Ferrari, Porsche and Cadillac make it four manufacturers in the top five
02 May 2023 - 07:43
byMotor News Reporter
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It was the second consecutive victory in Spa for the No. 7 Toyota crew driven by Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi.
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Toyota Gazoo Racing took a 1-2 victory at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship on Saturday.
In front of a record crowd for a World Endurance Championship race at the Belgian circuit, it was Toyota’s 42nd win and the second consecutive victory in Spa for the No. 7 crew driven by Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi.
The trio led home the sister No 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar (Brendon Hartley/Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa) with the Japanese manufacturer now leading the hypercar manufacturer standings by 33 points over Ferrari after three races.
The final podium position went to the No 51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P driven by James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi, with a flying Calado surging on the final lap to move ahead of the No 5 Porsche Penske 963.
Taking fifth place and making it four different manufacturers in the top five was the No 2 Cadillac driven by Alex Lynn, Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook.
Hertz Team JOTA made an impressive debut finishing sixth place in the Porsche 963 Hypercar with Antonio Felix da Costa, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye at the wheel.
Peugeot finished eighth and ninth respectively with the No 93 9X8 driven by Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne and Paul di Resta finishing ahead of the sister No 94 9X8 belonging to Gustavo Menezes, Loic Duval and Nico Mueller.
The next round of the World Endurance Championship is the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from June 10-11.
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Toyota takes one-two victory at Spa six hour
Ferrari, Porsche and Cadillac make it four manufacturers in the top five
Toyota Gazoo Racing took a 1-2 victory at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship on Saturday.
In front of a record crowd for a World Endurance Championship race at the Belgian circuit, it was Toyota’s 42nd win and the second consecutive victory in Spa for the No. 7 crew driven by Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi.
The trio led home the sister No 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar (Brendon Hartley/Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa) with the Japanese manufacturer now leading the hypercar manufacturer standings by 33 points over Ferrari after three races.
The final podium position went to the No 51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P driven by James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi, with a flying Calado surging on the final lap to move ahead of the No 5 Porsche Penske 963.
Taking fifth place and making it four different manufacturers in the top five was the No 2 Cadillac driven by Alex Lynn, Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook.
Hertz Team JOTA made an impressive debut finishing sixth place in the Porsche 963 Hypercar with Antonio Felix da Costa, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye at the wheel.
Peugeot finished eighth and ninth respectively with the No 93 9X8 driven by Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne and Paul di Resta finishing ahead of the sister No 94 9X8 belonging to Gustavo Menezes, Loic Duval and Nico Mueller.
The next round of the World Endurance Championship is the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from June 10-11.
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