Toyota GR Super Sport Concept

MAGICAL MONZA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, July 19, 2021
Auto racing, Motorsport, Cars, Toyota, Le Mans Prototypes, Sports prototypes, Green racing, Toyota GR010 Hybrid, FIA World Endurance Championship, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota GR Super Sport Concept

TOKYO, July 19, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing extended its 100% winning record with the new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar thanks to a hard-earned victory in an enthralling 6 Hours of Monza, the third round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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  • TOKYO, July 19, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing extended its 100% winning record with the new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar thanks to a hard-earned victory in an enthralling 6 Hours of Monza, the third round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
  • With that result, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing extends its lead in the manufacturers' World Championship to 30 points over Alpine.
  • "It has been a positive day for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing; congratulations to the #7 car and also our colleagues in the World Rally team for their victory in Rally Estonia.
  • But it is better we had a day like this here in Monza rather than at Le Mans.

One-Two in Race 100 for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Auto racing, Motorsport, Formula racing, Toyota, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Green racing, Toyota GR010 Hybrid, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota GR Super Sport Concept, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe

Toyota City, Japan, June 14, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing celebrated its 100th World Championship sportscar race with a one-two victory for its new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar in the 8 Hours of Portimao following a flawless performance in Portugal.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, June 14, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing celebrated its 100th World Championship sportscar race with a one-two victory for its new GR010 HYBRID Hypercar in the 8 Hours of Portimao following a flawless performance in Portugal.
  • With a second win from two races in 2021, following victory in the season-opening 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has extended its teams' World Championship lead to 22 points.
  • I think we played a really nice strategic race because we could keep up the pace despite the longer stints.
  • We fought the whole way with #7 but in the end only one car can win and it was a one-two which is great for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing."

Toyota Gazoo Racing Introduces GR010 Hybrid Hypercar

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Thursday, January 14, 2021
Auto racing, Cars, Motorsport, Sports car racing, FIA World Endurance Championship, Le Mans Hypercar, Hypercar, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota, Le Mans Prototype, Toyota GR Super Sport Concept, 8 Hours of Bahrain

Toyota City, Japan, Jan 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing begins a new era of endurance racing with the launch of its all-new GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, which will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Jan 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing begins a new era of endurance racing with the launch of its all-new GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, which will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
  • The reigning World Champions and three-time Le Mans winners will defend those titles against new manufacturer competitors using a racing version of the upcoming hypercar road car, featuring powertrain technology developed in the TS050 HYBRID and highlighted via new Racing Hybrid branding.
  • To mark this new era for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, a new livery includes the iconic GR lettering to indicate the strong link between race and road cars.
  • That should ensure close racing between TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and its hypercar competitors Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus and ByKolles Racing, as well as Alpine, which will present an additional challenge with its LMP1 car.

GR Super Sport Makes Dynamic Public Debut at Le Mans

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Monday, September 21, 2020
Hypercar, Le Mans Prototypes, Cars, Sports cars, Car classifications, Green racing, Toyota GR Super Sport Concept, Sports prototypes, FIA World Endurance Championship

Fittingly for a vehicle based on the two-time Le Mans-winning TS050 HYBRID race car, a customized GR Super Sport development model, customized as a convertible and in GR camouflage livery, completed a demonstration lap, before participating in the ceremony to return the Le Mans trophy for this year's race.

Key Points: 
  • Fittingly for a vehicle based on the two-time Le Mans-winning TS050 HYBRID race car, a customized GR Super Sport development model, customized as a convertible and in GR camouflage livery, completed a demonstration lap, before participating in the ceremony to return the Le Mans trophy for this year's race.
  • Those performances are the inspiration for the GR Super Sport, a hypercar with race car pedigree and performance.
  • "It was an honour to drive this development version of the GR Super Sport for the first time in public, and especially at a circuit like Le Mans which is so closely connected to this car.
  • The GR Super Sport was born at Le Mans so this felt like a homecoming.