TOYOTA RACING 1-2 in Spain wins WEC Manufacturers’ title

TOYOTA RACING have won the manufacturers’ 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title with a dominant one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Barcelona, the penultimate round of the season.

In difficult conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the team won for the fourth time this season to secure its eighth manufacturers’ World Championship, in its first year as TOYOTA RACING.

Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa were victorious in the #8 TR010 HYBRID, extending their lead in the drivers’ standings.

“It’s a fantastic day for the team with a one-two and the manufacturers’ title,” commented Brendon Hartley (Driver, car #8). “I enjoyed the whole weekend. Actually, we hadn’t tested here, and we didn’t expect to be so strong, but our crew worked very well, and we had a great car in the race.

“Today I’m not thinking about the drivers’ championship, it’s all about celebrating the title with the team. Congratulations to everyone involved, it’s been a massive effort to fight back and take the manufacturers’ World Championship. It’s a huge deal for everyone involved and I’m proud to be part of it.”

Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries completed a perfect day for the team by finishing second in the #7 TR010 HYBRID. With one race to go, they are 17 points behind their team-mates in the fight for the drivers’ title, which is now a two-way contest between the TR010 HYBRID crews.

TOYOTA RACING has now completed a clean sweep of both World Championships and victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the team’s home race, the 6 Hours of Fuji, in the debut season of the TR010 HYBRID.

A spectacular performance in Spain was built on a strong opening hour when the drivers took advantage of changing conditions on wet tyres. After starting second, Sébastien quickly took the lead in his 100th WEC race. From ninth on the grid, Nyck rapidly moved up the field and into second late in the opening hour.

Sébastien served a five-second penalty for a starting procedure offence at his second pit stop, without any long-term impact on the race. At half-distance, Brendon led Kamui by 10 seconds, with the chasing pack over 20 seconds behind.

Despite a safety car closing the field with two hours to go, the two TR010 HYBRIDs set new fastest laps and rebuilt their advantage. They safely negotiated lapped traffic through the closing stages whilst preserving their comfortable gap. Ryō crossed the line just 0.583secs ahead of Nyck to earn the team’s first one-two since Bahrain last season.

The close fight between the TR010 HYBRIDs will resume in the eighth and final round of the season, the 6 Hours of Monza on 8 November, when the drivers’ title battle will be decided.