Team
Toyota Racing
— · 2012-2026
Roster
Drivers
Sébastien Buemi
CHE · 106 events
Mike Conway
GBR · 90 events
Kamui Kobayashi
JPN · 79 events
Kazuki Nakajima
JPN · 65 events
Brendon Hartley
NZL · 52 events
Jose Maria Lopez
ARG · 50 events
Anthony Davidson
GBR · 47 events
Stéphane Sarrazin
FRA · 40 events
Ryo Hirakawa
JPN · 36 events
Alexander Wurz
AUT · 31 events
Nyck de Vries
NLD · 23 events
Nicolas Lapierre
FRA · 20 events
Fernando Alonso
ESP · 8 events
Yuji Kunimoto
JPN · 3 events
Esteban Masson
FRA · 1 events
Thomas Laurent
FRA · 1 events
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Profile
Toyota Racing in the WEC
Toyota Racing has made 67 car starts across 37 WEC races between 2012 and 2026. Most came in LMP1 (53 starts), followed by Hypercar (14).
The team won 14 races outright and finished on the overall podium 31 times. The first victory came at the 2012 Interlagos round in Le Mans Prototype 1. The most recent came at the 2026 Barcelona round. Its most successful venue is Fuji, with 3 class wins. It was a classified finisher in 61 of 67 starts.
At Le Mans, the team contested 5 editions with 10 car starts. It won the race outright once.
Its most frequent drivers are Sébastien Buemi (106 events), Mike Conway (90 events) and Kamui Kobayashi (79 events). The team raced the Toyota TS050 - Hybrid, Toyota GR010 HYBRID, Toyota TS 040 - Hybrid and Toyota GR010 - Hybrid.
The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans is not in the archive yet, so it is not counted in these totals.
About the team
Frequently asked
How many WEC races has Toyota Racing won?
Toyota Racing has won 14 FIA WEC races outright, from 67 car starts between 2012 and 2026. The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans is not included.
Has Toyota Racing won Le Mans?
Yes. Toyota Racing has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright once in the WEC era, from 5 appearances. The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans is not included.
Which WEC classes has Toyota Racing raced in?
LMP1 (53 starts, 2012 to 2015), Hypercar (14 starts, 2026).
Which drivers and cars has Toyota Racing used?
Its most frequent drivers are Sébastien Buemi (106 events), Mike Conway (90 events) and Kamui Kobayashi (79 events). The team raced the Toyota TS050 - Hybrid, Toyota GR010 HYBRID, Toyota TS 040 - Hybrid and Toyota GR010 - Hybrid.
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Questions about this team
Events · 5 min read
Who has won WEC races in 2026?
Through the 2026 Barcelona round, 3 manufacturers have won the 7 WEC races of 2026 in WEC Engine's archive. Toyota has 4 wins, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, BMW 2 and Ferrari 1. The calendar's last two rounds are six-hour races at Barcelona on 18 October and Monza on 8 November.
Drivers · 3 min read
Who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar era?
Two manufacturers have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans since the Hypercar class arrived in 2021. Toyota won in 2021, 2022 and 2026, and Ferrari won three in a row from 2023 to 2025 with the 499P. Through the 2026 race, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi are the only drivers to have won it twice in the Hypercar era.
Drivers · 4 min read
Which driver has the most WEC overall race wins?
Sébastien Buemi has the most overall WEC race wins, with 29 victories. [Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) has 29, his long-time Toyota team-mate [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) 26, [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) 20 and [Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) 19. Buemi, Hartley, Conway, Kobayashi and the retired [Kazuki Nakajima](/drivers/kazuki-nakajima), who has 17, all drove for Toyota in the LMP1-Hybrid era.
Manufacturers · 5 min read
Which teams race in the WEC Hypercar class in 2026?
Nine teams run 17 full-season Hypercars in the 2026 WEC, representing eight manufacturers: Toyota, Ferrari, BMW, Cadillac, Alpine, Aston Martin, Peugeot and newcomer Genesis. Ferrari fields three cars across two teams, and every other manufacturer two. All 17 cars started each of the first six rounds, from Imola to Fuji, and Cadillac added an 18th car at Le Mans. Porsche, which raced 963s in every 2025 round, has no Hypercar entry.
Manufacturers · 5 min read
Which team has the most WEC wins?
Toyota Gazoo Racing heads the WEC team win list with 39 overall victories. Toyota's factory squad has 53 in all once its 14 wins as [Toyota Racing](/teams/toyota-racing), the name it used from 2012 to 2015 and again in 2026, are added to its [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) total. [Audi Sport Team Joest](/teams/audi-sport-team-joest) won 17, all between 2012 and 2016.
Events · 4 min read
What is the closest finish in WEC history?
The closest overall finish in WEC history came at the [2014 6 Hours of São Paulo](/events/2014-r08-interlagos), where the No. 14 Porsche 919 Hybrid beat the No. 8 Toyota TS040 Hybrid by 0.170 seconds after 249 laps. It was the 919's first WEC win. Up to the 2026 Fuji round, only two other races in WEC Engine's archive of 106 had finished with a margin under one second, most recently the [2026 6 Hours of Fuji](/events/2026-r06-fuji-speedway) itself at 0.591 seconds.