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Toyota in "tough situation" ahead of Le Mans

The driver of the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID made the comment after the Japanese manufacturer could do no better than third across the two sessions of Sunday’s official test for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship next weekend.

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Conway: Early WEC laps on slicks at wet Spa about "trying to survive"

The Briton, who secured a second WEC win of the season with Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, explained that he knew the call to start their Toyota GR010 HYBRID on dry-weather Michelins was “the correct one even if we knew it was going to be a bit tricky”.

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WEC Spa: Toyota leads Ferrari in opening practice

Buemi jumped to the head of the timesheets after a 12-minute red flag midway through session aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a 2m02.982s that gave him a margin of more than a second and a half over Ferrari driver Antonio Fuoco.

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Toyota requests WEC procedure changes after FIA-mandated sensor fails

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, argued that it was unfair that the #7 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar was forced to make an 11-minute pitstop after torque sensor mandated by the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest on the left-rear driveshaft failed in the Portimao 6…

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How Toyota set the marker for WEC's newcomers to chase

Shock, sensational, spectacular. All those words correctly described Ferrari’s pole position with its 499P Le Mans Hypercar at start of the new era for the World Endurance Championship at the Sebring 1000 Miles. Yet come Friday’s race it was Toyota who were on top.

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How one WEC stalwart set the marker for the newcomers to chase

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WEC Sebring: Toyota dominates, Ferrari scores debut podium

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez beat the sister #8 entry of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa at Sebring International Raceway’s WEC opener.

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WEC Sebring: Toyota dominates, Ferrari scores podium on debut

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WEC Sebring: Toyota fastest but suffers crash in truncated final practice

Kamui Kobayashi set a blistering time of 1m45.783s in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID to lead a one-two finish for the Japanese marque ahead of Thursday’s afternoon qualifying for the Sebring 1000 Miles.

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WEC Sebring: Toyota leads Ferrari in first practice of 2023

Ryo Hirakawa knocked Ferrari driver James Calado off the top spot in the dying minutes of the one-hour Free Practice 1 session with a time more than half a second quicker than the Toyota Le Mans Hypercar managed in last weekend’s official pre-season Prologue test.

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WEC Prologue: Toyota ends Sebring test on top from Cadillac

The Japanese manufacturer was fastest in three of the testing periods totalling 12 and half hours of track time, with Jose Maria Lopez’s 1m48.208s aboard the #7 entry from the opening period on Saturday morning standing as the best of the weekend.

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WEC Prologue: Cadillac beats Toyota in second Sebring session

Earl Bamber led the way in the three-hour period on Saturday afternoon aboard the solo Ganassi-run Cadillac Racing LMDh with a 1m48.429s.

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WEC Prologue: Toyota heads Cadillac in opening Sebring session

Jose Maria Lopez ended up quickest in the first of the four sessions over the two days of the official WEC pre-season test on Saturday, which precedes next Friday’s Sebring 1000 Miles series-opener.

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Lapierre to skip 2023 WEC season as Alpine steps down to LMP2

Nicolas Lapierre is set to be absent from the World Endurance Championship grid for the first time since 2015 this year, following Alpine’s step down to LMP2.

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Toyota WEC ace Lopez to race for Cool LMP2 team in ELMS

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Jose Maria Lopez will contest the European Le Mans Series for LMP2 squad Cool Racing alongside his Toyota World Endurance Championship programme.

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Toyota announces unchanged driver line-up for 2023 WEC season

Toyota will defend its FIA World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours crowns next season with an unchanged driver line-up.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota wins title; Ferrari hangs on to take GTE Pro crown

Toyota clinched the World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours.

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Bahrain WEC: Toyota and Ferrari clinch world titles

Toyota clinched the FIA World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours on Saturday.

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WEC Bahrain: Toyota in command at halfway mark, Ferrari leads GTE Pro

Toyota holds a commanding lead at the halfway point of the Bahrain 8 Hours, as its Hypercar rivals struggle to put up a competition in the World Endurance Championship finale.

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Bahrain WEC: Toyota in command at halfway mark, Ferrari leads GTE Pro

Toyota holds a commanding lead at the halfway point of the Bahrain 8 Hours as its Hypercar rivals struggle to put up a competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship finale.

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Piquet, Correa join Bahrain WEC rookie test as entry list revealed

Nelson Piquet Jr and Juan Manuel Correa have been named on the entry list for the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next week.

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Piquet Jr, Correa join Bahrain WEC rookie test as entry list revealed

Nelson Piquet Jr and Juan Manuel Correa have been named on the entry list for the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next week.

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How Toyota domination on home turf set up WEC title showdown

While Toyota often dominates on home soil in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the margin of victory for the #8 car over the sister #7 runner ensured it had the perfect weekend playing catch-up against Alpine. Here’s how Toyota mastered Fuji once again to set up a thrilling finale in…

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The Toyota domination on home turf that sets up a WEC title showdown

While Toyota often dominates on home soil in the World Endurance Championship, the margin of victory for the #8 car over the sister #7 runner ensured it had the perfect weekend playing catch-up against Alpine. Here’s how Toyota mastered Fuji once again to set up a thrilling finale in Bahrain

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Third 'the best Alpine can hope for' in WEC Fuji 6 Hours after BoP hit

Andre Negrao feels a third-place finish is the best Alpine can aim for in this Sunday’s World Endurance Championship race at Fuji after trailing Toyota in Friday's two practice sessions.

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