Xa i Toyota GR010 Hybrid ezijongene 8 Iiyure Portimão ngempelaveki ezayo (Juni 12 kunye 13th), hypercar brand Japanese uya kwenza okungaphezulu nje ukukhuphisana kumjikelo wesibini World Endurance Championship (WEC).
Ngapha koko, kusePortimão apho iToyota iza kubhiyozela ikhulu lemidyarho ebibanjwe kwiWorld Endurance Championship, ityikitya esinye isahluko kwibali elaqala ngo-1983 ngeToyota 83C.
I-Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA) ikwafumana ukubaluleka kokuba luhlobo "lwekhaya lesibini" leToyota: isekethe isetyenziselwe ukuphuhlisa iiprototypes zokhuphiswano kwiminyaka yakutshanje.
Isiphaluka "sosapho".
Ngaphandle kokuba i-Portimão Circuit ibe yi-rookie kwikhalenda ye-WEC - iya kuba yisekethe ye-21 apho i-Toyota prototypes iya kubaleka ukususela ekuqaleni kophawu kobuntshatsheli -, njengoko kukhankanyiwe, umkhondo wesiPhuthukezi ayaziwa kwiToyota Gazoo Racing kwaye emva kokuphumelela. kugqatso lokuqala lwesizini e-Spa-Francorchamps, iqela laseJapan lifika kwilizwe lethu lineenjongo ezifanelekileyo.
Intshatsheli yehlabathi kwiwonga, iToyota ijongene nabakhuphisana nabo eAlgarve abafana neScuderia Cameron Glickenhaus kunye neAlpine (zombini zinemoto enye kuphela kukhuphiswano). Ukujongana nabo, iToyota Gazoo Racing iya kufola ii-Hybrids ezimbini ze-GR10.
Eyokuqala, enenombolo yesi-8, yeyeenkokeli zobuntshatsheli babaqhubi, i-trio Sébastien Buemi, uKazuki Nakajima kunye noBrendon Hartley. KwiToyota Nombolo yesi-7, kufole iintshatsheli zewonga, abaqhubi uMike Conway, uKamui Kobayashi noJosé María López, abagqibe umdyarho wokuqala kwindawo yesithathu.
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Ngemidyarho engama-99 edlalwe kwiWorld Endurance Championship, iToyota inoloyiso olupheleleyo oluyi-31 kunye neepodium ezingama-78 kwimidyarho engama-56.
Nangona i-debut yenzeka ngo-1983, kwathatha i-1992, kunye nesizini yesithathu epheleleyo ye-brand yaseJapan kwi-Championship, ukubona imibala ye-Toyota kwindawo ephezulu kwi-podium, kunye noloyiso lwe-TS010 e-Monza.
Ukusukela ngoko, u-Swiss Sébastien Buemi uzimise njengomqhubi ophumelele kakhulu kwiToyota kukhuphiswano lobuntshatsheli (ukuphumelela kwe-18) kunye noyena wayedla ngokuthatha ulawulo lweprototype yophawu lwaseJapan, kunye neentlanga ezingama-60 ezidlalwa ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
Emva kweentsuku ezintathu sihamba ngelori, iToyota GR010 Hybrid yabetha indlela ngenjikalanga yangoLwesihlanu ngeseshoni yayo yokuqala yokuziqhelanisa. Ukufaneleka kucwangciselwe uMgqibelo nangeCawe, ngentsimbi ye-11 kusasa, kuqalise umdyarho we-100 weToyota kwiWorld Endurance Championship.