Toyota TS050 Hybrid
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The Toyota TS050 Hybrid is a sports prototype racing car developed for the 2016 Le Mans Prototype rules in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The car is the direct successor of the Toyota TS040 Hybrid, which competed in both the 2014 and 2015 FIA WEC seasons. Drivers that have tested the TS050 include Sam Bird, Thomas Laurent, Pipo Derani, Kenta Yamashita, Nyck de Vries, and Yannick Dalmas. The TS050 was revealed at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 24 March 2016 due to Toyota's two-year cycle policy.[2] The engine is a 2.4L twin-turbocharged petrol V6, while the two previous cars used a naturally aspirated petrol V8. It has an 8-megajoule hybrid system, which uses lithium-ion batteries.[3]
Category | LMP1-H | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Pascal Vasselon[1] | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | ||||||||||
Successor | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | ||||||||||
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Notable entrants | Toyota Gazoo Racing | ||||||||||
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Debut | 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone | ||||||||||
First win | 2016 6 Hours of Fuji | ||||||||||
Last win | 2020 8 Hours of Bahrain | ||||||||||
Last event | 2020 8 Hours of Bahrain | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 2 (2018–19 FIA WEC, 2019–20 FIA WEC) | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 2 (2018–19 FIA WEC, 2019–20 FIA WEC) |