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.
Kazuki Nakajima has moved into the lead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with one hour remaining after the race-leading #7 Toyota suffered punctures on back-to-back laps, wiping away its two-minute lead.
Jose Maria Lopez and Mike Conway consolidated the #7 Toyota's lead through the morning at the 24 Hours of Le Mans to sit 90 seconds clear of the field heading into the final quarter of the race.
Mike Conway moved back into the lead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the ninth hour of the race as night fell at the Circuit de la Sarthe, heading up a one-two for Toyota.
Mike Conway wasted little time in opening up an early lead at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, setting a run of rapid lap times to sit over 10 seconds clear of Sebastien Buemi at the end of the opening hour.
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.
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.
Mike Conway led Toyota to a one-two finish in the opening FIA World Endurance Championship practice session for the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Friday afternoon, edging out Sebastien Buemi by two-tenths of a second at the head of the field.
Sebastien Buemi enjoyed a 14-second over Toyota teammate Mike Conway following the opening hour of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Saturday as one of the leading non-hybrid LMP1s dropped out of contention at the front on the first lap.
Maybe just by writing this headline, fate has been tempted. Maybe we’re set for the same heartache that has burdened Toyota in recent years. Or maybe, this time around, Toyota will finally take its elusive maiden victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Toyota is open to using team orders through this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans as it bids to score its maiden overall victory in the classic sports car race.
Toyota Gazoo Racing stormed to a one-two finish in Saturday's 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as Fernando Alonso made a winning start to life in the FIA World Endurance Championship, recording his first win for almost five years.
Toyota Gazoo Racing pulled over two seconds clear of its privateer LMP1 rivals in second practice for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Thursday ahead of this weekend's FIA World Endurance Championship season-opener.
Mike Conway leads the Rolex 24 at Daytona after six hours of racing for Whelen Engineering Racing after perfect his tyre changes through a rain shower to overturn a 20-second deficit and move to the head of the field.
Jack Hawksworth had already caught the eye with impressive outings in his first year in IndyCar, but his podium in Houston puts him firmly in the limelight