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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing HANDBOOK FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing HANDBOOK FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 http://toyotagazooracing.com Toyota consolidated all of its True to Toyota founder Kiichiro the slogan, “the road strengthens Le Mans. Taking our shortcomings motorsports activities under Toyoda’s belief that “motorsport people and people strengthen the seriously, we solemnly promise to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in 2015. activity is essential for the evolution cars,” an embodiment of the idea examine and remedy them and try While competing again in the of car making and the development that motorsports provides a complex again to win. It has been decided World Rally Championship after of the auto industry,” TOYOTA set of variables that push cars, as that we will be competing with three an 18-year hiatus this year, Toyota GAZOO Racing embraces the well as people, to their limits, and cars in rounds two and three, to be will continue its involvement in the ideals of racing as a means for that these people will in turn be held at Spa-Francorchamps and Le World Endurance Championship “making better cars” and “creating driven to create “better cars”. Mans, respectively. We ask for your (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le automobile enthusiasts”. TOYOTA In this past season of the WEC, continued support of TOYOTA GAZOO Mans race as opportunities for GAZOO Racings aims to contribute we fell short of our greatest goal, Racing for 2017, as we take on the About TOYOTA GAZOO Racing furthering its hybrid technology. to “making better cars” under which was to win the 24 Hours of WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans! 2 3 Type LMP1-H (Le Mans Prototype - Hybrid) TOYOTA TS050 HYBRID 2017 Specs Bodywork Carbon fibre composite Windscreen Polycarbonate Gearbox Transversal with 6 gears, sequential Gearbox casing Aluminium Drive shafts Constant velocity tripod plunge-joint drive shafts Clutch Multidisc Differential Mechanical locking type Suspension Independent front and rear double wishbone, pushrod-system Springs Torsion bars Anti roll bars Front and rear Steering Hydraulically assisted Brakes Callipers Dual circuit hydraulic braking system, Akebono mono-block light-alloy brake callipers front and rear Brake Discs Carbon ventilated front and rear Wheels RAYS magnesium alloy Front wheels 13 x 18 inch Rear wheels 13 x 18 inch Tyres Michelin radial Front tyres 31/71-18 Rear tyres 31/71-18 Length 4650mm Width 1900mm Height 1050mm Fuel capacity 62.5litres Powertrain TOYOTA HYBRID System - Racing (THS-R) Engine V6 DI(direct injection) twin-turbo Engine capacity 2.4litre Power 368kw / 500PS Fuel Petrol Valves 4 per cylinder Hybrid power 368kw / 500PS (front and rear combined) Overall maximum power (engine and hybrid motor) 735kw / 1000PS Battery High-powered lithium-ion battery Front hybrid motor AISIN AW Rear hybrid motor DENSO 4 5 Drivers Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi 7 José María López 6 7 Drivers 7New Trio Features Three-time World Touring Car Champion Mike Conway / Kamui Kobayashi / José María López Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi, whose victory at the 6 Hours of Fuji turned out to be the only WEC win for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing last season, will be joined by Argentinian José María López, who holds three consecutive drivers’ world titles for the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). Conway’s background includes test-driving in Formula 1, four wins in the IndyCar Series, the top formula car series in the United States, and solid achievements in WEC’s LM P2 class. Conway was brought on board in 2014. Kobayashi made his debut as a regular driver for the WEC last season. In last year’s 6 Hours of Fuji, Kamui, taking the last stint of the race, finished with an astonishingly close 1.439 second lead, showing his prowess as a driver who has taken a podium finish in F1. The new trio—Mike, Kamui, and WEC rookie José María Lopez, a.k.a. Pechito—are faced with the dual challenge of winning the drivers’ title, lost last year by a small margin, and victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mike Conway José María López Kamui Kobayashi Birthday Aug.19,1983 Birthday Apr.26,1983 Birthday Spt.13,1986 Nationality British Nationality Argentine Nationality Japanese Height 1.73m Height 1.74m Height 1.68m Weight 64kg Weight 69kg Weight 57kg 8 9 Drivers Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson 8 Kazuki Nakajima 10 11 Drivers 8Solid Trio to Avenge 2016 Loss at Le Mans Sébastien Buemi / Anthony Davidson / Kazuki Nakajima Ex-F1 drivers Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima will be teaming up together for the third year this season for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Davidson and Buemi together are responsible for bringing home to Toyota both the WEC Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles in 2014, winning four of the eight races. Buemi was also crowned champion in this past season of FIA Formula E, a formula car series for electric vehicles that he participates in alongside the WEC. Kazuki Nakajima has also entered the SUPER FORMULA and SUPER GT series of his native Japan, concurrently with the WEC. He has been crowned Drivers’ Champion twice in the SUPER FORMULA series, which is known as one of the most competitive formula car series in the world. The trio displayed outstanding teamwork at last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, leading the race until being felled by technical trouble in the very last lap. They will strive to get that win at Le Mans this year, with the new TS050 HYBRID. Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Birthday Jan.11,1985 Birthday Apr.18,1979 Birthday Oct.31,1988 Nationality Japanese Nationality British Nationality Swiss Height 1.75m Height 1.66m Height 1.75m Weight 62kg Weight 56kg Weight 68kg 12 13 Drivers 9A Third TS050 HYBRID, Mission: Le Mans Stéphane Sarrazin / Yuji Kunimoto / Nicolas Lapierre The decision was made to enter a third TS050 HYBRID in hopes of ensuring victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.* The team consists of veteran Stéphane Sarrazin, 26-year-old Japanese driver and champion of Japan’s top formula car series, Yuji Kunimoto, and Nicolas Lapierre, who returns to the team after three years. Sarrazin is a seasoned veteran with backgrounds in a range of competitions, from F1 to WRC. In the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Sarrazin won the pole position three years straight, between 2007 and 2009. Lapierre joined the team at the outset of Toyota’s WEC campaign in 2012, and has six victories with the team so far. Additionally, Lapierre took the title in 2015 and 2016 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LM P2 class. Kunimoto’s racing career has been based in Japan with Toyota, as part of the Toyota Young Driver’s Program. Kunimoto was Drivers’ Champion of SUPER FORMULA, Japan’s most competitive formula car series. This season will mark his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. *Only entering two races, the 6 Hours of Spa, and round three, Le Mans 24 Hours. Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Sarrazin Yuji Kunimoto Birthday Apr.2,1984 Birthday Nov.2,1975 Birthday Spt.12,1990 Nationality French Nationality French Nationality Japanese Height 1.70m Height 1.80m Height 1.68m Weight 69kg Weight 69kg Weight 62kg 14 15 Toyota and the WEC As the international pioneer of hybrid car 24 Hours of Le Mans, the longest race in distance and hybrid technology and winning the 24 Hours of Le technology with its Prius models, Toyota focused time in the WEC series and one where the highest Mans, Toyota introduced the new model TS050 HYBRID its attention on the Le Mans and WEC races as an possible levels of performance were necessary from with a thoroughly redesigned powertrain. That car ran Again in 2017, Toyota will participate in the 24 Hours opportunity to further develop its hybrid technology the hybrid system in order to be competitive, Toyota stunningly in the lead of that year's 24 Hours of Le of Le Mans race and the FIA World Endurance for higher efficiency and power output. In 2012, Toyota focused on developing its hybrid system and its race Mans race until just before the finish, when technical Championship (WEC) series the race is part of. This year, returned to Le Mans for the first time in 13 years to car to new heights amid the fierce competition with trouble took it out of the race just minutes before what Le Mans celebrates its 85th edition and features cars compete with its hybrid racing car model “TS030 the rival machines. These efforts paid off in 2014, when would certainly have been Toyota’s long-awaited first Le that represent the pinnacle of automotive technology. HYBRID" mounting its THS-R(TOYOTA HYBRID System the Toyota TS040 HYBRID was able to claim the title Mans victory. Determined to turn that disappointment Today, Le Mans and the WEC have also become fiercely - Racing) power system. This TS030 HYBRID battled of No. 1 hybrid racing car in the world by winning the into the seeds of new growth, Toyota has further refined competitive arenas for hybrid cars developed to deliver head-to-head with other hybrid racing cars developed WEC series championship title. and strengthened the TS050 HYBRID to compete in the unprecedented levels of performance. by the world's leading automakers. Particularly in the In 2016, with the aim of reaching new levels of 2017 WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 2012 2014 2015 2013 2016 16 17 History of TOYOTA HYBRID System - Racing (THS-R) The core technology of the hybrid cars that Toyota builds for the world markets is the TOYOTA HYBRID System, or THS.
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