TOYOTA Gazoo Racing earned a historic and dramatic fourth consecutive Le Mans 24-hour victory, overcoming adversity to become the first Hypercar winners at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez won the long-awaited first victory. The whole team showed a never-give-up spirit to conquer a fuel system issue, which threatened to derail the challenge of both cars when it struck in the second half of the race.
For the first time, Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López, in the No. 7 GR010 Hybrid, finally won Le Mans after several heartbreaking near misses. The World Champions started from pole position and led for the majority of the race, completing 371 laps. Kamui and Kazuki took over their respective cars for the final stint and crossed the line together to make Hypercar history at Le Mans.
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