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4 unusual facts about Toyota Motorsport GmbH


Tadashi Yamashina

Toyota withdrew from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season but Yamashina remains chairman of Toyota Motorsport GmbH.

Toyota Motorsport GmbH

Their 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans started bitterly after the team was plagued by multiple Michelin tyre failures, the situation becoming somewhat reminiscent of 1998, when the No. 1 & No. 2 car were retired.

In the meantime, they entered sports car racing and the 24 Hours of Le Mans: in 1998 and 1999, finishing 2nd in 1999 with the Toyota GT-One.

In August 2011 it set a new lap record for an electric vehicle at the Nürburgring Nordschleife of 7mins 47.794secs.



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