Japanese automaker Toyota won the Le Mans 24 Hours race in northwestern France on Sunday, for the fifth year in a row.
Japanese driver Hirakawa Ryo, Switzerland's Sebastien Buemi and New Zealand's Brendon Hartley took turns maneuvering Toyota's number 8 sports car on the track.
Toyota's number 7 car crewed by Japanese driver Kobayashi Kamui, Britain's Mike Conway and Argentina's Jose Maria Lopez placed second.
Toyota clinched a one-two finish for the second consecutive year.
Japanese driver Hirakawa Ryo, Switzerland's Sebastien Buemi and New Zealand's Brendon Hartley took turns maneuvering Toyota's number 8 sports car on the track.
Toyota's number 7 car crewed by Japanese driver Kobayashi Kamui, Britain's Mike Conway and Argentina's Jose Maria Lopez placed second.
Toyota clinched a one-two finish for the second consecutive year.
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Toyota wins Le Mans 24 Hours race for fifth consecutive year. Japanese driver Ryo Hirakawa, Sebastien Buemi of Switzerland, and Brendon Hartley from New Zealand drove the winning number 8 sports car. Second place went to Toyota's number 7 car crewed by Kamui Kobayashi (Japan), Mike Conway (UK) and
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220613_03/
Date: June 13, 2022
Created: 2022/06/13 07:30
Updated: 2025/12/09 15:34
Last Read: 2022/06/13 07:30