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The Toyota TS050 - Hybrid raced 75 times in the World Endurance Championship between 2016-2020. For its full race history, browse the Toyota profile or any season's calendar.
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Regulations · 4 min read
Why are Hypercars slower than LMP1 cars?
Hypercars are roughly four to seven seconds per lap slower than the fastest LMP1 cars, and they are slower on purpose. The Hypercar rules cap power at about 520 kW, raise minimum weight to 1,030 kg, and use Balance of Performance to hold every car inside a target performance window. LMP1 had double the power-to-weight ambition and no BoP, and it nearly killed the championship: the class was down to one factory by 2018. The WEC traded outright speed for a grid.
Drivers · 5 min read
Who is Kamui Kobayashi?
[Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) is a Japanese endurance racing driver and the team principal of [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) Europe. He holds the WEC's all-time race fastest-lap record at 23 and shares the all-time pole record at 17 with his long-time team-mate [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway). Kobayashi won the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans with the No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, set the all-time Le Mans qualifying record of 3:24.408 in 2022, and remains on the WEC grid in 2026 with the No. 7 entry he has driven since 2017.
Manufacturers · 5 min read
What was the Toyota TS050 Hybrid era like?
The [Toyota TS050 Hybrid](/cars/toyota-ts050-hybrid) era ran from 2016 to 2020 in the WEC's LMP1-Hybrid class. The car took 21 race wins across five WEC seasons, three consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victories (2018, 2019, 2020), three Manufacturers' championships (2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020) and three Drivers' championships. The TS050 is also the car associated with one of the most infamous late-race losses in Le Mans history, the 2016 power-system failure that handed [Porsche](/manufacturers/porsche) the win with three minutes to run.
Events · 5 min read
What happened at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans?
The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans produced one of motorsport's most-replayed late-race losses. The leading No. 5 [Toyota TS050 Hybrid](/cars/toyota-ts050-hybrid) of [Anthony Davidson](/drivers/anthony-davidson), [Sebastien Buemi](/answers/who-is-sebastien-buemi) and [Kazuki Nakajima](/drivers/kazuki-nakajima) suffered a power-system failure on the Mulsanne straight with three minutes to run, while leading by more than a lap. The car rolled to a stop at the pit-lane entry. The No. 2 [Porsche 919 Hybrid](/answers/what-was-the-porsche-919-hybrid-era), which had been more than a lap down, took the win. Nakajima rolled the dead Toyota across the finish line but the car was not classified.