Toyota will go into the 2025 World Endurance Championship with an unchanged driver line-up.
The Japanese automotive maker’s #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar will pushed by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries for a second consecutive season, whereas in #8 Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa keep collectively for a fourth season.
Kobayashi, who additionally acts as group principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WEC squad, careworn the significance of what he described as “a constant line-up of drivers who perceive find out how to work collectively”.
“We now have a prime driver line-up in each automobiles, and I’m joyful to be a part of it once more in 2025,” he stated.
“The group spirit and co-operation amongst all of the drivers, and the group generally, grows with each race and each season.”
#7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries, #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa
Picture by: Shameem Fahath
He added that Toyota has loved “some good outcomes this yr”, a reference to its three race wins and victory within the Hypercar producers’ championship, however that “as a group we constantly push ourselves to carry out even higher at each occasion”.
De Vries labelled his 2024 marketing campaign with Toyota as “an excellent first season”.
“We now have had ups and downs however usually it has been a fantastic expertise,” he stated.
“I’m wanting ahead to being a part of this group in 2025, it’s a true pleasure and honour.”
The Dutch driver belatedly joined Toyota instead of Jose Maria Lopez firstly of this yr having initially been slated to race the #7 automotive in 2023 previous to his brief stint in Components 1 with AlphaTauri.
Conway might be enterprise his tenth season as a full-time member of the Toyota WEC squad, whereas Buemi maintains an unbroken run with the group that stretches again to its return to top-flight sportscar racing on the rebirth of the WEC in 2012.
Toyota’s announcement of its driver line-up for its 2025 assault on the Hypercar class on Wednesday made no reference to Ritomo Miyata, who stuffed the check and reserve position this yr.
The Japanese driver was missed for the Le Mans 24 Hours WEC blue riband in June when Conway was unable to compete on account of accidents sustained in a biking accident.
Toyota as a substitute introduced Lopez again to fill the seat alongside Kobayashi and de Vries.
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