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Written by Stephen Dobie
Toyota has won the Le Mans 24 Hours for the second year running, with its pair of TS050 hybrids completing an arguably inevitable one-two in the 2019 race. Though not one without drama. As the final hour of the race approached, the number 7 car of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez seemed set for victory, sitting a comfortable lap ahead of the number 8 car of Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. Which would have meant Nando doesn"t get to wave goodbye to his stint as Toyota sportscar racer with a win. Enter a puncture and subsequently cocked-up tyre change for number 7, putting the Nakajima-driven number 8 into the lead and first to the chequered flag, finishing almost 17 seconds ahead of its sister car.
Date written: 16 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16039
Toyota has won the Le Mans 24 Hours for the second year running, with its pair of TS050 hybrids completing an arguably inevitable one-two in the 2019 race. Though not one without drama. As the final hour of the race approached, the number 7 car of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez seemed set for victory, sitting a comfortable lap ahead of the number 8 car of Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. Which would have meant Nando doesn"t get to wave goodbye to his stint as Toyota sportscar racer with a win. Enter a puncture and subsequently cocked-up tyre change for number 7, putting the Nakajima-driven number 8 into the lead and first to the chequered flag, finishing almost 17 seconds ahead of its sister car.
Date written: 16 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16039
