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Toyota bids for four in a row

It seems like only a few short years ago that the Toyota curse would prevent it from ever winning the Le Mans 24 Hours. Think back to the last-gasp failure in 2016 or the bizarre sequence of events that led to Kamui Kobayashi rooting his clutch 12 months later. Now, it is bidding for a fourth straight victory in the French enduro.

Only the Bentley works, the Ferrari factory team and Joest Racing with Audi have managed four or more wins on the bounce. Toyota Gazoo Racing has every chance of emulating them at this year’s rescheduled Le Mans on August 20/21.

It has been King of the Castle in the World Endurance hampionship and at Le Mans since it was left as the last anufacturer standing

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