Monday, June 17, 2019

Toyota secures Le Mans 2-peat win

The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans will be truly remembered the world over for this race is the last of the two-year WEC SuperSeason and it's the biggest Le Mans to date because of the largest roster of racers gather. This year's Le Mans marks the farewell for the Ford GT and the Corvette Racing in the WEC for the time being as their focus is shifted to IMSA for that matter.

Toyota, meanwhile, is seeking for a two-peat following last year's maiden Le Mans win that shook the world, with two cars, the #8 and the #7, at their disposal.

Screengrab via WEC
At the end of this grueling 24-hour warzone at Le Mans, the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing prototype, driven by Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, and Fernando Alonso, secured a two-peat victory at Le Mans, the first for a Japanese carmaker to do so. Meanwhile, the #36 Signatech Alpine Matmut of Lapierre, Negrao, and Thiriet, is named the LMP2 winner, the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 of Pier Guidi, Calado, and Serra, won the LM GTE PRO class, and the #85 Keating Motorsports driven by Keating, Bleekemolen, and Fraga named LM GTE AM winner.

At the end of the epic SuperSeason, the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing prototype, with Buemi, Nakajima, and Alonso behind the wheel, is crowned the WEC SuperSeason winner. Toyota Gazoo Racing dominated the LMP class while Porsche ruled the GT class at the end of the SuperSeason for Manufacturers' title while Signatech Alpine Matmut and Team Project 1 ruled the Team title after this.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the rest of the WEC SuperSeason!

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