Heartbreak for Toyota at Le Mans
The leading #5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid is passed on the final, 384th lap. Photo: Toyota WEC Team/Twitter It couldn’t have happened in a crueler way. Toyota has had its sights…
Toyota Sets the Pace Ahead of Competitive 2023 WEC Season
Photo: Toyota Toyota Gazoo Racing ended the World Endurance Championship Prologue fastest overall in three of the four pre-season testing sessions, with José MarÃa López and Brendon Hartley setting the…
WEC Announces New Hypercar Class, Toyota Confirms Involvement
Photo: Toyota Today at Le Mans, Toyota confirmed it is extending its involvement in the FIA World Endurance Championship and that it will participate in the new Hypercar class, which…
Toyota Plays Mind 'Games' With Rival Teams in WEC Test
With Audi and now Porsche out of the World Endurance Championship’s LMP1 class, Toyota finds itself in a curious position as the only manufacturer in the competition’s top class using…
New Toyota TS050 Hybrid Race Car Coming to WEC Competition
The Toyota TS050 Hybrid Those who are familiar with the World Endurance Championship (WEC) know that these races are no piece of cake. While the majority of WEC races last…
Toyota Gazoo Racing Ends WEC Drought at 6 Hours of Fuji
Photo: Kevin Decherf It’s been a tough World Endurance Championship season for Toyota. After nearly winning the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and getting agonizingly close to winning the 24 Hours…
Volkswagen Awarded 2014 WEC Gold Medal for Sustainable Development
Green vehicles like the 2014 VW Jetta Hybrid helped Volkswagen win the 2014 WEB Gold Medal for Sustainable Development The Volkswagen Group will be awarded the World Environment Center’s (WEC)…
Ford Wins 2020 WEC Gold Medal Award for Sustainability
Ford wins 2020 WEC Gold Medal Award for sustainability Photo: Ford The World Environmental Center honored Ford Motor Company with the Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.…
[PHOTOS] Toyota Unveils Updated TS040 Hybrid WEC Race Car
Last year, Toyota was crowned champion of the World Endurance Championship, making the brand the first-ever Japanese company to win the title. The automaker’s race car—the TS040 Hybrid—played a major…
Driver Lineup Announced for Ford GT's 2016 WEC Campaign
Ford GT Driver Lineup for 2016 WEC (from left to right): Pla, Mücke, Priaulx, and Franchitti Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has at last revealed the lineup of drivers who will…
Alonso Says Toyota Doesn’t Deserve Extra Impediments in WEC
Following several Equivalence of Technology (EoT) changes being made to the Toyota TS050 Hybrid ahead of the 6 Hours of Fuji endurance race last weekend, and during the event itself,…
Toyota Wins 6 Hours of Shanghai as Porsche Seals WEC Title
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima, and Sébastian Buemi crossed the checkered flag first at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, but the Porsche garage celebrated the…
WEC Moves Fuji Race to Avoid Alonso Clash with F1
How much clout can you have over racing organizations as a racing driver? Apparently, quite a lot—if your name is Fernando Alonso, for the sake of whom the 6 Hours…
