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Toyota Racing press release
TOYOTA Racing's 2013-specification TS030 HYBRID will make its race debut at this weekend's 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
After finishing third and fourth in the 6 Hours of Silverstone earlier this month with the 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID, the team will bring one updated car to Belgium.
The No. 7 car of Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima - competing for TOYOTA Racing for the first time in 2013 after missing Silverstone due to Super Formula commitments in Japan - will drive the updated car.
Following their podium at Silverstone, the No. 8 line-up of Anthony Davidson, Stephane Sarrazin and Sebastien Buemi will again participate with a 2012-specification car.
The updated TS030 HYBRID features modifications to chassis and powertrain, with increased performance, reliability and serviceability the priorities.
A revised aerodynamic package, including an updated monocoque, delivers improved performance whilst minimising the impact of updated regulations in 2013 which an increase of the minimum weight for manufacturer LMP1 cars by 15kg.
The TOYOTA HYBRID System - Racing powertrain again uses a unique super capacitor to deliver 300hp of boost automatically, on top of the 530hp generated by a 3.4-litre, normally-aspirated V8 gasoline engine.
Ahead of a completely new development for 2014 due to regulation changes, TOYOTA's Motor Sport Division in Higashifuji has fine-tuned the powertrain to improve power, efficiency, management of component usage and reliability.
TOYOTA Racing's 2013-specification TS030 HYBRID will make its race debut at this weekend's 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
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| Photo: Toyota Racing |
After finishing third and fourth in the 6 Hours of Silverstone earlier this month with the 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID, the team will bring one updated car to Belgium.
The No. 7 car of Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima - competing for TOYOTA Racing for the first time in 2013 after missing Silverstone due to Super Formula commitments in Japan - will drive the updated car.
Following their podium at Silverstone, the No. 8 line-up of Anthony Davidson, Stephane Sarrazin and Sebastien Buemi will again participate with a 2012-specification car.
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| Photo: Toyota Racing |
The updated TS030 HYBRID features modifications to chassis and powertrain, with increased performance, reliability and serviceability the priorities.
A revised aerodynamic package, including an updated monocoque, delivers improved performance whilst minimising the impact of updated regulations in 2013 which an increase of the minimum weight for manufacturer LMP1 cars by 15kg.
 |
| Photo: Toyota Racing |
The TOYOTA HYBRID System - Racing powertrain again uses a unique super capacitor to deliver 300hp of boost automatically, on top of the 530hp generated by a 3.4-litre, normally-aspirated V8 gasoline engine.
Ahead of a completely new development for 2014 due to regulation changes, TOYOTA's Motor Sport Division in Higashifuji has fine-tuned the powertrain to improve power, efficiency, management of component usage and reliability.