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Toyota admits late WEC Austin heartbreak “tough to take” as victory slips away

Toyota’s late DNF at Austin evoked memories of a similar heartbreak at Le Mans exactly a decade ago

Motorsport

How WEC's Hypercar title fight is shaping up with revised 2026 calendar

While the WEC typically sees a dip in interest following Le Mans, the addition of two new races in Europe has injected new life into the season, while fundamentally altering the title battle

Motorsport

How the revised WEC 2026 calendar impacts title fight

While the WEC typically sees a dip in interest following Le Mans, the addition of two new races in Europe has injected new life into the season, while fundamentally altering the title battle

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Every circuit to have hosted a WEC round since 2012

From Le Mans to Qatar, here is a look all the circuits that have hosted a round of the WEC

Motorsport

The technical scare the #7 Toyota survived to win Le Mans 24 Hours again

Toyota scored its first win at Le Mans in four years, but the winning car had to race through significant technical gremlins

Motorsport

BMW drivers admit “painful” 2026 Le Mans defeat “hurts”: “We were close”

The German manufacturer registered its first Le Mans podium in the Hypercar era, but fell short of scoring a victory

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Toyota reclaim crown to reignite Le Mans 24 Hours love affair with race in rude health

Conway, Kobayashi and De Vries added to team’s success, in front of more than 350,000 fans, to go alongside five victories between 2018 and 2022

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Le Mans 24h: Toyota beats BMW and Cadillac for first win in four years

The Japanese manufacturer executed its strategy to perfection to claim an against-the-odds win

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Le Mans 24h: Toyota beats BMW, Cadillac for first win in four years

The Japanese manufacturer executed its strategy to perfection to claim an against-the-odds win

Motorsport

Le Mans 24h: Toyota spins, goes fastest in FP2

#7 Toyota recovers from an early spin to top the first night-time session of race week

Autosport

Le Mans 24h: Toyota spins and then goes fastest in FP2

#7 Toyota recovers from an early spin to top the first night-time session of race week

Motorsport

Every former Formula 1 driver on the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours grid

A total of 186 drivers will take part in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours - and some of the names will be instantly recognisable to Formula 1 fans

Motorsport

WEC Imola: Toyota denies Ferrari home win in season opener

Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa lead Toyota 1-3 after strategy swings race at Imola

Motorsport

Romain Grosjean turns 40 – here’s his career in 10 key moments

As Grosjean celebrates his 40th birthday, let’s look back on his career so far, including F1 highlights and frights

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Toyota’s 100th WEC race: The highs, lows and defining moments

This weekend’s Imola 6 Hours marks the 100th start for the longest-serving manufacturer in the World Endurance Championship. Here is a look at Toyota's most memorable and heartbreaking moments across LMP1 and Hypercar

Motorsport

When Paul Di Resta beat Sebastian Vettel to the F3 title

As Di Resta turns 40, let’s look at a 2006 season when he beat many F1 hopefuls in the F3 Euro Series

Autosport

Super Formula Motegi: Ohta overtakes reigning champion Iwasa to win

Kakunoshin Ohta triumphed in a wet season opener

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Super Formula Motegi: Kakunoshin Ohta wins wet season opener

Ohta overtook reigning champion Iwasa to win the first race of the season

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Honda reveals 2026 Super Formula roster as Iwasa returns

The 2026 Super Formula grid is nearly complete, with just two more names yet to be confirmed

Motorsport

Honda reveals 2026 Super Formula roster as Ayumu Iwasa returns

The 2026 Super Formula grid is nearly complete, with just two more names yet to be confirmed

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Williams F1 junior Browning set for Super Formula test ahead of expected series switch

Luke Browning will take part in next week’s Super Formula test in preparation for an expected move into the Japanese series

Motorsport

How Toyota is revamping its GR010 Le Mans Hypercar for WEC 2026

After a frustrating 2025 campaign, Toyota is aiming to wrest back control of its destiny with an updated version of the GR010

Motorsport

Toyota relieved 2025 WEC season is 'over’ after year of frustrations

Toyota ended an otherwise frustrating 2025 campaign with a dominant win, but it drew more relief from the fact that the season was over

Autosport

How Ferrari played the championship game with Toyota just out of reach

As Toyota stormed to a 1-2 in Bahrain, Ferrari secured the World Endurance Championship manufacturers' title and a 1-2-3 in the drivers' standings. It was also in with a sniff of victory in the finale, but opted to play it safe with its direct title rivals unable to take the…

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Toyota retains all six Hypercar drivers for WEC 2026

No driver changes at Toyota as the team chooses stability

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