Toyota's new TS050 Hybrid World Endurance Championship challenger ran for the first time yesterday at the Aragon circuit. The all-new LMP1 prototype undertook its first laps in the hands of Toyota stalwart Stephane Sarrazin on Tuesday's first day of a test also attended by Sebastien Buemi and Mike Conway.Toyota is...

Toyota should now be regarded as the underdog for the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Japanese manufacturer has insisted after last weekend's Spa round of the World Endurance Championship.The claim was made by Toyota Motorsport GmbH race director Rob Leupen in the wake of a disappointing showing in Belgium for...

Toyota driver Kazuki Nakajima will take no further part in this weekend's World Endurance Championship round at Spa following his crash in practice.The Japanese driver has been ruled out of the event following a collision with the Audi driven by Oliver Jarvis in first free practice because he is undergoing...

2014 WEC P1 Drivers' champion Anthony Davidson speaks about the developments and chances for his new Toyota Racing TS040 Hybrid at the start of the season with The RACER Channel's Marshall Pruett.

Prior to last week's press conference in Paris presenting the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours field, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest invited media and auto industry representatives to a conference/debate about the industrial impact of the endurance classic for the major manufacturers.Meeting with the 20-some representatives of the press who...

Nicolas Lapierre will be absent from Toyota's World Endurance Championship squad for the remainder of the season, the Japanese manufacturer has confirmed.The latest decision follows the Frenchman's absence from the lineup of the #8 Toyota TS040 HYBRID at this month's Fuji event by what was described as "mutual agreement." His...

Toyota test and reserve driver Mike Conway is set to get a second chance to race one of the Japanese manufacturer's TS040 Hybrid LMP1s in Bahrain next month.Conway will "most probably" race for a second time alongside Alex Wurz and Stephane Sarrazin in the #7 TS040 at the penultimate round...

Related StoriesToyota drivers Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi claimed their first pole position of the 2014 World Endurance Championship at Austin in a dramatic qualifying session.The team opted to wait before sending the #8 TS040 HYBRID out on track at the beginning of a 25-minute prototype session that started with...

RACER.com's extensive coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is presented by Circuit of The Americas. Visit circuitoftheamericas.com/wectudorToyota continued to control the Le Mans 24 Hours, while the chasing Audis and Porsche kept themselves in the hunt by staying on the lead lap.Stephane Sarrazin edged the #7 TS040 HYBRID's...

Toyota's new TS040 Hybrid World Endurance Championship challenger will have a total power output of nearly 1000hp with both its energy-retrieval systems deployed.The Japanese manufacturer, which unveiled its 2014 contender at Paul Ricard on Thursday, has revealed that the new version of its normally-aspirated V8 will produce 520PS (512hp) and...