Toyota gives hydrogen car successful debut in Fuji 24 Hours

Toyota gives hydrogen car successful debut in Fuji 24 Hours
Autosport
3 hrs ago
© Masahide Kamio
#32 ORC ROOKIE Corolla H2 concept
Toyota has said it wants to use motorsport to promote hydrogen as a viable alternative to electric cars following a successful debut for its hydrogen-powered Corolla Sport in last weekend's Fuji 24 Hours.
The Rookie Racing-entered Corolla, which burns compressed hydrogen in its turbocharged 1.6-litre inline three-cylinder engine, completed a total of 358 laps in the Super Taikyu blue riband race at an average speed of 67.963km/h - less than half of the laps of the race-winning Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3.
Toyota FIA World Endurance Championship star Kamui Kobayashi and Toyota president Akio Toyoda, an occasional racer under the name 'Morizo', were among the six drivers sharing duties at the wheel of the ST-Q class entry, along with SUPER GT racers Hiroaki Ishiura, Takuto Iguchi and Takamitsu Matsui, and Super Taikyu specialist Masahiro Sasaki.

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