Overview
- The No.7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries won the 24 Hours of Le Mans by 10.913 seconds, the closest outright finish in WEC history.
- Toyota climbed from 14th and 15th on the grid by using an early short‑fuel undercut about 30 minutes into the race to get clean air and climb through the order.
- The winning No.7 ran much of the race with an intermittent driveshaft/sensor fault that forced the car into a reduced‑power safe mode and cost roughly 6–8 km/h of straight‑line speed, Toyota technical director David Floury said.
- Late full‑course yellows and safety‑car neutralisations changed pit timing and track order, with timing of an FCY benefitting the No.7 and penalty decisions and a pit‑lane speeding drive‑through hurting the sister No.8 and other rivals.
- Toyota’s victory is the manufacturer’s sixth Le Mans win and ends a three‑year gap since 2022, a result that tightens the championship fight as the WEC moves to the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo.