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Porsche Reunites with Team Penske
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Porsche and Team Penske have announced they will collaborate to take sports car racing to the next level. The companies will team up as Porsche Penske Motorsport and field cars in the new LMDh prototype class in 2023.
Two of their cars will compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, which features the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Two additional cars will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, which features the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
These are the most prestigious races in endurance racing, and thanks to the IMSA’s new LMDh prototype class, which mirrors the FIA’s new Hypercar class, it is finally possible for manufacturers to compete in each of them using the same racing car.
Toyota Unveils GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercar
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Toyota Gazoo Racing is the first constructor to unveil its Le Mans Hyperclass prototype, the GR010 Hybrid. Designed over the last 18 months by teams based in Germany and Japan, the prototype is the racing version of a road-going hypercar that Toyota plans to launch in the near future.
As Toyota Gazoo Racing is the reigning champion in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the defending Le Mans winner, having won the legendary 24-hour race all three times since 2018, there are big expectations for this new prototype.
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