the limit of our capabilities' - Cameron

Cameron, Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki completed Sunday’s 6 Hours of Monza in fourth in the best of the two Porsche Penske Motorsport cars, finishing a lap down on the race-winning #7 Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez.

Autosport

Porsche's WEC Monza P4 'at the limit of our capabilities' - Cameron

Autosport

How Toyota took revenge on Ferrari’s home ground

Toyota gained something approaching revenge on Ferrari for its Le Mans 24 Hours defeat in the Italian manufacturer’s backyard at Monza. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez took what on paper looked like a narrow victory, but in reality they had a clear advantage in last Sunday’s World…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

WEC Monza: #7 Toyota denies Ferrari home win

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitters delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

Autosport

WEC Monza: #7 Toyota wins to defeat Ferrari

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitter delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche leads Ferrari as darkness falls after hour 6

Nick Tandy was at the head of the field aboard the #75 Porsche 963 as the race reached quarter-distance, 1.7s ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, shortly before making a pitstop.

Motorsport

Le Mans 24h, H6: Porsche leads Ferrari as darkness falls

Nick Tandy was at the head of the field aboard the #75 Porsche 963 as the race reached quarter-distance, 1.7s ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, shortly before making a pitstop.

Motorsport

Le Mans 24h: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that Alessandro Pier Guidi drove to second in Hyperpole, Calado whisked to a time of 3m27.275s shortly before Jean-Eric Vergne’s #93 Peugeot 9X8 LMH brought out the red flags when it stopped between the two Mulsanne Chicanes.

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Autosport

Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari locks out 1-2 ahead of Toyota in third practice

Toyota had seemed set to return to the top of the Le Mans timesheets for the first time since opening practice on Wednesday, with Kamui Kobayashi heading the majority of the session.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.