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Meet the TGR WEC team

Pushing the limits to test our advanced hybrid technology
Since their successful debut season, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WEC team has worked hard to defend his Drivers' and Manufacturers' World Championship titles in the pinnacle of automobile endurance racing.

  • Akio Toyoda

    Team Founder & Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation

  • Kazuki Nakajima

    Vice Chairman TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe

  • Kamui Kobayashi

    Team Principal & Driver

  • Car #7

    Driver Mike Conway
    Country UK
    Best achievements Winning at Monaco, Macau and Long Beach circuits. Winning the 2019-2020 and 2021 World Endurance Championship. Winner 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours.

  • Car #7

    Driver Kamui Kobayashi
    Country Japan
    Best achievements F1 podium finisher, fastest lap in Le Mans history with pole position at Le Mans 2017. Winning 2019-2020 and 2021 World Endurance Championship. Winner 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours.

  • Car #7

    Driver José María López
    Country Argentina
    Best achievements Winning the 2014, 2015, 2016 World Touring Car Championship. Winning the 2019-2020 and 2021 World Endurance Championship. Winner 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours.

  • Car #8

    Driver Sébastien Buemi
    Country Switzerland
    Best achievements Highlights: World Endurance Champion (2014, 2018-19 and 2022) . Winner of Le Mans 24 Hours (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022).

  • Car #8

    Driver Brendon Hartley
    Country New Zealand
    Best achievements Highlights: World Endurance Champion (2017, 2019-2020 and 2022). Winner of Le Mans 24 Hours (2017, 2020 and 2022).

  • Car #8

    Driver Ryo Hirakawa
    Country Japan
    Best achievements Highlights: Super GT (2017) and All-Japan Formula three (2012) champion. World Endurance Champion (2022). Winner of Le Mans 24 Hours 2022.