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  • Toyota Hybrid Racing. World Endurance Championship 2nd-4th May 2013. Spa Francorchamps, Belgium.

    Eventful Race for TOYOTA Racing at Spa

    TOYOTA Racing played a central role in an exciting Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps but narrowly missed out on the podium in a dramatic second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sébastien Buemi, driving the #8 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID, drove a strong race to finish fourth. However, the team’s updated...

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  • Toyota Hybrid Racing. World Endurance Championship 2nd-4th May 2013. Spa Francorchamps, Belgium.

    Frustration at Francorchamps for TOYOTA Racing

    TOYOTA Racing experienced a disappointing qualifying for the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as its two TS030 HYBRIDs qualified fourth and fifth for the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The team gave a competitive debut to its updated TS030 HYBRID, with the #7 crew of Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima being...

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  • Formula One World Championship

    Alex Talks Spa

    Spa-Francorchamps is a legendary circuit within motorsport and a regular feature of any driver’s ‘favourite circuit’ list. One of those who counts Spa among his top tracks in the world in TOYOTA Racing’s Alex Wurz. Here he gives us a glimpse into what it’s like to drive the famous Belgian track: “Spa is very special...

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  • World Endurance Championship. 11th-14th April 2013. Silverstone, UK.

    Nicolas Lapierre – In Depth

    Nicolas Lapierre was an ever-present for TOYOTA Racing’s debut season in 2012 and was a key part of the effort that brought three race wins in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Unlike his team-mates in the #7 TS030 HYBRID however, Nicolas hasn’t got a background in Formula 1; his single-seater career featured race wins in...

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  • Toyota Hybrid Racing Testing. 23rd-25th April 2013. Portimao, Portugal.

    Spa debut for updated TS030 HYBRID

    TOYOTA Racing’s 2013-specification TS030 HYBRID will make its race debut in this weekend’s Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. After finishing third and fourth in the Six Hours of Silverstone earlier this month with the 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID, the team will bring one updated car to Belgium. The...

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  • Toyota Hybrid Racing Testing

    TOYOTA Racing drivers look ahead to Spa

    Alex Wurz (#7): “I’m looking forward to racing with the updated car, and also with Kazuki again. Testing has gone well so I’m excited to see what the car can do in race conditions. Our target will be to improve on our Silverstone result and fine-tune the updated car at the same time. In Spa...

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  • Toyota Hybrid Racing Testing

    Kazuki Nakajima joins the team at Portimao

    Part of the #7 TS030 HYBRID crew, Kazuki Nakajima missed the first race in Silverstone where his team-mates finished in fourth position. Joining the team for the test in Portugal, the Japanese driver is looking forward to his first race of the WEC season in Spa. Why did you miss Silverstone? “I was racing in...

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  • World Endurance Championship. 11th-14th April 2013. Silverstone, UK.

    TOYOTA Racing begins season with podium finish

    TOYOTA Racing left the Six Hours of Silverstone with a podium finish after a challenging opening to the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. Using the 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID, the team took third place with the #8 of Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sébastien Buemi, the team’s fifth podium finish in seven races since its 2012...

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  • World Endurance Championship. 11th-14th April 2013. Silverstone, UK.

    TOYOTA Racing locks out front row at Silverstone

    TOYOTA Racing made the perfect start to its FIA World Endurance Championship season by taking first and second on the grid for the season-opening Six Hours of Silverstone. The #7 TS030 HYBRID of Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre took pole position – the team’s fourth from seven races since its 2012 debut – with the...

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  • World Endurance Championship. 11th-14th April 2013. Silverstone, UK.

    Rain-affected start to the season for TOYOTA Racing

    TOYOTA Racing got its FIA World Endurance Championship season under way in wet and regularly-changing conditions today with a pair of practice sessions for the Six Hours of Silverstone. Following three wins from six races in 2012, the team arrived in Britain with two 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID cars. Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre share the...

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  • Yoshiaki Kinoshita (JPN)  Toyota Hybrid Racing Launch and Test. 19th-22nd February 2013. Paul Ricard, France.

    TOYOTA Racing Ready For Silverstone

    TOYOTA Racing begins its first full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Six Hours of Silverstone this weekend aiming to continue its race-winning form from 2012. Despite competing in only six of the eight WEC rounds last season – five with only one car – the team won three races, including the...

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  • Toyota Hybrid Racing Launch and Test. 19th-22nd February 2013. Paul Ricard, France.

    TOYOTA Racing Drivers Motivated For Silverstone

    TOYOTA Racing will compete with two TS030 HYBRID cars for the first time since Le Mans last year. We caught up with the drivers to hear how they are feeling ahead of the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, at Silverstone this weekend. Alex Wurz (#7): “It’s great to get back to racing...

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  • TS030 Launch

    TOYOTA Racing Begins ZF Partnership

    TOYOTA Racing has begun a technical partnership with ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) which will enhance its challenge in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. The partnership will see TOYOTA Racing implement ZF’s high-performance clutch technology in the TS030 HYBRID race car, starting already in 2013. The two companies will also work together to investigate other...

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