{
  "id": 15446671,
  "title": "WEC Barcelona: Toyota scores dominant 1-2 to seal manufacturers’ title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/wec-barcelona-toyota-scores-dominant-1-2-to-seal-manufacturers-title",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:10:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/wec-barcelona-toyota-scores-dominant-1-2-to-seal-manufacturers-title/10866105/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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 ...…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}