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2 May, 2021
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s #8 crew of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima took the first-ever Hypercar victory at the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday.
Buemi took the all-new Toyota GR010-Hybrid to the chequered flag after an eventful race which saw the trio fightback from two separate penalties to win an intriguing 2021 FIAWEC season opener.
They faced down a race-long challenge from both the sister Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose-Maria Lopez and the Alpine A480-Gibson.
All three Hypercar entries led during the frantic six-hour race but it was the No. 8 that came out on top when several issues were encountered by the No. 7 machine.
FIA WEC – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing wins Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing s #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid has won the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the first race of the 2021 FIA WEC season, against Alpine Elf Matmut.
This weekend, the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, first round of the 2021 FIA WEC season, officially kicked off the new
Hypercar class in competition. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing s #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid shared by Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley has won the first race of this new era. However, it wasn t smooth sailing for the Japanese team.
The #8 incurred a five-second penalty during a pit stop for an unsafe restart.
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