Toyota TS040 Hybrid
04-20-14, 06:19 AM
#31
Pole Position
Nakajima is blasting! He just came back from the pits and remained in front of the Porsche at 2nd place.
His average speed is 203.2km/h, only bested by Audi at 203.5km/h.
He is also currently driving 1.5 seconds per lap faster than leading Toyota #8 driven by Lapierre
His average speed is 203.2km/h, only bested by Audi at 203.5km/h.
He is also currently driving 1.5 seconds per lap faster than leading Toyota #8 driven by Lapierre
04-20-14, 12:23 PM
#42
TOYOTA FINISH 1-2 IN RAIN-SHORTENED SILVERSTONE RACE
Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Lapierre and Sébastien Buemi were deserving winners of the Royal Automobile Club’s magnificent Tourist Trophy in a rain-shortened opening round of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. Toyota Racing celebrated a 1-2 finish in front of a huge crowd of enthusiastic British endurance racing fans, with 43,000 having visited Silverstone over the weekend.
The Toyota Racing drivers led for more than three-quarters of the race and were in a commanding position in the No.8 TS040 Hybrid when the rain began to fall more and more heavily over the Silverstone Circuit. With conditions becoming potentially dangerous on track due to the amount of standing water, the Race Director took the decision to red flag the event 38 minutes before the scheduled finish. The No.7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid of team mates Alex Wurz, Stéphane Sarrazin and Kazuki Nakajima finished in second place, one lap down to their team mates, and the No.20 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley celebrated the team’s return to top line competition with a podium finish.
Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Lapierre and Sébastien Buemi were deserving winners of the Royal Automobile Club’s magnificent Tourist Trophy in a rain-shortened opening round of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. Toyota Racing celebrated a 1-2 finish in front of a huge crowd of enthusiastic British endurance racing fans, with 43,000 having visited Silverstone over the weekend.
The Toyota Racing drivers led for more than three-quarters of the race and were in a commanding position in the No.8 TS040 Hybrid when the rain began to fall more and more heavily over the Silverstone Circuit. With conditions becoming potentially dangerous on track due to the amount of standing water, the Race Director took the decision to red flag the event 38 minutes before the scheduled finish. The No.7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid of team mates Alex Wurz, Stéphane Sarrazin and Kazuki Nakajima finished in second place, one lap down to their team mates, and the No.20 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley celebrated the team’s return to top line competition with a podium finish.
http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/toyota...race_1910.html
04-20-14, 09:55 PM
#43
Lexus Champion
Awesome race by Toyota. Stayed out of trouble and had reliability the others didnt. Fastest lap was only .2 second slower than the best from Audi. Press release here- www.toyotahybridracing.com
