TOYOTA Racing2013 season
Early on in the 2013 season, TOYOTA utilized the TS030 HYBRID 2012 model that had caused so much anxiety for its competitors in 2012. At the season’s highlight in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, TOYOTA finally introduced two 2013-spec TS030 HYBRID cars to complete a much-anticipated clean sweep.
At the race, the TS030 HYBRID, which had shown outstanding speed in 2012, underwent a complete transformation so that in the 2013 race its advantage lay in high fuel efficiency. The six drivers of TOYOTA Racing steadily built up laps against their competitors, who suffered a series of technical failures, but finally fell short of winning the race. Car No.8 finished on the podium in runner up, and car No.7 won 4th place.
TOYOTA Racing built up momentum towards the second half of the 2013 WEC season and surpassed its competitors in terms of both speed and fuel consumption. It won its first victory in the 6th round at Fuji, helped by stormy weather, and wrenched victory from its competitors again in the final round of the season with an undisputable performance.
RESULT
6 Hours of Silverstone
14 April 2013｜Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
3rd, 196 laps (+1 lap), 7 pit stops | 1min 43.196secs |
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alex Wurz Nicolas Lapierre |
4th, 196 laps (+1 lap), 9 pit stops | 1min 43.741secs |
6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps
4 May 2013｜Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
4th, 167 laps (+1 lap), 7 pit stops | 2min 2.052secs |
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alex Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
Did Not Finish, 99 laps, 5 pit stops | 2min 1.847secs |
24 Hours of Le Mans
22-23 June 2013｜Circuit de la Sarthe, France
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
2nd, 347 laps (+ 1lap), 30 pit stops | 3min 25.151secs |
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alex Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
4th, 341 laps (+ 7laps), 29 pit stops | 3min 25.718secs |
6 Hours of Sao Paulo
1 September 2013｜Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
Did Not Finish, 25 laps, 0 pit stops | 1min 22.545secs |
6 Hours of Austin
22 September 2013｜Circuit of the Americas, Austin, United States
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
2nd, 187 laps (+23.617secs), 7 pit stops | 1min 48.745secs |
6 Hours of Fuji
20 October 2013｜Fuji Speedway, Fuji, Japan
| No. | Driver | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alex Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
1st, 16 laps, 0 pit stops |
| No. | Driver | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
27th, 15 laps (+1 lap), 1 pit stop |
6 Hours of Shanghai
9 November 2013｜Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alex Wurz Nicolas Lapierre |
2nd, 190 laps (+15.374), 8 pit stops | 1min 49.383secs |
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
Did Not Finish, 143 laps, 6 pit stops | 1min 49.106secs |
6 Hours of Bahrain
30 November 2013｜Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi |
1st, 199 laps, 7 pit stops | 1min 44.323secs |
| No. | Driver | Race | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alex Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
Did Not Finish, 64 laps, 2 pit stops | 1min 44.440secs |
