Pole and front row lock out for Toyota at Le Mans
The #7 Toyota TS050-Hybrid driven by Kamui Kobayashi took pole position for the 85th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, with a time of 3’14.791.
The #7 Toyota TS050-Hybrid driven by Kamui Kobayashi took pole position for the 85th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, with a time of 3’14.791.
The 85th Le Mans 24 Hours is the third round of the World Endurance Championship and given the cruel luck suffered by Toyota in last year’s race the Japanese team’s quest for victory at the legendry circuit continues.
In a dramatic conclusion to the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, it was Porsche not Toyota that took the win.
The 60 cars due to take the start of the 84th running of the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship completed eight hours of practice on the 13.6km Circuit des 24 Heures on Sunday 5 June.