TOYOTA CITY: Toyota Gazoo Racing made endurance racing history as the first World Champions of the Hypercar era with a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Bahrain.
Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez won the penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in their #7 GR010 HYBRID.
Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley followed closely, bringing the #8 car home in second place.
In hot and challenging conditions, mechanics, engineers and drivers worked hard to earn Toyota Gazoo Racing's fourth World Championship in WEC, and its third in succession.
The victory also maintained the GR010 HYBRID Hypercar's 100% winning record in 2021, with one race remaining.
Focus now switched to the drivers' title fight in next weekend's final race.
The Le Mans-winning #7 crew moved a significant step closer to retaining the World Championship they won in Bahrain 12 months ago. Their third win of the season extends their advantage over the #8 drivers to 15 points.
