TOYOTA GAZOO Racing looks to continue winning WEC form at Sebring

DENSO-sponsored outfit to continue its World Endurance Championship (WEC) title push in first race of 2019

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing looks to continue winning WEC form at Sebring
Denso's products have been supporting TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in their WEC title push.

The DENSO-sponsored TOYOTA GAZOO Racing team is looking to make it five wins out of six in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the inaugural 1000 miles of Sebring on 13-15 March.

The Japanese outfit has built a prodigious lead over the course of the season, securing four 1-2 finishes in five races and dominating the iconic 24-Hours of Le Mans in June in 2018.

New to the calendar, the Sebring International Circuit will host the first round of the new year.

TOYOTA will travel to the US confident of another top result, knowing that victory would further strengthen their grip on the WEC championship lead; it would be their first WEC title triumph.

The circuit, recognised for its bumpy track surface, fast corners and long straights stretches just over six kilometres.

The race will run for a maximum of eight hours, pushing the DENSO-backed machinery to its absolute limit.

Unusually, due to its collaboration with the iconic IMSA 12-hours of Sebring, the race will take place on a Friday, with the cars first getting out on circuit two days beforehand.

The #8 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing machine driven by ex-Formula One trio Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso is at the head of the championship.

Just five points adrift however is the #7 TOYOTA, piloted by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López.

Having taken victory in the two previous races, the #7 will be aiming to capitalise on momentum to take a third consecutive race win and the championship lead with it.

DENSO products prepared on track to support independent aftermarket

DENSO’s OE parts have played a role in the team’s success so far thanks to many of its solutions featuring on the TSO50 powertrain.

Providing TOYOTA GAZOO Racing with inverters, spark plugs and the rear motor generator units (MGU), DENSO is a contributor to the 985bhp unit powering the Japanese prototypes.

The inaugural 1000 Miles of Sebring will start at 2000 GMT on Friday, 15 March.

DENSO is a supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components for all the world’s major automakers.

Find out more about DENSO’s products and development using its support of TOYOTA in the WEC by clicking ‘more details’ below.

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