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FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa: Toyota Victorious


After two rounds within the 2014 World Endurance Champioship, Toyota seems unbeatable. During the first round at Silverstone, the Japanese hybrid TS040 racer finished first and second and has lead the race from start to finish. During this weekend's race things were slightly different with the Porsche 919 Hybrid looking strong and car no. 14 driven by Jani Neel qualifying first. However, the Porsches were both hit by technical problems during the race with the only finishing car taking fourth position. Toyota ended up finishing first and third showing good promise for next month's 24 Hours of LE Mans.

Audi had a luckier weekend than Silverstone and achieved their first podium of the season with the No. 1 R18 (di Grassi/Duval/Kristensen) finishing second in the hands of F. Duval. REBELLION racing's Toyota R-One showed little pace compared to the factory backed teams with the only red and white car to cross the chequered flag achieving a 7th position, 10 laps behind the leaders.




Race highlights and results after the jump. Full results can be found here.


The start of WEC 6 Hours Spa-Francorchamps par fiawec




Pos Cat Team Driver Car T Laps Gap
1 8 LM P1 TOYOTA RACING LAPIERRE N. TOYOTA TS 040 - Hybrid M 171
2 1 LM P1 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST DUVAL L. AUDI R18 e-tron quattro M 171 1:13.926
3 7 LM P1 TOYOTA RACING SARRAZIN S. TOYOTA TS 040 - Hybrid M 171 1:20.861
4 14 LM P1 PORSCHE TEAM JANI N. Porsche 919 Hybrid M 170 1 Lap
5 2 LM P1 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST FÄSSLER M. AUDI R18 e-tron quattro M 170 52.000
6 3 LM P1 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST BONANOMI M. AUDI R18 e-tron quattro M 169 2 Laps
7 12 LM P1 REBELLION RACING HEIDFELD N. REBELLION R-One - Toyota M 161 10 Laps

Rebellion Racing's Toyota R-one Revealed!


Swiss REBELLION racing team have introduced their new Toyota R-One LMP1 race car that is set to make its racing debut at this weekend's 6 Hours of Spa, part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. While it looks slightly similar to the Toyota TS040, Rebellion Racing's Toyota R-One is actually built by ORECA around a Toyota sourced power train.

REBELLION racing's No. 12 and No. 13 Toyota R-Ones will complete an already rich LMP1 grid that includes the Porsche 919 Hybrid, the Toyota TS040 (winner at the 6 Hours of Silverstone) and the Audi R18 E-tron.

The Belgian race will be a major step in the development of the Toyota R-One be fore taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans next month. It's nice to see the LMP1 grid expanding ahead of the French race.

[News source: FIAWEC]