Toyota Gazoo Racing clinches first place victory at 6 Hours of Imola

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) clinched the first place in the 6 Hours of Imola, the second round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), after an incredible team effort. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck De Vries took victory in the No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Electric Hypercar despite turbulent conditions thanks to faultless driving and intelligent strategy on a day of twists and turns among a 19-strong vehicle line-up.

This round marks TGR’s first outing at the 4.909km AutodromoInternazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, located around 40 km south-east of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region. It replaces Monza as Italy’s representative on the 2024 schedule, the circuit boasting its own illustrious motorsports history since its opening in 1953 and hosting of three World Championship endurance races throughout the years.

Nobuyuki Takemura, Chief Representative of Middle East & Central Asia Representative Office, Toyota Motor Corporation, said: “Congratulations to Conway, Kobayashi and De Vries for battling it out to the top of the podium in the team’s first participation in 6 Hours of Imola! The Toyota

GR010 Hybrid Electric Hypercar continues to prove itself across the world’s most demanding racetracks and increasingly staunch competition. Toyota’s ongoing motorsports participation allows us to shape a more sustainable future fueled by our passion for developing ‘ever-better cars’ to ensure that no one is left behind.”