Toyota TS040 Hybrid
 The No.8 TS040 at the 2014 6 Hours of Silverstone
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| Category | LMP1-H | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Toyota Motorsport GmbH | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | ||||||||
| Successor | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Independent | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Independent | ||||||||
| Length | 4650 mm (2015) | ||||||||
| Width | 1900 mm (2015) | ||||||||
| Height | 1050 mm (2015) | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota 3.7 L 90-degree V8 aspirated Normally aspirated mid, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Reverse + 7-gear Sequential | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Total later Mobil 1 | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Toyota Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
 Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima Mike Conway Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Buemi
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| Debut | 2014 6 Hours of Silverstone | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (2014 FIA WEC) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (2014 FIA WEC) | ||||||||
The Toyota TS040 Hybrid is a racing car developed for the 2014 Le Mans Prototype rules in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The car is the direct successor to the Toyota TS030 Hybrid, which competed in the 2012 and 2013 FIA WEC seasons.
During the 2013 WEC season, Toyota announced that it would continue racing in the 2014 WEC and would thus develop a new LMP1 car for the 2014 Le Mans Prototype regulations. More details were revealed by Toyota Racing technical director Pascal Vasselon at the WEC São Paulo round on August 31. The TS040 will continue to use a naturally-aspirated V8 engine with a supercapacitor system mounted on the rear axle. The 2014 car, however, will add an additional supercapacitor system on the front axle to allow the car to use temporary Four-wheel drive. The car was officially unveiled on March 27, 2014. The car made its debut at the 2014 6 Hours of Silverstone on April 20, 2014.
On December 2, 2013, Toyota Racing announced that it had re-signed all of its 2013 drivers: Alexander Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre, Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sébastien Buemi. In addition, Toyota Racing signed British driver Mike Conway as a reserve and testing driver.
The season started with the 6 Hours of Silverstone and the first race of the new LMP1-H rules. Toyota and Audi both brought new cars and were joined by the returning Porsche. In qualifying, the No.7 Toyota took pole position with a combined time of 1m44.774s in the hands of Alex Wurz and Kazuki Nakajima, only 0.005s ahead of the second placed Audi. In the race, the No.8 Toyota took the victory with the No.7 in 2nd after the race was shortened with 26 minutes from the end due to heavy rain. It was the team's first 1-2 finish in the WEC.
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