Toyota Gazoo Racing locked out the front row of the grid for the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship season at Silverstone on Saturday as Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi teamed up to secure pole position.
How fitting that this, an FIA World Endurance Championship season that was deemed to be oh-so-predictable, would offer a late sting in the tail. And where else but at Le Mans, the cruellest of all motor races?
Toyota has confirmed that a sensor failure caused it to change the wrong tyre on the #7 car in the closing stages of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, forcing Jose Maria Lopez into an additional pit stop that cost him, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi victory.
Toyota claimed its second victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in dramatic circumstances as two late punctures for its #7 car handed victory to #8 drivers Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima.
Kamui Kobayashi has moved into a healthy lead at the front of the pack three hours into the 24 Hours of Le Mans, leading from Toyota teammate Fernando Alonso.
Kamui Kobayashi closed out the final warm-up session ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans fastest for Toyota, heading up a one-two finish for the Japanese manufacturer.
Kamui Kobayashi says he was “quite disappointed” not to break his own track record during qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Thursday night despite securing pole position for Toyota.
Toyota Gazoo Racing swept to a front-row lock-out for the 24 Hours of Le Mans as Kamui Kobayashi claimed his second pole position at the Circuit de la Sarthe in qualifying on Thursday night.
Toyota took control of qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans as it locked out the top two positions in the second session on Thursday evening, led once again by Kamui Kobayashi.
Toyota has confirmed it will continue with its existing team orders policy for the final title-deciding races of the FIA World Endurance Championship season, allowing its cars to race freely until the final stint of the race.
Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi led Toyota Gazoo Racing to a front row lock-out for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after scoring a one-two finish in Friday's FIA World Endurance Championship qualifying session.
Kamui Kobayashi closed out practice for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the head of the timesheets after finishing over two seconds clear of the field for Toyota.
Just minutes after the chequered flag was waved to prematurely end a wet-and-wild 57th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday, the criticism over how the on-the-flag reports were angled began to emerge.
Fernando Alonso spearheaded Wayne Taylor Racing's charge to victory in a truncated 57th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona that was brought to an early end under a red flag due to heavy rain.
Toyota Gazoo Racing extended its lead in the FIA World Endurance Championship by taking a one-two finish in Sunday's 6 Hours of Shanghai as wet weather dominated proceedings at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Toyota Gazoo Racing clinched its fifth consecutive one-two finish in qualifying for the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Shanghai on Saturday, but was made to work for it after being run close by privateer team Rebellion Racing.
Toyota Gazoo Racing swept to a dominant one-two finish in Sunday’s 6 Hours of Fuji as Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez claimed their first FIA World Endurance Championship victory as a trio.
Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi led Toyota to pole position for its home FIA World Endurance Championship round after narrowly beating teammates Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi in qualifying for the 6 Hours of Fuji on Saturday.
Kamui Kobayashi led Toyota to a one-two finish in the final warm up session ahead of the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans later today, pulling out a four-second gap over the fastest non-hybrid runner.
Kamui Kobayashi headed up a one-two finish for Toyota Gazoo Racing in practice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Wednesday evening at the Circuit de la Sarthe as Fernando Alonso enjoyed his final preparations ahead of qualifying later today.