Call it closure, call it vindication, call it the most satisfying win for Toyota at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their winning drivers certainly would.

10 years on from its heartbreaking last-gasp retirement from the lead after a titanic battle with Audi and Porsche, Toyota won the Le Mans 24 Hours in front of more than 350,000 fans in fine style, after another three-way showdown, this time against BMW and Cadillac.

Toyota Racing enters the last hour of the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans seemingly destined to win the race, with its two TR010 Hybrids running 1-2 at the top of the hour.

The No. 12 Cadillac remains in the lead, but its sister car has lost its shot at the win.

Earlier this week, RACER.com’s Stephen Kilbey and Kazuki Nakajima took time to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of Toyota’s greatest defeat at Le Mans.In the decade since, Toyota Racing eventually broke its multi-generational Le Mans curse with its first overall win in 2018. As it turned out, the first of...