WEC Barcelona: Toyota scores dominant 1-2 to seal manufacturers’ title
Toyota claimed a commanding 1-2 finish on the World Endurance Championship’s first visit to Barcelona to secure the manufacturers’ title in Hypercar with a round to spare. Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa remained largely unchallenged in the #8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid over the six-hour race, beating the sister car of Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries and Mike Conway in changeable ...…
Toyota secured a commanding 1-2 finish in the World Endurance Championship's first visit to Barcelona, clinching the manufacturers' title with a round still to go. Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa demonstrated a dominant performance in the #8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid, overcoming challenging wet/dry conditions to outpace their rivals.
The victory marked the third win for the #8 crew this season, putting them 17 points ahead of their Le Mans 24 Hours-winning counterparts as they head into the Monza finale. A third consecutive race without a score for the #20 BMW M Hybrid, following tyre pressure issues, left the two Toyotas as the only teams still in contention for the drivers' title ahead of the Monza finale.
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