In the #709 car, Frenchman Franck Mailleux will compete alongside Romain Dumas and Richard Westbrook. 
Of course, on the #8 car we go into this race full of confidence after Le Mans, but we know we face a stern test this week, from the other Hypercar competitors and particularly from our sister car. A 38-car field will take the green flag for the 6 Hours of Monza at midday local time on Sunday. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready for a new and exciting Hypercar challenge when the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season moves to Italy for the 6 Hours of Monza. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing ready for new challenges. The last contest between the two in the top class of endurance racing took place at Le Mans in 1993, a race also won by Peugeot. I am sure it will be close again with the #7 car; we saw at Le Mans that there is nothing between the two crews and it all comes down to small details. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R completed 181 laps to win the LMGTE Pro class. It should be more competitive than ever at the sharp end of the grid and were looking forward to that challenge. Grasping defeat from the jaws of victory. It is only a few weeks since Le Mans but we have used that time to get ready for Monza. The margin of victory was 2.76 seconds. With a new manufacturer joining, and more to follow, we expect a significant challenge and we are looking forward to it. :). would love to see alpine, corvette racing, and iron dames win their classes. So we are definitely targeting a win this weekend to close the gap and get our season on track again., Monza is a circuit which I really enjoy and I have some nice memories from there, not just from our victory last year but also earlier in my career when I had some good races there. Planner, Owner's
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Seeing new manufacturers join the championship is very exciting for the WEC family and the fans; we warmly welcome Peugeot back to endurance racing. 7 of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez for runner-up honors. The No. ShareFacebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Pinterest, Email. Its great to race in Italy, where I have spent a lot of time over the years; its always nice to be back and to meet the Italian fans, who are so enthusiastic and welcoming., Monza will be an interesting race for us, with new competition coming to Hypercar. Even though Le Mans was only a few weeks ago, I know the team has worked hard to be ready for this race. Tommy Milner, Nick Tandy play the fuel card to win World Endurance Championship race in Corvette Racing's first start at Monza. Holy shit the corvette made it ,what a job by their strategy team but also the drivers. I have good memories of the track from my time in LMP2; I won there in the European Le Mans Series in 2017 after a close race. 36 Hypercar Alpine ELF Team of Nicolas Lapierre, Andre Negrao and Matthieu Vaxiviere completed 194 laps and were overall winners in the 38-car field, followed in second and third by a pair of Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 hybrids. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 21 July 2022 4th World Championship victory for the Rebellion R13/Alpine A480 (5th counting Silverstone 2018), also 8th overall World Championship victory for Nico Lapierre, What a awesome race! Its a fast, old-style circuit, a bit like Le Mans, and our GR010 HYBRID feels at home on tracks like that. The No. "I asked if it was the 52 and the team said it was. They need a strong second half of the season, however, to overhaul a 20-point deficit in the championship race. Now I am looking forward to racing at Monza again. Reigning World Champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jos Mara Lpez, who share the #7 GR010 HYBRID, finished a close second at Le Mans and are also still in title contention. The team gave Nick a fuel number that seemed impossible to me, but he was just barely making it. That was out of left field! But first we need to work hard through the practice sessions to prepare the car, find the right direction on the set-up and put ourselves in a strong position to fight for another victory., It feels like Le Mans has only just ended but its good to be racing again and Im happy to get back behind the wheel so soon. The Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae Bids Farewell, Lucid Air May Be the Most Efficient Electric Car, Bell's Win Complicates NASCAR Cup Playoff Picture, The Ford F-150 Raptor R Brings Back the V8, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Fresh from its fifth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win, and the second with its GR010 HYBRID Hypercar, the team begins the concluding half of the 2022 WEC season at the renowned 5.793km parkland circuit near Milan, known as the Temple of Speed. It was an incredible and intense experience, and I am so grateful to the whole team, particularly Sbastien and Brendon, for helping me to achieve my dream.
Awesome for Corvette! 
That same year, Toyota battled Peugeot at Le Mans, each seeking a maiden victory. Corvette Racing made its maiden World Endurance Championship race at Monza a successful one, as Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy scored a fuel-saving victory in the Six Hours of Monza on Sunday. As reported on DSC last month, the full two car driver line-up for Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has been confirmed. So far it has been a good circuit for me and its fun to drive, very high speed and quite challenging. All Rights Reserved. Jump into the r/WEC Discord server! We need to have a clean, trouble-free weekend and that will be our priority., Obviously it was fantastic to win Le Mans again and, looking to the rest of the season, the double points puts us back in the fight for the World Championship which is great. Obviously that wasn't the case.". After a 29-year break, that rivalry will resume this week in Monza for one of the most anticipated WEC races of recent times. Ah yes. Remember to sort by "new" to stay up to ^^date! Link Digital, Audi Confirm Factory-Supported Squads For 2021 Spa 24 Hours, Peugeot Sport Drivers Tease Next Weeks Hypercar Reveal, Join the conversation across Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, 2023 Hypercar & GTP Line-Up Almost Complete. Glickenhaus Racing, which reached the podium at Le Mans, was the other Hypercar in the class, but it retired after 96 laps. Complete Results, 6 Hours of Monza - PRINTABLE PDF. I am confident we will have a strong car and can challenge for the win, even against increased competition. Fans have the first chance to see all Hypercars in action on Friday afternoon when practice begins with a 90-minute session. 
The classic Ferrari strategy in WEC too! It will be the Finns first WEC race outside of Le Mans since the Nurburgring in 2017! Great racing and entertainment throughout all the classes!! '' 8 of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa beat sister car No. "The Ferraris seemed to be a lap better than us on fuel than what we could do. Use the hashtags #FIAWEC and #6HMonza to get involved! The entry list for the 6 Hours of Monza, round three of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship on 18 July sees a handful of changes to the now 37 car entry list. We were strong there last year and Mike, Jos and I won the race so that is the target again. We were fast last year in Monza; our GR010 HYBRID is built for high-speed circuits like this. Like Tommy said, we basically gave up with about 30 minutes to go because we had to hit a stupid fuel number to make it. Small justice for Corvette after being robbed at Le Mans. The official subreddit for the FIA World Endurance Championship, and the ACO's 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. "I can't believe it," Milner said. The competition within the Hypercar class was already very close and it has been a tough fight all season.
Geoff Lees and Hitoshi Ogawa made history in the first race, at Monza, when they won Toyotas first World Championship race on the way to runners-up spot in the standings for Toyota Team TOMS.
51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 of Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado completed the podium. Ryan Briscoe who raced for the team at the previous round in Portimao, will sit this event out. But we did.". The driver shuffle will allow all of the teams drivers valuable seat-time ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. by Graham Goodwin Tandy put Corvette Racing on the front row in qualifying on Saturday and brought the car across the finish line on Sunday. I may have to change my flair. : https://discordapp.com/invite/4JGNSMG. Meanwhile, in the sister #708 car, Pipo Derani, Olivier Pla and Gustavo Menezes have been listed to drive in Monza. A busy Saturday sees two further practice sessions before the starting grid is decided during 10 minutes of qualifying in the evening. Our car experts choose every product we feature. 0 Comments, 2021 Dailysportscar. "With two laps to go, I saw a red car coming in and didn't know which one," Tandy said after the win. A fake Ferrari wins real Ferrari in Italia, that sounds funny. We may earn money from the links on this page. Toyota and Peugeot have regularly competed against each other in endurance racing, dating back to Toyotas first Le Mans in 1985 when a TOYOTA TOMS 85C car finished 12th, five places ahead of the highest-placed WM Peugeot. I cant wait to experience the GR010 HYBRID there for the first time., Press releaseURL:https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/, Pictures will be uploaded here during the eventURL:https://www.tgr-dam.com, Senior Manager, Toyota Product Communication. Interviewer: so Kevin, what the actual fuck?
Manual, Toyota's diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing back in action at Baja Aragon, Toyota Motor Europes first half-year market share climbs to a record high of 7.6%. 12:00 local, 06:00 ET, 10:00 GMT, 20:00 AEST, Track Information: 3.600 miles / 5.793 km located in Monza, Italy, Audio Broadcast: http://player.radiolemans.co/. Victory at Le Mans for Sbastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, in their #8 GR010 HYBRID, rocketed the trio back into the World Championship fight and they travel to Monza just three points behind the leading Alpine drivers. Kamui Kobayashi (Team Principal and driver, car #7): https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/, Journey Other winners were Realteam by WRT (Rui Andrade, Ferdinand Habsburg, Norman Nao) in LMP2 and Dempsey-Proton Racing (Sebastian Priaulx, Christian Ried and Harry Tincknell) in LMGTE AM. 52 AF Corse Ferrari 488 of Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco finished second, 19.412 seconds back. The team finished second at the 1,000 Miles of Sebring, but failed to podium at Spa or Le Mans. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, All Eyes on Marco Andretti Ahead of SRX Finale, Da Costa Makes It Look Easy at Formula E Brooklyn, Pfaff Motorsports Extends IMSA GTD Pro Points Lead, Tony Stewart Wins SRX Main on Wild Night in Pevely, Nick Cassidy Crashes, Still Wins New York E-Prix. The French team finished ahead, with Masanori Sekiya, Pierre-Henri Raphanel and Kenny Acheson earning Toyotas first-ever podium at Le Sarthe with second place. At some point, I guess they thought they couldn't go and we were sitting here thinking they had it in the bag. In LMP2, ARC Bratislava has confirmed that Silver-ranked driver Matej Konopka (son of team owner Miroslav Konopka) will compete in the #44 Ligier JSP217 Gibson entry. The No. Press J to jump to the feed. Starting in Monza, Peugeot will compete with two cars to make it a fight between four manufacturers for top-class honours. Mike, Kamui and Jos pushed us so hard in Le Mans and there was nothing between us, so it should be a really good fight at the front at Monza., It has been an amazing few weeks and finally I am getting used to the fact that we won Le Mans. That total is down from 38 in the provisional entry as a result of the #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari withdrawing from the race as a result of ongoing travel restrictions for some of the members of the crew, the #57 had been set to see a return of the collaboration between Kessel and Fuji-based Car Guy. Directly after Le Mans my focus switched towards the World Championship and, even though we didnt get the result we wanted on our #7 car in Le Mans, the double points has brought us back into the fight. In 1992, the two manufacturers fought for the World Sportscar Championship crown. cant wait for the kevin estre post-race interview. I am looking forward to continuing that fight at Monza, which is a circuit I really enjoy. Lmao I love it! Finally, the #61 AF Corse entry has added Toni Vilander (pictured top) to its line-up of drivers that will compete in the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo in Italy. As well as an exciting title contest, the final races of the 2022 season see a new Hypercar contender enter the fray.