Category | LMP1-H | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Toyota Motorsport GmbH | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Independent | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Independent | ||||||||||
Length | 4650 mm | ||||||||||
Width | 1900 mm | ||||||||||
Height | 1050 mm | ||||||||||
Engine | Toyota 2.4 L 90-degree V6 Twin-turbo mid, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | 7-speed (Le Mans); 6-speed (other circuits) sequential manual | ||||||||||
Fuel | Shell | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Mobil 1 | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Toyota Gazoo Racing | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | |||||||||||
Debut | 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Toyota TS050 Hybrid is a racing car developed for the 2016 Le Mans Prototype rules in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The car is the direct successor to the Toyota TS040 Hybrid, which competed in the 2014 and 2015 FIA WEC seasons and was revealed at the Circuit Paul Ricard on the 24th March 2016 because of Toyota's 2-year cycle policy. It is currently competing in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship.