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Japan awaits home heroes TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, September 4, 2023
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TOKYO, Sept 4, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing defends its remarkable home record in the 6 Hours of Fuji this weekend in the penultimate race of the 2023 the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season.

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  • TOKYO, Sept 4, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing defends its remarkable home record in the 6 Hours of Fuji this weekend in the penultimate race of the 2023 the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season.
  • The historic racetrack, located 100km west of Tokyo, is very much a home race for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and the GR010 HYBRID, whose hybrid powertrain is designed, developed and built at the nearby Higashi-Fuji Technical Center,
    TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims for a fifth victory in 2023, which could secure the manufacturers' World Championship for a fifth consecutive season.
  • An exciting four-way battle for the drivers' World Championship between both TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and Ferrari crews will go down to the wire in Bahrain on 4 November, regardless of the result in Japan.
  • Everyone knows how passionate the Japanese fans are; they make it an incredible experience for all the drivers, and particularly for us as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing drivers.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing celebrates World Championships and looks towards a zero carbon future for motorsport at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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TGR's participation will also highlight its multi-technology path for motorsport to progress towards a sustainable, zero carbon future while maintaining the excitement and spectacle enjoyed by fans around the world.

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  • TGR's participation will also highlight its multi-technology path for motorsport to progress towards a sustainable, zero carbon future while maintaining the excitement and spectacle enjoyed by fans around the world.
  • This year the festival is honouring Nasser Al-Attiyah with the addition of a new "Nasser's Jump" feature in the off-road arena.
  • The Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID will lead a trio of GR Yaris competition cars that will be in action at Goodwood.
  • Toyota are currently leading the manufacturer and driver standings in all three disciplines of motorsport, WRC, WEC and W2RC.

Peugeot Hybrid Hypercar With Gentex Digital Vision System Ready for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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The system is an enhanced racing version of Gentex’s Full Display Mirror (FDM), a digital rearview mirror available on more than 90 passenger vehicles around the world.

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  • The system is an enhanced racing version of Gentex’s Full Display Mirror (FDM), a digital rearview mirror available on more than 90 passenger vehicles around the world.
  • The Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar is a high-performance racing car designed to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
  • This season, after a 12-year absence from the Le Mans 24 Hours, the French carmaker is looking forward to following in the footsteps of the brand’s famous endurance models, the Peugeot 905 and Peugeot 908, winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1992 and 1993, and in 2009 respectively.
  • The century of the Le Mans 24 Hours race will take place on 10 - 11 June 2023.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing set for Sebring showdown

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Toyota City, Japan, Mar 7, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing begins its defence of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles, and an exciting new era of Hypercar competition, with a much-anticipated trip to Florida for the 1000 Miles of Sebring on 17 March.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Mar 7, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing begins its defence of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles, and an exciting new era of Hypercar competition, with a much-anticipated trip to Florida for the 1000 Miles of Sebring on 17 March.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing enters the 2023 season, its 11th in WEC, on an unprecedented run of success, having earned five consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours victories and four straight World Championship doubles.
  • But a 1000-mile race over eight hours at Sebring presents a unique challenge to drivers and cars.
  • When the race begins at midday local time on Friday, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will begin its fight for a second Sebring victory, having triumphed there in 2019.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing ready for 2023 with revised GR010 HYBRID

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Friday, February 24, 2023
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The most visible changes on the 2023 evolution GR010 HYBRID concern the bodywork.

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  • The most visible changes on the 2023 evolution GR010 HYBRID concern the bodywork.
  • Once again, the GR010 HYBRID benefits from the technical expertise of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's long-term partners, who continue to contribute significantly to its success.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is unique on the 2023 grid thanks to a driver line-up exclusively consisting of proven Le Mans winners and WEC champions.
  • So, just like last year, we have introduced some evolutions to our GR010 HYBRID for the 2023 season.

Equitus Corporation and Glickenhaus Racing Renew their Partnership for 2023.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equitus Corporation, a Florida-based employee-owned tech firm known for its advanced graph data fabric analytics intelligence platform, continues its commitment to innovation by renewing its partnership with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Racing for 2023.

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  • CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equitus Corporation, a Florida-based employee-owned tech firm known for its advanced graph data fabric analytics intelligence platform, continues its commitment to innovation by renewing its partnership with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Racing for 2023.
  • Equitus technology provides an analytic edge for Glickenhaus, an American automotive company with a focus on developing and building high performance cars.
  • The partnership between Equitus and Glickenhaus was created from a mutual drive for harnessing the highest technology and enhancing operations for improved performance.
  • Equitus is looking forward to supporting Glickenhaus as they compete again in the WEC after last year's success.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing takes historic Hypercar title double

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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Outgoing World Champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez took a hard-earned win, their second of the season in their #7 GR010 HYBRID, to crown TOYOTA GAZOO Racing as Hypercar manufacturers' World Champions.

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  • Outgoing World Champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez took a hard-earned win, their second of the season in their #7 GR010 HYBRID, to crown TOYOTA GAZOO Racing as Hypercar manufacturers' World Champions.
  • Success in WEC ensures TOYOTA GAZOO Racing achieves the unique feat of winning every available title, eight in total, in the three FIA series it participated in this season: the World Endurance, World Rally and World Rally Raid Championships.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has one remaining appointment in the 2022 season, the official WEC rookie test at Bahrain International Circuit.
  • We maximised all the opportunities and doing the double of Le Mans and the title is an amazing feeling.

Technical partnership between Peugeot Sport and Marelli aimed at the 9X8 Hypercar hybrid powertrain system

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Monday, May 16, 2022
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This crucial technological partnership is based on the development of the most efficient electric solution to match the extreme performance requirements of the hybrid powertrain system of the PEUGEOT 9X8 Hypercar, that will compete from 2022 in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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  • This crucial technological partnership is based on the development of the most efficient electric solution to match the extreme performance requirements of the hybrid powertrain system of the PEUGEOT 9X8 Hypercar, that will compete from 2022 in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).
  • Based on the partnership, Marelli will also get the exclusive status of "Peugeot Sport Official Partner", which, on top of the technology partnership, also foresees collaboration and mutual benefits in sponsorship, branding and marketing fields.
  • "We are excited for this new collaboration with Peugeot Sport" said Riccardo De Filippi, Head of Marelli Motorsport.
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