TOYOTA GAZOO Racing resumes its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) challenge in Brazil with the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo on 14 July.
Although the team fell short of victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours, they are still in contention for the World Championship, with Porsche leading by only 12 points.
Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries, and José María López, who finished second at Le Mans, are 17 points behind the leaders in the drivers’ standings.Mike Conway, recovered from injuries, will rejoin the #7 GR010 HYBRID team alongside Kamui and Nyck at Interlagos. Reigning champions Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and Ryo Hirakawa finished fifth at Le Mans after being spun out late in the race.
The team aims to return to winning form at the historic Interlagos circuit, where Toyota’s first hybrid-powered WEC victory occurred in 2012.The 4.309 km Autodromo José Carlos Pace, named after a Sao Paulo-born racing driver, is back on the WEC calendar after a 10-year break.
