A development of the RV8 engine was last seen in the Toyota TS040 LMP1 car. Since it served only as a testing platform from its creation, this car has never been raced. The RV8 variant being ...

Race car technologies moving into road cars ... reportedly use the same supercapacitor technology that Toyota uses in its Le Mans LMP1 race cars. It allows the car to quickly recharge energy ...

This year the challenge will be greater than ever with four LMP1 manufacturers all presenting ... TS040 Hybrid will be utilised to improve Toyota road cars." "The regulations have been essentially ...

2011 - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima will share its new hybrid LMP1 car in selected World Endurance Championship races, including ...

With several classes of car out on track at once, the fastest are reserved for the LMP1 group of vehicles. This year, Audi, Nissan and Porsche will attempt to follow Toyota’s 2014 championship ...

Porsche has revealed more details of its return to Le Mans. The company’s LMP1 car will challenge Audi and Toyota for top honours in 2014, hoping to add to its long list of Le Mans 24-hour ...

Just three months away from the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Aston Martin debuted its team of overall contenders in the LMP1 class during the first test session on Sunday. Both cars featured ...