Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi didn’t waste any time Wednesday (June 12) putting the No. 7 Toyota on top of the scoring pylon. On only the third lap out of the pits, Kobayashi turned a lap at 154.601 mph. That lap was good enough to claim the provisional pole for Saturday’s 24 Hours of Le …
After a rare defeat at the hands of SMP Racing in Free Practice No. 1 on Thursday, Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi got down to business Friday (May 3) and claimed the overall pole for Saturday’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Conway and Kobayashi averaged a speed of 137.737 mph over their best …
During the 15th hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the rain began to fall at Daytona International Speedway. Instantaneously, the race changed. What was a relatively attrition-free affair turned into a punishing wreckfest. Wayne Taylor Racing’s Fernando Alonso slipped past Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr with just over two hours to go when Nasr …
At the beginning of 2018’s Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend, Mazda Team Joest was fastest with their RT24-P in practice. The Roar Before the 24 on Friday (Jan. 4) started out the same way. Oliver Jarvis was fastest overall Friday with a lap at 133.515 mph. Practice No. 1 Jarvis set the quick time of …
Wayne Taylor Racing announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) that Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande will be back in the No. 10 Konica Minolta-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R. full-time in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Come Daytona in January, they might be overshadowed by their new teammates. Recently retired McLaren driver Fernando Alonso and his Toyota …
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s No. 7 claimed the overall pole Friday (May 4) for Saturday’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francochamps with an average lap time of 114.582 seconds (136.732 mph). However, the session was overshadowed by a huge crash at the Eau Rouge-Radillion complex involving DragonSpeed’s Pietro Fittipaldi. Replays showed that Fittipaldi bottomed out in Eau Rouge …
So far this weekend, things have been rather strange at Shanghai Circuit. The first free practice session was delayed due to radio issues, then free practice No. 3 was cut to 40 minutes due to curb repairs. Through that, Toyota has been dominant and that continued in qualifying. Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi set an …
In the FIA World Endurance Championship, two drivers per car qualify and the average of each driver’s best lap determines their time. Porsche LMP Team’s André Lotterer turned in the fastest lap of the whole weekend during his time in the car, but it was not enough to give Porsche the pole. Toyota GAZOO Racing …
Leading into the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota GAZOO Racing had a near flawless weekend. Toyota TS050s were at the top of the charts for Free Practice and all three Qualifying Practice sessions, usually with quite a gap over the Porsches. Kamui Kobayashi set an all-time lap record to win the overall pole on …
The general expectation was that times were going to be quick this year at Le Mans, especially in the LMP2 class where teams have roughly 100 extra horsepower to play with. All-time records were not necessarily expected, but that is what happened. Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi entered Thursday as the provisional pole-sitter after being fastest …
On Sunday, the Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) hosted the annual Le Mans Test Day at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Attendance for those intending on racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is mandatory with only one exception. That exception is a race conflict. Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan, who will be racing for …
On Saturday, Toyota GAZOO Racing swept the front row for Sunday’s 6 Hours of Silverstone. The best laps from Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway averaged 97.304 seconds (135.448 mph) to claim overall pole for the No. 7 Toyota. This lap average was nearly three-tenths of a second faster than Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima in …
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